Monday, November 14, 2011

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.

Monday, November 7, 2011

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.

Saturday, November 5, 2011

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.

Sunday, October 2, 2011


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.

Friday, September 30, 2011



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.

Thursday, September 22, 2011



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

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

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.

Monday, August 8, 2011

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.