L IS FOR LOVE

 

I have been wanting to do this project for

quite some time and have finally

done it!

I have seen this same idea

around blogland

and Pinterest but mostly

using canvas.

 

It was VERY easy so I will

keep this post short and sweet.

 

I had an un-painted cabinet door

that I purchased at our local

ReStore.

I purchased the lettering from

Hobby Lobby.

 

I lined up the lettering how

I wanted it to look.

 

 

I hot glued to lettering in place.

Making sure to use enough

without it expanding

out the edges.

 

 

I then spray painted it using

Rustoleum's Heirloom White.

 

I could have primed it first but couldn't find

my primer so I just went for it with

the paint.

 

I haven't decided if it needs another coat

or not. Maybe tomorrow if it cools

off I can get another coat of paint on it

if necessary.

I think it turned out pretty cool!

 

 

Hope you are safe, where ever you are.

Thanks for stopping by!
Carri

 



3 picture frames & 3 Starbuck's bottles

Had a little time to

get some new items

finished for my space at

Marketplace 3301.

Do you have a JoAnn fabric in your area?
Well...we just got a newer, bigger

JoAnn Fabric.

Of course, I couldn't resist.

I went in search of Chevron patterned

fabric in blue tones but came up empty handed.

Well...almost!

I found some pretty cool scrapbook paper

and card stock instead.

My neighbor gave me 4 unfinished

wooden frames.

Perfect!

I spray painted 3 of them.

White, Brown, and Black.

Then I layered the decorative

scrapbook paper over colorful

card stock for the frame background.

I added vinyl to each one making them all different.

Here is how they turned out:

because when you stop and look around, this life is pretty amazing

How true is that?

If only Escape was this easy.

This frame has a clothes pin so you can pin a picture

and change it out!

All kinds of love goin' on.

Yes, that is a pic from my wedding day!

I also painted 3 Starbucks bottles and added vinyl to them.

No real tutorial on how to do this. Just put paint on the inside, roll it

around until it is covered and try to get out the excess. Let dry.

Here they are:

I made a set of these before but, I think I like

this set better.

hee hee

You can see my other set here:

DIY Milk Bottles

Thanks for stopping by!

Please feel free to share with your

friends! And definitely pin it!

=)

Carri



Cork Board Ceramic Tile

I was digging around in my

office/craft room the other day

and stumbled upon an idea.

Now, I don't know if this has

been done before.

(somewhere, I'm sure)

But, if you have seen it or

have done it...let me know.

I haven't seen this version of a

cork board anywhere as of yet.

Still...that's not to say one

doesn't exist.

=)

Here's what you'll need

to create your own

cork board tile:

12"x12" tile of your choice

12"x12" Cork Square

Fabric of our choice

-enough to cover the front of the tile with cork board on it

Hot glue gun & glue sticks

Mod Podge

Complimenting Ribbon

At first I thought about covering the front of the tile.

But then decided to cover the back side

so that the front side would become the back

giving the cork board a nice finished back.

I poured modpodge on the tile

and smoothed/evened it out

with a foam brush.

Then I placed a the cork square on it.

There was a little over hang so I just

lined it up on two of the four sides.

I stacked my large rolls of vinyl on

it to add pressure while drying.

But, you can use whatever is heavy!

Once dry, I added hot glue to the corners

and down the edges for added measure.

I also used an exacto knife to score off the

little overhang of cork on two sides.

I then used my hot glue gun and covered the

cork board with fabric I got from

Hobby Lobby.

I tried to tuck the corners in the same.

Pulling it tightly and adding

hot glue along the way.

There really isn't a rhyme or reason

to how I did it. I just did what worked for me.

Once finished with the covering, I added

matching ribbon to make the back look nice and clean.

I just lined the ribbon up along the edge and

glued it down. I cut 4 strips, one for each side.

See how the front of the tile has become the back?

Nice clean look in case you want to

display it on a plate stand.

=)

And here it is:

It turned out pretty darn good, I think!

What a fun way to display

jewelry, messages, notes, lists, pictures, recipes

and so much more!!

It is possible to hang tile on the

wall as well. But because

of it's heavy duty

build, I placed it on a plate stand.

;)

I'd love to hear what you think!

Thanks for stopping by!

Carri

What I've Been Up To

The summer is flying by

and it feels like there

just aren't enough hours

in the day.

I have managed to get a few things

crafted, created and finished.

Sadly, I don't have a lot of

pictures because I misplaced

the cord to my Rebel.

Which means, my pics are via my

iPhone. And while the iPhone

does a fairly good job...

it certainly isn't my Rebel.

All that aside, I need to learn how to

take photos properly anyway.

lol

Anyway~

Here is what I have been up to:

Painted Jars

& Jute

(Up Words & On Words vinyl in background)

Scrapbook paper backed chalkboard

picture frame with Up Words & On Words

vinyl lettering and ribbon.

Shabby Chic thrift store mirror re-do

with chicken wire and burlap flowers.

Close up of details on mirror.

She believed she could so she did.

Wooden plaque with matching tile

coaster set.

Sponge balls for the boys and

neighborhood kids to play with during

our blocks "water fest" event put on by

a neighbor boy.

Vintage inspired door handles (?) with glass

knobs

 attached to painted/aged cabinet drawer fronts.

Sign re-purpose.

Farmers MARKET

with crackle paint technique

and vinyl lettering.

Whew!

There ya have it!

I am more than willing to post

mostly picture-less tutorials on

any of the projects should

there be interest!

Thanks for stopping by!

Make today your best day ever.

Carri

Linking up:

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Updated Twin Octagon Tables

As some of you may know...

our house is on the market.

So, at the spur of the moment when

a realtor called to see if he

could show our house in

10-15 minutes~

my boys and I headed to

our local thrift store.

And we found a steal of a deal!

Not 1 but 2 of these tables.

$2.00 a piece!

O.o

YES! PLEASE!

They were in amazing shape. I'm not

sure exactly how old they are or

if they were custom made but taking

them apart was a breeze!

See the little knobbies on the top?

They unscrewed via large

threaded (is that a word) dowels.

What the hello?

That easy? Yeppers!

And see the ball feet?

Same thing there.

So when it was all said and done they

are completely collapsible.

Oh yeah.

I took them both apart and sanded

like crazy. All four shelves, all eight top

knobbies, all eight ball feet and all eight

legs!

(need, need, need, Annie Sloan Chalk paint)

Whew!

I stained the tables Rustoleum's

Kona. And spray painted the knobbies, feet

and legs Krylon's Dover White.

I distressed the knobbies, feet and legs

using 220 grit sand paper.

I used Minwax Wipe On Poly

to seal the tables.

Wipe On Poly!

You read that right and while it isn't

anything new to most of you...

it was to me!

And {LOVE} has filled my heart!!

Here they are:

Twins:

 Camera 1

Camera 2

I love them! Mostly because they are

so easy to take apart. I can see myself wanting

to personalize them at some point.

Unfortunately, as I mentioned before, we

have our house on the market and quite

frankly I don't need any more end tables.

I know right?? Who has that problem.

sigh

So, they will be priced and taken

to Marketplace 3301.

Not a bad deal though.

Aside from the Wipe On Poly,

I had all the supplies for this

twin table re-do on hand.

Thanks for stopping by!

Carri



5 hook coat rack with chalkboard vinyl & fabric covered corkboard

I started with this:

And ended up with this:

From cabinet/hutch (?) door

 to 5 hook coat rack

featuring:

Chalkboard Vinyl cut-outs

Decorative Fabric covered Corkboard center

No bad huh?

Thanks for stopping by!

Carri

Linking to the following Parties!

Alderberry Hill

Keeping It Simple

FAITH

I cling to courage.

And to be honest,

I only hold loosely to

Faith.

(don't judge)

I'm tryin'!

So~I created a crafty reminder.

I started with an old picture frame.

I spray painted it Warm Stone.

I used thin wood pieces that I purchased at

Hobby Lobby for the lettering. And

scrapbook paper to cover the frame backing

and the wood pieces.

I painted the edges of the wood pieces before

using mod podge to apply

the paper.

 I used my Silhouette Cameo

to cut out the lettering in

dark brown vinyl.

I attached the wood letter pieces to

the backing with self-stick

velcro circles.

  

Then I put it all back together.

Thanks for stopping by!

Carri

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Keeping It Simple