Crazy Agnus

JKP Thrift-ista.

Crazy Agnus — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:24:34 +0000

Always in the mood to thrift for good finds I did a power shop stop today at Platos Closet and was introduced to JPK Paris 75 Handbags. I scored my shiny new friend for a mere $18 (BIG spendin’ for a thrifter like myself…)! Man, I LOVE a good find!!!

Here is the JPK Handbag if you would like to check out these funky bags!

xo,

YEE HAW!

Crazy Agnus — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 23:37:18 +0000

This season I got the Mr Mister in on the woodworkings! The rocking horse was already put together by his grandfather, so we got an easy out! After a little sanding, paint and quite a few mishaps this was the end result:

Big thanks to Emilee for this image as I forgot to take any, oops!

Ride ‘em cowboy! Ha ha ha!

So, how about you, how did you spend your holidays?

xo,

25 Days of Jesus

Crazy Agnus — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:59:22 +0000

Write a name for Jesus on 25 ornaments and hang one on the tree for each day in December!

Source: iammommahearmeroar.blogspot.com via Amanda on Pinterest

Christmas Time is Finally Here!

Crazy Agnus — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:54:23 +0000

Welcome Little Cedar Christmas Tree!

New Social Media Trends of 2012

Crazy Agnus — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:50:35 +0000

Well well well…looks like Pintrest has been named #7 in the new social media trends for 2012! (See article here) WOO! In honor of this prestigious award I have compiled a few of my very favorites all via Pintrest!

Source: etsy.com via Lee on Pinterest

Source: party.tipjunkie.com via Lee on Pinterest

Source: ezrapoundcake.com via Lee on Pinterest

Source: studiogblog.com via Lee on Pinterest

Hey Hey Hey!

Crazy Agnus — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:59:44 +0000

To make a really long story short, it looks like the sign-in button on www.crazyagnus.com has disappeared? And I have given up on trying to get it back…so looks like the WordPress blog is back rockin’ and rollin’!

To make up for our serious lack of blogging on both here and CA.com, I have decided I will share the first part of my new journey here first! I hope to use this new “project”, which I have lovingly deemed Albert, for some major blogging inspiration. Anyways, here goes nothin’…meet Albert:

He is a 71 year old home…and a small money pit

Here are a few of the first “before” shots:

The vents are by far my favorite part of the home…they remind me of giant church doors! The little guy needs some work, but with a some sweat, tears and hopefully no blood (or I will be passing out…) he will be good as new! PLUS it will give me some good stuff to blog about

xo <3 Lee at Crazy A!

WE ARE MOVING!

Crazy Agnus — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:55:20 +0000

To…WWW.CRAZYAGNUS.COM

Check it out, pretty please??? We are still in the “tweaking” stage, but don’t want to lose you all, our crazy loyal friends!

While you’re at it, you should probably “LIKE” us on Facebook too! You can find the link at our new website WWW.CRAZYAGNUS.COM (Shameless plug, again.) Or you can search us on Facebook under Crazy Agnus!

Hope to hear from you soon!

Love,

A&L @ Crazy Agnus

DIY: Restoring a Cast Iron Skillet.

Crazy Agnus — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 23:14:03 +0000

I have been on the hunt for a cast iron skillet for about two months now…problem is I didn’t want to pay BIG BUCKS for one. So you can imagine my excitement when I found one for $8 Saturday. (It was the most expensive purchase of my $50 thrifting trip! WOO HOO!) Problem was, it was covered in rust and all seasoning that comes with an old cast iron skillet was gone.

Determined to fix it I did a little bit of research…and now I present you with a quick and easy DIY project. Big thanks to the Mr. Mister for being my oh-so-fashionable model (ha ha ha…)!

HOW TO RE-SEASON AND DE-RUST AN OLD CAST IRON SKILLET

1. It all starts with a skillet that looks something like this:

…for a closer look…

2. Put about 4-5 heaping tablespoons of salt into the pan along with an equal amount of vegetable oil

4. Using a paper towel spread the salt and oil mixture throughout the entire inside of the pan taking care to cover every part of the inside of the pan

5. Let the pan sit and soak in the mixture (we let ours sit for about five minutes). In the meantime let the oven heat up to 250 degrees F

6. Next wash the pan with hot water and soap, using your hands or a paper towel. Be sure to not use a brush or towel

7. After throughly drying the skillet…

(I promise this face was staged ha ha)

8. Coat the inside of the skillet entirely with a thin coat of vegetable oil

9. After your oven has heated, place the skillet in the oven for half an hour at 250 degrees. After half an hour take the skillet out (it will be hottttttt, whew!) and re-coat the pan again with a thin layer of vegetable oil

10. Once the skillet has heated let it cool throughly and sop up extra oil with a paper towel

To ensure that your pan stays in tip-top shape be sure to not clean it with soap after each use. Typically you can get away with just rinsing your skillet well with hot water. If there are still leftover food on the skillet you can repeat this process with salt and oil again. Always dry the pan completely (over heat if possible) before storing it!

We now have an awesome (and cheap!) cast iron skillet perfect for camping, cooking on the grill and even for use on a standard stove top!

Pretty In Pink.

Crazy Agnus — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 18:12:20 +0000

via Bare Foot Floor

via CasaSugar

via Pfieffer Homes

via This Next

via Broke Ass Bride

It’s spring…. and snowing.

Crazy Agnus — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:04:13 +0000

Well wonderful Ohio is blooming with snow so far this spring. It makes me want to cuddle in bed with a magazine to stay warm… a big white fluffy bed!

*images found Shabby Chic, Life in Fun Lane, Google images