Just a random blog with things I love to make or redo for friends, family and around the house!

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Lots of Homemade Christmas Decor!

So I go busy last week and made several things that were cheap, cheap, cheap.  Most of my materials I got at the Dollar Store, Thrift Stores or Hobby Lobby.  Here they are!

 I am in the process of making my family Christmas gifts so when they open them for Christmas then I will post them.  :)  I know they like to look on this blog once in a while!





candle sticks at thrift store I painted white then glued on 3 bowls from Dollar Store

spray painted pine cones found in my neighborhood

the green and red placemats and plate found at Target...cheap too!



found this in the kitchen area of one of the stores.  It's a placemat that I just glued on a white pillow!

added some blue to the wreath I already had and also a cute little edition!

painted a frame I got at thrift store and put wrapping paper and ornaments made out of cardstock and glitter

made the glitter trees with styrofoam cones at Dollar Store

used my fall hurricane lamps and put cranberries I found at Dollar Store in between candles and hurricane lamps.

Made a poinsetta on a old pillow I had with felt and hot glue

Monday, November 7, 2011

wood flooring

I found out our rent house has wood flooring underneath the carpet!  I was so excited I took the carpet up this weekend to see what it looked like.  Ok a little overwhelming but I was excited to see all the wood was there!  Yes that's paint...and lots of it!  I ended up using TSP to get the paint off and did some sanding...good to go!  I started with a Minwax walnut stain but it was too light to cover up all the imperfections of the wood so I darkened it with Minwax Bombay mahogany.  It's turning out nice!  I will take a picture when it's all done!


The really light area is wood putty I put on a section that had dry wall paste on it.  The putty soaked in the stain really well!

Saturday, October 1, 2011

fall decor

Here are a couple pics of the fall decor I put out in the front.  The wreath was just wrapped with brown material and then I glued felt flowers.  Bought a cute table for $10 at a garage sale too!  Happy fall ya'll!!

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Wheat Pillow

I saw a blog where they spray painted a pillow cover  V and Co. so I decided to try it.  Now I'm addicted to freezer paper!  Yikes!  It came out really well and so I'm going to try to do some different lamp shades.  Happy Fall (in a month)!!!

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Chevron Pillow and Fall Decor

So I had some time today in between studying for my first 2 exams and thought I would do some craftiness for fall.  It was 70 degrees this morning!!!  It felt like heaven!  Hopefully it will last for a while!


NO sew pillow cover.  Just used Heat n Bond and a ridiculous jersey shirt my hubby had for the chevron pattern


Not good lighting but you get the idea

Frame from thrift store that I painted green and pumpkins are from the Dollar Tree.

I painted an old frame and put dried corn, lentils and split peas in the glass bowls.  

Monday, August 8, 2011

more lil girl onesies!

Here are some onesies I made for some friends and customers this weekend.  They turned out pretty cute! 

inspired by Banana Republic

For lil baby Ella