Craft Randomness

Whilst I was cleaning and organizing my craft space, which by the way is a long work in progress, I came across a few crafts that I'd done and just put away without a proper posting.

This dice is a spin off from my hard rock candle post.

It's a simple 2" wooden block that I painted black.

Then I nailed upholstery tacks in the pattern of dice.

Here I used old cut up jeans to make these magnets.

I cut up the red and leather Levi tag and glued to the pebbles.

This plant holder, believe it or not, is a Styrofoam cup.



A quick few coats of acrylic paint, I then pierced small grommets right into the sides. I secured them with hot glue.

And lastly, dressed up soup cans. Obviously recycling cans into supply holders is nothing new, but I can't help but smile at the cheerfulness they bring.




No doubt, the best cans to use are the ones that have the pull off top because they leave a nice beveled edge.

I painted the cans first and glued on left over fabric finished with black ribbon.

Purple is my favorite color. I painted the purple and white, dotted the black lines and added left over purple daisy ribbon for fun.

I love this teal color.

Here I added ribbon and this fun rhinestone collage for some sparkle!

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3-D Wall Decor

Originally I was going to use this as a decoration for my bedroom, except with a more sophisticated feel.

But as I began putting it all together it felt more of a bright, fun & cheerful project, which is the vibe of my daughter’s room so I decided to make it for her.

That’s one of the many reasons I love to craft – anything goes! You may start with a great idea in your head, and halfway through the project, it can take on a whole new direction.

So anyway, beginning with a regular frame I had in my craft stash, I removed the inner glass panel and painted the frame white with acrylic paint. Topping it off with a shiny clear glaze.

Next up, the flower. This is a large silk flower that I picked up from Michael’s for about two dollars. It was attached to a long stem so I just cut off the stem and snipped off the greenery so all was left was the flower head.

I inserted this nice lime green scrapbook paper behind the frame. It’s got a good weight and a slight glossed finish; so I knew it would fit this project perfectly.

To add the finishing touch, I had this cute ribbon on hand also and glued that down on top of the green paper.

Next, just eyeballing it, I glued the flower to the center of the paper using a hot glue gun.

Some of the petals were popping up a bit too much so I simply glued them down too.

I left the glass panel off because the flower was too thick for it to fit back on.

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Happy New Year! Plus Before & After

Happy New Year all!

It's great to be back in the blogging world, thank you for your kind words and thoughts for my new home.

I just spent the last two days moving in my new home. I can't express how excited and thankful I am for this new chapter in my life. It is the perfect time of year to start off fresh with new hopes and goals. The house went under about 3 months of renovation, and now I am finally here. I will post before and after pics of the house after settling in.

But for now, I want to show off my daughter's dresser I painted before the move. We've had this dresser for about 5 years now. It was purchased used and I painted this simple purple scheme.

Before:

(kitty didn't get a makeover)

My aim for this makeover was something bright and cheery which would match her personality, the peach matches the color of the room.

Initially I pictured the colors more bold, but it turned out with a kind of vintage flare.

After:

I used regular acrylic craft paint for the white, peach and the top.

The circles are different sized cut outs of scrapbook paper and mod podged onto the dresser.

The swirly pattern I proudly did free hand :)

Actually, my inspiration for the swirly was from a photo I found online, I can't remember what site but here is the inspiration photo.

Inspiration:

My daughter and I liked how the swirly pattern comes from the corner.

I think it turned out great, I just need to find those two bottom knobs and it will be complete!

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