Tuesday's Tip

To get baked-on food off a glass pan or an oven rack, use dishwashing liquid and a ball of foil in place of a steel-wool soap pad, says Mary Findley, president of the cleaning-products developer Mary Moppins. It's one way to recycle those used but perfectly good pieces of foil you hate to throw out. 

via Real Simple

Make It Monday: Monogram doormat

I finally made the doormat that was on my to-do list.  I started with this $6.88 mat from Walmart

 I started taping a border down

I overlapped the tape and decided to cut out the overlapping piece instead of trying to make 2 straight rectangles.

I printed out a "P" from the computer. (Do you think I am jinxing it...because I'm not a "P" Yet???..I am still Ms."M".... but the wedding will be soon...a little over a month..hahah)

 I cut it out and traced it on contact paper

Then I cut that out, along with some circles and stuck them on the mat.

The contact paper didn't stick the best...so there is some black that sprayed under the letter.

But I lovelovelove it! I placed it outside.

Here are some more shots of the deck

My Aunt and Uncle gave us this cool box

 I also painted table and chairs this year...here is the before

and here it is now..looks so much better! 

I got this set at Ikea for $50 a couple of years ago.

What do you think of my $6.88 monogram mat? 

I am linking up to the following parties

The DIY Project Parade @ The DIY Show Off

One Project At a Time @ A Bowl Full of Lemons

Transformation Thursday@The Shabby Chic Cottage

Weekend Wrap Up @ Tatortots and Jello

Show and Tell Saturdays @ Be Different, Act Normal

Frugal Friday @ The Shabby Nest

Addicts(not so) Anonymous @Addicted to Decorating

Power of Paint @ Domestically Speaking
Tutorials & Tips Tuesday @ Home Stories A2Z 

Friday Favourites: PINTEREST

Does anyone else love this as much as me?! It is very similar to tumblr but so much easier (you can organize things you pin into categories) 

Check out my Pinterest Page!!! 

I am going to warn you though...it is ADDICTING! hahahah

Thursday's To-Do List

This week I am adding this to my To-Do list:

A monogram mat for the front door found HERE

(With my new soon to be initial!)

I have wanted one for a while so am excited to be making it!