Simple Mail/Bills Holder

I found this simple, light weight mail holder at Michaels. It was unfinished so I painted it a flat white and sanded the edges so some of the original brown color showed through.  I then added a simple picture hanging bracket on the back and put some cute sticker on the front. Voila! A cute mail holder for my room...to help keep my bills in line. Best part...with buying the wooden piece, a small bottle of acrylic paint, and the stickers....you'd be around the $10 range (and it took less than 20 minutes to make).

Bottoms up....

My dad and I started making these cute little lamps a few years ago. All you need is an empty liquor bottle (how you obtain this is none of my business), a lamp kit from Lowe's or Wal-mart, and a drill with a glass drilling bit (although I've drilled them, very carefully, with a regular bit).

Make sure you get a lamp kit with a fitting as close to the size of the bottle opening as you can. In this case I used the bottle's rubber stopper to secure the lamp part in the bottle opening. I did this by drilling a small hole through the bottle stopper. After you drill a hole into the back side of the bottle you're using, run the lamp cord up through the back and out the top of the bottle. Their are directions on the lamp kit for hooking up the wires and it's pretty simple to figure out. After you've got it together and secured the bottle to the lamp parts, find a bulb and a cute shade...and a place to put your new lamp.  :)