Fabulous and Free

I found this dresser on Craigslist (gotta love Craigslist) for FREE! It wasn't exactly the style I was looking for but I my wallet kept saying "who cares about style...its FREE you idiot!" So, needless to say, I listened to my wallet and jumped on the chance for a free dresser. I was surprised to find that it was very well made, heavy wood, and in pretty darn good condition. It was missing the top 2 drawers but that didn't bother me one bit since I would have taken them out anyways. Can you guess what I am going to turn this fabulous free dresser into? (ignore the plants, I needed a place to put them before planting) 

Homemade Mod Podge

I found this out and feel like it is my duty to share the word with everyone. I found this at Life in Rehab. I guess it should be common sense that mod podge is just glue and water, but I never would have had the guts to try it myself first.

All you need is water, school glue (like elmers) and a jar. Take equal parts water and glue, pour in a jar, and shake, shake, shake!

It works great! Costs like 50 cents. I made it for a favor for a craft day I hosted along with a foam paint brush. It was a nice touch.

I'm probably going to reference this post a lot since I have already done so much with it.

So go ahead, give it a try. Let us know what you created with your super cheap homemade mod podge!


~Courtney

Chicken Cesar Salad

I made this the other night for a potluck with the in-laws. Big hit with the fam! I always hear, "I don't like Cesar salad, but this is good!"

Cesar Dressing
1C Mayo
1T Lemon Juice
1t Worcestershire Sauce (such a funny word...)
1 Clove garlic (the other night I just used like 1 1/2 t garlic powder instead)
1/4t Salt
1/8t Pepper
1/2C Parmesan Cheese (the powdery kind) 
1T Milk or half and half

Just mix together

Cesar Salad
I like to make a "not your typical Cesar", because really who wants a salad with just lettuce? So along with roman lettuce I added tomatoes and cucumber. Then the normal croûtons and grated Parmesan cheese (I didn't have any) and the chicken of course. We've done it 2 ways, the recent was just grilled chicken and then in the past we did breaded.

(How I make my breaded chicken is dip in egg, dip in Itailian bread crumbs, bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes. Dice chicken and add to salad.)

You can either add the dressing to the salad and mix, or let people add it themselves. For this big salad (hard to see how big in the picture) I only used a little over half of the dressing.

Enjoy!

~Courtney

Welcome!

Welcome to Our DIY Diaries.We are three fun loving girls who love all things crafty and strive to do it ourselves, on a budget. We love crafts, turning trash to treasure, and all do it yourself projects. Here we will document our adventures in do it yourself land as we create awesome crafts, home décor, refinish furniture, and any other fun projects we can think of. All while keeping our pocketbooks (and husbands) smiling. We invite you to read and follow along in creating your own fun projects. We would love for you to comment, send us emails, and share your tips, tricks, frustrations, and achievements, as well as your before and after pictures!

Welcome!

Welcome to Our DIY Diaries.We hope you
will enjoy your visit. We are three fun loving
girls who love all things crafty and strive to do it
ourselves, on a budget. We love crafts, turning
trash to treasure, and all and any do it yourself
projects. Here we will document our adventures
in do it yourself land as we create awesome
holiday crafts, home décor, and refinish furniture.
All while keeping our pocketbooks (and husbands)
smiling. We invite you to read and follow along
in creating your own fun projects. We would love
for you to comment, send us emails, and share
your tips, tricks, frustrations, and achiements,
as well as your before and after pictures!