Holiday Bazaar

I decided to host a holiday bazaar in my living room to try to earn some Christmas money. Lots of bags were there (no, not what you're thinking).
Quilts, wallhangings, little girls aprons.
More quilts, thank you Santa plate, 2 pillow case dresses.
Yo yo wreath, handled tin with scrapbook paper, etc. etc. (I can't bring myself to describe each thing.)
Knick knack shelves, doll bed.
Dry erase boards or wall hangings...take your pick.
More dry erase boards. Wish I could say I made the warm winter welcome sign.
Frames, etc.
This was a sample of the several signs we put up.
A thrift store nightstand shabby chiced.
Close up of the bags.
Supposed to put a picture behind the plastic, but put scrapbook paper and used as a dry erase board.
Thrift store dolls cleaned up and put in new clothes.

Sneak Peak for the Bazaar

Pillow case dress
Doily Banner
Melted crayons with silk flowers

Dry erase reminder board
Mini quilts
Fabric covered wooden frame
Candle stand with wooden bowl glued on top
Sign
Sign
Wooden cigar box
Small shelf
Christmas decoration

Play kitchen redo

A thrift store end table redone into a play kitchen. Took off the front cupboard doors and added the ruffle piece. Went to the ReStore and got the burners, knobs, and faucet. The sink is just a plastic tupperware bowl. Added the board to the back and thanked my husband for cutting out the window. Put a scenic picture behind it and added the valence. As I look at it now, though, I am going to redo it in one of the fabrics in the ruffle. A coat of yellow paint finished it off.

Ruffled purses

Found this pattern on Pinterest. I made the smaller one to practice and made the larger one for my daughter in nursing school. I enlarged the smaller pattern by 1/4 to get the bigger size. The ruffles between the band and gathered portion add an element that makes this a favorite. I changed the handles so you could put this over your shoulder.

Onesies for shower gift

Lace, yo yos and appliqued cupcake with button accents. Easy and quick gift.

Pumpkin seed turkey

I had the kids all bring in pumpkin seeds from carving their pumpkins. I put them in bowls, squirted some tempera paint in and stirred them around. I was wishing I had spray painted them. I think the paint would have adhered better, but this method wasn't bad and was cheap.

Having fun with my cricut this weekend. Everything on the pumpkins was done with the cricut. The picture frame/dry erase board was 75 cents at a garage sale (price tag on back said $19.95). I think a family picture in place of the flower at the bottom would look great.

Having a 5 favorites party at school motivated me to make these "dry erase boards". Found some frames at the thrift store, made some rosettes and backed them with scrapbook paper or fabric. They were a big hit.

Pressed flowers from camping trips...thrift store find painted spa blue with white flowers and polka dots added.

Baby Shower Decorations

Baby shower for my DIL - teal poufs on the wall, styrofoam ball covered with crepe paper roses with the canopy from the girls' room as the finishing touch.

Random Crafts

Foam board is the base for this wreath. I hot glued 2 rows of yo yos and topped that layer with a variety of flowers I've made over the past few months. Finished it with a ribbon and lace. I painted a thrift store shelf and embellished it using my Cricut. I wanted the small hearts to look like they had fallen out of the lace up on top. Finally, I covered my most used clipboard with scrapbook paper. I used a hot glue gun to attach the paper and then trimmed it to fit afterwards. It was a little longer than 12 inches, so I had to piece it at the top. Next time I would piece it at the bottom instead.

Car Caddy

I originally made this to hold all my sewing gear while traveling, but it has morphed into a carryall. I just open the glove box and close it fast to keep it attached.

A thrift store shelf that used to be black. I decided brown with beige lettering would look better. I'm still working with the arrangement...maybe a shorter candlestick?

Makes Me Laugh

Ever wonder about those people who spend $2 apiece on those little bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backward.
George Carlin

Little Girl's kitchen cupboard

This used to have funny little panda bears on the cupboard doors. I think this looks much better. I'm going to be looking for some cute knobs to replace the boring ones.

Miscellaneous projects

Long rides in the car result in lots of little crocheted hearts and a doily. I thought I would use them with my Victorian garage sale finds and make a display. The unit below opens from the top - I wish the fake drawers were real. I modpodged fabric onto 5 of them.

American Beauty Quilt

Finnally got this quilt finished. I'm wishing I'd put the bright pink stars at the sashing intersections. Maybe I will applique some on.

Shelf for the Motorhome

This was a fun project. I couldn't find any pine bough clip art I liked, so I cut some thin brown vinyl for the stem and then cut out a whole bunch of green parentheses and stuck them on for the needles. Then I found a pine cone I converted to SVG and I'm loving the finished product. Now I have to find the perfect something to go on the shelves. Saw some fabric pine trees I may use, a picture frame of twigs, etc.

Dry Erase Board

A $2 frame from the thrift store painted white, scrapbook paper under the glass and I have the cutest dry erase board ever.