Ugly Bread Box

Once upon a time.....

there was an ugly bread box.

 

So I decided to get it and fix it up.

I couldn't find anything for the top of my refrigerator that I was happy with.

 

So that's where the bread box came in.

A little CeCe Caldwell Hershey Brown chalk paint.

 

Trimmed out in Vintage White.

I used my cricut to make a stencil.
 

And I got some scrapbook paper and covered the ugly wheat looking thing in the center.  I glued it on and brushed a thin coat of Mod Podge over the top.

I also used some dark and clear wax.  

And now I have something new for the top of the fridge.

And I might as well have something I like on top of it, considering I stand in front the fridge several times a day wishing the grocery store fairy would go shopping for me.

 But she's a moody thing and rarely wants to venture out.

 

I still need to figure out exactly what I want to put with the box.

 
So I ask... 

what's on your refrigerator?  Do tell.

I sometimes join the following parties - 

Sunday
http://debbie-debbiedoos.com/
http://itssoverycheri.com/

Monday
betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/
http://youaretalkingtoomuch.blogspot.com/ 
http://www.getouttamyheadplease.com/
http://www.askannamoseley.com/
thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/  1st & 3rd
Tuesday

http://cedarhillranch.blogspot.com/

http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/
http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/

Wednesday
http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/

http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/ 

http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/
www.houseofhepworths.com/
http://kristenscreationsonline.blogspot.com/
http://restoreinteriors.blogspot.com/

Thursday

http://www.myrepurposedlife.net
http://katherinescorner.com/
http://www.impartinggrace.com/

Friday
http://www.atthepicketfence.com/
http://www.thenotsofunctionalhousewife.com/
http://whipperberry.com/
http://romantichome.blogspot.com/  
http://missmustardseed.com/  
www.fivedaysfiveways.com/
http://www.doodlesandstitches.com/
http://littleinspiration.com/
Saturday
http://too-much-time.com/
diyonthecheap.blogspot.com/ 1st Sat of the Month
www.countrymommacooks.com/

Wedding Shower

In a recent post I mentioned that my daughter and I hosted a wedding shower for a friend.  I thought I would show you a couple of pictures of the decorations.  We didn't do anything fancy and our church isn't real fancy, but it all still made for a nice shower.

We had a candy bar.  I loved using the Cricut to make the hearts with the holes already in them. 

We painted a flower pot to put the utensils in.

 

We had cupcakes instead of a cake.  It's so much easier that way!

 The lighting wasn't good and it was really hard to get a nice picture.

  Simple table decorations.

This was early.  There were a LOT more presents than this!

A towel cake my daughter made.  It's a twofer - a nice gift AND a decoration.  :) 

We also made a burlap banner.  More Cricut fun! :)  And we used one of the large paper mache letters from Joanns.  We mod podged different sized pictures of the couple all over it.  This was a surprise - well most everything was - but we printed pictures from both of their facebook accounts in order to get plenty of shots.

Like I said, nothing fancy, but still a nice afternoon and a couple of decorations that she can maybe use somewhere along the way.  

Stay safe until next time!

Linking up at -

http://www.theviewfromrighthere.com/blog/?p=6907
http://southernhospitalityblog.com/fresh-spring-floral-door-bucket/
http://www.centsationalgirl.com/
http://kristenscreationsonline.blogspot.com/ /
http://simplydesigning.blogspot.com/ /
http://www.serenitynowblog.com/ /
http://thenotsofunctionalhousewife.com/
http://tatertotsandjello.com/
http://craftionary.net/
http://littleinspiration.com
http://too-much-time.com/
http://diyonthecheap.blogspot.com/
http://www.yourthrivingfamily.com/
http://www.twiggstudios.com/
http://debbie-debbiedoos.com/
http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2012/03/beautiful-curbside-transformations-on.html
http://www.skiptomylou.org/2012/03/26/made-by-you-monday-93/
http://todayscreativeblog.net/how-to-craft/#more-10219
http://www.jillifyit.com/2012/03/party-5.html
http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/2012/03/wow-us-wednesdays-59-and-winner.html
http://www.atthepicketfence.com/
http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/
http://becca-homeiswheremystorybegins.blogspot.com/
http://romantichome.blogspot.com/
http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/
http://www.tipjunkie.com/
http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/
http://sewchatty.blogspot.com/
http://linesacrossmyface.blogspot.com/
http://www.marvelouslymessy.com/
http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/
http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/
http://www.shabbynest.blogspot.com/
http://polkadot-pretties.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/you-inspire-linky-party_21.html
http://youaretalkingtoomuch.blogspot.com/2012/04/meet-me-monday-party.html  

Updated Mail Holder

I had an old, old, very outdated mail holder. It didn't bother me too much that it looked so 90's, 80's, or whatever, because my daughter had SO MUCH mail in it that it never even showed ! However when my daughter got married (and subsequently moved out), I cleaned out all of her old mail and boxed it up.  I knew immediately that some changes had to take place!  I wish I had a picture of the "before" look, but you can kind of see it in the picture below because I wasn't too worried about painting the fronts completely.


I first painted it all red, and then I mod podged scrapbook paper onto the fronts of the "holders."  Easy peasy and it looks soooo much better than before!!

It looks so nice on my yellow wall that I don't even want to put anything in it!  :)