When I’m in my craft room, I have a tendency to lose track of time. There have been times when I’ve become so engrossed in a project that I’ve watched the sun come up. One of the last times I did that, I realized that I needed a clock in there. But, knowing me, I couldn’t just buy a clock… I had to make one.
Here’s the latest project for my craft room. A DIY Canvas clock… With Bling.
I was given some plain medium colored brown napkins, that I really didn’t like. They’ve been sitting in my napkin drawer for about a year now. Brown is not one of my favorite colors, but they do go well with Fall. What to do with them? I made my own stencil, added some paint & turned them into some Fall napkins. Once you know how to make a stencil, you can decorate anything. This would be a good way to change up plain pillows, place-mats, towels or even a plain sweatshirt.
Here’s how I did it and you can too!
Thanks to my latest Fall Decor Haul, I’ve been able to work on a few new projects. I wanted something to go in the little corner of my dining area & this little Pumpkin Topiary was perfect. It’s easy to make, and since everything except the flower pot came from the Dollar Tree, it was very inexpensive.
I have a dear friend who gave me a very special gift. He gave me a paper towel wrapped around something heavy. It was one of the most beautiful crystals that I’ve ever seen. He knows how much I love crystals & that I have a window full of them. When the sunlight shines through my crystals, it fills my craft room with the most beautiful rainbows that you could imagine. The sight of those rainbows inspire me, every day.
It never fails, when I need a tissue, they’re in the other room. And they’re always hidden under a tissue box cover because I can’t stand the patterns that are on those boxes. The craft room is no exception. Since I’ve been working on redoing the craft room, (that’s a whole story in itself that I’ll tell when it’s completed) I decided to make something pretty to hold the tissues. This could be used in any room & done in any color of your choice.
Happy Birthday, America!
If you saw my 4th of July Tablescape, you might have noticed the Scatter Candle Centerpiece. I’ve been making these for over 20 years for several reasons. They are easy to put together, very inexpensive, can be customized to go with any color scheme and always bring a little sparkle to any place you put them. And the best part is that it only takes a few minutes do.
Here’s how I make them:
Trying to find new ways to give a gift to someone can be difficult sometimes. But I think I found the perfect way to give a very special Valentine’s gift to someone. This is not only a unique way to wrap a gift, but it’s also something to add to your Valentine home decor.
This is the Secret Pocket Pillow:
Back in December of 2013, I posted a tutorial about how to make a fabric stiffened angel. This is still my top pin on Pinterest. To see the tutorial, go here.
Since then, I’ve done a couple more as gifts and I thought I’d show you how different they look just by changing up the fabrics.
What does a bored housewife do when she’s got 3 days off from work & the Hubby is out of town? Shop? No, I hate shopping. Clean? Kinda. Relax? Yep. Party? Oh yeah… How do I party? I create!
The project that I’ve wanted to do was in the bedroom. It’s hard to do a major project in the bedroom when the Hubby is home. I knew that this was going to take awhile. So, to fill the void of my Hubby being gone, I fixed our waterbed rails. They were in bad shape. After 2 days, this is the result.
A while ago, a friend posted a picture of a clock on Facebook. She said she really wanted it. When I said that it looked easy enough to make, she said “show me”. I showed the picture to my son, and he said that he wanted one in black & white. So, to satisfy both, I made it for my son’s birthday. It was so easy to make using very little supplies.
Here’s how I made the “Whatever Clock”
