Friday, August 21, 2009

Diaper and Wipes Pocket/Clutch

Carry around a few diapers and wipes without carrying a huge, bulky bag. Learn how to make a diaper clutch on A Wednesday Afternoon. I'm making this for my 13 month old. Yeah!!!

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Entertainment Center into Play Kitchen

Turn an old entertainment center into a play kitchen for the kids. This is an amazing restyle! Sutton Grace shows us how she created this masterpiece!

Fixing Cracked Plaster Walls

BEFORE
If you live in an old house (like I do) that has cracked plaster, here is the solution for you. Joint compound watered down like paint! Junk Mammas says it works. Go to their post to learn more. (I hope it does so I don't have to sheetrock over all the upstairs bedroom walls and ceilings!!!!)
AFTER!!!!

Ladder Pot Rack

Use an old ladder for a pot rack in a small kitchen or just because you want to decorate. Look at how cute that is!!! A Beach Cottage has more pictures and details.

Chair Shelf

You saw a table shelf, now look at chair shelf. Just cut off the back of a chair and makes a stylish shelf from it!!! Great idea for that old chair with bad legs!!!! Check out more at Junk Blossoms

Art Apron from Dishtowel

With school starting, doesn't every little kid/pre-schooler need an art apron for their tools. This is made from a dish towel!!! Obsessively Stitching has the tutorial.

Heritage Blocks

My grandparents and father passed away before my kids were born. What a fun way for my kids to "meet" them through heritage blocks. Also, my husband's family lives across the country and we rarely get to see them. I am going to make some blocks with cousins, aunts, uncles, and living grandparents on them. Blocks with which to play!!! Genius! Heritage Unwrapped has more on this project!

Flower Skirt

Add a little pizzazz to a plain skirt by adding lots and lots of fun flowers! Or spice up any article of clothing by justing adding 1 to 3 flowers!!! Learn how at Cut Out and Keep.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

More Decorative Balls

You know you want to make sophisticated decorative balls to fancy up your house. Now you can! V and Co. gives the instructions for making "Pottery Barn looking decorative balls." Yummy!!!

Did you miss this other post on more decorative balls at Mrs. D.Lightful? Check them out too! And yet another post about all kinds of decorative balls at That's So Cuegly! Her's rock and are SO CREATIVE!

Table Shelves

Don't you wish you had a room in your house where you could make these fun shelves only in a color you like? I do! Start buying up abused tables at garage sales and thrift stores, cut them in half, hang them on the wall and paint!!! That's all you have to do for this wall of table shelves someday!!! Recyclart has more on it!

Folding Towels Creatively

If you are into entertaining (AKA-people staying at your home overnight), staycations, or just making your bathroom decor fun and unique, try making your towels into the fancy creations you might see in a luxury hotel.
Head over to No Fuss Fabulous to see how these towel beauties are made! Do you know how to fold towels creatively? Post a link and I will attach it to this post!


Repurposing Clothes

I love repurposing projects. I have posted quite a few of them on this blog. Make It and Love It has two brilliant, unique repurposing projects lately.
The second is with an old men's shirt is turned into a dress with a big flower. Try some repurposing or restyling today!!!

Monday, August 17, 2009

Liquid Starch Decor

Use liquid starch to apply fabric to furniture (like this treaure chest)
and to walls (like this). Liquid starch acts similar to decopauge, but it removes from surfaces easily without ruining the applied surface or the fabric!!! Recycle! Head over Sew Can Do for more pictures and info.

Wire Hanger Book Rack

Turn an unwanted wire hanger into a book rack or display holder for pictures, artwork, a mirror or something else. Cute and Cheap! Superziper (a spanish blog?) has the pictures. You may not be able to read this, but hopefully from the pictures, you can create this idea!

Chalkboard Contact Paper

Get out of town!!! Have you heard of CHALKBOARD CONTACT PAPER? Me neither, until today! Happy Nester brought this genius idea to my attention. Think of the possibilities that exist with contact paper that acts like a chalkboard.

No mess! Comes off of surfaces easily! Inexpensive! Cabinets, walls, jars, desks, containers, beds, etc. Go to this post to learn more and see where you can buy some!!!

Collared Shirt Lamp Shade

Use a collared shirt to make a fashionable and sophisticated lamp shade. Learn how at Jen and Juice. Fun project!!!

Chalkboard Table

Why didn't I think of this? Paint a kids' table with chalkboard paint!!! Great for homeschooling, pre-schools, for kids who love to doodle and draw or just for decorating a toy room! Too Cute and Functional! Head over to Raising Olives to see and learn more!

Fabric Flower Earrings

Make these petite fabric flower earrings to match your special outfits. Another way to use your fabric scraps! Happy Together shows you how to make them.

Fat Quarter Skirt

Don't you love buying fat quarters and fat quarter bundles? Make a fun fat quarter bundle skirt similar to this one by following the tutorial on Confessions of a Sewing Dork.

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Forty-Two Roads

I always like finding a blog that hasn't been "discovered" yet. I think I found one this last week. Forty-two Roads has many interesting projects. I haven't looked at every post, but some of her sewing posts are great. Check out the following three:
Extending dresses
She also has some restyles and costumes.
One of my favorite things is her etsy shop item, Cardboard kitchen pattern. I don't normally endorse things, but this is too cool.
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