I hear you like vases in your vases...

original site: http://www.marthastewart.com/272150/candy-and-tulip-bouquet

For those of you who don't get the joke of the title, it's a popular meme, and if you don't know what a meme is, I don't know what to tell you...Any who, this is something I did to decorate my home for Valentine's day.  I bought two vases and silk roses at the Dollar General (made sure one vase fit in the other first) then bought some candy hearts.  I put the smaller vase in the larger, put my hand over the smaller vase, and poured the candy in.  I really enjoy this and plan on changing the filling out to match the season/ holiday.  Oh, and the flowers will definitely change as well :).

Verdict:  Pintastic!

Neat way to store your makeup brushes

original site: http://decoratingideasforthehome.blogspot.com/

I recently purchased a vanity, and figured now was the best time to do this.  I found the glass holder and the stones at Dollar General for $1.  There's not really much to say about this except for the fact that I appreciate not having to dig around in my makeup bag for the brushes anymore.

Verdict:  Pintastic!  And there are so many possibilities that can be done with this to make it your own.

Galaxy Nails

original site:  http://www.beautylish.com/a/vcyxy/galaxy-nail-tutorial

This is another nail art that I attempted.  I didn't have the colors illustrated in the original pin, but I think it still came out good.  I used a base coat, then applied black on my nails.  I took a makeup sponge and patted on a dark blue color, then a light green color, and finally, the pink.  Then I applied a clear glitter polish over all that and finally the top coat.  Remember to wait for each coat to dry before you apply the next.

Verdict:  Pintastic!  And very simple and easy.

Panda nails

original pin:  http://pinterest.com/pin/441915782155567551/

So besides being an awesome mommy and a fabulous wife, I am also an aspiring cosmetologist.  My career is put on hold for now, but will resume once my life is not so crazy.  One thing I really enjoy is nail art.  I don't like my nails to be plain and boring, I like for them to stand out.  This panda nail art really appealed to me bc I like pandas, and I knew an easy way to do it, and I will share.  I started with a base coat, which makes the polish adhere to the nail better and longer.  Pro tip:  Make sure your nails are dry and oil free.  You can do this easily by wiping them with a cloth, or they make a nail dehydrator that you would apply before the base coat.  After the base coat I applied pink polish bc I didn't like the emptiness of the original design, and I like pink :).  I painted a half circle on all my nails, then took a dotting stick to make the ears, eyes, and nose.  Apply top coat, and you're done.  Allow 15 min between coats bc if a coat is applied before the one below it is dry, it's easier to smudge and mess up the whole thing.  This is me talking from experience : /.

Verdict:  Pintastic!...If you have the patience and the time.

The writing on the wall

Today, Autumn's activity involved me taping up some sketch pad paper to the wall, giving her some crayons, and then let her color on the paper.  I know what you're thinking..."You let a toddler get near a wall with crayons?!!!".  First, I would like to point out that she was supervised the whole time.  I sat right next to her and encouraged her whenever she colored on the paper.  Only once did she try to color on the walls, but a stern "No" from me had her right back on the paper.  The only marks on the wall were accidental and easily removed with baby oil.  She super loved this activity.  She is really into the whole coloring thing right now, so this was right up her alley.  She even climbed up in her daddy's chair to reach the box of crayons on his desk so she could continue coloring after dinner.  I've decided to leave the paper on the wall for now, one, bc it's her beautiful artwork, and two, bc I feel she will get much play out of this for now.

Verdict:  Pintastic!

DIY fridge mats

original site:  http://www.u-createcrafts.com/2012/09/diy-fridge-coasters.html

Let's be honest.  The inside of our fridge can get pretty nasty.  Stuff leaks and you don't see it 'till it's already formed into a substance that cannot be removed with ordinary cleaner.  This pin changed my fridge's life.  I went to Big Lots and found these place mats for $1 each.  Came home, cleaned each shelf, measured and cut the place mats to fit, and the rest is history.  Cleaning is easy.  I just take them out, wipe them down, put them back in, and I'm done.  And, it looks pretty to boot. This was definitely a great (and stylish) find.

Verdict:  Pintastic!

Organizing drawers using shoe boxes.

original pin:  http://pinterest.com/pin/441915782155549472/

I am a clutterbug when it comes to putting stuff in drawers.  It's so easy to do.  You don't feel like putting something away at the moment so you shove it in your "junk drawer" and it's out of site, and now probably lost forever.  I swear I had little "junk drawer" gnomes stealing things that I put in there, bc when the time came that I needed something that I had previously put in, I couldn't find it any where.  So naturally, when I saw this pin, I figured this was what I needed.  That and I had about a million shoe boxes in my closet for God knows what reason.  So I gathered up my boxes, headed down to the "junk drawer" and dumped it's contents out.  Oh look...there's that one thing I spent 7 hours looking for yesterday...  I measured and cut the boxes, organized everything in there real nice, and, voila!  Organization rules again.  No longer called my "junk drawer", this is now my "odds and ends" drawer.  But the good news is, I know where everything is.  Next, I'm going to tackle my "delicates" drawer :P.

Verdict:  Pintastic!