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If you can wrap a gift, you can recover a chair cushion….
…. well, temporarily. Here’s the situation:
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Easy updates for basic Flip-Flops… a guest post from Nicole at Thrifty...
I have eleventy billion old flip-flops sitting around. As soon as I get back from my camping trip, I am going to try updating them with Nicole’s brilliantly simple technique…. Hi, I am Nicole from...
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So many possibilities with this burlap wreath! A guest post from Jen at...
Burlap. We all love it, right? Jen at Scissors and Spatulas made an adorable burlap wreath and she has been kind enough to come on over and share the tutorial.
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The cutest ruffled pillow ev-AH! A tutorial from Maggie at Midwestern...
Pardon the pun, but everything that Maggie at Midwestern Sewing Girl does is sew cute, I knew right away that she needed to share one of her projects with you. (Enjoy, peeps! The Lord only knows when...
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Halloweenify your lampshades.
OK. I admit it. I change out the lamps on my dining room buffet seasonally.
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A spookified dining room chandelier.
In keeping with yesterday’s Halloween lampshades, I thought I’d show you my spookified dining room chandelier. It normally looks like this… I’m going to recover them for Christmas, but am too lazy to...
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More Pumpkin foolishness…. Necktie Pumpkins
Today we’re recovering pumpkins with neckties! I picked up a couple of neckties at Goodwill that I thought would fit in with my Halloween decor. I used a seam ripper to dismantle them and a rotary...
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The world’s easiest Glue-Gun table runner.
Yep. Seriously the easiest table runner ever. Step 1.
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I planted tomatoes but got Christmas trees instead. (DIY lighted trees.)
I shared this tutorial over at Tatertots & Jello last year and thought I would dust it off and post it over here, in case you missed it, or in case you have a memory like mine (which is...
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Turning thrift shop frames & fabric swatches into decorative chalkboards.
Have you heard of Scribble Shop? It is an amazing online resource for crafters… tons and tons of craft supplies at awesome prices, plus inspiration and tutorials all in one stop! They sent me a big...
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Upcycling boring lampshades with fabric, spray paint and a glue gun.
Last month I was given some beautiful fabric to play with and I did a guest post at Mom It Forward, sharing how to recover some basic, boring lampshades using new fabric, a glue gun and a little bit...
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No-sew cord cover & chandelier re-do (Getting ready for Bunco week! )
Do you play bunco? Do you know what it is? (It surprises me how many people don’t know what bunco is…) Basiclly, it’s a group of 12 women who play a dice game together.
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Make a ribbon covered globe for Halloween.
Last year I snapped up a cool old globe for 50 cents at a yard sale and I used chalkboard paint to make a Scary Places Halloween Globe. Well, it’s been sitting in the garage since last Halloween and...
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A cute DIY garden flag… just in time for Valentine’s Day!
Today, Katie from Sew Woodsy is going to share a quick, cute little project with you, just in time for Valentine’s Day:
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Make a DIY cover for your Kindle, iPad or tablet.
Hello all! I have another fabulous and talented blogger stopping by to share a project with you today. Honestly, Carolyn from homework is always coming up with the most beautiful and and elegant ideas!
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A beachy bookcase makeover.
I have been wanting to replace the little secretary desk by our front door for a long time. I knew I probably wanted a book case and had my eye out for one that was just the right size. Ding-ding-ding!
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Make an easy fabric gift bag for wine.
I always make sure I have plenty of wine on hand. (You know I like wine, right?) With the holidays coming up, I make sure I have even more since a bottle of wine makes a great hostess gift.
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Pottery Barn Inspired Painted Holly Pillow
I am not a very good artist. Fortunately, my friend Colleen at Just Paint It is not only a good artist, she is a great teacher. She did a great knock off of Pottery Barn’s Holly Leaf Drop Cloth Pillow.
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My Top 10 DIY Projects for 2013
It’s hard to believe another year has come and gone. I continue to be so grateful for this blog and to my readers for helping to provide a creative outlet for me. I thought today I would do a wrap...
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Adorable DIY Throw Pillows for Valentine’s Day.
I can sew. I just usually choose not to. However, these adorable DIY throw pillows look so fun and easy, it might be enought to get me to break out the sewing machine.
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No Sew Project: How to recover your outdoor cushions using fabric and a glue...
Because we are in Southern California, we’re able to be outside most of the year. We do a lot of entertaining and much of it is on our patio. It’s nice to change up the look of our patio furniture,...
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Holy Cow-hide! A dresser make-over.
Hooray! I might actually be ahead of a trend! There was a fabulous collection of cowhide rugs show-cased at The Stories of A to Z.
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No-sew curtain panels.
Let me say this out of the gate: I can sew, I just usually choose not to. (OK, I almost ALWAYS choose not to.
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