I was in the Dollar Tree the other day and I picked up a few of those cheesy fake pumpkins. There is also a Goodwill a few doors down… so of course I had to stop in. (If I were a dog and Goodwill was a fire hydrant, there would be no way I could […]
Scary Places chalkboard Halloween globe (huh….?)
OK, yes…. chalkboard globes have been done. I’ve seen a couple of them that are inspirational. (Can’t remember exactly where… so sorry..) So when I found a globe for 50 cents and Halloween is just around the corner, I knew exactly what I wanted to do to it. I wanted to map some of the […]
My 3 favorite words: “You Were Right” (the great media cabinet victory.)
OK. I forgot to show you something that I did last summer. And I’m really surprised I didn’t show you this earlier, because it was one of those decorating things that my husband told me I couldn’t do…. but I bugged him and bugged him until finally decided that this was not the hill he […]
Update an ugly 70s table with metallic paint and glaze. A guest post from the Sisters Of The Wild West.
Give an ugly 70’s table an update with metallic paint with the Sisters of the Wild West. We are so excited to be guest blogging here at The V Spot! HI!! We are Amy and Emily. We absolutely LOVE treasure hunting and finding awesome pieces of furniture that we can restore or bring back to life, […]
If you can wrap a gift, you can recover a chair cushion….
…. well, temporarily. Here’s the situation: I love our dog, but she isn’t too nice to our outdoor furniture. We have a set that is super comfy, but she has gotten up onto the cushions to sleep. That has made them dingy and a little thread-bare in places. We host Thanksgiving and Mother’s Day Brunch […]
Taming counter-top clutter with canisters.
For months, every day I would wake up and say to myself: “Today’s the day! Today’s the day I am going to clean up the black hole of crap that is next to my computer!” Every night I would go to bed and think, “…tomorrow… I’ll do it tomorrow…” The problem is that it isn’t […]
Pink cabbage is just plain wrong.
So the other day I was in my local Goodwill (Yes…. The one that sells rocks…) and I came across this. It clearly had a lid at some point in its life, but the lid was missing and there was a chip on the top of it.Oh. And it was pink. Who has ever heard […]
Turning the dog’s chew toy into a chair. A Mod Podge make-over.
This was my project for Round 2 of One Month To Win It’s craft competition. Now that the voting is over I can share it with you. The challenge was to do something that involved Mod Podge. Mod Podge and I go way back, but we have a sort of volatile relationship. (There have been […]
Rust Converter: Outta the auto shop and into the craft store.
Spring has (mostly) sprung and I am beginning to turn my attention to my patio area. Not. Good. I have some tall hurricane lanterns that have been sitting out in the elements (if Southern California really even has elements) for 2 or 3 years, and although we had sprayed a clear sealant over them, the […]
How do you like your eggs? (A faux Robin’s egg tutorial.)
Easy faux-robin egg craft project. How do you like your eggs? Scrambled..? Over easy..? PLASTIC..? Um, no thanks for these. This post contains affiliate links These fake plastic eggs seem to multiply every year! Take some of those extras and make a better egg! Gather up a whole bunch of plastic Easter eggs. Glue the […]