slacker....

Warning: these pictures have terrible lighting..but Im too lazy to edit them..look, you're lucky you're getting a post okay?!

I have not done much quilting lately..but when we knew we were going to Washington I just HAD to throw something together to quilt on my grandmas machine!! So I made this quilt top.. While I was there I found this matching border fabric..which allowed me to make my quilt much bigger.. Awesome!! I really like how I quilted it:) and I am glad its done!!

From August 5, 2011

From August 5, 2011

From August 5, 2011

I saw this fabric while we were on vacation and I loved it!! Its Moda..and the line is called Lily & Will...The new colors for our play room.. It will be perfect! So this is what I have together so far...

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I also re-did my silhouette pictures..I didnt like how they were printing on paper, so I decided to make them with fabric..I love them much more now:) Here they are on the wall...

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I also had this large frame that I liked...and a bunch of these index cards.. They are scriptures and sayings that I just thought were very clever and something I wanted up in my house for my kids to see...SO I painted the frame white, then made it a magnet board..I actually used metal tiles that were 98 cents at Home Depot.. It was cheaper than buying a large sheet at $22, then having to cut it the right size and waste the extra.. So anyway I used 12 sheets and tacked them in with short tacks, then spray painted the whole thing. You could also use a glue if you chose to, but since this magnet board is more for display, I wasnt worried about it.

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Next Ill show you how to make these cute rolled fabric flowers.. I used 1 in my little girls pictures the other day..

From August 5, 2011

And some cute onsies Im trying to tackle..I saw them in a craft fair and they were adorable!

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!!