I did it! I sewed a zipper!

With much thanks to Cindy at skiptomylou!  In her awesome tutorial, she explained exactly how to do everything.  Im a beginner sewer and this actually came out correct.  High five!

My $3 chair

Picked up a chair at the Salvation Army on Memorial Day weekend.  Everything was half off so you just know I had to buy something.

I had never done a piece of furniture before, so this was my first.  I wanted something easy so I went with a  basic sturdy chair.

This is the before

And this is the after

I put on a few coats of Oil Rubbed Bronze and redid the cushion.

Nothing major, but it turned out cute.

Just paintin' some stuff

Picked up a few items from here, there, and everywhere.  Mainly the flea market in town.  

An old school butter crock, a planter, and a pitcher

A pair of candlesticks made in India that made it to the Salvation Army

Pillows!! Yay!!

So I read somewhere that you can make pillows out of cloth napkins.  I ran to Ocean State Job Lot and got some really cheap.  $2.00 for 4.  I snatched up 8 napkins.  

Super easy to make.  Very basic sewing (which is a good thing, because thats all I really know).

Four Seasons (and I dont mean the hotel or the group)

So I got this idea from A Diamond In The Stuff.  (Pardon my crappy pictures)

I fell in love with it the second I saw it.  I was determined to make this.  So I did.  I actually did all four seasons.

The Desirable "Cloche'

Ive been scouring the local Goodwill for weeks looking for a cheese dome.Two months ago if I had come across one of these babys I would have walked right by it.  But ever since I saw Allison Hepworths over at House Of Hepworths, ive kept my eyes peeled!  This is hers by the way.  I luff her.  Allison if your reading this *wave*....  Ok so this is mine.  

I haven't found anything to put in it yet though. 

 So I picked a flower off the tree outside for picture purposes.

Ok, ok, here it is:

Its simply made by gluing a larger wood candle stick to the bottom of a cheese dome.

If I had remembered to take the "Before" picture, you would be able to see that.  But hey, thats par for the course...

My sexy craft cart

So I have finally finished up a few projects that i've been working on! So without further ado..... 

I present you this!  My sexy craft cart (insert 'sexy whistle' here)

I picked up this baby for $4 at a tag sale.  She wasn't always so cute though. I figure I can use this in my new craft room (If I ever sell my condo), it can easily be pulled up to my workspace.

Crafty stuff and organization, two of my favorite things

So I decided to combine the both of them. This is what I came up with.

This is what happens when....

....you combine a piece of plywood, some cool fabric, an egg crate mattress pad, some batting, a staple gun, and a cat....

The Wall Hanging Project

So I hit up the Goodwill and Salvation Army yesterday and found a few good things.  One of which I transformed into a very cute wall hanging.  Since I have taken down all my "personal" things from my walls I needed to find something to fill them back up.  So voila!

Still...trying...to...sell...my...condo...

It just screams out "BUY ME!! BUY ME!!", doesn't it?

$131, 900.....thats a bargain!  1120 square feet, 2 walk in closets, no mowing the lawn or shoveling, friendly neighbors, cul-de-sac, what more could you possibly ask for?  I mean really...

Our Trip To New York December 17th 2010

So Chris and I went to New York City for my birthday.  We visited the gigantic Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center and went ice skating.  Chris surprised me when we were getting our picture taken in front of the Christmas tree.  He got down on one knee and popped the question!!  We had a woman take the first two pictures and another one volunteered to take the other ones.  She was as excited as we were!  Also another man kept congratulating us!  Like three times he did!  Ha ha!  People clapped and "awww"ed.  It was all very nice.  Thats why I love him! 

 Ok ok, on to the pictures......

This is the front of out hotel all decorated for the holidays

The Jewelry Box Project

So I went to the Salvation Army a few months back and found this jewelry box for $8.  Solid wood, 3 drawers, good condition...ugly inside though...

The Chalk Board Project

Well I have finally completed a project.  Thank you, thank you.  So here it is...Voila!!

Its a chalk board! I stole got the idea from this website: here.  


Just find an old picture frame at a thrift store, paint it, paint over the original picture with chalk board paint, and hang!

Different projects im working on:

1.  Tiled coffee table made with these coasters.
2.  A blackboard picture frame to hang in my kitchen