7 DIY projects!

Colorful Dessert Platters

First, get goblets in different sizes/shapes and clear glass plates (got mine from the dollar tree).

Then adhere the plates to the goblets with adhesive caulk.

When the caulk is dry enough, (according to the package instructions) spray the entire outside with frosted glass.  This will make the paint adhere to the glass:)

Now for the fun part!!!  Get your Krylon paint and spray away!  It took me a few coats per dish.

The cool thing about Krylon paint and the caulk adhesive is that it's hand washable!

And I used the same idea with these candy jars.  I just reused some jelly jars and glued some old candle sticks to them with the caulk adhesive.

Toy Chest Makeover

My kids were given this toy chest years ago and it has gotten some good use!  It was ready for a makeover for Brooklyn's room, so I went to work!  I started by spray painting the lid and the bars with pink.  When the bars were completely dry, I covered them with painter's tape and then painted the rest of the toy chest with a satin finish pure white.

Then, I got new hinges for the lid and put it all together!  

I am so happy with the results!

Make Your Own Chalk Paint!

I've heard a lot lately about chalk paint and how awesome it is because you typically don't have to sand the wood when you are using it.  I found a recipe on pinterest and put it to the test!  It totally worked!!!

FIRST:  Get a flat paint in the color you want your furniture piece to be.

                       

                        SECOND:  Add 1 Tablespoon unsanded grout per cup of flat paint.   

I found that the paint thickens very quickly and I had to water it down a bit.  I also had to use what I made right then.  If you have to come back to the project, you will need to store the paint in an airtight container.  Even then, you might need to water it down a bit when you start up again.    

Here is the first project I did using the homemade chalk paint!

I forgot to take a before picture...

Here's my second project.

I put some streaks of wood stain on it using a piece of muslin. 

It didn't quite give it the weathered effect I  was going for, but you get the idea.

After the chalk paint is dry, get some Johnson paste wax (in the cleaning isle at Lowe's).

 Using a soft cloth, rub it onto the entire piece of furniture.  After about an hour, buff the whole thing with a clean piece of soft cloth.  It gives it a nice finish without making it too shiny or sticky:)

Chevron Striped Canvas

Get a 12x12 canvas board.  Using electrical tape, create your chevron stripes. 

Spray paint the board the color of your choice.

Carefully remove the tape.

I added a wooden H for my last name, but the possibilities are endless!

I added it to my "beach wall" layout.

Some frames are made of wood and some are made of foam board.  

(I don't recommend making the foam ones. They are a huge pain!!!) 

Almost finished.  I just need to add a 12x20 canvas with something on it in the upper right corner:)

DIY Mini Library

This was made with 3 spice racks from ikea (3-4 dollars each). 

Drink Jars

I spray painted the rims with the krylon paints mentioned above.

The liner is a cupcake paper!

I ordered the paper straws online (around $8 for 30). 

I cut an x slit for the straw using my exacto knife.

If you keep the boxes your jars came in, you can wrap them in 

wrapping paper and serve your drinks from cute boxes!

Bedroom Door Wreaths

You can get a 6 ft. piece of foam tubing in the plumbing department at Home Depot for 97 cents.

Cut the tubing the size you want and then duct tape it together.  Tie ribbon and strips of fabric all the way around.  It takes a while to get it full but it's worth it!

I just bought a pack of command hooks to hang them on.

The letter in the middle is cut out of foam board and painted.

I printed the letters out and then traced and cut them with my exacto knife.

Live as if....

I got to hear some amazing uplifting speakers this past weekend at an event called 
"Time Out for Women." 
 One thing in particular that struck me was the idea that there is power in living as if God's promises have already been fulfilled.  Also, being in the present is where your life is the most rich and colorful.  Don't obsess about a future you do not know. Mormon 5:23  


There was an analogy given about walking or running to lose weight: " Feel your feet. Focus on each step you are taking. Be where your feet are."


Sometimes when we are waiting for something, there are things that are out of our control.  Focus on the things you can control.  If God made you a promise, it was set in motion a long time ago.


D&C 111 "I will order all things for your good as fast as you are able to receive them."


Is there any chance God is waiting  for you to be ready.  Could he be waiting for you to ask for something better?  Hebrews  11:40
Elder Holland said, "God is anxiously awaiting to fulfill your dreams..."
We should pray boldly and be specific.  Believe that your life today is exactly where God knew it would be.  Keep praying.  Keep rejoicing.

How To...

How to remove those pesky stickers on glass items.  You know what I'm talking about.  You purchase something from a store with a sticker price tag, and spend what seems like forever trying to scrape it all off.  These few tricks will help you.

 First, take the sticker off.  If it is too difficult, just take off whatever wants to come off easy.

 Second, grab acetone nail polish remover, and a cotton ball.  Put some of that polish remover on the cotton ball.

 Next, rub on sticker area until it comes off.  Yep, it's that easy.  It literally took me less than a minute.  Some harder ones take a little longer, but not much.  I used 1 more cotton ball with water to wipe the surface clean.

Viola!  Ready for use.

Laundry Redo...

 This color is in my entire house.  It's ok, but not my first choice.  Time for a change.  So, I started in my laundry room.

 I used wipes to clean off the baseboards and anywhere else I wanted the paint to stick.

 I taped the edges.  For clean straight lines, I first painted white around the edges to match the ceiling.  That way when it bled through it matched the ceiling.  After letting the white paint dry for 20 minutes, I painted this beautiful blue color.

The finished results.  (Included in this transformation are my much needed new washer and dryer.)  My next attempt will be my 1/2 bath. 

DIY family shoe organizer

I had these old organizing shelves sitting in my closet, 

serving no purpose at all, so I decided to transform them into something useful!

I got this 

and spray painted a couple coats.

On my quest for good deals on organization containers and bins last month, I came across a killer deal on canvas bins at Wal Mart and pretty much bought them out of them.  I LOVE them! 

So, now we each have a place to put our shoes when we come inside.  It looks SO much better than the heap of shoes we used to have greeting us at our front door.

My next step will be adding each of our names with vinyl:)

Tie Onesies...

I made these for my friends baby boy.  You can find the tie tutorial and pattern on Crap I've Made.  The bowtie was basically one large rectangle and one small rectangle.  Pretty Simple to make, and so cute!

Simplify, Beautify, Fortify!

It seems that most of my best inspiration and personal revelation comes in the middle of the night or early in the morning.  This past week as I was thinking about the creation of this blog, I woke up early in the morning with three words on my mind: Simplify, Beautify, and Fortify.  Thus, the focus of our blog!

SIMPLIFY because we would like to simplify our lives and find and share ideas on ways to make our lives less complicated, wether it's a simple recipe or great ways to organize our homes.

BEAUTIFY because we like to beautify our homes and everything around us!  We would like to share with you our ideas or finds on diy projects, crafts, and everything beautiful!

FORTIFY because we face challenges in our daily lives.  Our own personal testimony and faith will fortify us and strengthen us.  This aspect of our blog allows us to share faith building experiences and also to share ideas on fortifying our marriages, families, and our lives.  These will include dating ideas, fun activities to do as a family, FHE ideas, etc.

Coming up with these three topics was such a great experience for me, as I realized that I needed this for my own personal scripture study.  For some time now, I have had the desire to get more out of my scripture study.  Through the creation of this blog, I have been able to think about the things that matter most to me in life and the things I would like to build upon in my life.  I know my Father in Heaven knows the desires of my heart, because now I have three great subjects to focus on that I am truly interested in and excited about!  

The first article I came across when I dove into my studying that morning was a talk by Barbara Thompson given in the October 2011 general conference.  The talk is titled "Personal Revelation and Testimony."    I have committed to myself that I am going to search the scriptures more diligently and study with a focus as I try to make my daily reading more meaningful to me in my life.  

Create

This video is my inspiration, and Pinterest is my motivation.  My desire is to create.  Whether it's a DIY project, menu planning, cleaning, organizing, you name it.  I want to better my life, and fill it with meaningful things that I can look back on, and feel proud of my accomplishments.  So many people have inspired and motivated me that I want to give back.  That's why my sister-in-law and I have created  "Pizza and Popcorn".  A place to share our creations.  I hope you enjoy this blog!

Welcome to Pizza and Popcorn

We're the SBF Gals here at "Pizza & Popcorn."  We've created this blog to journal and share some of our favorite things!  Our goal is to BEAUTIFY, SIMPLIFY and FORTIFY every aspect of our life!  We LOVE new ideas and feedback, so feel free to share!