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Pottery Barn inspired LOVE wall art. (A knock-off project)

January 15, 2014 Leave a Comment

I love me some Pottery Barn.  However, I don’t love the high prices on some of their items…  Especially on some of the items that I might be able to make myself.  Trish and Bonnie from Uncommon Designs saw a really cute “love” wall art in Pottery Barn’s catalog and decided to make one of […]

Filed Under: Crafts, decor, spray paint, Valentine's Day

My Top 10 DIY Projects for 2013

December 30, 2013 Leave a Comment

It’s hard to believe another year has come and gone.  I continue to be so grateful for this blog and to my readers for helping to provide a creative outlet for me.  I thought today I would do a wrap up of the Top 10 DIY projects on The V Spot for 2013, as determined […]

Filed Under: Crafts, decor, fabric, Glass, Mod Podge, Paper, spray paint, Sticks

Quirky Christmas decor: a winter chair makeover with paint and epsom salt!

December 20, 2013 2 Comments

Back in October, I used scrapbook paper and paint to transform a boring thrift store chair into a spooky Halloween “Sit for a Spell” chair to use as part of my Halloween decor  by our front porch.    I decided to give the Halloween chair a winter holiday makeover and use it as part of […]

Filed Under: Christmas, Crafts, decor, epsom salt, glitter, Holidays, spray paint, winter

Let It Snow: DIY Glitter Christmas Sled

December 16, 2013 5 Comments

I love Christmas time and I love making our home a warm and welcoming place during the holidays.  For a variety of reasons, I have not been as deep into Christmas decor as I normally would be, but I could not pass up the opportunity to make this DIY glitter Christmas sled. Every year I […]

Filed Under: Christmas, Crafts, decor, glitter, Holidays, spray paint, winter

Pottery Barn Inspired Painted Holly Pillow

November 25, 2013 Leave a Comment

I am not a very good artist.  Fortunately, my friend Colleen at Just Paint It is not only a good artist, she is a great teacher.  She did a great knock off of Pottery Barn’s Holly Leaf Drop Cloth Pillow. Click here to see her full tutorial. Happy crafting!

Filed Under: Christmas, Crafts, fabric, Holidays, spray paint, winter

Make a decorative winter platter.

November 18, 2013 1 Comment

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Today I’m going to show you a very realistic side of crafting, and how sometimes you discover new things while creating your biggest flops.  I call it Problem Solving Creativity.  It’s basically how you recover from a complete Craft Fail. Last year, Jen from Tatertots and Jello invited me to create a Christmas craft to […]

Filed Under: Christmas, Crafts, Holidays, spray paint

Pottery Barn inspired Bone Hand Skeleton Vase.

October 23, 2013 8 Comments

A few weeks ago I was in Pottery Barn, admiring their Halloween decor and decided that I could make something similar at home.  I particularly liked this Bone Hand Vase, but did not want to pay $100 for it… so I decided to try and make my own version for a lot less. Here’s my […]

Filed Under: Crafts, decor, Halloween, Holidays, spray paint

A blinged out Crow Pumpkin

October 22, 2013 2 Comments

Yesterday I shared the chic Crown Pumpkin that I made for my BFF.  I also made her a second pumpkin and wanted to show you that one today.   I love crows and ravens at Halloween time, so I made a blingy metallic pumpkin and added this fun black and green crow.  (Because who doesn’t […]

Filed Under: Crafts, glitter, Halloween, Holidays, Pumpkins, spray paint

A Halloween Weathervane.

October 7, 2013 4 Comments

I had the cutest little spring time weathervane.  It was a running rabbit and I just loved it.  You’re noticing the past tense?  Had.  Was.  Loved.  That poor guy had and accident and got broken.   Since I am a pack-rat/potential project supply hoarder, I held on to the base of the weathervane… just in […]

Filed Under: Crafts, decor, Halloween, Holidays, Pumpkins, spray paint

Black paint + everyday objects = Halloween Decor.

October 1, 2013 1 Comment

One of the things that I think is so great about Halloween is that you can pretty much take any object, paint it black, and you have Insta-Decor. You know I super-duper love sticks and branches, especially around Halloween.  I love them on my mantel, and this pumpkin and stick combo from a few years […]

Filed Under: Crafts, Halloween, Holidays, spray paint

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