up cycle your old shoes!

I really liked this pair of  brown flats I had, they were so warm a cozy. They almost felt like slippers inside.

The only problem....

They Were too blah!

 Soooo....

And then!

Voila!!!

Not blah anymore!

This has been the shortest tutorial ever.

Antique furniture refurbished

I was blessed with this beautiful pink antique love seat a few months ago and I love it! I knew just where to put the old girl. She had been well taken care of, to my surprise it didn't smell of cat fur or smoke. It was just sitting in someone garage. 

I knew it would go perfectly in my craft room where I needed a place to sit and sew or read a good book ( lol, like I ever have time to do that!) or let my creative juices flow and plan my next projects.

I just had to change one thing...

 the wood was a little too dark to go with my vision for my craft room

So I fixed that!

Bin Primer!

Here is My beautiful love seat, I finished it with antique white.

 

I had these random pillows around so I used them. I want to cover them soon.

 I love sitting and hand stitching things, it's so relaxing.

And My newest hobby, Tea time! I can't help it if I Love Jane Austen Movies. It's such a wonderful invention, hahaha! 

I put Makenna down for a nap and Madie does some silent reading, then I grab my tea pot and a small treat.

I just sit and think, read, rest, pray, plan, rest, etc.

It's amazing!

Thank you England and Jane Austen!

I'm linked here!

upcycle Cheesy accessories

Recently I found these Cheesy Bracelets at my local $ store

I thought What can I do to cover them?

 I found this Lovely Fabric on sale at Joann's the other day and thought "why not?"

First I hot glued a long strip of the fabric to the

back of the bracelet  

 I used Modge Podge to glue the fabric, I just wrapped it then glued a little

more, then wrapped more. It's okay if you get some glue on the fabric because it will dry clear

This is what it looks like before I seal it, The print doesn't match up 

But that's okay with this pattern. Make sure to hot glue the end piece or you'll be sitting there holding it for an hour.

 Here it is with a top coat of Modge Podge to seal it and keep the fabric from fraying.

 All done drying and ready to go on my wrist! 

I love this one! It came out perfect and cost me like $1.50 to make!

I made one for Drea too!

Friendship Bracelets Hahaha!

That's so fifth grade...

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Coffee cutness Tutorial !

So I have seen some different knitted coffee cup sleeves here and there in blog land. I thought they were so cute but I'm not much of a knitter. One of My bff's Birthdays was coming up and I know she would appreciate this as a gift because she's a big coffee and tea drinker. 

So I thought I'd try...

First I Measured my felt around a coffee cup I had. 

 Then cut out my bird.

I Sewed on the eye and beak.Well I glued on the beak and the body It was just faster that way. 

I hand stitched the edges for a more finished look. Hand stitching is so relaxing... It reminds me of my Grandmother.

Then sewed on my button on one end.

I sewed on a small piece of elastic on the back side, I had to cover up the stitch. So I used some twine I had.  

 This is what i looks like from the back, The elastic catches the button.

 The finished product! Loves It!!!

More importantly Drea Loved it!

  And She had a great Birthday!!!

Love you Dre!

I'm linked here! 

Create something for nothing!

This is why I love old frames, this is why I love up-cycling!

It's a new lease on something most people wouldn't look twice at. 

Megan over at Brassy Apple Has taken Her post Christmas mantel and turned it into something that looks like it came straight out of a top home decorating magazine for next to nothing.

Before...

  Look at it, It's screaming " decorate me!"

After...

 This Frame is a perfect display for that beautiful Silver platter and frame.

She even made these super cute sweater pillows,you can find the tutorial on Her blog and again it cost her a grand total of... nothing!

Great Job Megan!

My new favorite pastime

My new favorite pastime is roadkill rescues! 
Beckie over at infarrenty creative got me started, She's my roadkill hero! hahaha...
Really she is so creative and has a great eye. Most people will see a piece of junk on the side of the road and pass right by. A road killer will see a project! 
Anyhoo you should really check out her blog she has some inspiring project.


It's funny I use to wish I had tons of money to blow on furniture, now I just take solid older furniture that someone threw out and make it beautiful!
Thanks Beckie!


So This is My first trash to treasure project, enjoy!

So my Husband brought this home for me, It was getting dumped and he called to see if I wanted it. Isn't He amazing... I love that man! He knows me so well, my hero! 

It was in really good condition, nice light wood.

I decided to use bin primer and then bulls eye red, the red was kinda bright but I planed on using a glaze to tone it down. .

It was a little dirty, but a little elbow grease never hurt anyone.

So after some minimal sanding, two coats of primer and three coats of bulls eye red paint here is my beautiful "new to me" bookcase! 

 

 I love the way this little set up looks!

 I made these lanterns out of coffee and soup cans.

 So earlier I said I was going to use a glaze, well I lied. Hahaha, I did distress it a bit, then I just used some brown paint I had, a dry paint brush and a damp rag.

I would paint some brown over a spot then wipe with the rag. It's not perfect but I like it

it looks really good in all the little groves


ahhhh... I feel so accomplished