Repurposing an old frame

I found this cute-ish picture frame at the thrift store a few months ago and spray painted the frame black. For a while it just held the "art" it came with. It kind of went with my country motif so it worked for a little while. BUT, I have been so antsy to change some decor. I wanted to think of ways to do that WITHOUT spending any money.

Yesterday afternoon (during that blissful hour known as "NAP TIME") I grabbed some items out of my craft room and started re-purposing that old frame!


I love it! And it was so quick and easy to do. I changed out the nest because I think the original one I picked was a little too big.


What have YOU re-purposed recently? I wanna know!! :)

I Spy

With the end of summer approaching (faster than I'd like) the children tend to need some help keeping themselves busy.

I found this great game idea and decided to make it for my guys. They haven't put it down since! (Mommy just loves that)

The game is called "I Spy"

I used an empty water bottle and put 26 random items inside (beads, paperclip, safety pin, foamies, jewels, etc.). I then filled it up with bird seed and shook it up a bit. All of the items were then "lost" inside.

The goal is to see who can find an item the fastest. This is perfect for hot days when they just want to be in Air Conditioning, or for long road trips (or short ones).

I hope you get a chance to make one of these. There are several ways you could play. Be creative, and fun!!!

(sorry for the horrible photo)