Re-do's

Well my new favorite blog is Better After...Its so fun!! Its a blog that shows lots of re do projects..before and after..Its crazy to see the easy and quick changes you can make to things...for a totally different look..SO I have decided to share a few of my recent re-do projects!

Frames...I found these at Goodwill..

I liked the shapes of them so I just spray painted them and did a black glaze finish.....All of the frames on this wall are from Goodwill....The oval frame..I LOVE..It was a mirror..and now I am kicking myself because I didnt want the mirror..wish I would have saved that!!! .okay so if you know our family you can see that I need a few more frames!! You just have to keep checking the thrift stores..:) I'll buy them when I can find them cheap...



I bought these blocks while on vacation..I really liked the border detail.. I went to use them at a photoshoot and it just wasn't working for me..The 3 colors didnt work well and were just boring...There is only 1 block for each letter, so in a name the colors double.

.anyway I wanted some blocks like these that I found on Etsy...But did not want to pay SO much..They were $30 for 6 blocks!!! ya, not happening!! .I talked to my husband and tried to get him to make me some..after seeing his non-excitement I decided maybe i could re-do these! (Total cost of blocks and spray paint $20!!and I have 26 blocks!! not just 6)


SO I re-did these..I love them:) I cant wait to use them in a photoshoot!!! What a difference right?..Think vintage..country..little kiddo in the grass or by a rustic building...CUTE!

AllI did was spray paint them...Then I sanded the corners a little bit to help the glaze emphasize the edges a bit..Then I used an antiquing glaze..I painted the top of the block then wiped away the excess glaze...
Here they are in my photoshoot.... cute!


Okay so I saw this little vanity stool for $7...I fought myself on its potential...and decided to buy it... Isnt it ugly!!


I painted it white...and reupholstered the seat..adorable right???



And lastly...I found these at goodwill too. They were 3.99..No glass..but perfect for what I wanted..I painted the frame..and added a piece of sheet metal that I had in the garage..scrap from my magnet board ..Painted that and now my little girl has a cute magnet board for her room!

A chair..and a quilt............

Well I found this chair super cheap at a local thrift store..I like the old look to it.. but I knew right away that the seat was not gonna work for me..the print..yuck! Just not cute...... but it was sturdy and in great condition (for an old chair) also, the seat wasnt even attached...so it was super easy to see how to redo the fabric..
I got it for under $15.... then went to Joanns to look for the fabric..now that was hard..I knew I wanted something light. I found this greenish teal color and loved it! I got it for 40% off too!! So it cost me $6 for the fabric to recover it!
It doesnt look a ton different but I really like it now!





Here is my new quilt for my bed. I bought the fabric a few years ago...and I finally finished it! I took the top to Washington with me and quilted it on my grandmas machine... I love it!
The squares were easy..the flowers were a lot more work..

Block pictures............

I learned how to Modge Podge from some ladies from church..and now I'm loving it...My husband cute these blocks out then nail and glues them together....Then I cut my pictures out and put them on..I love it...Guess who is going to be making more of these??!!!






I finished a quilt for my bed..I just need to take pictures and post them..I love it so much and it took me along time of start adn stop...to finally get it done!

Bottlecap magnets........

These are fun!! and so easy!!
Items you need:

• bottlecaps (I bought mine off of ebay..100 for 10 bucks!)
  
• diamond glaze
• scrapbooking paper (make sure it has small print)
  
• 1 inch circle hole punch
• glue stick
• magnets
• E-600 glue

First you need to cut your paper... use your 1 inch paper punch to make perfect circles! You can use scrapbook paper, newspaper, magazines, printed pictures (laser printer only) ..use your imagination!


Then you will glue the paper to the inside of the bottle cap. Use your glue stick and make sure it is sealed flat. If it is not flat you will get air bubbles later when you add the diamond glaze.



Now glue on your magnets to the back. You need to use the E-6000 glue! Use nice solid magnets that will hold your stuff to the magnet board.


At this point you can add embellishments if you like..You can add beads, buttons glitter ect.
Lastly you will fill your bottle caps with the diamond glaze and let dry overnight. I took a picture of it because its hard to find!! One tip: do not shake your bottle of diamond glaze! It will get air bubbles!! Sometimes you will get a few anyway..just pull them out with a tooth pick.

Now you have these cute, personalized and wonderful magnets!! SO easy to make!!

Magnet Board Fun

I go this really old frame from my fav..Goodwill!! It had a super heavy mirror in it..I broke that out then primed and spray painted the frame... Then I bought a metal sheet from Homedepot, cut it primed and painted it white. Put it together and viola!!! I love it! I also made these cute bottle cap magnets.. more on those later!

Very Hungry & Cute Caterpillar!!..............

Okay well I bought this fabric 2 or 3 years ago?? yes..it was that long ago.. and it has sat in my cabinet for that long!! I loved it and bought it... SO what I bought was the 2 strips of foods the Caterpillar ate..(The fruits and the junk food), and the polka dot fabric that matches the inside of the book.. The rest of this quilt is all appliqued! The fat Caterpillar, the cocoon, the sun and moon, leaves all of it!! I used fabric I had that I thought would work well for the pictures I wanted... Then I bordered the whole thing with daisy fabric that I really liked as well (and bought years ago waiting for the right project!) This quilt is for Miss Madi....and she is in-patiently waiting for me to finish it!!

little sister...

well my sister is having her second kiddo...and its a girl!! she has a boy so how fun to have a girl!!! she wanted a bright pink with black and white and since she had to ask me................. I made two...
because of my guilt that she even had to ask...
sheesh I should have just made one.... so rude of me..so hoping she will forgive me by buttering her up with not 1, but 2 fun baby quilts!!! Both backed with super soft white.....