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Pallet Letter Sign {tutorial}

September 24, 2012 7 Comments

Hanging on the wall in our den is this fun pallet letter sign:

The Hubs ~~took~~ beat the pallet apart and I lined up 4 boards and used two smaller pieces that Ross cut for me to hold it all together.

I flipped the sign over and got out my awesome DecoArt Designer Series White paint that my friends at DecoArt sent me a pencil, and a few paint brushes.

Next I drew a big ‘’P” on the sign with the pencil.
Can you see part of it?!

Then I took a smaller paint brush and painted over the pencil line.

I used the big paint brush to fill the “P” in.

Once the “P” was all painted, I let the paint dry well then sanded it down to give it a distressed look.

Now we have a fun Pallet Letter Sign hanging in our den!

The best part, it was FREE!

Gotta love a free piece of custom art hanging on the wall that most people assume cost a fortune!

Filed Under: Crafting, Crafts, Decorating, Distressing, Inspiration, Johnny In A Dress, KnockOff, Make Your Own..., My House, Revamping, Thrifty, Tutorial

Shutter Wall.

June 20, 2011 29 Comments

Look what I did!

Yep.

A shutter wall!

In our den we have had this HUGE blank wall since we moved in over a year ago…

The problem was that our TV hangs above the fireplace (I SWORE I would NEVER do that, but there is NO where else to put a TV in our den!) Well actually, we bought our house from my uncle and he had his TV mounted on the “blank wall”, hence the outlet in the middle of the wall, but we weren’t too crazy about having a TV hanging right there… so we hung ours the only other place – over the mantle.

1. I needed something to cover that outlet before I LOST MY MIND…

2. The TV is a big rectangle, so I did not want another big rectangle (say a picture) or a big circle (a mirror) hanging on the wall…

Then I saw this in Pottery Barn and I knew EXACTLY what I wanted to do:

Of course my AWESOME neighbors threw out an entire house full of fabulous shutters …and they were in my carport …just WAITING to be used!

I did what I do best and attacked their “whiteness” with spray paint that I had left over from previous projects. The result – an awesome collection of different shades of blue!

Then the shutters sat like this in our foyer for oh, about a month…

I finally had a second to tackle the shutter project during nap time, so I laid them out just how I wanted them to hang on the wall.

Then I flipped each shutter over, making sure they were still lined up like I wanted them to be and used a mounting brace to hold them together. (No, I did NOT spray paint the back of the shutters… I know, I know…) I screwed one mounting bracket at the top and one at the bottom of each shutter to make sure they were super secure.

My awesome Hubby helped me hang the shutters on the wall, but they needed a little something so I scoured the internet and ran upon this awesome Clothes Pin Wreath Tutorial! Of course I HAD to spray paint it, so I took it outside and it became red!

Now we no longer have an awkward blank wall with a random outlet in the center of it in our den anymore!

And I am completely in love…

Just one more time because I am pretty much obsessed and wish you all could come over to see it in person…

I am linking this post here here here here here here and to these awesome places!

Filed Under: Crafting, Decorating, KnockOff, My House, Spray Paint

Ruffles, Ruffles, Ruffles Outfit Tutorial!

March 3, 2011 6 Comments

I shared with you the Ruffles, Ruffles, Ruffles Outfit a few days ago and now I will share with you how it’s made!

It begins with a plain white tee and some white leggings (I got mine from Wally World for about 3.50 a piece!):

Find some super cute fabric and cut your strips (You could even use coordinating fabrics!). I cut three for the top and four (two for each leg) for the bottoms. The top ruffles were about 4 inches by 52 inches. The ruffles for the leggings were about 3 inches by 20 inches. (the more fabric you use for the length, the “rufflier” your ruffles will be. Play with it and see what you like!)

Iron one side of your strip down about 1/4 inch. (If you do not have pinking shears then you can iron down both side to prevent fraying… and if you have a Serger, then I am jealous!)

Sew the side of the strip that you just ironed down:

Then fold your strip of fabric in half and sew the two ends together.

No do a RUNNING stitch (set your stitch length on the longest setting) around the top (the raw edge of the strip):

Pull ONE thread and create your ruffle! Then slip over one leg inside out AND upside down then stitch around the top (raw edge) end of the ruffle. I like to do the bottom ruffle first and work my way up:

Iron down:

Repeat the first steps again to add the second ruffle. Mine were about an 1/2 inch apart. Then repeat again and again for the other leg too!:

The ruffles for the top are made the exact same way as the ruffles for the leggings just on a larger scale. So make three ruffles for the top and then pin on the shirt upside down, inside out. Again, I like to start from the bottom and work my way up.

Sew ruffle onto the top:

And iron down:

Then add second and third ruffles. Mine were about an 1 1/2 inches apart.

And before you know it you have a cute outfit with ruffles, ruffles, RUFFLES!

How cute it this?! But wait! That’s not the end…

Then I decided to get out my Silhouette and use the Heat Transfer Vinyl to add a little something to the top. But it did NOT work and I ruined the top (boooohooooo!)!… If ANYONE knows how to use the Silhouette heat transfer and it actually worked, PLEASE email me! I need major help! And yes, I followed the directions perfectly…..

Instead of pitching a fit and tossing Harper’s newly ruined outfit in the trash, I decided that I could cover this major mistake up the “old fashioned way” with Heat n Bond and applique a bib with Harper’s initials on it:

Then I decided to add ruffles around the bib and neck line. So I pinned the little ruffles on and stitched them down:

This is my favorite part! Find a super cute little girl (with a huge personality, has to have the personality to pull off this outfit) and display your latest creation in all of it’s “rufflie” goodness!

Doesn’t get much better than that!

Filed Under: KnockOff, Sewing, The Girl, Tutorial

West Elm Inspired Mercury Glass!

February 16, 2011 2 Comments

Ok, I love, love, LOVE West Elm! They have the best ideas in the backgrounds of their photos. Their furniture is a little too modern sometimes for my taste, but I really love the overall “look” of their items.

Here is my latest West Elm crush:

Yep, Mercury Glass! LOVE it!

So I began thinking about how I could create the “look” without the price!

Then I scoured the Internet for ways to create that Mercury Glass and found this awesome tutorial by Maryann over at Domestically Speaking!

Of course, I went to the trusty old Dollar Store (I really should buy stock in that store!) and found this glass vase. Then I gathered all of my materials:

After a few minutes, I ended up with this:

And here it is in use:

Another awesomely cheap knockoff that looks very similar to the “real thing!”

Filed Under: Decorating, Dollar Store, KnockOff

Garnet Hill Felt Tree Knockoff!

December 15, 2010 1 Comment

Garnet Hill has these cute trees:

My aunt showed them to me and I thought they were pretty cutie! So what did I do?!

I made my own!

I LOVE this orange one!

And I used scrap ribbon on this one:

They were super simple to make!

A little different, A LOT cutie patootie!

Filed Under: Decorating, Holidays, KnockOff

Make your own…

October 29, 2010 Leave a Comment

Faux Moss Balls!

At the Dollar Store the other day I found a pack of three foam balls (3in) and a pack of moss.

I then took the balls and put hot glue on one section of it.

note: do small sections because hot glue dries fast!

Take the moss and put onto the section that you just hot glued.

…continue to glue and put moss onto the ball until the whole ball is covered and…

Bam! Three faux Moss Balls for $2!

Sure beats the pricey ones out of the catalogs! (They look the same too!)

note: if you have extra time, spray paint your foam balls green before adding the moss. That way you wont have to worry if a little bit of the foam ball is exposed!