Another Happy Princess

At the recent "Princess" birthday party, a friend of my cousin's asked if I would be willing to make her little princess a dress up station for her birthday. She needed it by the end of August, so that didn't leave much time. However, nothing makes me happier than seeing those little smiling faces when they are playing with their new present, so I was more than happy to do it for her.

I came across this one time entertainment center at one of my local thrift stores, so I took it home and got started right away.

First came the sanding, and then the priming. I don't care what anyone says. The actual paint goes on much better if you just take the time to lightly sand and prime your piece. I know people hate doing it, I don't think its all that fun, but if you want your piece to look like it should....take the time.

Next came the paint. I had the Mom go online to Lowe's website and pick a color from the Valspar color selector. That way I was sure to get exactly what she wanted for her little princess. Once the paint dried, it was time to decorate.

The little princess likes butterflies, I was told, so we went with that theme. I love the "BeYOU*itful" sign. Every little girl needs to know that being yourself is the most beautiful person in the world. Finally came delivery day, and smiles all around. So happy to see another satisfied princess!

Kelli













Getting ready for Fall y'all!

I have become slightly obsessed with making paper wreaths. I've found there are all sorts of paper you can use to make the wreaths, and they take no time. So, while I am currently working on a larger project that requires a lot of paint drying time, I have been busy making a few of the wreaths.

I found there are many uses for scrapbook paper thanks to Pinterest! I have never been a scrapbooker, but there are tons of other uses for all those beautiful papers other than just making a photo album. This wreath seems a little unfinished to me, so I am thinking of added raffia in between the back cones to add a little something-something. It's gonna be a beauty once I get done.

This wreath is my attempt at recreating a sunflower look. I used construction paper for this one. It is huge, but so cute in person. It would make a great piece for Summer or Fall.

My latest creation for fall only took me about an hour with cutting the paper, making the cones, and then glue it all together.  Simply decide on the paper you want to use. My squares were 12x12, so I cut them into 4x4 squares and made my cones. Then I laid them out to determine how I wanted them to look.

This is a great project to do by yourself, with friends, or even with the kids. Once your done you have a great little wreath for your front door, over your mantle, or just anywhere you want to add a little Fall color.

 

Kelli

Laura's Vacation 2015

I've been MIA the past few weeks so I'm trying my best to get back into the swing of things this week! 2 weeks ago, I had the wonderful opportunity to go on a vacation to Myrtle Beach with my family. It was so nice getting to stay in one house with my husband, my parents, siblings and their spouses and my nieces and nephews for the week. I was hoping to get away to go shopping in the local antique and thrift stores but we were having so much fun as a family I never got away to go picking. 

The weather was wonderful. We got a few rain showers during the week but they didn't stick around for long. 

We feasted on yummy crab legs and other delicious foods during the week at various restaurants. The dinner pictured above is from Captain George's. It was my fav! We also took turns cooking some dinners at our beach house. 

We played miniature golf one night and walked around several of the area shopping venues. The picture above was taken at Barefoot Landing, which is a nice shopping area and has tons of restaurants and shops.

I had heard of the tv show, Myrtle Manor so we went to find the trailer park that it had been filmed at while we where in Myrtle Beach. Even though I hadn't ever watch the show, it was neat to go exploring where it was filmed. 

On our last night there me and my husband took a walk on the beach and the fireworks were amazing that were being shot off. It was a good ending to a perfect week.

We had such a fun, relaxing time none of us wanted to leave. Most of our time was spent just hanging out at the beach or pool and  spending time together as a family. It definitely flew by too fast! It was nice creating lasting memories with my loved ones. 

Desk Redo and visits from Arendelle

Another birthday under my belt...

The little princess turned 4 years old this year, and my husband and I had decided she needed a desk to get her ready for school. We found this old school desk at a local antique shop. It was exactly what I was looking for cause I have been dying to try chalkboard paint.

It had a few cracks and scratches, but we only wanted to fix issues the might hamper the use of the desk. Keeping most of those cracks and scratches is what gives the piece character.

Next I sanded both the chair and the desk and started painting the chair.

It took several coats of paint to cover the chair, but that is my fault as I failed to prime the chair first. The more I refurbish furniture, the more I realize that if I just take a moment to prime a piece with spray primer the actual paint goes on much easier and takes a lot less time to cover.

I did not make that mistake with the desk. I took 5 minutes to spray prime the desk the was able to paint the desk much quicker than the chair with only 2 coats....the chair took 4 coats plus touch ups.

After all the pink paint, I got the top painted with the chalkboard paint and got the desk put all back together. My husband felt all the pink needed something, so we added a few decals along with the name on the back of the chair.

 

Finally finished and off to the "Princess" birthday party. There were little princesses everywhere, and even a visit from Queen Elsa and Princess Anna.

 

 Kelli

 

Old books...new looks

I have been a terrible blogger and business partner this week. My fellow Homespun and Redoner, Laura, has been on a well deserved and needed vacation this week, and I promised I would take care of the blog and do all the posts this week. Well...I didn't get it done. This is the only post I have gotten on the blog this week, all thanks to my sick and whiny husband. Next time I'm going with you Laura!!

 

Anyway, I did get a couple projects done this week. This easy project only took me about 45 minutes to get done, and turned out so cute!

 I went through and found some old paperback books that had seen better days. (No worries, this was an old book with missing pages. No classics were used.) I tore out some pages and got out my glue gun.

Next I made little cone shapes with the paper and glued the ends so they would stay together.

After I got several made, I grabbed and old cardboard crate and used a plastic bowl to trace a circle.

I cut out the circle and then used an x-acto knife to cut out a small opening for the ribbon I will use to hang my wreath.

Next I started hot gluing the paper cones to the cardboard. I glued at each quarter point first, then went from there.

Within 20 minutes I had a beautiful wreath that can be used in any décor. For me it looked perfect on the inside of my front door.

 

 

 

Kelli











One footstool at a time...

Many of you may recall when I recently repurposed a couple of dining chairs into a bench for my brother-in-law and sister-in-law. When we took it to them, my brother-in-law asked if I would redo some cute little footstools he had picked up from his neighbors yard sale. Of course I said yes.

First I removed the top from the legs and began to remove the fabric.



The legs were a little loose and needed some extra glue to hold them in place.

They wanted the footstools to match the bench, so I lightly sanded and then painted the base black.

Then I replaced the foam and batting, securing it to the top.

Finally I added the fabric, attached it to the base, and voila!

Such a cutie if I do say so myself!

Kelli