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Monday, April 30, 2012

Outdoor Rug-Sometimes You Need a Plan B!

Monday, April 30, 2012

Outdoor Rug-Sometimes You Need a Plan B!

A fair amount of my projects are instigated by ideas that I've seen on other people's blogs.  Home bloggers are the best!  Every day I never fail to find new inspiration.   This DIY outdoor rug recently caught me eye.  So, of course, I wanted my own awesome outdoor rug!  I purchased the same rug from Home Depot that Kristin did.  The size and price were great...$18 for a 6x8.  It's not the best quality rug ever, but I think outdoor rugs are mostly disposable after one season anyway.  And, I've never seen an uglier outdoor rug than this one in it's original state.  But it didn't stay that way for long! Kristin's blue was beautiful, but you know I'm more of a green person and thought that the green would blend better with my things I already had for my patio.  I also had a stencil that I planned to use, just because it's what I had on hand.  I spent over an hour stenciling one evening and only got three sections done.  The next morning I was ...
Friday, April 27, 2012

Jen's Picks {3-Rugs}

Friday, April 27, 2012

Jen's Picks {3-Rugs}

I'm in the middle of a project right now, and I have rugs on the brain!   Hence, my category for today.  Here are some of my faves:  (There's a lot...I got a little rug-happy.) Pier 1 West Elm Pottery Barn Overstock West Elm raw hide company Rugs USA West Elm Rugs USA Pottery Barn Overstock Rugs USA Pier 1 Rugs USA I hope you have a fantastic weekend!   I get to spend some one-on-one time with my favorite girl.  See you on Monday. ...
Thursday, April 26, 2012

DIY Gone Wrong

Thursday, April 26, 2012

DIY Gone Wrong

Remember my cute new monogrammed kitchen towels I showed you a while back? Well, they finally needed a wash.  Here's what came out of the dryer.   Who new you had to be careful washing ribbon from Hobby Lobby?  Or did I get a dud roll? At least it came off cleanly.  I thought about ripping the ribbon off and sewing something new on, but decided I didn't want to mess with it and maybe it would keep coming off if I washed them again.  This is after 2 washes.  I'm hoping after one more all of the dots will be gone and I'll just have a lovely solid black ribbon.   I'm actually glad that this happened.  I was about to add some of that same cute ribbon to accent a dress of my daughter's.  I'm definitely re-thinking that project now! You win some, you lose some.   What's your best (worst?) DIY disaster? ...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

How to Reupholster a Chair...with a Hot Glue Gun! {Way Back Wednesdays}

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

How to Reupholster a Chair...with a Hot Glue Gun! {Way Back Wednesdays}

Back in November I showed you my daughter's completed new room  and mentioned that I would tell you how I did a "cheater" job to reupholster her chair.       Well, 6 months later, here you go!  The chair was in fairly good shape except for a few spots on the arms.  When we chose the red color scheme for her room, I thought this chair would work in there but wanted to jazz it up a bit...it was a bit of a wall flower.   I gathered scraps of leftover fabric and played around with which pieces I wanted to use where until I was happy with the layout. I started with the back panel and cut my fabric with a bit extra around the edges.  I left probably 8-12" on the sides and bottom, and just about 2" or so along the top edge.  I simply folded the top edge and creased it with my fingers, and then applied hot glue under the fold and tucked it right up close under the cording.   Believe it or not, hot glue does a really good job of bonding fabric! ...
Monday, April 23, 2012

Around Here

Monday, April 23, 2012

Around Here

Happy Monday everyone!  I hope you had a fantastic weekend.  Our weather has been glorious and although there's not much going on in the way of projects around here, I did get a few things accomplished. I used this to change this to this. (10 year old set that was looking a little tired...good as new now thanks to a scrub down with a wire brush and 8 cans of paint!) This got a little touch-up too. I picked up this set several years ago on clearance.  It was brown and made out of some pvc-type material that is weatherproof.  Two years ago I used the Krylon Fusion for plastic paint and sprayed it black.  It's held up fairly well and I just needed to go over a few spots that receive the most wear and tear. We spent Saturday afternoon at the track. They were happy to win some ribbons and I was not happy to get a sunburn. :( The next few weeks are getting crazy busy as school winds down, end of the year activities ramp up, and we have a birthday gir...
Thursday, April 19, 2012

Deer Me

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Deer Me

Ya'll.  LOOK at what my sister has made.  Yes, I said MADE...from scratch!!! Chevron faux antler  Jute covered faux antler Gold glitter faux antler Multi-colored glitter faux antler And, my favorite...(no surprise that it's the blingy-est, gaudiest one, huh?) Rhinestone covered faux antler I really just wanted to show you how amazingly creative and talented Sarah is, but she has opened an Etsy shop if you're interested in making a purchase.   Here's the link: Deer Me Etsy Shop   She just had an offer accepted on her very first house and is working really hard to make sure that she has what she needs for all of those unforeseen last minute expenses.  If you're local (OKC), I'm sure she'd be happy to arrange delivery. And to my dear, sweet, loving sister...remember, my birthday is coming up, and it's a big one.  I can just see one of these sitting on top of a big stack of books on my coff...