What to do when you're sick and trapped in the house because of the snow? You break out some chalk paint and paper mache egg crates and get busy. I bought a pack of these from Michael's last week. After a coat of DecoArt chalk paint, they look ready for spring - which I'm soooo ready for after yesterday's snow. I dressed this one up with tea-stained seam binding, faux moss and some eggs. The...
It's coming. We're expecting our first real snow storm of the season. On top of that, I have my first cold of the season. I'm hunkering down today, picking up the kids soon for early school dismissal and hoping my hubby (and all my bloggy friends in the path of the storm) stays safe on the roads. Jeanine ...
You know you have a craft problem when you buy bottles of lemonade at the supermarket because you're already thinking of ways to embellish them. In my defense, it was on sale and quite tasty. Still, the beauty of the bottle was calling to me. Thoughts of dressing them up with vintage lace and adding French touches made me giddy in the soft drink aisle. So out came the vintage lace, while chugging the...
Happy White Wednesday! Just some pretty little frames (from Michael's) that I dressed up with French chalkboard images. Jeanine ...
I love the look of the heart Mason jars that have been popping up all over Pinterest. I, myself, have pinned a few and yesterday I decided to make my own. First I put my heart stickers on the fronts of the jars. Then I used a spray chalk paint (the lighter pink) and an acrylic paint (the dark pink) on them. Once they are dry, you carefully peel off your stickers for instant hearts....
If you've been to Target's Dollar Spot lately, you've probably noticed these little, zip burlap pouches. Some already have pre-printed designs on them and some are plain, like these. I grabbed two of them and decided to add my own designs. Using my Cricut, I created a J and then an anchor stencil. I broke out a black fabric paint pen and simply outlined each design and then colored it in. Super easy, right? Just...
