DIY Lamp

Mr. Creole and I tend to eat a pretty healthy amount of oatmeal these days (mmm fiber) and I have been saving the containers for a project. It took me a good three months to finally find something to do with them that wasn't going to look like a 3 yr old did it. These are the supplies I acquired for my project:

*Elmers Glue
*Glue Gun
*Jute
*Coffee Filters

 The first thing I tried was painting the container a dark-ish brown to cover the logo then glue the jute to it. I have to admit that it turned out to be an utter failure. I forgot to take pictures but it looked quite the mess. So I tore off all of the jute and started over. I glued a couple layers of  flattened coffee filters to the container. 

Then I added the jute. It looked MUCH better.

 After that was done I punched a hole in the bottom part of the container with scissors and put my new "lamp shade" on the top.

Eventually, I will put something like sand in the bottle and will wire it to actually be a working lamp. For now, it sits in my dining area with the sole purpose of looking nice.

 

 Which, if you ask me, is needing a bit more help in the decorating aspect. The mismatching wood of the dining set and my "hutch" really don't help set a theme. :) I am thinking about painting them but am unsure of what colors to go with. I know that the finish will be "distressed" to give it some character but I will have to give it some more thought I think. Plus, that huge open space above the "hutch" is... well... HUGE... and BARE. I have been wanting a really big mirror to go there but haven't been able to go thrifting yet... sigh.

Rainbow Cake

First off, I feel I need to owe those of you who regularly visit my blog an apology for not keeping up to date on the goings on of the "Creoles". It's not that I haven't had the time or the material to add it's simply that I have been lazy resting. So I will put up a couple of the things I have saved up now. First off, Mr. Creoles' brother got here today :) So that has been pretty fun. His birthday was last month and so Mr. Creole and I thought it would be kinda neat to make a cake for him. I decided to be my uber creative self so I did a rainbow themed cake.

First, I gathered my supplies.

*Cake Mix
*Diet Sprite (Mine is HEB version)
*Frosting
*Gel Food Coloring


I found this idea on the internet and thought I would give it a go. All you do is add the soda to the cake mix and stir it.  The batter will end up fluffy and oh so yummy looking. I, then, divided it up into parts and mixed in my color til it was the desired shade. I then poured my batter one at a time into a sprayed and lined loaf pan (I don't have any cake pans yet).

I baked it at 325 for about 50 minutes and let it cool.  Then I did my creative thing and decorated!! This is how it turned out.

 The rainbow is made out of peanut butter m&m's (Mr. Creole just had to have them instead of skittles lol).

This is what the inside looked like.

I am a rainbow making genius!!!!!! The cake was soooo tasty and surprisingly moist too!!  Turned out to be lots of fun. 

This is a great idea for any kind of festivity or holiday as you can use different colors and shades.

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