Desk DIY Glam Up Pt. 1

Some of you may know that I recently acquired a new desk which I intended on painting. My parents convinced me since it's made out of such nice wood to leave it be. I can always paint it in the future right? Yeah, that's what I thought too.

Well if I can't paint it, how do I make it my own? Hmmm...oh I know! Besides of the obvious of changing the drawer pulls, which I'm still struggling to find ones that will fit in the pre-cut holes. Then what else, is there to do? I was stuck here too until I found a couple yards of zebra fabric that has been sitting in my closet since high school. *gasp*

I measured the inside of the drawers and (thank the crafting gods) had enough to cover the bottom of every drawer. It's pretty simple. Take the measurements of the drawers and then cut out the fabric in accordance. If you're anything like me though, I can not cut in a straight line. So I slightly over cut every drawer to ensure that I'd have access to trim off after placing inside the drawer. Check out my zebra drawers. =]

What's so great about this is that I didn't tack it down or attach it to cardboard, so I can take it to change it up whenever I want...(there's more after the jump!)

Frugal Friday

TGIF, right?

The rainy weather of the past few days, has left me yearning to do some crafts, but all the ones I wanted to do required spray paint and an outdoor setting. So, instead I made a list of all the DIYs I want to do in the near future, drafted a shopping list and printed some coupons for Michaels.

I had a budget which I stuck to went over and even though I have $13 to my name until I get my paycheck tomorrow, I couldn't be happier with my purchases. I love a good sale and I love good clearance even more, so imagine my delight when I was meet with this.

$1.49 for glass or porcelaine paint, normally $4.99!? You can bet your left ear I bought some. I have the perfect idea in mind, a post detailing that is in the future. But even better yet, the deals weren't over. I found some carving blocks on sale for $1.99, so I will be posting how to make your own stamps, as soon as I get my hands on some carving tools.

Overall I spent $24.99. Because of the clearance prices, and my coupon skills, instead of spending $53.79 [before tax] I saved $28.80!

I cannot wait to start some projects. If the weather stays nice, I'll have a DIY project up by the end of the weekend. It's gonna be a good weekend, I can just tell.