I’m not usually one for following what is trendy in my home decor, but I do love the Ombre look.  Even if you don’t know the word, I’m sure you’ve seen it around; it refers to a gradation of color and can be spotted everywhere from home decor:

to clothing:

to hair:

and I love it!

If you want to add this trend to your home, it is a pretty easy technique to produce a big wow factor.

I started with the dresser that’s been in my daughter’s room.  I didn’t get a picture of it before I took the drawers out  (what is with me and before pictures!?!) but it is your basic inexpensive laminate furniture store dresser.

Fall is here and it is time to get outdoors and have fun! Whether you are canning, tailgating or just cooking outdoors, we’ve got a great prize that will make getting outside even more fun! One lucky PYP member will win an Explorer 2 burner stove, a 21 Qt. Canning Pot, 2 Heat Diffuser Plates and a pair of gloves (Total retail value $256.25) made by CampChef!

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Perhaps you’ve seen this idea floating around. I decided to try it myself today to see how it works. You can see from the photos that it works great! I used a sharp knife to start the cut on my bottle (2-liter) and then used scissors to finish and smooth the cut.
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NOTES: The nice thing about doing this, as opposed to just using a rubber band or something, is that you can actually pour the chips/rice/etc. from the spout. I think for the butterscotch chips (as pictured) I will use a milk carton lid, though because it’s a little wider.
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Overall, a great idea. I will be reusing my bottle tops from now on!

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