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Giveaway: Silhouette CAMEO™ + rolling tote!!!

May 24, 2012 By Char @ Crap I've Made

Before we get to the giveaway, here’s this month’s Silhouette promotion:

A CAMEO + your choice of rolling tote (pink or teal) = $309.99

GO HERE and use code “CRAP” to take advantage of the savings ($60!).

Already have a CAMEO but you NEED to get your hands on the tote?

You can do that here with code “CRAP” as well…takes the price down to $54.99.

Promo runs through May 31st.

I got the pink one and it’s delightful!

Your CAMEO fits right in the bottom

and your laptop goes right up top (in lots of padding so it’s super safe).

(No, I did not get a Mac so please don’t email me asking me questions about how to do stuff on it. The Mac is BC’s. My computer is red and it was ugly in the pictures with the pink bag. He he he. Open-mouthed smile )

There’s also tons of adjustable storage up top.

Nice, right?

Want to win one along with a CAMEO to put inside?

(I know you do!)

One lucky Crap I’ve Made reader will win her (or his) very own Silhouette CAMEO™ + rolling tote

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One more Silhouette deal from Plum District

May 18, 2012 By Char @ Crap I've Made Leave a Comment

My pal Michelle over at Plum District told me about another deal for Silhouette stuff:

This time it’s $30 for a $50 voucher good for any merchandise (not downloads or gift cards) on their site.

The fine print as well as the link to purchase the deal is here. You can also use “visa10” to get 10% off, if you haven’t yet used that code on something else from Plum District.

Disclosure: I’m not getting anything if you click over and use that link, just sharing a deal (so click on over or get there some other way…I’m easy) because I know how many of you love Silhouette.

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Randoms

May 16, 2012 By Char @ Crap I've Made 7 Comments

1) The Silhouette CAMEO™ winner is Alli. She already replied to her winner email, so that’s a done deal!

2) The current Silhouette promotion ends today. It’s a CAMEO plus black and white vinyl and transfer paper for $269.99 (like $75 in savings). If I was in the market, this is the bundle I’d go for. You can ALWAYS use black and white vinyl. If you already have a machine and just want to stock up on vinyl, it’s all 40% off. Go HERE and use code “CRAP” to take advantage of either deal.

For a whole crap ton of vinyl ideas, go here.

3) Things are getting exciting re: our DIY Blogger House at Daybreak!

We had a meeting Monday night to discuss color palettes. I posted a little teaser pic over on the Crap Facebook page, if you wanna go take a look.

I swung by the house yesterday. It’s coming along nicely…we have an entire foundation with window wells and stuff!

And, if you’re a Utah local, Lara and Shelley will be on Studio 5 this morning talking about the project, so be sure to check that out.

4) I want to take a belt sander to my face on account of allergies, so that’s fun.

5) We are dangerously low on Diet Coke.

Hope your Wednesday is delightful!

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Curb Appeal (aka the May Lowe’s challenge)

May 15, 2012 By Char @ Crap I've Made 21 Comments

This month’s Lowe’s Creator challenge was “curb appeal”. The budget was small ($100) and the next couple of months involve the yard, so I wanted to focus my efforts elsewhere. I chose my front porch. Here are a couple of “before” shots:

So, we headed to Lowe’s where I picked up a new front porch mat ($14.95), some teak oil (for the table makeover I shared yesterday),

a small bag of “coarse sand” (also for the table makeover),

and I spent the rest on succulents (again, for the table project) and flowers and plants.

The first thing we did was clear the porch completely. Then we power washed the porch and the porch furniture.

The dead plants in my paint bucket planters (still one of my favorite projects) were removed and replaced with new ones. The antique white thing (sink? basin?) in the corner found a new home on the back deck and the dead plant was junked. That whole situation was replaced with an aqua pot (also from Lowe’s) filled with flowers.

The glider was an anniversary gift a few years back and the green side chairs came from Lowe’s 2 or 3 years ago.

I swapped out the front mat

and hung some summery décor.

And the whole place feels much more “come and sit a while” instead of “throw your junk here”, which is TOTALLY what I was going for. Winking smile

And here’s a friendly reminder to head on over for your FREE Subscription to Lowe’s Creative Ideas Magazine:

It really is a good one. I loved so many of the ideas is this month’s!

Disclosure: Lowe’s provided me with a gift card for this month’s curb appeal challenge.

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Outdoor Table Makeover

May 14, 2012 By Char @ Crap I've Made 24 Comments

How was your weekend?

Did you do any work in the yard?

We did. And we gave a $10 thrift store find some new life and a new home on our front porch.

My mom and I were at a thrift store a few months back, following up on a Pyrex tip (yes, really), and we saw this teak table. It was $10 and we both NEEDED it. She drives a tiny little 2 seater and couldn’t actually get it home, so I won. Open-mouthed smile

See how you can turn that middle part over? Fun, right?

Structurally, it was in great shape but the wood needed some love. And by “love” I mean “child labor”.

Yes, my 4 year old is wearing a Santa shirt in May…what of it?

And then we planted the shallow tray with some succulents

and added some gravel.

And a before and after shot:

Totally worth $10, right?

To see the rest of my $100 porch makeover (and some prettier shots of the table), come back tomorrow!

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Vinyl Labels

May 10, 2012 By Char @ Crap I've Made 8 Comments

If you’re here to win the Silhouette CAMEO™, go here.

If you’re here to buy a CAMEO + 2 rolls of vinyl and transfer tape for $269.99, go here and use code “CRAP”.

If you’re here to get 40% off any and all Silhouette vinyl, go here and use code “CRAP”.

To see two other projects I made with the vinyl Silhouette sent me this month, check out my Mother’s Day sign and my DIY Vintage sign tutorials.

So, I mentioned yesterday in the glitter glasses post that we are huge fans of Zenni Optical. Macy recently started wearing glasses and was sorely disappointed in the color selection at the eye doctor. I was sorely disappointed in the pricing. So, we gave Zenni a try. We were extremely happy and have since placed another order. Or two.

The one thing we don’t love about Zenni? All the cases come like this,

which is fine if you only have a pair or two. But when you have 11? (Did I just admit that?)You are frantically opening case after case after case in search of the orange glasses and you needed to leave for orchestra 2 minutes ago.

So, I sat down with my Silhouette Studio® Designer Edition software (you could totally do this in the regular version, to) and made some labels.

And now?

***I am not affiliated with Zenni Optical in any way. They made my new glasses wearer much happier about wearing glasses. And that makes me happy.***

And, because several people have asked, we upgrade to poly-carbonate lenses and anti-glare coating, which adds about $15/pair. Sometimes they have buy 2 get one free sales. The bottom line for me is that 11 pairs of glasses from Zenni = less than one pair from the eye doctor.

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Glitter Glasses

May 9, 2012 By Char @ Crap I've Made 13 Comments

(If you’re looking for the CAMEO giveaway, it’s one post down)

I posted these and the general how-to on Facebook, but I know that a lot of you don’t Facebook and you can’t pin stuff from there, so I’m posting it here as well.

You’ll need:

Painter’s tape
Craft Knife
Primer
Glitter Blast
Glitter Blast Clear Sealer
Glasses

Now, I wouldn’t recommend doing this to a pair of $250 glasses or whatever, but we get most of Macy’s glasses from Zenni Optical (seriously…11 pairs in assorted colors for less than ONE pair of boring brown at the eye doctor) and I would DEFINITELY recommend doing it to an inexpensive pair from there. Open-mouthed smile

Tape off the lenses with painters tape. Get a really good tight seal and trim the edges carefully with the craft knife. Do the inside and the outside.

The trick with all of this is to go slowly and allow plenty of drying time.

Give the glasses a coat of primer. I tried one pair (dollar store reading glasses to make sure my technique was good) without and the glitter didn’t stick as well.

After the primer, coat with Glitter Blast.

After that has dried, coat with the Glitter Blast Clear Sealer.

Carefully peel off the tape…like I used a pin to pry up a tiny corner so I wouldn’t scratch the lenses.

And you’re done!

Now, I don’t know how these are going to “wear”, because that hasn’t happened yet. I’ll update if something goes horribly wrong, I swear!

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Giveaway: Silhouette CAMEO™ + current promotion

May 9, 2012 By Char @ Crap I've Made

First of all, here’s the promotion if you don’t think you’re going to win:

1 roll 12-inch Black Premium Vinyl

1 roll 12-inch White Premium Vinyl

1 roll 12-inch Transfer Paper

$269.99

Go here to add the bundle to your cart and use code “CRAP” to take advantage of the savings. This promo runs through May 16th.

If you already have a Silhouette, you can get 40% off all vinyl using the same link and code “CRAP”!

WANT TO TAKE YOUR CHANCES AND TRY TO WIN ONE? HERE’S WHAT COULD BE IN IT FOR YOU:

One lucky Crap I’ve Made reader will win her (or his) very own Silhouette CAMEO™

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Today you can find me…

May 8, 2012 By Char @ Crap I've Made 2 Comments

Over at Project Run & Play talking CRAZY (seriously…if I didn’t know better I’d think I’d taken up drinking) about movies and how they’ve inspired me. They’re never going to have me back, so this is your one and only chance.

Open-mouthed smile

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The DIY Blogger House @ Daybreak, UT

May 7, 2012 By Char @ Crap I've Made 18 Comments

Not far from me is a delightful community called Daybreak. BC would move there if given the chance (and by “given the chance” I mean “the thought of moving didn’t make his wife break out in a cold sweat”).

From their site:

In Daybreak the homes are mixed right in with all sorts of things that make life simpler and more flavorful. Like community gardens and good schools. Places to shop. Restaurants, offices, swimming pools, tennis courts, sports fields and more parks than you can shake a Frisbee® at. All connected by miles of walking/biking trails. And in the middle, a big freshwater lake.

Plus, they have gelato. EVERYTHING is better with gelato, right?

So, when I was presented with the opportunity to be involved in this project with some of my favorite people on earth in one of my favorite neighborhoods on earth, I jumped at the chance.

No brainer, right?

Over the next 90 days or so (less…the Parade of Homes starts August 3rd…ack!), Bangerter Homes, an award winning designer (Brian Clark of Brian Clark Designs), and 5 local DIY bloggers (myself, Shelley, Jen, Lara, and Amy) will take this:

and turn it into something fabulous.

Want to watch the announcement video?

DIY Blogger House @ Daybreak

(You have no idea how glad I am that video froze on Jen’s face.)

You can follow along on Twitter where we’ll be using the hash tag #DIYhouse or on any of our blogs and Facebook pages. The Daybreak blog will also have updates. So, join us..will ya? I think it’s going to be frickin’ amazing.

Full Disclosure: I am being modestly compensated for my participation in this project, I say modestly because how cool is it that I’m getting paid to design a fabulous house with 4 of my good friends? And, while I am being compensated, the thoughts and opinions expressed here are my own. I wouldn’t have jumped in if I didn’t think it was an amazing opportunity.

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