Creative Juices Decor

I know the starburst mirrors are ALL over blogland but I’m going to venture on a twist of the classic.  Yes, I plan to show you how to do a rustic, outdoorsy, almost wreath like twist on the ever popular, classic, starburst mirror.  (Are you excited yet?) For most my crafts my ideas will just come to me, all of a sudden, and I’ll immediately have to begin the project before I lose motivation and have a finished product within the hour (or two, or three, hee hee)  This project was one of those, as in it came to me, and I had to drive to the craft store immediately to buy my round mirror, come home and cut twigs in the back yard, wish I was rich enough to hire someone to pick up my kids from school because I had to STOP to go get them, take them to piano lessons, come home and frantically finish gluing on my twigs before it was too dark to take a picture of my finished project.  It has occurred to me that I may be just a little obsessive compulsive.  Just may...

I ran across Vivienne at the Vspot Blog and couldn’t believe what I was seeing, a DIY dresser with real cow hide drawer fronts - I LOVE it! Vivienne is fantastic with turning "trash" into "treasure", her blog is lots of fun. The BEFORE: (craigslist purchase for 25 bucks) Seriously, would you have been able to see any potential?  I’m pretty good at seeing potential and I’m not sure I could have gotten the vision for this one! The After! I just love the texture and the interest it creates. A definite conversation starter. Wouldn't it look amazing in a home like this!! I ADORE the nail head table and that wrought iron ball chandelier.  If you want your home to have a lot of character just think of ways you can add texture - it will spark a LOT of love in your home. photo via full house I have a very classic and traditional home but I think I just might attempt this…… one day when I butcher the cows in my backyard!! HAHA …. ~ Creative Juices Decor...

OK seriously, I’m supposed to make my daughter’s invented candy school assignment at home with her and what does she tell me she invented???  “Candy Cane My Way”  a tuttie fruity candy cane made with melted fruit roll ups and pop rock candy!   I was thinking, WHAATTT?  I don’t even know how to make candy (if you’ve read this blog for a while you know that I try to bake fairly healthy.)  Step # 1, Google how to make pulled sugar (which is the structure for candy canes).  I found the “how to” and this is just one paragraph: “Pulling and stretching the candy is intrinsic to the texture of pulled sugar, but it can be dangerous. Be very careful not to burn yourself when pulling taffy. Do not handle the candy until it is cool enough to touch, and beware that candy that feels cool on the surface can be burning hot underneath. I recommend wearing a pair of latex gloves (or two) while pulling candy, to prevent burns and overheating .” ( about.com ) Doesn...

Congratulations to Rita #7, Kira #12, Greta#10, and Melisa#15!  You are the random drawing winners of the Stevia Giveaway!!! Please email me your full name, address,  & email . (no PO boxes) The NuNatural Stevia company will ship out your winnings!!!! Yey!  selina @ fusemail . com (no spaces) Ah, back to Thrift Store Treasures!  I got this a while ago but wanted to take some detailed photos of it before I showed it to you.  I think this is my favorite find EVER!  I am so in love.  I splurged, 10 bucks at the thrift store.  Worth every dollar You can see that lamp I fixed up from the thrift store and Mod Podged a lamp shade on this post .  Today, I’m here to show you this cute circle bunny mirror I found! (it was hiding behind really ugly mirrors – yey!) I’ve always been a Beatrix Potter fan so this mirror made me smile and think happy thoughts.  I put it in my youngest daughter's room.  She’...

Ever since I posted about this Bread Box mess up,  I have always wanted to do another one – just to show you guys I really can pull it off!  When I saw this at the thrift store for 2 bucks I couldn’t resist.   Unlike my previous attempt I didn’t have to use power tools so I knew things would be OK.  (I tried to turn my other bread box into a phone charger station with holes in the back, but I almost took out a finger instead.  OPPS!) Here is the lovely BEFORE shot: And I was going to use it to cover up THIS spot: Here is the AFTER pictures: It worked – now my little coffee station looks like this: The rundown was: 1.) spray paint white – at least 3 coats 2.) sand edges to distress 3.) add a little brown glaze to age it even more. If you want more in depth details see this post. What fun! I hope I’ve inspired a few folks out there.  Just go for it! Shown on The Shabby Chic Cottage - thanks Gina! ~Crea...

OK, this kitchen was just cool.  I love the idea of incorporating a kitchen table nook right off the island.  It seems that everyone loves to gather around in the kitchen and hang out so why not make it easy!  All the bead board and the mix of colored wood is great. elledecor.com These beds are crazy!  I think the rope is not really holding them up and there is a post in the center of the twin beds.  (I can only hope –right!) And I want to live here…….seriously. Come take a Tour of my own home ! ~ Creative Juices Decor~

This recipe came from Amy Green’s Simply Sugar and Gluten Free cookbook.  I LOVE her recipes!  (and she’s pretty fantastic too!) A LOT of her recipes use Stevia. ( a natural, no calorie, healthy sugar alternative) STEVIA DRAWING CLOSED - 5/16   Winners announced on the 20th. I am a HUGE fan of stevia, in fact I use it on everything from my oatmeal to plain yoguert to all my baked goodies!  NuNaturals Stevia Company (they happen to be my favorite brand) contacted me to do a giveaway for them.  I figured if it means my readers could get FREE things sent directly their doorstep COUNT ME IN.  ( blog reader love, thanks you guys) What you will win:  one (1) box of our NuStevia Packets, 50 ct. Box,  AND one (1) bottle of NuNaturals Vanilla Stevia Liquid, 2 oz. bottle Here is how to win: ( Continental U.S. residents only) 1. Please leave a comment below 2. You don't need to be a follower or subscriber to enter the c...

As I was meandering through Michaels craft store I stumbled upon a collection of red tagged clearance spray paint bottles.  One of them happened to be spray chalk paint.  I had never used chalk paint before but from what I can tell off BlogLand that stuff rocks!  So I came home and it sat in the garage forever figured out a fun craft using my bottle of $1.99 chalk paint.   On to the project…….I am going to show you how I turned leftover wine bottles and chalk paint into a fun gift idea!    First drink some wine  😃 1.) Prime the empty bottles (if you are making bulk of these and you don’t have a lot of time to invest, you may just want to prime and paint the chalk area just over the natural wine glass.  That is a very pretty look too – you are just subject to the soft greens, amber or the clear color wine bottles come in. Remember, still prime the area that will have the chalk paint on it.) 2.) Spray paint them your favor...