Owl-licious

Is it legal to revamp something that's already been revamped? I didn't love this oversized breadboard.

It wasn't living up to it's potential. I've been crushing on owls lately so I bounced around google looking for inspiration. I drew something up and the Joe was wonderful enough to transfer it to computer form for me even after a super long day at work. I repainted the board ivory and made a branch by taping a straight line across the bottom.

I added Mr. Owl as well as some flowers because I love that about the pic from Luka.

Market Price$ 25 ~ Vinyl Package $15

OtHeR oWL cUteNeSs

via fabricworm

via istockphoto

via Luka

found on Etsy via gussyingupthetuttle

via Moonstiches

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Some things are hard to ignore..

Take for instance this gynormous picture.

I don't know..It's just one of those things I couldn't walk away from. It's biggness is appealing and that picture is just insanely perfect for my newly finished basement....Alright so that's not entirely true. Actually it's not even a little bit true, but I did want to salvage the frame. I called the Joe and asked him to cut out a piece of sheet metal at work that we've had left over from Christmas last year. I took the picture apart and glued the sheet metal to the front of the picture...the glue question...I've been trying to figure out the best glue to use with different materials. I've heard everyone raving about E6000. I thought I'd give it a try, except for the fact that I didn't have any. I used this instead.Yup..good ol' Elmers. After I stuck them together I noticed on the back of the bottle that it said that the glue expands and you should use clamps....OH FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!! I hate that!! I just put chairs and all of my heaviest books on it over night and it seemed to be just fine.I got up early and dragged the kids over to Hobby Lobby to find myself some fabric for this sucker.I also had to stroll around the store..you know, just in case....and guess what I ran into?!? E6000!!! I used it for EVERYTHING else on my magnet board so I hope it lives up to it's reputation. I used a little spray adhesive to get my fabric on the metal and then I used E6000 to glue it to the back. I added some coordinating ribbon on the side for little bit of flare.I painted the frame with a chocolate brown along with some little rectangle wood pieces that I wanted to use for my magnets.I got excited to see how it all looked together and as I was sliding it into the frame some of the chocolate paint that hadn't dried from the back of the frame rubbed itself all over the front of my fabric!!! ARGHHHHH!!!!{{{{Clenched fist in the air!!}}}}}. I didn't want to give up on the project so I decided to make a plaque to cover up the mess. I(yes, all by my lonesome) used the table saw to cut out a piece of bead board. I antiqued it and made up a vinyl sign. Once again I used E6000 to glue it all together. I actually love how it turned out and I think it makes the board so much cuter!!Funny how things work out sometimes. I also added vinyl to my little magnet tags.

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That's all for now folks!!! Have a great day!!

Creative Cats Tuesday!

Welcome to Creative Cats!! Since the only thing that I have been doing is painting the basement I decided to take a peek at some of your little square faces that are on the side of my blog and find some projects that I am impressed with.

Chick-a-Dee 'n' Zabi-Chu~ LOVE LOVE LOVE that she is making things to try and earn money to adopt a daughter from China. Check out this darling dotted skirt!!

Stirred Love~ Learn how to make these sweet caramel biscuits!! Yum!!

Pilarina's Workshop~ Remakes a front porch for less than $30!! Check out the process Here!!

Tater-tot Spot~Makes this way cute key holder and Home sign.

Treasure the Moment~ Shares her awesome front door redo!

I want to go to there~ displays pics of here favorite vintage ovens. I love them all. I want to go to there too. What I wouldn't give to have an avocado oven and matching fridge!! Love the name of your blog btw.

Alright, alright, I could do this all day, but I really have loads of other things I have to do today so I better get to it. Feeling inspired by these lovely ladies?? I sure am. I hope you don't mind me hopping around your sites this morning. It's been fun to see your amazing talent. Please grab yourself a Creative Cats button for your blogs!! Now it's time for you to have a turn with our Tuesday show and tell and link up something creative!!! Link back to Creative Cats and have a super duper day!!

Decorative Handbags

I'm trying to come up with a wide variety of unique products for the market and I ran across these cute chipboard handbags. I took four of them, taped off the top buckle and painted them with different yet coordinating colors. I used hot glue to add some vintage buttons and then also added some chipboard numbers to turn them into a set.

Little tip...do NOT use painters tape on chipboard. It peels the top layer of paint completely off. I tried to add a cute vertical stripe to one of my bags and I had to end up trashing it. Stencils would be better. I'm selling this set for $25 at the market, but you could also save a little money if you like to DIY. I found the chipboard handbags at the Provo Craft Outlet.

FYI.....Tomorrow is Creative Cats!! I'd love for you to link up the creative projects you've been working on!! See ya tomorrow!!

Centerpieces...

So I'll probably be posting a lot about the things I'm going to be doing to get ready for the market. Sorry if that's super boring, but it's what's occupying my mind. I wanted to have matching tablecloths and centerpieces for the tables. I went to look for tablecloths at Walmart and the cheapest fabric ones were ten bucks each...um no, that's not going to work for me. How about flat sheets.

At 4 bucks a pop that's cheaper than I can buy fabric. I'd like to go with light blue and green colors. The sheets work perfectly, except for the fact that I had to pull out the four letter "I" word.We don't normally like to even mention that in our home, but I made an exception today. I found these funky things for 5 bucks each.Initially I thought I would make some balls to stick in them by wrapping twine around styrofoam balls, but when I thought about it, that could get pretty expensive to fill. I decided to go with a large candle and maybe I'll just make a few balls for each one.I wrapped a piece of twiny garland around the outside.. what do you think?It kind of resembles a horror movie carriage that's going to stand up on its twine legs and walk away, but I think it will end up looking fine once it's all done.

Unrelated P.S. Yesterday was the first day that I have ever in my life made cookies from a cake mix!!

I am totally going to be all about those for a while. They are so yummy and so easy!! The recipe I found just has one cake mix, one cube of butter and one egg and then add water until it's moist. I cooked them for 10 minutes on 350 and after they had cooled I put frosting in between two of them for a little welcome home sweet treat for the kids.

They LOVED them and so did the Joe. Speaking of the Joe...he brought me these flowers a couple of days ago.

Yay for rockingly cool husbands...and last but certainly not least on this unrelated p.s.....Look what Hannah did with this sad bed frame.

Isn't it amazing?!? Would you believe she did it with spray paint?!? Find out how HERE.

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Poppies at Play Market

Can I add a P.S. to the top of my post?? My dear friend Linds @ That's so Cuegly posted her room transformation at midnight and I jumped the gun on her...you'll have to go and check out her room HERE. While you're there stop by and see her craftiness. I love this table redo and what she is doing in her master bedroom is the definition of ambition!! She is so talented!

Big Congrats to Misty....the clear winner of Order in the House!! Thanks for participating!! Ha ha!! I'll be shipping off your pegboard soon. I think I still have your address from the last contest you won...man, you are good:)

I'm excited to announce that I'll be having my very own craft market at my house on September 26th from 10:00-5:00!! It's going to be so much fun to get everything ready!! I am actually looking for crafters to help out, so if you live somewhat close to Eagle Mountain, Ut. and would like to participate let me know!! I am not charging any vendor fees for this first one because it's a test run. I am looking for hand crafted items only. I'd prefer to stay away from Avon, Mary Kay, Scentsy and other MLM type products. If you are interested please send an email to poppyginger@gmail.com.

I created a new blog that I will be posting the items that I'll be selling at the craft market. It's called Poppies at Play Market. I will also post links to your products and pictures if you choose to participate. I will be advertising with flyers, in the local stores and papers and on KSL and Craiglist. If you've ever participated in a boutique I'd love to hear your suggestions or tips! I don't know what the heck I am doing, but I'll give it a shot anyway!! It's worth a try!

Today I started on a large "gather" sign. I took a long scrap piece of bead board.

I painted it with a dark ivory color and wiped gel stain into the grooves and sanded off some of the paint. I used vinyl lettering to top it off. I'll still need to create some sort of a frame, but I'll have to head out to the stores to find some materials for that.

I've also been working on some cute little button clips and I found a really great table that I'll be painting in the next couple of days.

If you live in the area I'd love for you to stop by and check it out!!!