When the minis went with the Mr, i was able to do MANY projects. When i'm doing crafts, i'm one happy girl!
One thing you have to know is i STEW on projects for weeks, sometimes MONTHS trying to figure out where or what i should make. Sometimes, project ideas just happen right away-
This first project has been a LONG one. i forgot to take before and afters of everything, i'm a loser- but.. under this pic you'll see a pink canvas. My best friend in Sc was going to throw this away. i knew i could use it for something- i tried spray painting and that didnt work-
I hand painted black acrylic paint on the entire front and sides.
One dried, i sprayed each of the pieces of scrapbook paper with spray adhesive and layed on the canvas. i simply used the "Q" that i already had ( once again, another fun thing from Corky's daughter) that i've literally had for 3 yrs and didnt use. i sprayed it a tiffany blue-
had a 5x7 pic printed of lil muffin and used a vinyl rub on i've also been stashing for over 2 years. How cute is this simple piece of art?! i'm in love!
Monograms- i love them. I used to not "get it" because in Oregon, you dont do monograms. Well, things have changed and i look for ANY reason to have a monogram! I was burnt out on wreaths on my front door- while in hobby lobby ( my second home) i came up with this idea- a GIANT monogram ( joanne fabrics), a yard of fabric and modge podge. i literally layed the Hon top of the fabric and kept 2-3 inches around it and cut. i then cut every 2 inches all around so that i had small pieces to glue on the H and wouldnt get bubbles. you literally get your fingers messy and use them as your paint brush. This is a TIME CONSUMING project, people! we're talking 2 plus hours WITHOUT interruptions! once glued onto the H, i glued on TOP of the fabric to seal it, once again to not have bubbling. I then thought of a random do dad to match the fabric- on my neighbors i glued a mini owl on .
This idea has TAKEN OFF and we now have neighbors making their own spin offs-
these were those old 80's pantry doors with horrible gold hardware on them. i literally took tons of pieces and screws out. i spray painted them and then sanded to look shabby. I bought picture wire so that they could hang on the wall and had the Mr. screw screws into each side of the back of the shutters with the wire hanger, and then put square chair pads on ALL four corners of each so they wouldnt scratch the wall. i literally paid 6 dollars for the shutters and maybe 8 for the spray paint!
(ps the wicker trunk i also got at the garage sale for only 15 bucks and holds clean sheets)
i made this wreath using a round wreath form from the dolla store- i also bought my shells there and literally hot glued them on - super easy, super inexpensive!
While blog stalking, i came across a tutorial from a blog called Little apartment on the prairie that gave a tutorial on how to make your own beach glass with MODGE PODGE and food coloring! AGain, so easy- i went to our goodwill and got many bottles, however you can use what you have- the tall one is actually an old liquor bottle and the small square one was a reed oil diffuser at one time!
And that my friends is what i got done to show for.. there was more made
i made this wreath using a round wreath form from the dolla store- i also bought my shells there and literally hot glued them on - super easy, super inexpensive!
While blog stalking, i came across a tutorial from a blog called Little apartment on the prairie that gave a tutorial on how to make your own beach glass with MODGE PODGE and food coloring! AGain, so easy- i went to our goodwill and got many bottles, however you can use what you have- the tall one is actually an old liquor bottle and the small square one was a reed oil diffuser at one time!
And that my friends is what i got done to show for.. there was more madeand many good trips to goodwill -
I think the best thing in all of this,is you dont have to fork out boatloads of money to do a project! The key is patience! Get an idea, and wait for the right thing to come along! its taken nearly over a year to get my room together and i'm still not done, but all the waiting and time pays off i promise you!
I think the best thing in all of this,is you dont have to fork out boatloads of money to do a project! The key is patience! Get an idea, and wait for the right thing to come along! its taken nearly over a year to get my room together and i'm still not done, but all the waiting and time pays off i promise you!
