When I got my new Pottery Barn catalog this morning, I spied these wonderful newspaper text candles: Photo courtesy of Pottery Barn While I wouldn't mind stocking up on a few, I wanted to take a quick try at making my own version. I used this French newspaper image from The Graphics Fairy. I printed it onto clear Avery label paper. I trimmed the image down to fit each candle and then simply peeled and sticked. ...
I finally got a bit of my crafting mojo back! It's been a rough week sleep-wise but I was happy to churn out at least one new project. The best part? I had everything I needed on hand to make this Marie Antoinette-inspired penny jar: I had purchased this fabric image from Etsy months ago. I didn't have any fabric to match it for a pillow at the time so it sat and sat. Today,...
Another favorite repost from my old One Cheap B*tch blog: I have a thing for bugs. I don't love actual bugs (lady bugs and water bugs being the exceptions!) but for some reason I love them in my home decor. And if you've seen the latest Ballard Designs catalog, they have bees everywhere which led me to this: I used my newest Cricut cartridge to print out a bee stencil and then got to work...
Yes, I am already starting Halloween projects! Halloween is by far my most favorite holiday of the year and with two boys in school this year, there will be 2 sets of class parties. Rather than wait for the last minute, I threw caution to the wind and actually started whipping some goodies up: These little goody bags were super easy to make. In fact, Karen from The Graphics Fairy did a tute on them...
My sister just moved into a new house in Virginia. She loves anything with music notes so I thought these French sheet music candleholders would make for a nice house-warming gift for her: I printed off the image from The Graphics Fairy onto regular paper. Then I cut it to fit each candleholder and mod podged it onto the front and then used one more coat of mod podge to seal it. I added the...
Care for a spot of tea? I just love these vintage teapot images from The Graphics Fairy. They called to me to be made into some sweet little tea towels. How could I not oblige? I printed off the images last night onto some transfer paper. I used the mirror image for one but not the other so I could have them facing each other. I ironed them onto some flour sacks I got last...
