Month of Makeovers Day 23: From trashy hardware to flashy centerpiece
Posted: October 23, 2013 Filed under: 31 Days, Home and Garden, Makeover | Tags: candlestick, chandelier crystals, Christmas, Do it yourself, Rub 'n Buff 6 CommentsI almost threw the hardware for this makeover in the scrap metal recycling bin.
Month of Makeovers, Day 20 1/2: I’ve got mail!
Posted: October 22, 2013 Filed under: 31 Days, Decor, Makeover | Tags: Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, closet, library card catalog, mailbox, shrine, vintage Comments Off on Month of Makeovers, Day 20 1/2: I’ve got mail!
Sorry about missing Sunday, everybody. Here at Lurayville we spent the day getting a window back into a wall and getting a flight of steps off a deck. Yes, they were makeovers, but not anything of which you’d probably care to see pictures.
Now back to the fun stuff! Read the rest of this entry »
Month of Makeovers Day 21: A purse goes wild and woolly
Posted: October 21, 2013 Filed under: 31 Days, Home and Garden, Makeover, Sewing Project | Tags: craft, felted fabric, Handbag, Lining (sewing), purse, Scarf, Sew, Textile, vintage 2 CommentsWhat do you get when you combine an ugly 1940s handbag with a moth-eaten vintage scarf?
Would you believe an accessory I’m going to love using this fall?
It all started with a handbag I bought at the flea market probably fifteen years ago. Maybe twenty! I liked the caramel colored plastic kiss-lock frame. The rest of it is an eyesore. Glitzy applique on rough textured fabric? Ugh. Cheap goldtone chain attached by eye hooks? Double ugh.
Month of Makeovers Day 19: Furniture FAIL redemption, maybe
Posted: October 19, 2013 Filed under: 31 Days, Home and Garden, Makeover | Tags: Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, chair, Furniture, Home and Garden, jadeite, paint 3 CommentsThese chairs for extra seating were left unfinished on Day 15 of our Month of Makeovers. Today was the day to get cracking and complete them.
Month of Makeovers Day 18: On Halloween Pins & Needles!
Posted: October 18, 2013 Filed under: 31 Days, Craft, Sewing Project | Tags: beginning sewing, buttons, children, Crafts, creativity, Halloween, Sewing, vintage buttons, Wool, Yarn 5 Comments
I started my afterschool sewing classes this week. That means I get to play around with wool, cotton, thread, pins, needles, scissors, and ideas with a bunch of elementary school kids who don’t bring any of my neurotically grown-up “Make It Perfect Or It’s No Good!” vibe to the party.
I’ve learned a lot about creativity from these little people! Read the rest of this entry »
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