Chandelier Makeover!

When we moved into this house there was an UGLY Chandelier in the Dining Room. We are on a very limited budget right now so buying a new one isn't going to happen for a long time, so I had to come up with a way to fix it!!

So I decided to try and fix it myself. I went to Home Depot and bought a can of Hammered Black Spray paint for $8.

Here is the before:

I took the chandelier down and took the glass pieces off. (Sorry I forgot to take pictures during the process).

I then had my hubby cut the top ring off that the glass piece hung from using wire cutters, and he sanded them smooth.

I put paper towels in all of the light bulb holes so I didn't get spray paint in them.

I took it outside and and hung it from a tree to spray paint it.

It took 2 coats.

Here is the after:

What an improvement and for only $8!! YAY!! I love that it kind of has an old farmhouse look, which is how we are decorating the house!

Before and after:

So what have you taken and given it a different look for your house?

New Years Plan!

I'm not a big fan of New Years Resolutions. I and most people don't keep them. So instead I like to make New Years Plans! That way I always have the option of making a Plan B which lets face it makes it sound official!

So My New Years Plan!

1. Be healthier as a Family. Eat Healthier and Exercise.

2. Get stuff done around the house. We just moved in in August so there is a lot we still want to do.

3. Get Food Storage Together.

So I started working on Food Storage today! I looked at what our Family of 5 would need for a year and made a plan. I came up with a list.....Food Storage on $10 a week. Broke it down into 52 weeks and there we go! It wont be enough for a full year more like 6 months but its a start and affordable for us. I was inspired by THIS post by Savannah at ClassyClutter. She had a great list on $5 a week I just need something a little different for our family and our needs.

Here is the list:
Week 1: 30 lbs. Flour
Week 2: 20 lbs Sugar
Week 3: 4 cans of Shortening
Week 4: #10 Can of Soup Mix
Week 5: 30 Lbs Flour
Week 6: 5Lbs. Wheat
Week 7: 16 cans Evaporated Milk
Week 8: 7 boxes baking Soda
Week 9: 9 packs of yeast
Week 10: 30 Lbs Flour
Week 11: 20 Lbs Sugar
Week 12: 5 Lbs Wheat
Week 13&14: #10 can Dry Milk
Week 15: 30 Lbs Flour
Week 16: 5 Lbs Oats
Week 17: 16 Cans Evaporated Milk
Week 18: 18 cans salt
Week 19: $10 in toilet paper
Week 20: 20 Lbs. Sugar
Week 21: 20 Lbs Sugar
Week 22: #10 Can Honey
Week 23: 4 Bottles Veg. Oil
Week 24: 10 Lbs Brown Sugar
Week 25: 20 Lbs. Sugar
Week 26: 5 Lbs Wheat
Week 27: 11 cans baking powder
Week 28: 6 boxes of elbow macaroni
Week 29: 4 bags beans
Week 30: 4 jars peanut butter
Week 31: 20 Lbs Sugar
Week 32: $10 Vitamins
Week 33: 10 Lbs Rice
Week 34: 5 Lbs Wheat
Week 35: 4 bags beans
Week 36: 10 Lbs Brown Sugar
Week 37: 6 boxes elbow macaroni
Week 38: 5 Lbs Oats
Week 39&40: #10 Dry Milk
Week 41: 10 Lbs Rice
Week 42 & 43: #10 can dry milk
Week 44: 6 jars Grape Jelly
Week 45: 6 boxes spaghetti noodles
Week 46: 20 Lbs Sugar
Week 47: $10 Drink Mix
Week 48: 10 Lbs Rice
Week 49&50: #10 Can Dry Milk
Week 51: 10 Lbs Rice
Week 52: 20 Lbs Sugar
 
At the end of the year you will have:
120 Lbs Flour
20 Lbs Wheat
160 Lbs Sugar
20 Lbs Brown Sugar
9 Lbs Honey
10 Lbs Soup Mix
40 Lbs Rice
50 Lbs Pasta
12 Lbs Shortening
1.5 Gal. Vegetable Oil
7 Lbs Baking Soda
5 Lbs Baking Powder
2.5 Lbs Yeast
10 Lbs Oats
32 cans Evaporated milk
20 Lbs Dry Milk
29 Lbs Salt
36 Lbs. Pasta (elbow and spaghetti)
4.5 Lbs. Peanut Butter
12 Lbs. Grape Jelly
Powdered Drink Mix



Some weeks it is a little more than $10 and others a little less. there are a few weeks were it is a more expensive item so it is combined into 2 weeks.

I also plan to get Water, and will post more about that as I do some research and figure out exactly how we want to do the water! Also as we can I am going to purchase freeze dried fruit and vegetables, dessert items, and other things as I see we need them.

Two Great places to purchase these items along with all your emergency Preparedness need is emergencyessentials.com and shelfreliance.com. We were given 72 hour kits from Emergency Essentials for Christmas and it is a great kits with EVERYTHING you need!!

Here is a printable list!

 

Let Me know how it works for you, and if you have any other ideas to add to the list!!