$50 Girlls Bathroom Makeover BUDGET DIVA

$50.00 Girls Bathroom makeover

Budget Diva

I really needed to redo my sweet little 6 year old boring bathroom! It is a very nice bathroom but I needed a budget "pick me up". Here's the bathroom before...

Like I said, it's just plain! So we needed to come up with a theme together. My 6 year old daughter is in LOVE with animal print ( I wonder why :P ) so we decided to go with zebra print. I set a budget for $50.00. That would include EVERYTHING! (Shower curtain, shower curtain rings, rugs, toothbrush holder, organizers, decor, etc)  

I went to three stores:

1. Goodwill

2. Ross 

3. Dollar Store

( I also had to order her custom name wall decal online) 

I wanted to makeover the wood cabinet but didn't want to paint it because kids change there minds as they grow up! So I found this zebra print locker/wall adhesive. Perfect!!! I cut strips to fit into the cabinet doors and walla! A 7 dollar cabinet makeover.

Zebra Print Wall Adhesive: $6.99 (Ross)

There were no place to hang any hand towels. So I found a towel rack at goodwill for 3.99. I spray painted the ends with left rustroleum "hammered" black spray. Then I covered the rest with the zebra print duck tape I found at the dollar store. A 5 dollar hand towel project!

 Hand towel rack: $3.99 (Goodwill)

Zebra print duck tape: $1.00 (dollar store)

Zebra hand towels: $5.99 (Ross)

I found this cute set of poodle bathroom accessories at the goodwill. SCORE! Perfect! And at the dollar store they had cotton swabs already in this cute plastic container. I just wrapped duck tape around it to match everything else. About $4.50 for all that!

Cotton Swap Holder: $1.00 (dollar store)

Poodle Tooth brush holder: $.49 (Goodwill)

Poodle cotton ball holder: $2.97 (Goodwill)

Above the toilet really needed to most work. I had a shelf that I saved from a broken TV cabinet. I used that and brackets I had stored to make a shelf above the toilet. Used my daughter Easter basket (since you only use it once a year anyway!) to store her extra hand towls in. Found this awesome skull canvas print at goodwill for $2.47, so of course I snatched that right up. :)

Skull canvas picture: $2.47 (Goodwill)

Her bathroom needed to be personalized. I searched on online and on EBay I found a person that does custom wall decals for only $5.99. PERFECT!

Name wall decal: $5.99 (eBay)

Anyone that has little girls know you have a million different hair ties, hair bows, head bands, hair clips, etc. I needed them to be organized and stored so both my daughter and I could have easy access to them. I went to the dollar store and got these 3 bins. I also had these little desk organizers laying around that I used inside of the bins.

3 storage bins: $3.00 (dollar store)

And last but not least. I needed a shower curtain and bath mats. I knew it would be hard to find zebra print at goodwill. And shower curtains alone will cost you around 25 bucks! So Ross it was! I found a WHOLE set for only $16.99. That included the shower curtain, shower curtain hooks, a bath mat, and a toilet bath mat.

Bath Set: 4: $16.99 (Ross)

And here is the result:

My daughter loves it and I am pretty happy with the $50.00 result!

Here is a list of all the items and then end cost:

Zebra Print Wall Adhesive: $6.99 (Ross)

Hand towel rack: $3.99 (Goodwill)

Zebra print duck tape: $1.00 (dollar store)

Zebra hand towels: $5.99 (Ross)

Cotton Swap Holder: $1.00 (dollar store)

Poodle Tooth brush holder: $.49 (Goodwill)

Poodle cotton ball holder: $2.97 (Goodwill)

Skull canvas picture: $2.47 (Goodwill)

Name wall decal: $5.99 (eBay)

3 storage bins: $3.00 (dollar store)

Bath Set: 4: $16.99 (Ross)

=$50.88

Crockpot "Drunken Chicken"

Slow Cooker "Drunken Chicken" 

This recipe makes your home smell like heaven! Only 10 minuet prep and inner is ready for when you get home. Enjoy :)

Ingredients: 

4 chicken legs (or you can use thighs) 

8 ounces of beer (I used my yummy home brew stout)

2tb of butter

Seasonings:

-salt

-pepper

-rosemary

-thyme

-oregano

-basil

1. Prepare chicken by washing and patting dry. Place In a large crockpot.
2. Pour beer over chicken and into crockpot.
3. Melt butter and brush over the tops of the chicken.
4. Add all the seasoning to the tops of each chicken leg. (Use whatever amounts you like for taste)
5. Cover and cook le for 7-8 hours.

$8.00 Fish Tank Makeover Budget Diva

$8.00 Fish Tank Makeover

Budget Diva

My husband came home one day with a 75 gallon fish tank ( for free!! ) and put it rigggghhhht in the dining room.   It was beautiful inside with all the fish and natural decor but the outside was just an eyesore! So big and bulky and had a 1980s wood paneling look.

The fake wood fish tank look just had to GO! Pronto!

Time to shop for the cheapest materials!!! My favorite!

Habitat for Humanity:

- quarter used gallon if black paint $1.00

- half used chrome spray paint $.50

Dollar store:

-Drop cloth $1.00

- 2 paint rollers $2.00

- 1 paint liner $1.00

- 2 rolls of blue tape $2.00

=$7.50 plus tax!

I started by stripping off the fake wood wallpaper with a knife. Then did two coats of black paint and........

Wala!!! Super fabulous and goes with with dining room decor. I couldn't be happier with the tank and the price! Until next time...stay fabulous :)

Cajun stuffed chicken

Cajun stuffed chicken

This dish is packed with awesome flavor and is easy too!

Ingredients:

4 chicken breasts

1/2 Cup of shredded jack cheese

1/2 Cup of sharp cheddar cheese

1 Cup of spinach

1 egg

Cajun seasoning (I eyeball to my taste)

panko crumbs

lots of toothpicks!

1. preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Prepare chicken breast by flattening them to a 1/4 inch. ( I use a ziplock bag and a mallet) set aside.

3. In a bowl combine jack cheese and spinach. In a smaller bowl combine bread crumbs and Cajun seasoning.

4. Spoon spinach and cheese mixture onto one side of each chicken breast. fold each chicken breast tightly and fasten with several toothpicks. 

5. Bake 35 minuets or until chicken is done. I serve with a side of yellow rice!

Hope you enjoy! Stay Fabulous!! 

20 Dollar Laundry Room Re-do

BUDGET DIVA

I have a small laundry closet next to my kitchen. There are no doors just curtains and it was driving me CRAZY how bad it looked! 

Yes...I know... its terrible. BUT it was a perfect excuse to hit up the Goodwill! :) 

At the Goodwill I found:

 1 large ivory canister $4.98

1 medium ivory canister $3.98

1 ivory drink dispenser $2.98

1 vintage candle holder $1.98

1 mason jar $1.00

1 Table cloth $2.50

1 wire plant basket $1.00

1 basket $1.00

1 sheet sticker letters $.50

= $19.92

Now for label making! REMEMBER...before you GO OUT and spend MONEY on labeling items, just look around your house! You can make your own labels for free 99 percent of the time. 

I found two different kinds of paper and printed out the labels in a font i liked. then glued everything together. I also had cute little cloths pins to attach the green ribbon too. 

For the toilet paper holder I spray painted the black plant holder the color I wanted.  Also use my letter stickers I got for .50 to add the word "coins" to my 2 dollar vintage candle holder for all that loose change you find in the dryer!

I used the 1.00 mason chair to store cloths pins and used the stickers to write the words "cloths pins" on it. 

Added my 2.50 table cloth to cover the ugly wired shelf and used all three canisters for 11.00 to store all my  laundry needs.

AND THERE YOU HAVE IT!!! Good luck guys and I hope you find some fabulous Goodwill finds to redo your laundry room! :)

Easy Jalapeño Cheddar Sausage and Peppers

Easy Jalapeno Cheddar Sausage and Peppers

Hey guys! Do you ever have those days when you just don't have time to cook a yummy meal but want the taste of one? This is the easiest, fastest, recipe! Enjoy :)

Easy Jalapeno Cheddar Sausage and Peppers

1 package of  JOHNSONVILLE JALAPEÑO & CHEESE SMOKED SAUSAGE

1 Large onion sliced into strips

2 green peppers sliced into strips

1 red pepper sliced strips

olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic

1. SLICE ALL PEPPERS AND ONION. PLACE IN A STOVE TOP PAN AND DRIBBLE OLIVE OIL ON THEM. TOP WITH DESIRE AMOUNT OF SALT, PEPPER, AND GARLIC. TURN ON MEDIUM HEAT AND SAUTE.

2. Preheat gas grill to medium-low heat. place links on grill about 7-9 inches above the heat source cook for 7-10 minutes. (i like my pretty charcoaled) Turn links frequently, if possible use tongs rather than a fork to prevent casings from puncturing. 

3. Add sausage to peppers in pan and serve warm.

ENJOY!!