Odd n’ Ends

Odd-n-ends. That’s what I’ve got for you today.  Cute and clever little projects that don’t really fit in anywhere else.  (They are secretly my favorite kinds of projects.  Anything that can be accomplished in less than an hour while I’m watching Jimmy Fallon is alright with me.  PS: I’m just putting it out in the universe right now that my ultimate goal in life is to one day compete in a lip-sync battle with Jimmy Fallon.  Just so the universe knows.  Dream big, kids).

Also, I thought I would give you a quick recap of my month of Paleo dieting, because I know like … two of you might be wondering how it went.  Answer: eh.  It was fine.  I didn’t hate it. I thought it would be harder than it was, because I’ve never ever tried any type of restrictive diet in my life, unless you count that one time that I tried to be a vegetarian but kept forgetting.  I’d be like, halfway through a bag of beef jerky and then think, “Oh, yeah!”

So I didn’t really struggle with it, but I did get a little bored of what I was eating.  That was my fault, there are tons of awesome Paleo recipe sources out there, and I just got lazy by the end.  I also ended the month on a downer, I got pretty sick last week and just kind of felt down in the dumps in general, so I didn’t really end with a bang. More like a weary sigh.  I lost about 8 pounds though, so I’ll call that a success!  I do think I’ll keep it up for the most part, just not so hardcore.  Mama needs her butter.

ANYWAY.  Moving on.  Here are some fun odd-n-ends, and you should probably do some yourself this weekend and send the pictures to meee!

Firstly:  this pink mirror makeover from Shanna at Restoration Redoux. My daughter would go nuts for this.  Such cute and easy decor!

Better After reader Teresa updated this little crate, and my eleven-year-old self wept, because the before would have matched my 1992 bedroom perfectly.  I could have stashed all my Baby-Sitters Club books in there.  My current self likes it much better now though.  Fun fact: this entire makeover cost a cool $2.

Ok, so maybe this one took a little longer than an hour.  You might need to find a good series on Netflix before you tackle reupholstering a vintage shampoo chair.  First things first, you need to FIND a vintage shampoo chair.  Good luck with that.  Let’s just enjoy Dena’s work instead, more of which there is to see on her blog Hearts & Sharts.

This portrait of a palm tree in a pot might have been the saddest thing the thriftstore had to offer, but Katy at A Shade of Teal changed that in a jiffy by turning it into a burlap covered corkboard.  Such a quick and gratifying project!  Right now Wal-Mart has some wooden pushpins that would look super cute on a bulletin board such as this, just an FYI.

I just love these hip little planters that Rebecca made using dollar store pots.  Before, they were more along the lines of something you’d give to a kindergarten teacher. If you hated her.  But with a little chalky paint and some vinyl circle stencils, anyone would be happy to own one now!  See the striped version she also made on her blog The Crafted Sparrow.

And here’s another one from Dena at Hearts and Sharts, who had a big pile of worthless china, and a big box of paint pens.  So she put the two together, and … magic!  Check out her entire plate gallery, you don’t want to miss it. Trust me.  There’s a Tupac plate.

Last one!  It’s so whimsical and fun! Lindsay at My Creative Days found a set of wooden salad bowls and turned them into … well just scroll down and see for yourself.

SO cute, right?  And if you liked that, wait til you see her bowling ball caterpillar!

Happy weekend friends!