Yesterday was my boyfriends Birthday, and coincidentally, his closing date for his new home! So, for gifts I made him a print of the coordinates of his new home, with the address and date (his favorite colors are black and red):
And I also got him a bottle of champagne, wrapped in kitchen towels :)
I can’t wait to share with you pictures of the house. We have LOTS of updating to do to it over the next couple of weeks, so I will be sure to share the progress!
Happy Thursday everyone!
Last weekend, I came home to find that hurricane Irene had taken my wreath. Bummer.
I’m sort of a wreath freak, and I didn’t last 3 days before it drove me insane and I made a new one. I really like this one because it has a summer feel to it with a vintage vibe.
I’ve made a handful of wreaths before, like this one for Steeler’s season (so glad football is back!).
Or this one for Halloween – I can’t wait to bust this one out!
My Irene Wreath was really simple to make, and cost less than $5! Here’s a quick tutorial on how to make your own. And check out these clearance aisle fabrics I picked up at Joann’s yesterday – SO excited to make some new tops!
Moving along, you’ll need a 14″ straw wreath, a 3″ wide x 144″ long strip of fabric (I sewed together 4 strips of 32″ long fabric), 2 sheets of 3 coordinating felt colors (6 total), and sewing pins that match your felt (or will blend well).
First, you want to anchor the end of fabric to your wreath. I angled mine slightly and secured it with 3 pins.
Wrap your fabric around your wreath until it is totally covered. Secure with pins.
Next, using some paper, cut out 2 different sized leaf templates, and 3 flower templates. I completely freehanded these. Use these to cut out your felt flowers and leaves.
I used the brown for the leaves, and the cream and tan for the flowers.
Next, we’re going to make the flowers. First, fold your flower petal in half.
Fold in half again, and you get this:
The top will look like this:
Now, pin to your wreath.
Repeat these steps to assemble your flower.
Again, I just assembled these randomly, rearranging until I was satisfied. Add some leaves and you’re done!
Isn’t she purty :)
Tonight I’m gonna start playing around with the new fabrics I picked up yesterday. I’m so excited to have some new duds for the holiday weekend! See you all next week!
For Mother’s Day this year, I made my Mom a cute little jewelry dish for her dresser. And when I was perusing through my digital camera I found pics for the tutorial and realized that I never got the chance to share it with you! This craft is really simple, and would be great to do with younger kids too. And you can make any size bowl or dish you like, so skies the limit!
Supplies:
Assembly:
Cover your cutting board and rolling pin with saran wrap – this will make it so the clay won’t stick to it.
Roll your clay out flat, so that it is about 1/4 inch thick.
Using a bowl like a cookie cutter, cut your clay into a circle.
Using your piece of lace, press into the clay so that it leaves an impression and then remove.
Then take your clay circle and press into a bowl. You’ll want to leave this in the bowl over night to dry. Once it’s dry it should slide right out.
Once dry, sand down the rough edges, add a couple layers of paint, and you’re done!
So cute, and so simple!
In the future I think I’ll add a glaze to it!
Next time, I’ll be back with another low carb recipe – really eager to try this new one out!
It’s finally done! But before I reveal the finished product, let’s continue with the tutorial!
In my last post, I got you all the way up to wrapping the plastic around the wood and cushion to secure the cushioning to the wood. Next, you want to repeat the same steps you completed with the plastic, but with your outdoor fabric.
Here’s mine finished. And don’t worry if it’s not pretty – no one can see it anyways.
Then you want to take your existing seats off of your chairs.
The easiest way to do this is to flip it upside and rest on a bar or table. And I would recommend using a power drill.
Next, center your chair frame over your new seat cushion. *Note – be sure that your fabric pattern is going in the correct direction!
Again, it’s much easier to do this part if you use the existing screws and a power drill. All finished!
Flip them over – and enjoy!
I simply LOVE them! Perfect for upcoming summer parties!
What do you think?
Have you redone any furniture lately? I would LOVE to see! Post pics of your projects on my Facebook wall!
And don’t forget to check back next week for my first set of tutorials for the Summer Love series! See you Monday!
So I had every intention of finishing this project last night, but after working out and profusely sweating, and playing with the dogs outside and profusely sweating, I found that as I worked on this project after my nice cold shower, I was just continuing to sweat. Needless to say I hate sweating, especially after just taking a shower, and so I quit about half way through haha.
Now that I have grossed you out – let’s move on to part 1 of this tutorial!
Here are the outdoor chairs that I have (accompanying iron, glass-topped table not shown).
Some of you might recognize these from Ikea – part of the Granas Table and 2 Chairs set. In their prime, they were perfect for the front deck. But, as you can see, the weather has taken a toll rubberwood seats.
Seeing this gave me the perfect opportunity to embark on one last final project for the New to You series! If you would also like to revamp your Granas chairs, or ones similar to them, here’s what you gotta do:
First, take the existing seat off of the chair, and measure the length and width of the frame. Mine was 16″ x 15″.
Second, find a super great friend who works at Home Depot, and have them cut you two 16″ x 15″ pieces of 1/2″ plywood. *Side note: You don’t have to have a super great friend who works at Home Depot, most of the lovely fellas there will cut the wood for you for free any time. I just happen to have a super great friend who does work at Home Depot – it’s ok to be jealous!
Third, you’ll need 2 cushions – about 2 inches wider and longer than your wood. I recycled a pair that I already had, but you can buy outdoor upholstery foam or other cushioning from Joann’s or your local hardware store.
And finally, you’ll need some cavas or outdoor fabric to cover the seats with. Mine is outdoor canvas from Joann’s – leftover from the tennis bag I made my Mom last year.
I also picked up a lightweight plastic drop cloth to help secure the padding to the wood, and deter moisture from settling into the wood and padding. (This is optional.)
You’ll also need a staple gun – which I did not photograph (duh) – and I used 3/8″ staples (also not shown).
Next, I cut the plastic down into 2 pieces so that it was 12 inches large than the width and length of the wood = 28″ x 27″.
After cutting my plastic pieces, I stapled them to one edge of each wood piece – allows about a 3 inch overhang.
Then, I lined the wooden pieces up on top of the cushion, centering them. Pull the plastic so that it taught and staple into place on the opposite side.
Continue stapling the other two sides until fully secured.
This is where I got too hot and gave up. Check back tomorrow for the finished results!
