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DIY Under $5 Features

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I can’t wait to show you what fun I found in this week’s DIY Under $5 party! So why waste time, let’s get right to it!

My faves:

Summer Book Page Wreath from Scrappin’ with DeeDee





DIY Fabric Business Cards from Daffy’s Dream

$3 Old Navy Skirt Upgrade from My Li’l Pumpkin Patch





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DIY Fancy Nail Polish from Inspiration and Realisation



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Feature Friday {Funkytime}

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Hello to all of you! I am thrilled to be swapping creative ideas with Michelle here today!

See the pic below? That would be me. My name is Sibylle and my blog is called Funkytime. I am a graphic designer/ stylist/ regular German girl with a passion for Photography, DIY Stuff, decorating, & pretty Vintage things.


Enough of me, here are some of my favorite projects:

Plain to Pretty {A Shoe Makeover}


Are you ready to slip your feet into something spectacular? Well, there is some work involved though- and you have to love ruffles….


I took a pair of of plain denim wedge sandals. (Walmart $15) and revamped them with some flower fabric, rickrack and mod podge. The whole DIY is here!

Birthday in a Suitcase

This was a present for my husband, his birthday was in April. When I bought an old suitcase at the flea market, I didn’t know exactly what to do with it. But it was only $15 , ‘worst’ case scenario, I would have painted it white and put it next to my bed as a bedside table. When I saw this cute Birthday in a Box idea, my picnic basket/birthday in a suitcase project was born!

It took me one whole evening, about 4 hours to make, and the total cost including all the plates, cutlery, fabric, suitcase etc… was $55. It even got featured on Design*Sponge. For the whole DIY and more pictures go here.

Soap Wrappers {Free Printables}

Besides all my DIY projects, I always try to squeeze some freebies in for my readers. This time, I designed soap wrappers.

To download go here and for all my other freebies, go here.

Vintage Pulley Chandelier

Another really fun project was my mason jar chandelier. I had an old pulley and a lot of mason jars and simply turned it into a cute chandelier for our new dining room.

You can find the DIY here.

IKEA Kitchen Cart Makeover

Who doesn’t have one of those in their kitchen?! We had this cart for a couple of years now and it started to show its age. I decided to transform it and this was the idea:


Are you curious how it turned out? See the after pictures here!

This is it for today! Thanks again, Michelle, for having me! It’s been a blast!

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DIY Under $5 {Watermelon Toenails}

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I have a fun little pedi to share with you today. I shared it over on Sew Dang Cute a couple weeks ago, but I thought I would post it in case you missed it.

I saw this on one of the teens at church and about died it was so cute. I had a 14 year old niece coming out to visit and knew this would be such a fun project for us. Introducing…

Watermelon Toenails

Don’t they just scream fun?!

Supplies:

  • Coral, bright pink or red nail polish
  • Green nail polish
  • French manicure nail stickers
  • Black acrylic paint
  • Toothpick
  • Clear nail polish

1. Paint pink/red base coat. Allow to dry.

2. Tape off the tips with the french manicure stickers.

3. Paint tips green.

4. Remove tape strips. Either take them off when the paint is really fresh or after it has dried for a long time, otherwise it will make the edges furry.

5. Use a toothpick to add a black dot in the middle of your nail. Use the opposite tip to drag the dot to a point making a teardrop shape. Repeat putting three “seeds” on each toenail. I did not do seeds on my pinky toenails because they are tiny.

6. Cover with a clear coat to add shine and protection.

Put on some sandals and enjoy your cute watermelon toenails! As an update, I did these watermelon toenails on like the 15th of July and I still have them! They have lasted way longer than I expected!

Cost:

Green polish: $1.80

Coral polish: $1

Other supplies on hand

Total:$2.80 {not bad for a cute pedi}

Now it’s time to link up your $5 projects!

Please remember:

  • Only link to your own projects that cost you $5 or less (price does not have to include items you had on hand)
  • You can link past projects that fit the dollar limit, but please only link each project one time to one DIY Under $5 party. Do not link the same project week after week.
  • No linking giveaways or items for sale
  • Please link back so others can join the party and so you have the opportunity to be featured on Saturday!

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Pick Your Plum Giveaway

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Hurry go.

Then come back and I’ll tell you the rest!

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Have you heard of Pick Your Plum? They have smokin’ daily deals on super cute crafting supplies. Wanna see just a few of the things they’ve offered…

Personalized rubber stamps for 56% off

Specialty Vinyl Sheets for 50% off

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Cotton Candy Grosgrain Ribbon for super cheap!

Hand panted ceramic knobs at 50% off, Metal Handles at a screaming deal, $0.50 No Soliciting Signs …but you got to hurry because they go fast!

This is a newer site with a cool concept. This site launched less than 3 months ago.

This site posts the most ‘swank’ crafting supplies and delicately slap prim-o pricing on them. The line up of goodies…well…They. Are. Good.

On the list: Fold over elastic, Metal plate holders, Wrought Iron Decor, Grosgrain Ribbon and their prices …just wait. They are nice.

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Here is the catch though:

They have limited quantities. So ya got to get it {{before your neighbor does}}.

Pick Your Plum…get it before your neighbor does.

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I bought antique looking rings similar to the above a few weeks ago from Pick Your Plum.}

You do have to pay shipping, but it always very reasonable.

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Wait ’til you see what’s up tomorrow!

So, be one of the first to sign up on their email list and FB page and you’ll know what’s up and how fast you have to act.

For now they are posting one item per day (M-F) at 7 am (MST). Good Stuff.

{GIVEAWAY ALERT}

Pick Your Plum.com is giving a $75 crafting supply kit to one crafting goddess!

Full of: Mod Podge, Brushes, Wrought Iron Home decor, Ribbon, Ric Rac…the list goes on!

To enter: (leave a comment for each entry)

1. Follow them on FB {and tell them I sent ya!}

2. Get on their email list to be the first to find out!

3. Follow A Little Tipsy

4. Like A Little Tipsy on FB

Giveaway closes Tuesday, August 16th. Good luck!

P.S. If there is no email listed on your comment or on your profile I will pick a new winner.

Disclosure: A Little Tipsy is an affiliate of Pick Your Plum. I think their concept is awesome! Pick Your Plum is providing the giveaway package.

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