This summer has given me a lot of time to figure things out, while also do whatever I want before I go off to college. A couple days ago I watched a video on dollar store diys and I was inspired to make a trendy, marble plant stand that only takes a couple hours to make and is fully functional and cute for any space.
Here's What You Need:
- 10" Wall Clock
- 3 Paper Towel Holders
- Spray Paint of Choice
- Marble Contact Paper or Cardstock Paper
- Scissors
- E6000 Glue
- Duct Tape
- The first part of the project requires taking out the actual clock part of the clock because that will be your top of your plant stand. It is important to keep the back of the clock, the glass (which I actually broke) and just take off the hands.
- Now is the time to cover the face of the clock with either the contact paper or another type of paper or covering of your choice. All colors are optional, so feel free to make it your own.
- Once you have covered the face of the clock which will be the top part of the stand, you can now start on the paper towel roll holders. I bought mine for two bucks at Walmart and spray painted them gold.
- On the back of the clock where the battery pack is, you have to carefully place the towel holders after they are dried onto the back of the clock. To form a stable structure I had to bend the holders out to about 45 degrees. I made the mistake of doing it on the clock and broke the glass, so bend them before placing them.
- Once you have placed all three holders onto the clock, you can glue them like crazy with E6000 at all the connecting points. To keep it in place, I taped it and left it to sit upside down over night.
I had a lot of fun with this project and was pleased with how it came out. I never have time for diys, so this was really nice to do on my own time. Besides breaking the glass top, I don't think I had any other issues or problems with the project. You can make it more your own and choose a different color clock, taller paper towel holders, or use it for anything else! I love how simple and minimal it looks and fills up this little corner space I have in my room. It's a great project to do with anyone and is really simple and inexpensive.
Here's the YouTube Video I watched! Thanks to The Sorry Girls for inspiring me to make it.
It has been only five months dog-less and our home has been missing a little pitter patter. To be honest, it has been really hard looking at everyone's dogs, especially new puppy goldens. About a week ago, my parents brought my sisters and I out to lunch and all was normal and dandy. As we are finishing our Portillo's hotdogs, my dad starts to say something; "You know we love all three of you girls and Rigly was like a son to me, however, I have always wanted a son".
And my heart kind of dropped. A new baby brother? No. My mom starts crying of hysteria, my sister is like forcing her chocolate cake down, my other sister is screaming, and I am speechless about to pass out. "We have always wanted to adopt...a new dog". My mom bursts out laughing and I'm sitting there still in shock.
So, here is our new pup, Cooper! We didn't think we were ready for a new dog, but we were really feeling empty and needed a fluffer to run around and play with. My parents took us immediately after lunch to the amazing breeder, who has been breeding and caring for goldens for like 15 years, and my dad had the final say on which dog. We choose the pretty mellow pup. We like the runts and the not-so-yappy dogs and boy are we so excited to get him. He is currently about 6 weeks old and we get to pick him up on September 2nd. I will be sure to include updates and cute posts up about our new doggo.
When we got Rigly from my aunt, he wasn't nearly as small, so the whole puppy thing is pretty new to us. We named Cooper after Cooperstown, New York where the Baseball Hall of Fame is and his middle name (yes, we're extra like that) is Bell after his mom Bella because she's already had two full litters within this past month! I can't wait to take him places and take really cute pictures of him.
Any puppy advice I should know?
Over this past week my mom, sister, and I made our way down to Rogersville, Missouri to visit some really close friends and we had so much fun visiting. It's always amazing how you can have really close friends that live so far away and still have a connection with them. Every visit feels just like the one before (maybe a little height difference), but it seems like our relationship just grows and grows. We forget what grades we're in or what we have to do outside of visiting because whenever we are together it doesn't feel like we've been separated at all. I love those kind of bonds.
This is one out of three beautiful dogs they have, Boot. I don't know why, but I really resonated with this dog. She's kind of a hound and reminds me of my grandma's pup. She would follow us all over their property and would always welcome you when you walked outside of their gorgeous cabin.
On one of the days, we went to Top of the Rock in Hollister, Missouri. It is this beautiful golf resort designed by Arnold Palmer and has a really great golf cart tour of the waterfalls and you go inside a cave with a built in bar! It was really amazing to see some of Missouri's hidden beauties along this mountain.
A lot of our trip was spent relaxing around their house, swimming, and driving their Ranger around and taking some sweet pictures. My best friend Cole actually took most of these pictures and is truly a pro.
Since my family and I live in the big city, it was really nice getting to go south and enjoy some peace and quiet with all of their livestock and actually seeing stars in the sky at night.
As my final summer hoorah and getaway before college starts, this was truly the cherry on top. Before I live in the busy city for the next four years, I am thankful for having to go far away to make these special visits to our beloved friends and family all throughout the year.
I just want to personally thank the Perry family for having us down for the weekend because I think I needed it before I start writing papers and focusing on school. Time has flown by, but time will not break our bond.
I begin school in about two weeks and am beyond excited to see what my journey has in store. As I sit here and write this, listening to my Spotify playlist, I have realized how ready I am to start a new adventure.
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