Pardon the pun, but everything that Maggie at Midwestern Sewing Girl does is sew cute, I knew right away that she needed to share one of her projects with you. (Enjoy, peeps! The Lord only knows when you will ever see a sewing tutorial that actually uses a sewing machine instead of a glue gun […]
So many possibilities with this burlap wreath! A guest post from Jen at Scissors & Spatulas.
Burlap. We all love it, right? Jen at Scissors and Spatulas made an adorable burlap wreath and she has been kind enough to come on over and share the tutorial. Not only is this wreath super cute, it can be modified for any season or occasion. Hey y’all! I’m Jen and I’m from good ole […]
Easy updates for basic Flip-Flops… a guest post from Nicole at Thrifty Decorating
I have eleventy billion old flip-flops sitting around. As soon as I get back from my camping trip, I am going to try updating them with Nicole’s brilliantly simple technique…. Hi, I am Nicole from Thrifty Decorating and I am so excited to be here at The V-Spot today! I just love Viv’s blog…not only […]
The one where I ruin a dress, a pair of shoes, and almost do something horrible to a wooden chicken.
A few weeks ago I was in the One Month To Win It crafting contest. There were only 3 of us left in the final round. The challenge? Re-purpose an article of clothing or an accessory. Oh Crap. I had all sorts of wacky ideas for the challenge. Unfortunately all of my ideas were outside […]
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 […]
Lighten up already! (A chandelier shade tutorial.)
The other week I made some no-sew, glue gunned drapes to lighten up my dining room. It was high time to address the autumnal shades on the chandy. Normally, I just keep making new shades out of scrapbook paper and using double stick tape so I can keep re-using the forms over and over again. […]
No-sew curtain panels.
Let me say this out of the gate: I can sew, I just usually choose not to. (OK, I almost ALWAYS choose not to.) I sew with a glue gun. (Don’t you judge me.) I don’t usually buy pre-made curtain panels. I found a great discount fabric store where I can get gorgeous fabrics anywhere […]
Holy Cow-hide! A dresser make-over.
Hooray! I might actually be ahead of a trend! There was a fabulous collection of cowhide rugs show-cased at The Stories of A to Z. I don’t know that I want a whole (very expensive!) hide. However, I am glad I hung on to a dresser re-do from a while back. I did this project […]