Last month I was given some beautiful fabric to play with and I did a guest post at Mom It Forward, sharing how to recover some basic, boring lampshades using new fabric, a glue gun and a little bit of spray paint. In case you missed it, I am sharing it here today. I love […]
Turning thrift shop frames & fabric swatches into decorative chalkboards.
Have you heard of Scribble Shop? It is an amazing online resource for crafters… tons and tons of craft supplies at awesome prices, plus inspiration and tutorials all in one stop! They sent me a big box of mystery goodies and challenged me to get creative. Here’s what they sent me: I got some great […]
I planted tomatoes but got Christmas trees instead. (DIY lighted trees.)
I shared this tutorial over at Tatertots & Jello last year and thought I would dust it off and post it over here, in case you missed it, or in case you have a memory like mine (which is non-existent these days…) We had several old tomato cages laying around in our side yard. (Me? Creative? […]
The world’s easiest Glue-Gun table runner.
Yep. Seriously the easiest table runner ever. Step 1. Find two long scraps of fabric. Match up the pattern and hot glue a seam. You could use fusible webbing too, but then you’d have to find your iron. (Seriously, if the wrinkles don’t come out with a spritz of water and a quick tumble in […]
More Pumpkin foolishness…. Necktie Pumpkins
Today we’re recovering pumpkins with neckties! I picked up a couple of neckties at Goodwill that I thought would fit in with my Halloween decor. I used a seam ripper to dismantle them and a rotary cutter to cut them into strips. With a dab of hot glue on the bottom of the pumpkins, I […]
A spookified dining room chandelier.
In keeping with yesterday’s Halloween lampshades, I thought I’d show you my spookified dining room chandelier. It normally looks like this… I’m going to recover them for Christmas, but am too lazy to do it for Halloween. Weird, I know. (Click here for a simple tutorial on how to do yours) To add a bit […]
Halloweenify your lampshades.
OK. I admit it. I change out the lamps on my dining room buffet seasonally. (Don’t you judge me! It could be worse! I could be addicted to handbags or shoes or seasonal dishes! Leemealone!) Anyhow, for Halloween, the black with the woven shades needed to go, and the silver with the white shades had […]
I killed a dress, but I saved a pumpkin.
I bought a dress at a thrift store in the spring and I have never worn it. It was super cute and summery; sleeveless with sweet little ruffles on the front. It is sooooo NOT me. In fact, it actually started mocking me every time I opened my closet…. Really? Planning on going to […]
How to make a No-Sew Shower Curtain (aka I have a close, personal relationship with my glue gun.)
It doesn’t matter if you can’t (or don’t) sew… You can still make your own shower curtain. You can tell a lot about a person by the state of their craft tools. What does this tell you about me? Yep, I use it a lot. Yep, I’m a kind of fly by the seat of […]
Fixer Upper update… recovering dining room chairs with the ole’ Eyeball Upholstery Technique
Over the weekend I recovered some dining chairs at Rick & Jodi’s house. She had this adorable antique set, but the old fabric just wasn’t working, especially with the nautical inspiration we were drawing from. Remember this fabric that we picked out last week? It looks really good with the dark brown finish on the chairs. […]