Thursday, February 17, 2011
Gently down the stream...
My latest project is still looking for it's permanent home. I picked up a Canoe paddle for $1 gave it a coat of red paint, and used my fabulous birthday cricut (thanks Cy!) to cut out some glossy vinyl letters....<drum roll, please..."Life is but a DREAM." The very last line of the old campfire round favorite, "Row, Row, Row your boat..." It looks great (pic coming) I just think it needs to be hung WAY up on our ceiling, thus needing to get 8 foot ladder into the dining room, and get creative about hanging it up:) All in goood time.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Do something creative everyday!
Here's some of my "daily-s"...
Toadstool Seat! (more on my blog post $2 Toadstool!) |
Sidebar got whitewashed! Love the difference! |
Love Potion #9. Printed vintage label out on sticker paper... |
Snow lady! Complete with baby carrot nose, and black button eyes! |
Tea for two! (instructions also on my blog, thanks Heather!) |
Rustic candles, and twin candleholders done in a "shabby" white finish! |
My kiddos favorite new hangout now has a door sign! (It's a "kneewall" room off our upstairs hallway) |
Ok, didn't make this one, but it was one of my favorite finds. A Vintage Pin the Tail on the Donkey game kit, complete with fun purple and orange cardboard blindfold:) and for $3 YES! |
$1 Stool + Valentine Red Base + White Vinyl Monogram = A happy laundry room ! |
This beauty was in the basement of our 1874 home, I have yet to envision it's new look...Any ideas?? |
Fun Vintage Game in Virginia City...will it say, "YES"? ;) |
Captain's chair gets a fun new cottage look! |
A bit of spring fever I must admit..."Chubby" is watching to welcome his birdie cousins...no sign of them yet...soon! |
Bought this bookshelf (in major disrepair) at the local ReStore for $1...gave it a white paint job, and now it sits in my girls bedroom! |
Whew! It's been busy, and "painty" around here! Hope you are creating, enjoying the peace of keeping to your budget and surrounding yourself with things you love!~Meg
Steeped in Love!
Download and print this page at the bottom of this post:) 8 tags per sheet in lovely muted neopolitan colors! |
"Tea For Two|ME & YOU" |
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"Steeped In Love|Happy Valentines Day!" Download the printable template here! I think this makes a perfect Valentine's Day take home gift from your Valentine party and a thoughtful small gift for your friends & neighbors this Valentine's Day! |
Saturday, February 5, 2011
$2 Toadstool!
I have been wanting to make one of these for my kiddos since I saw this picture that totally inspired me!
So browsing the 1/2 price sale today @ the local Good Sam I spotted a Na-Hasty :) footstool, but could also see the potential for an enchanting, soft, sturdy little toadstool seat! The whole project cost me just $2!!! (since I had scraps of felt, heavy duty staples and some liquid stitch) & I was able to transform it in just 20 minutes! I am enchanted.;)
Here's how I did it in a nutshell:
Here's the original footstool in all it's upholstered nastiness:) |
I flipped it over pulled the felt tight, folding a little as I went and stapled it in place with a heavy duty staple gun... |
Here's the finished top! |
I used a coffee cup and a lead pencil to trace 5 circles on the white felt I had. |
Then using "Liquid Stitch" I put some of the adhesive along the edges and made a big "X" in the middle of each circle... |
Here's all the cutie toadstool spots! |
The $2 Toadstool finished! |
This Saturday fairy tale has a happy ending...the$2 toadstool has a new life in our children's loft play room! I love how this turned out and I also love that I was to transform it in just 20 minutes! I am enchanted:)
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