I ran across these belts at D.I. yesterday.
I had no idea what I could do with them, but it seemed like an interesting challenge. I mean, there must be some fun things you could do....and at a buck-fifty each, it wasn't too much of an investment if I couldn't figure something out. I was heading for the check out when I spotted this cute mini-skirt.
I thought to myself, "Wow, I would look so hot in that!" Actually, no, that's not what I was thinking. I thought it would make a cute little purse. I love the tie in the front and the belt loops. I could also use one of my newly purchased belts for the handle. I turned the purse inside out and made it a little smaller by putting a seem up the side.
I then sewed the bottom. Really easy...in fact, you know if I ever sew anything then it's the simplest thing you could ever make. I can't sew very well. I get angry with the sewing machine, so I have to pick and choose my battles.
Anyhoo, I cut the belt so that once it was sewed on I could still see the buckle. I think that's the cute part. I tried to muscle it through the sewing machine, but I wasn't having much success, so I just took embroidery thread and sewed it around the holes in the belts so I didn't even have to go through it.
Woohoo!! My first belt project!!
I'm thinking I'd like to make some bracelets with one of the others. I need some pretty heavy duty snaps for that. Has anyone done something like that before and know the best thing to use?
It doesn't get any easier than that. Especially if you are using a belt with double holes because you won't even have to punch holes. For the star bracelet I had to punch a couple of holes in it.
That was super duper easy too. In the snap kit I bought it had a tool that you could punch holes into things. The kit I bought was less than $3 at Walmart, so it wasn't anything fancy pants. Joe liked the chunky ones. He said they were "boss" so that sounds pretty good. To make the other bracelets I just added a snap.
The snaps I bought really weren't quite heavy duty enough, but I made it work with some tweaking. They are perfect for say making a bracelet out of measuring tape.
My kids all want one!! It's nice to be able to make them all for a couple bucks!!
Excerpted from The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp
I used long pins with the balls on the ends to tack the cash down. If you want to try this don't use little push pins, they fall out. You need longer pins.
The other project I was working on today was a gift for a wedding shower on Saturday. I decided to try a stitching project.
I have NO IDEA why I picked something that I have never done before-maybe I was just looking for a way to frustrate myself:) Everything on the planet went wrong with it. I'm really kind of in shock that it isn't in the garbage by now. I ran out of the color of thread I needed twice, I used spray adhesive to attach it to the backing and I glued it in backwards. Aarrgghhh{me shaking my clenched fist in the air}. It really wasn't all that bad. I think I'm still riding on yesterday's frustration of a gallon of paint exploding in the back of my van. Ever have one of those days?? Or one of those weeks?? At least I got to dance around with my kids to the High School Musical Soundtrack. That was the highlight of my day for sure! Yay!! It just turned into Friday!! I guess that means it's way past my bedtime! Have a great weekend!!
That was the coolest of cool. I was wondering what it would be like to paint with a sponge. I figured that I use sponge brushes all the time, so why not a regular sponge? I'll tell you why not, because it leaves little shreds on what you are painting. It's actually not all that bad if you wipe it with a damp rag right after to get all of the shreds off. It goes really quickly. I used the outline of a vinyl sticker for a stencil and painted a thin coat of the blue before the green to get the good crisp line. 
It's fun to practice doing things for boys because everything I make turns out kind of girly.
The first thing you are going to want to do is take your most prominent pieces and display them on the points of the Z and then down the diagonal.
Since this example only has 3 levels, it kind of resembles and X, but if you are using more than 3 you will angle your large decorations down the slant of your imaginary Z. I decided to stack my books in a slant to help give them the diagonal look. After you do that simply fill in the gaps with your smaller decor! 
I do like this tip. It helps give some direction and I think it does end up looking pretty balanced. Have a happy Monday-and don't forget that tomorrow is Creative Cats Tuesday if you'd like to share your an idea or a project that you have been working on!
OK, so it's not really a collection, I only have 2 pair, but I want to turn it into a collection. I am usually not a shoe person, but I am really drawn to fun rain boots. I took all my decorations off of my table and shelf in my entry way and set my boots on the table and then just put things around them that I felt matched the feeling. 
It was a really fun thing to do. I guess even if people think that's dorky or tacky at least it is something I enjoy right??
Plus it's functional. I like to be able to use things that I decorate with because I feel like it adds to the storage space in my house. What kind of style do you like?? My husband is a big contemporary fan. I am drawn to more of a french country/shabby chic/traditional look so our styles don't really jive very well. At least he seem to be fine with whatever I do. Do you try and incorporate your spouses tastes into your decorating?
To get this look I created a pink color by mixing paints that resembled the pink of my Gerber Daisies.
I painted the board pink and after it dried I painted over the top with white. Once the white was dry I sanded it down with steel wool so that the pink would show through.
I did the opposite with my pegs. I painted them white and topped with pink. After sanding the whole thing down I rubbed it with gel stain. 
The fun part was taking the Gerber Daisies apart and cutting a larger hole in the bottom to fit the end of the peg through.
After placing a few pieces of the flower onto the peg I put wood glue on the peg and hammered it into the board using a cloth to protect the paint.
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