Fruit Flies Be Gone!

Working in a ER can be daunting and emotional at its best. And sometimes we do silly crazy things to change our thoughts of a really hard day or because we have found something new on Pinterest to try. Today was such a day.

My friend Melanie, found an idea on Pinterest on how to get rid of Fruit Flies. Today just happened to be the day that we had some fruit flies. Yes, we have fruit flies. Certainly, not all the time but mostly when are given baskets of fruit from patients, the community or when we bring our own for snacks and forget to eat them or simply don't have time to eat them. I'm sure we aren't the only ones that have these pesky little critters.

Below is all you need to get rid of your fruit flies too. Have fun!


Items needed:
1 clear glass/cup/jar
1 coffee filter or a piece of white paper large enough to make a cone
Tape ( We used surgical tape because that's all we had, but any tape will work.)
A piece or two of fruit (Melanie shared two pieces from her little "cuties".)
Hungry fruit flies

Directions:
Fold the coffee filter so it makes a cone. At the tip of the cone make a tiny hole big enough for even fat fruit flies (say those words 3 times real fast, hilarious!) to enter. Next place the cone in the cup and fold the edges over the lip of the cup and secure with tape, so those  little critters can not escape.

Next sit back and wait for the little darlings to enter the cup!

I am here to tell you it works! You should have seen us dancing around at the sight of not one but two fruit flies in our cup! I sure hope our patients didn't notice us!

Fruit Flies Be Gone!

Above the Kitchen Cabinet Love

Above the Kitchen Cabinet Love

I have a love for vases; especially crystal ones and vintage ones, and well, all vases. With all that I have collected I have waited for the perfect inspiration and space to display them. With a little help from Pinterest. I was able to get the creative juices going.

First thing I did was unpack my vases and give them a good cleaning.  They had been in storage in our garage since August wrapped in newspaper and were yucky!  After I had them sparkling I began the work of placing each vase in its current location.

Next came the picture frames. I purchased three 8 ½ x 11 black picture frames at The Dollar Tree for a total of $3.00. Don’t you just love The Dollar Tree?

Next I sprayed painted my $3.00 black picture frames white. The picture frames do not have glass inserts. That’s because I broke all of them while removing the backs. (You definitely get what you pay for!)

As it turns out I like them without the glass. Just think, you won’t have to clean the glass nor will you get a glare from your lighting.

I downloaded the pictures from Pinterest and my DW printed them for me. Since the pictures were printed on an 8 ½ x 11 white card  stock, I trimmed the edges to fit on the backing. 

I then used double sided tape from my scrap booking supplies and taped the pictures right on the back of the picture frame. 

As you can see, I placed them on top of the cabinets along with the vases for a pop of color. I love the new look and it really brightens up a dead space! 

All for a whopping 3.00!! Make it a great day!