What Meegan Makes!

Hello There!!  This is Meegan from What

Meegan Makes.  Amanda and I got together and decided to do a

"Guest Post Swap" today.  I am excited to be here and share with

you something that I love to do.

A friend of ours was getting ready to throw this beauty in the dump!!

 I heard her talking to her son about going to the dump with this

ugly, sage green cupboard with black knobs.  Without seeing it, I

told him to take it to MY house. He said, "You won't like it-it's

UGLY!"

Well guess what?  I fell in love as soon as I saw it.  It

holds all of my crafting items.  IE; paints, brushes, ribbon,

glues, beads, scrapbook paper, etc...  I have enjoyed this piece

in our kitchen, in our bedroom and now our TV room.  I have

changed the color a few times to fit our decor.  When it was in

our bedroom I painted it silver to match what I was trying to do at

the time.  Looks good, huh?  Don't you just love those black

knobs??

I REALLY like how the paint is crackled.  Since, I have been

trying to bring softer, bluer tones into our home, like I have in our bedroom now.  I thought it was time

to paint this, as well.

I mixed Turquoise Mist-Olympic, and Robin's Egg Blue craft paint to

outline the cupboards and drawers.

Then I decided to paint just a few of the drawers just the Turquoise

Mist.  After I was this far into it, I decided to still leave

some drawers silver.  I REALLY like how it turned out :)

I like the contrast and I still have the aged look, too.

 Something unexpected.

Here is a closer look.  See, you can still see the crackled look

without even sanding it.

Amanda, thanks for having me "Guest Post" on your blog today!  I

am honored and grateful!

Make it a great day!!

Blog Lovin' Blog Hop #2!!

First - Make sure to link up your awesome creations 
for this week's Weekend Wind Up! 
We have a STELLAR giveaway from 
My Little Feather



So come Link Up HERE! 


Ok...
I am super excited to be co-hosting a Bloglovin' Blog Hop with Amanda from School House Scraps and Randee from Randee's Organized Chaos for the month of March.  What's Bloglovin' you ask?  Well, only the greatest way to keep track of the blogs that you love.  With the discontinuation of Google Friends Connect, I decided that I needed to find another way to keep up with all of my favorite blogs that are not hosted by blogger.  I signed up for Linky Followers and I've had great success with gaining new followers, but I’m finding I don’t get any traffic to my site from Linky.  I also do not enjoy reading my favorite blogs from there.  I stumbled upon Bloglovin' and I am in love!  It is very similar to Google Reader, in that you can see the beginning of the post and the first picture attached to the post.  Plus, Bloglovin' automatically updates your posts, unlike Linky Followers, which you have to manually update each time you write a new post.  I don't know about you, but I just don't have the time to do that every time.  Another added bonus is there is a Bloglovin' application for IPhone and Android devices.  Woohoo!  Like I don't spend enough time reading blogs.  Now it's a simple touch.  Love it!


***These are the complete instructions for sign up, so skip to the rules if you already have Bloglovin'***

In order to participate in this hop you need to sign up for Bloglovin’.  Go to Bloglovin'.   Hit the green sign up button in the right hand corner.  Next enter an email address and create your password.  You will get a confirmation eamil that you will need to follow a link back to Bloglovin' to continue the process.  Once you click on the link you will be brought to a page where it says to choose blogs to follow.  You don't need to do this.  Click next in the bottom right hand corner.  The next screen let’s you know about the mobile app so just click next again.  This screen will show that you are not following any blogs.  Click on Account in the upper right hand corner and toggle down to widget.  Choose the widget you want displayed on your page.  Put your url into the search query and it should pull up your site.  Click on your site and it will say display this icon.  The next page should bring you to a screen that has you display it into your layout.   Once you hit publish you’re done!  If you view your blog you should see the icon and now your followers can add you to their Bloglovin’ feed.  Seriously, so simple.  So let’s get to the blog hop.  This is a party so make sure to have some fun and mingle.


 There are only a couple of rules:

1.       Please follow all three hostesses – The NY Melrose Family, School House Scraps & Randee's Organized Chaos

2.      Add Bloglovin' to your blog.

3.      Post our button for the blog hop on your page to promote the fun!

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Alright, so let's have some fun and mingle!

Weekend Wind Up #7

Weekend Wind Up # 6 was a great success! 

I love all of your great ideas! 

I have been keeping busy this week making a few things
for the products page and tutorials!  

I have a few other things up my sleeve and can't wait to show you

all the craftiness! 

OK - enough about me....on to YOU! 

A few favorites from last week include...

DIY Easter Letters from The Rookie Wife. 

Such a cute and simple idea! 

This adorable jewelry hanger from Our Pinteresting Family.

Would also make a great entryway coat hanger, yes?

And these nummy looking Apple Nachos from Queen of Savings. 

They look scrumptious! 

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This week we have an AMAZING giveaway! {{I wish I could win it!}}
Heather from My Little Feather is giving away a set of 6 preciousOwls from her Etsy Shop! {$30 Value!}

This precious buggers can be made with stings for ornaments, or without for cute little decorations or toys!
They come in many patterns and colors of your choice! 
Thanks Heather! 

And a HUGE thanks to everyone who linked up last week!

 I loved all of your AWESOME ideas!!

I can't wait to see what you have in store this week, so on to the partying!!

The Rules: 

1. Please be a follower of School House Scraps, 
eiher through Linky Followers, or Bloglovin


2. Only link directly the original post of 

your own projects, ideas, or recipes.

(Please don't link any businesses or promotions)

3. Please do not "Like" your own link. 

It's more fun that way!

4. You can earn more "Likes" by:

*Following School House Scraps on Twitter

*Liking School House Scraps on Facebook

*Adding the Party Button

Hunger Games

I finally got to the theaters last night to see the #1 movie in the world, 

Hunger Games, which I have been SO excited to see! 

I was waiting patiently (not so much) for my dear hubby to 

finish the first book so we could go together and he finally finished late Sunday night! 

It was worth the wait, I could watch it over and over again....I LOVED it! 

I can't wait for it to come out on DVD and for Catching Fire to be in theaters now! 

For those of you who missed out, here is a little snippet! 

{{But get yourself to a theatre too! Even if you haven't read the book!}}

In honor of the Hunger Games, I searched around for some

great posts dedicated to District 12! 

First, China Glaze has a new nail polish for each 

district in the Hunger Games.

Can you figure out which goes for each district?

Lovely. 

L-Hop Designs has these great Team Peeta or Team Gale shirts...

Which team are you on?

Lizy B Bakes created these amazing Hunger Games inspired cookies. 

They look too pretty to eat! 

{But I would!}

And, some of you may know Marissa from Rae Gun Ramblings, 

she is a loyal linker, and has been posting Hunger Games posts

all of March, she has some AWESOME ideas, including...

This cute HOB tote, and this precious ode to Katniss tee

Love! 

So now, what did you all think of the movie?

Did you all make it to the midnight premier or have you seen it since? 

Oh and Update: These are my new friends :) 

Tehehe :) 

Terra Cotta Address Planters

You still have a couple of days to link up to the Weekend Wind Up! 

Over the weekend we had different guest Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday! 

We were hosting it up! 

But the front entryway has not been spruced up for spring yet, so I needed 

something simple and cute to greet guests as they came in.

I have seen terra cotta pots done a number of ways, but after 

much consideration I came up with this for the front stoop.

Update: The tulips are blooming! :) 

It was pretty easy, and you only need a few things to make your own! 

Terra Cotta Plants (I needed 3)

Acrylic Paint

Stencil Brush

Stencils ( I cut mine on my Cricut)

Scotch tape

Scissors

Twine

1. First cut out your stencils or have your stencils ready to go! 

Make tape rolls out of the scotch tape and put them on the back of the stencil. 

Make sure to get the little areas that will be difficult to keep down on a rounded surface!

2. Adhere the stencil to your pot. 

Make sure to rub it down flat after you have placed it on. 

Rounded surfaces can be tricky! 

3.  Use your acrylic paint and stencil brush to CAREFULLY 

stencil the number onto the pot. 

After you have stenciled the whole number,

 wait about 4-5 minutes to take off the stencil. 

You want to make sure it doesn't run! 

4.  Once they are dry, you may embellish them up as much as you want. 

I hot glued twine to the top for a little something special. 

Then, plant your pretties in them and enjoy! 

Happy Crafting! 

Weekend Wind Up #6

This week has been nuts!

Since the last Wind Up I have:

1. Participated in a Craft Show

2. Pulled Carpet & Re-finished Hardwood Floors

3. Cleaned the house to the MAX!

4. Gotten all my grades inputed and submitted for 3rd Quarter

5. Prepared for a Pampered Chef Party

6. Crafted a couple great tutorials

7. NOT SLEPT! :)

Last week, we had some AWESOME projects linked up

I am going to have to try some of these myself!

This classy fresh floral wreath was from Creative Chaos.

It is just perfect for Spring!

From the vault of Uncommon Design comes this precious bunny bunting!

Great idea and love the bunny tails! :)

And the winner this week is......

This clever Faux Wallpaper by Meeha Meeha!

Congrats, this is so cute!

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Thanks to everyone who linked up, I loved all of your AWESOME ideas!!

I can't wait to see what you have in store this week, so on to the partying!!

The Rules: 

1. Please be a follower of School House Scraps, 
eiher through Linky Followers, or Bloglovin


2. Only link directly the original post of 

your own projects, ideas, or recipes.

(Please don't link any businesses or promotions)

3. Please do not "Like" your own link. 

It's more fun that way!

4. You can earn more "Likes" by:

*Following School House Scraps on Twitter

*Liking School House Scraps on Facebook

*Adding the Party Button

Floor Update: DONE!

We are finished! 

After sanding, sweeping, taping, staining, and finishing....

we are DONE!

Caleb worked SO hard on this project and it shows! 

So... after much contemplation, 

did we go two toned or just a finish....

Two toned won!! 

What do you think? 

I love that it defines the original spaces in this old home! 

{Here I am just cleaning up the floor for staining!}

{The hubby just staining away!}

{Starting to move back in!} 

Overall I am SUPER happy with it! I love the contrasting colors, although I was scared that the center was too dark at first, it matches the old wood trim and our furniture perfectly! 

What do you think?! 

90 Day Challenge

I did it. 

Today I signed up for Visalus.

I have been skeptical, I have tried many other things, but 

I am tired of not being healthy. 

I am tired of making excuses for my habits, so I am making the change. 

I have seen how well The 90 Day Challenge has worked for a school mate of mine, and now I am prepared for those amazing changes in myself! 

I am not one to talk about my self confidence or how I feel about my looks,

but I am through not being happy with my life. 

Last year in February my 47 year old, fairly fit, father suffered a minor heart attack, which 

lead to a triple bypass surgery. 

I will never forget how scary that time was for us all, but he came out a stronger, 

healthier man, and he was so very lucky. 

Since then he has lost 50 pounds, walks 4-8 miles EVERY day, and 

takes better care of himself.

I did for a while, but then I fell back into my bad habits. 

I am scared that my future looks much like that of my Dad's, my Grandma's (who had bypass a few years ago), and my Grandpa's (who passed away after having 7 bypasses)  

I used to be fit, athletic, and energetic. I looked better, I had more engery, and was excited about life, but lately I feel lazy, and am not happy with myself for getting here. 

I blamed it on my sweet tooth, on my husband, on not being in sports anymore, not practicing every day..blah blah blah, but I rarely got up to go walking or running or anything! I was always so "busy." I am not too busy for living a better life. 

No one is. 

So, I am cutting myself off from excuses. 

I am ready! 

I invite anyone who wants to take this 90 challenge to join me! 

You can read all about it and sign up here at Visalus. 

I am nervous about doing this, so the more the merrier! 

I would love a support group and would love to be there for you too! 

Relax!

You still have a couple days to link up to Weekend Windup #5!!!

Show us your projects and enter for your chance 

at a cute giveaway! 

Whew!

The craft show is over and it was a success!

I had such a great time, met some awesome people, and

believe I am now addicted to craft shows!

{{This was my booth, nothing too much, but it was a start!}}

I learned a lot this time about what to change and look forward to

in the next show!

A few new products I sold included:

This new Butterfly Zipper Pin 

Large Felt Dahlia Pins

And my favorite for the Easter season, Easter Egg Wreaths! 

Now that it's finished, I can relax....

NOT!

We finished up the wood floors {Update coming soon!}

and it's back to school today!

YIKES!

Anyone else ever feel like they NEVER slow down??!

St. Patty's Day Door Hanger

This is my last St. Patty's Day decoration for this year! 

I made this right after Valentine's Day and used these on sale cookie cutters for it. 

{Snagged these babies for .36 cents a pack!}

 Here is the final product....

Not to shabby, right? 

To make your own you will need :

3 packs of heart shaped cookie cutters

Green Spray Paint

Hot Glue

Ribbon 

+ Embellishments if you want! 

Let's Go! 

1. Spray Paint the cookie cutters Green. 

It took me two coats, and make sure you get the

 inside and outside of the cutters. 

2. Once they are dry, bring them inside and

 get your hot glue gun hot! 

3. Lay them in a shamrock shape and hot glue the centers together. 

{I had to lay them on top of each other because of the ridges, 

so you will have to play with the placement a bit. }

4. Once they are dry, you will want to wrap ribbon around the center of the Largest shamrock, it is a little wobbly! 

5. Now, you can arrange them and lay them out however you want! 

I decided to hang them from a large green ribbon. 

I used a glue dot to secure the ribbon and keep it where I wanted it,

then added the second ribbon and gems for some sparkle! 

6. Once I had all the shamrocks decorated, I hot glued the ribbon of the smallest one to the back of the middle, and repeated that for the middle sized shamrock to the largest shamrock, and there you have it! 

Who would have ever guessed they were cookie cutters?! 

Happy Crafting!