Showing posts with label Makeover. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Makeover. Show all posts

6.12.2010

A Hot Summer Day

I have had a couple of "those" days.  You know, the ones where all sorts of unexpected things happen and throw monkey wrenches into your plans to get things done... Yea.  Long story short, the just "fixed" part on my car, not fixed.  In fact they broke another part causing a bigger issue and "fixed" the wrong part, thus not fixing the real problem.  Anyways, It's been: It will be done shortly... A few more minutes... Shortly... Tomorrow... A little while longer... Yea. So, today, we decided to take a walk around a small farmers market in town to kill time.  I had my camera with me, so I took some pictures. 

THEN, we went to Target, and I found another project.
I found these little rugs marked to $2. They are the EXACT colors of my color scheme in my home.
When I get it all finished I will show you the finished pictures, but here is a sneak peek at the progress:


5.24.2010

I little Love from an old T-shirt


I had this old red t-shirt.  It was a good one and it served valiantly until it was time to be retired for re-purposing. 

I had a few scraps of some fun knit prints. It worked out perfect for play clothes. 

AuBrynne loves to wear this one because it is already so soft and broken in.
 This one was pretty simple:
Cut off the bottom 5 inches and add a gather.
Cut bodice down to correct size.
Cut off sleeves.
Assemble the heart applique and sew to bodice.
Ruffle a long piece of sheer fabric and sew on in the shape of a heart.
Attach new pink sleeves.
Sew up sides of bodice and sleeves.
Attach bottom ruffle.
If the neck is too large, stitch with elastic thread in your bobbin around the neck line.

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4.29.2010

Some Fast Makeovers

So, in preparation of some family visitors, I decided to make the stairs down to the lower level a little more fresh and nice.  That really is a nice way to put it.  The stairs were the original "working" stairs meant to be covered with long fiber carpeting. Being the allergic family that we are, we do as little of the porous fibers that we can. So, not carpeted stairways.  So, how does one make utility stairs look nice? Be Crafty! 

I had the thought to decoupage some great paper I had found, but did not hat enough to do all of the stairs. So, we set out to find some more.  We went to our neighborhood Hobby Lobby. No such luck.  But I did find a darn near perfect match to the paper.  Only it was even better!  It was fabric! It is way more durable than paper would be, and no matching prints!  Yay!

So, the rises all got a fresh coat of white paint for a nice even base.  When the paint had dried overnight I was ready to decoupage the fabric on.  I measured each strip of fabric and cut then slapped on the Modge-Podge and stuck the fabric on.  Once all the fabric was smoothed, I slathered on some more decoupage.

The treads also got a little face-lift.  With wood grain contact paper!  Then a layer of Clear contact paper for durability.  I think they look FANTASTIC!  And they are totally me! Pink, graphic and a bit "peek-a-boo-ish". Here is the finished project:
When the real treads go in, the rises will have to be replaced also, and I will be disappointed to see them go...

I also wanted to let my bestie, Hollie and her family, Ginger and her family, and also their brother and sister and their families, and their mother Kaye and family that our thoughts and prayers are with them today.  And that I love you!

4.26.2010

Clock Make-Over

Today, among a load of errands, I was able to re-do this wall clock that I had found at Walmart in a clearance bin for a a whole $1.99. It matched the color of the Plum that was to be the color of my room.  But I have not gotten to painting it.  So, I thought I would re-do it to finally get the decor in AuBrynne's room closer to finished.  It started outlike this:
With a couple of sheets of paper cut with a fabulous Cricut and some extra pearl stickers and plastic rhinestones; I was able to get it disassembled and put back together to look like this:


So, the next few projects are going to be getting AuBrynne's room finally together... Ya know she's 3.  So, its probably time before she decides to tell me its not what she wants.

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