With all the Halloween pins popping up on Pinterest, I have actually started making some Halloween items. Crazy, right? Maybe it's also because I'm dreaming of cool, crisp weather on these sweltering hot days. Seriously, it's so steamy here, I can't even muster the energy to go garage sale-ing this weekend. And Pottery Barn isn't helping with this cute Halloween banner. I'm debating on whether or not to have a costume party this year. I...
I can't seem to get enough of cloches. I have to admit, I'm running out of places to display them in the house. That did not deter me last week, though, when I found my latest one at my Mom's local Goodwill. The first one I made over, I did pink so I wanted to do a robin's egg blue this time. I gave it a few coats of spray paint and then sanded some random...
I picked up this little wood crate for $2.99 at Goodwill last week. It was just a plain ol' run-of-the-mill boring wood crate. I decided to jazz it up a bit with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Old White. I gave it two coats and then sanded down the edges for a shabby look. I used this great French banner from The Graphics Fairy on both sides. I added the "le jardin" using the French Script...
A couple of days ago, I picked up some petite, metal, hanging chairs from Goodwill. They were red and black - not quite my top color choices. So today I gave them a shabby makeover: I gave them a coat of white spray paint before I broke out the pink. Once that was dry, I printed out this Marie Antoinette image I bought off of Etsy a month or so ago onto white cardstock. I...
Today is my mom's birthday so I treated her to her local Goodwill this morning. Of course, she picked out one thing while I, on the otherhand, went a little crazy: The Target shelves will look great in my 7 year old's room. I never pass up faux eggs and vase fillers (also from Target). The little frames were a steal! I will be adding those to my Etsy shop once I add the perfect...
This weekend is my boys' birthday party so the last few days have been tough in terms of crafty time. I did manage to whip up some quick numbered, burlap lavender sachets, though. I used a black fabric pen to trace each number onto my burlap bags. Then I colored each one in. I like that the ink isn't dark-dark; kind of gives them a more aged look, don't you think?! I filled each one about halfway...
