so there was this piece of wood nailed to a tree out front before we moved into our house….and it stayed there for about a year and a half after we moved in. lol. finally took it down (and of course kept it). and gave it a little makeover! not exactly sure what it says, [...]
remember when i thought i was dyeing the right color for P’s halloween costume? well the FIRST one i did came out with a stain. (then i did another yellow one which is nice and pretty, but then realized it needed to be orange so did another one…thank goodness i had lots of white onesies). [...]
remember this post?? well i finally finished! i used elsie’s DIY canvas portrait tutorial. i just used four 8×10 canvases and printed out the photos on regular printer paper. i might have rubbed off the paper a little too much, oops! but i still love them. totally going for the vintagey look. ;) photo 1: last [...]
it’s about time for a little DIY action over here. you can never have too many throw pillows! 1. materials: i had some lovely grayish blue corduroy fabric that needed to be made into something. i went ahead and used two different colors of felt for the petals but one color (or lots) looks great too. [...]
here’s a little sneak peek of a project i have been working on. (i’ve actually been working on lots of projects, but non are post worthy yet) looks really good huh? lol. it’s still a work in progress. i’ll give you a clue….i’m using elsie’s DIY tutorial over at a beautiful mess. excited for the [...]
for all those out there who want to make these amazing no sew tutus (there are tons and tons of “tuturials,” so i didn’t do one) BUT i wanted to share this little, but amazing, short cut on cutting the strips of tulle. i first saw it here. it’s genius (and if you already knew [...]
what do you get when you add you’ll have to wait and find out!!! hehe. i have it pictured in my head. let’s see if it turns out just as good.
yay friday!! today is also the final day in the makeover week! so last but not least….fabric magnets! :) take your boring/old magnets that you kept because you knew you were going to do something with them eventually, some fun fabric (i used the leftovers from this project) and the ever so lovely mod podge! [...]
hello! this is probably the easiest makeover for this week! just one step. can’t get much easier than that. got these letters at hobby lobby. love. that. place. spray painted them gold. one coat. and that’s it! hanging them up perfectly, however, was not as easy for me. made a couple extra tiny holes in [...]
happy wednesday! today is another simple makeover. here’s what you do…get your buddies and go on a nice little walk. molly panda so kindly helped me find all these sticks. then you take your paint and paint brushes and go to town. and done. then put your fabulous sticks wherever you please. i’m thinking this [...]
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