For the next month, I will only be doing projects in which I have all the supplies for. I plan on depleting my stash of fabric, spray paint, drop cloths, lamps, and acrylic paint. I plan on finishing painting rooms that I have been putting off and using trash to make some treasures (hopefully). I am giving myself a $10 allowance because that is what I have in gift cards.
I'm sure you didn't need to know all of that, but I wanted to challenge you to not go spend money on supplies for projects if you don't have it to spend. Seems like a Duh, but for me sometimes it's hard to distinguish between a need and a want. Use what you have to create a similar project instead.
My first project came from the trash and my back yard (don't click away just yet!) I saw these beautiful little vases on pinterest made out of lightbulbs.
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I found a great tutorial on how to hollow out a lightbulb here. Once I hollowed it out I used gorilla glue to glue a round washer on the bottom so it would have a flat surface.
I went outside and found an acorn that was still stuck to it's stick and painted it silver (I promise I'll stop painting acorns soon :)
I went outside and found an acorn that was still stuck to it's stick and painted it silver (I promise I'll stop painting acorns soon :)
Just for fun, I focused my camera on the reflection in the bulb rather than on the bulb itself. You can see my neighbors house perfectly upside down if you look carefully :o)
It's a fun little versatile piece that will change with the seasons. I have some super fun ideas for these babies at christmas time!
Love ya!
Katie
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