EAT

I have been Pinteresting again!

http://www.fingerprintsonthefridge.com

http://inspirationfordecoration.blogspot.com

http://madebygirl.blogspot.com

I love the "Eat" signs in all of these kitchens so I started crafting!

I made a quick trip to Hobby Lobby and I picked up the letters. I went with the chipboard ones because they are so light so hanging them would not be an issue. 

They were $0.99 each.

Everything else I already had...fabric, paint, mod podge, and a foam paint brush.

First I painted the letters...candy apple green.

 

Then I cut the flowers out of the fabric that I had left over from the curtains in the family room and the living room.  I moved them around a couple of times until I decided just how I wanted them.

 Then I covered the back of the fabric with the mod podge and placed it on the letters. I smoothed it out and then put a thick coat over the entire letter, flowers and all.

Once they were dry, I put them on the window frame above the sink in the kitchen.

 The whole project was just $3!

Happy Crafting!

Entry Table

I have been looking for the perfect little table to go right inside our front door. The space was bare and since the wall are just white it was looking pretty neglected. 

I searched and searched for the perfect table but I just could not find anything that I loved for the right price. When I was home visiting my parents one weekend, I journeyed up to my parents attic. It is full of random stuff...unused furniture, holiday decorations, childhood keepsakes, and lo and behold, the perfect table for my entry! I convinced my mom to let me have it...for free! 

I brought it home and stuck it in the place and it fit great (the sign above the table was a Christmas gift from my grandparents!).  Of course I could not leave well enough alone because the table had seen better days...

 I think it took lots of abuse from 7 kids and a large collection of animals at my parents house but it was solid wood so I sanded and sanded and ended up with this...

 It was a very messy process but I sanded until the wood was smooth and the original finish was gone. Then I wiped it down, let it dry, and gathered my supplies.

The paint was left over from when I did the buffet in my front room, as well the polyacrylic, so I just had to purchase the primer. I went with a grey spray primer and it did the trick. I bought two cans of primer so in total it cost me $6! 

Two coats of primer...

Then two coats of the Gulf Shores Blue and then two coats of  polyacrylic. 

Why two coats of each? I have no idea that just what I was feeling I guess.

I let it dry for a couple of days then brought it in! I used an extra knob from the buffet so once again it was free! In total the project cost $8...$6 for primer and then $2 for sand paper.  

Happy Crafting!

Etsy Fabric Flower Necklace Knockoff

So apparently I took a little sabbatical from blogging...but no worries...I am back! 

I had been eying a necklace like the one below from Etsy for awhile. I just think it is super cute!

 

They ranged in price from $18-24 and I just could not bring myself to spend that, so I made my own!

 

Turns out is was very easy and cost me less that $1! The only thing I had to buy was the chain which came in a package of 3 and cost $3 making each only $1. I used leftover fabric that I had as well as leftover felt from a previous product.

Trust me, you can make one too! Here are some of the pictures of the process!

And a pic of the final product. A dollar well spent!

Happy Crafting!