Apartment Sweet Apartment

WE HAVE INTERNET, freaking finally. 

I have been wanting to blog about the little decorations I put together for the new apartment over summer, but figured i'd wait till they were all finished and put together.

I told you guys earlier that I got a little Goodwill/Garage Sale happy...so here are the final masterpiece how-to's :) 

PICTURE FRAME COLLAGE 

Yes, this is set up on the Goodwill floor. 

Each of these frames cost me $1 and the middle costed $3 .. sooo $12 for 10 frames? 

BARGAIN. 

And yes they're from Goodwill, let the haters hate. Cause once it's all put together

no one would even know.

After I purchased the frames, I went to Walmart and found a teal spray paint and a black chalk spray paint. Using the teal spray paint, I went over all of the frames to get rid of the horrid colors they once were (to later match the color scheme of my new room).

With the spray chalk paint, I made a chalk board using the big frame in the middle

( Spray a piece of ply wood,

 big enough to replace the glass in the frame)

Final Product! 

Here is the finished masterpiece how it is now!

 6 pictures, 3 square mirrors and a chalk board

These are some other decor items I purchased from Goodwill.

The tree statute was featured in a previous post, using little paper flowers

to fix up a plain piece. 

Once we get some flowers (from the many men in our lives...) we will fill

the teal vase (; 

Wine glasses also add a cute touch when turned upside down topped with a tea-lite candle. 

Garage Sale Steals & Forever Finds

My latest hobby is searching for little decor at garage sales or goodwill that

 I can re-model for my own apartment!

$1 COFFEE TABLE STATUE

So, this little number started as just a piece of black rusted branch statue that cost me only $1.  I took it home, spray painted it teal and added little flower accents

 

 

Once I have moved in, Ill update with the entire 

coffee table set up that I thrift-ed :)

FOREVER 21 FINDS

Visited the Yorktown mall today and am SO excited

to show off my new outfits that I came across.

Forever 21 always seems to be Hit or Miss 

when I visit. This time..I'd consider a hit, woo!

 

 

 

Studded Moto Vest 

 

Ganado Print Skinny Jeans 

And not to mention, Forever 21 has 30% off sales online this week,

check it out while it's hot friends ! 

Banana + Egg = PANCAKES & DIY Skyline Canvas

EASIEST BREAKFAST EVER

 Everything you need is in this picture!

I used 1 banana and 1 egg

1. Mash the banana

2. Add the egg, stir.

3. Add mixture to a greased skillet

4. Cook just like a pancake

5. Enjoy! With your preferred toppings :)  

DIY Skyline Canvas 

(easy for kids too!)

In the midst of getting my apartment decor together, 

I figured I'd share my latest canvas design with you!

What You Need

Canvas

Newspaper

Picture of Skyline

Paint

Glue

 

There is my canvas and skyline of Madison

Then painted a sky onto the canvas, over the entire surface

  Cut  your newspaper to the shape of skyline

Use a think black sharpie marker to color in lines, windows,

walls, etc. of your choice

Paint each individuals part of the skyline a different color

 

My skyline is going to be two layers.

So I glued the back layer on first to the canvas. 

Cut out strips of paper and fold them forward and backward

 alternating until you get a slinky form.

Glue these to your back layer as well. 

I then pressed the top layer of my skyline onto each paper slinky

by adding a dab of glue. 

( It's hard to see in that picture, but my top layer does pop out, giving it a 3D look. )

& I went over the black sharpie lines since the watercolor

made it fade a bit. I also added glitter to the lake and "Madison" at the top