okie dokie...

i salvaged a dresser, took all the front panels off the drawers.

stripped old cheapy paint
sanded off dark stain
painted fresh light paint
applied decals from dollar tree

"Every day is a gift" " Always kiss me goodnight " "Welcome....." "Be your own kind of Beautiful" ...etc

Some i plugged the holes for knobs, others i painted the wood knobs all cute. one panel i used blackboard paint.

the paint was left over from other projects.

one dollar for each decal.

The dresser will have shelves for wicker baskets. yes i buy them at yard sales and thrift stores. On the bottom I'm adding little wood louver doors that i found at the restore. I did a funky paint job on them. the bottom will be the hidden nap condo for my cats.

Not sure how i will finish dresser. Got dozens of ideas!!!

anyhoo, as i remember little ideas i will post.

Almost forgot! if you mak sure the area on the back where the panel is cut, allowing the bottom of the drawer slides in remains on the top, you will have a premade hanger that is level.

Fabulous thread idea!!! thanks!

D.I.Y. Sewing Kit
 

I have made a similar one
 

Relaxing Skin Scrub

Ingredients:
Epsom salt to fill 3/4 of a jar
mineral oil to fill 8 oz. mason jar
lavender essential oil (15-20 drops)
Tea tree oil (15 drops) optional for antibacterial purposes

Pour salt, mineral oil and essential oils into glass jar, tighten lid and shake to mix. Let it sit for a day or 2.

I made one like this for EVERYONE on my list a few years ago and people asked for more when they ran out.

The biggest expenses were the jars (but I got a flat of 20 for like 35$) and the essential oil ... but the cost divided by 15 people was probably under $5 each.

you mean grapeseed oil right? :glasses:

okie dokie. glad i asked! will educate myself. thanks Daktari :)

:chaplin:
It's a major crop here. The fields of gold/yellow are so jolly in spring/early summer. Sorta heralds the start of hay fever season.

The oil is dead (uk>us: very/really) healthy.

In the U.S., rapeseed oil is called canola oil.

Calendar
Ice scraper
Small umbrella
Ink pens
A bag of Jack Links beef jerky
Microwave bacon cooker
Travel mug
2 bags of golf tees
Flash light
Work gloves
Nail polish
Nail clippers
Dvd movie in walmart
Wallet
Money clip
Almonds 2 cans

I think I could come up with a million ideas.

chargers and adapters! USB, A/C, vehicle socket, multiples of each!

Just like Glengarry Glen Ross said, the secret to success= abc always be charging

homemade gift cards... for various goodies like hand massage, head rub, clothing repair, (if you know how), dog walking, help with cleaning, make breakfast, clean out car, etc.

can you make origami? fill a jar with folded frogs, cranes, stars or make gift boxes with Sunday funny papers, or left over gift wrap. offer to teach someone.

search through pinterest or craft sites like craftsters (my favorite) for ideas.

re-gift stuff you already have.

make note cards in sets of four or six. you can purchase card stock by the sheet. no need to buy a ream.

use vintage doily to make dream catcher, add beads and ribbons etc.

lighted incense

$1.00 small glass vase
$1.00 mini strand of Christmas lights
$1.00 bag of potpourri
$1.00 doily

place the lights into the vase, pour the potpourri over the lights , then find a ribbon or string ( ok so I usually have this in my house) place the doily on top and secure with ribbon

homemade and around $5.00 ..... oh and it smells good when heated

i took apart a very old well loved quilt recently. okay it was literally disintegrating. i had to have it. :)

i salvaged most of the top and back. i am now making pot holders. throw pillow tops and even a quilted xmas tree decoration with three small pieces. will look so cute when I'm done.

will post photos at some point. most will be gifts. paid $$25 for quilt. would get a couple hundred if sold retail after creative redo. the quilt pattern is log cabin. one of my favorites.


Some smaller pieces will end up as decoration on my favorite overshirt. that is something you can do, decorate someones shirt for them.

you creative types have it easy. gift your creative efforts. i recycle alot.

yes. i am a hoarder. my name is Sweet Bliss. :rrose:

Oh hey look what just showed up in my Facebook feed today. :)

472 Meals In A Jar!

Every year I have a problem of what to get the folks on my pool team's for christmass as I am on teams it can get pricey with 8 pr team= 24 gifts to get.One team has desided to draw names..can do,the ladies team has been everyone gets a gift for everyone..so at our next game I am going to bring up the idea of drawing names..the other team I have no idea on that one.So I am really checking out what comes on hear.Great idea by the way.

i got a cool stylus pen for my ipad for $1.00 today!

Makes a nice gifty

For anyone in your family, if you have some family recipes, especially old ones, it is nice to make recipe cards, or an electronic cookbook. Make sure to put the name of the person whose recipe it was on the cards, and maybe give the year of the recipe, and anything else with meaning for the family. ("Aunt Lottie brought this fried chicken to the family reunion at Lake Birdsong every year.")

When anyone asks me what I would like as a gift, I have a very difficult time answering that question. It's awkward and puts me on the spot. If I say, "Oh, you don't have to get me anything!" it can make them uncomfortable. So I've started asking them to find an old recipe that they liked as a child, something their mom or grandma may have made. (I often cook for my friends.) It requires a little effort on their part, but it's not onerous, and it doesn't cost anything!