Another Frame

Ok, just a few more projects...

I added about 6" of brown fabric to the bottom of my shower curtain which allowed me to raise my shower bar up about 6". I love how tall it is!

I did another picture frame... this time instead of using scrapbook paper, I used fabric... I promise, I have used all this fabric now and you should never see it again on any other project

Wrap frame with fabric like you were wrapping a Christmas gift, but instead of taping, use hot glue!

After you glue up all the sides, the front will look something like this. Now you need to cut the spot for a photo.

I cut my fabric like this....a big X making it 4 equal parts

Than I hot glued the pieces through the photo hole on the other side... that doesn't make sense...but you get the point.

Pop in an old photo of you and your brother circa 1990 and your done! All around $1. 50

$1.29 Project

Here is an easy project that you can do for the cost of $1.29.

I saw the idea on another persons blog, cant remember who, and thought... DUH! why didn't I think of that.

Get a basic cheap flat wooden frame. I got mine for $1 at Michael's.

Pick out a nice piece of 12x12 scrapbook paper

Then start wrapping it like a present...

Use a little tape and glue and before you know it, you have an adorable frame!

Add a photo and your project is complete!

I couldnt buy something that cute for $1.29

A Little Love

I wasn't planning on decorating for Valentines day since I just finished packing up Christmas...and I don't need to be spending more money on Valentines Day....

Well I got bored yesterday and thought a few little love items wouldn't hurt and at practically no cost!

First, I cut out a bunch of little hearts on my Cricut machine, but you can do this by hand too, and punched holes in them. I then added some pink ribbon and hung them from the branches that I still have on my table from Christmas. (I really like the branches, so they will probably stay for a few more holidays, however, the pine cones should really go)

The red balls on the branches are just heart wire garland that I got from the Dollar Store. To make them fit the branches, I just wrapped the garland around a pencil to form a swirly and then hung them off of the branches.

Now, I needed some cute little candles that matched. All I had were 2 small tin cans that are cinnamon scented, left over from Christmas, but they were red and would work! I got the candles for $.50 ea. at Michael's.

I cut out a strip of paper and taped it to the canister.

To add an extra touch, I cut out 3 little little hearts, punched holes in them and strung them on a small wire. I then took the wire and wrapped it around the candle. I repeated this process again for a total of 2 candles.

The finished project

Then I made some extra hearts on ribbon so I could hang them on other items around the house...

Like my plates that hang on the wall

Even though the black candle pillars really don't match the whole V-Day decor, but I'm not going to repaint them just for V-Day.

I wrapped some more of the heart wire garland around the candle and the pillars and added a photo of Matt and I, in love, on our first anniversary in Yosemite.

Valentines day wouldn't be complete without conversation hearts...and a few more hanging hearts!

Remember this frame? I reused it but putting in different paper and different letters. It serves a purpose for every holiday!

That concludes my Valentines Day decor.

Hope everyone has a loving Valentines Day!

Re-upholstered Memo Board

For Christmas, I made my mom a shabby chic memo board. Well, I guess I didn’t really make it, but I reupholstered it!

I got the memo board at goodwill in Texas over Thanksgiving, for $1.

I got the fabric for 4$ and the ribbon was 1$. I already had the upholstery tacks.

I didn’t even bother removing the old fabric before lying on the new fabric.

Here is how I completed the project.

The ribbon is a rosey pink color. In the photo it looks a lot darker.

Mom Liked it!! and it took a total of about 10 mins.

Lil' Gift Garland- How To

It's cheap and cute and easy to-do holiday garland! The end result will look something like this

Items you will need:

-Scissors
-Hole punch
-Wrapping paper (or scrapbook paper) in different prints (I did 3 different types)
-Tape
-Ribbon or Twine/Thick String (mine is a ropey twine)
-Cheap jewelry boxes found in a 3 pack at the Dollar Tree. I bought 2 packs for a total of 6 boxes.
-Time. The majority of the time will be spend wrapping each box and then finding a place to hang in.

1. Take all of the tops off of the boxes. The tops and bottom will both be wrapped separately to make more boxes. After separating the tops from the bottoms.

2. Wrap each box in wrapping paper. I wrapped my 12 boxes in 3 different prints but all along the same color palate. I then added some ribbon to them and made them look like mini presents.

3. After wrapping the box, take your whole punch and punch a hole in 2 sides that are opposite of each other, so that you can run a sting through it. Since I have different size boxes, I punched my wholes in different spots each time. I wanted some to hang more from the middle and some to hang more from the top and some to hang long way and some to hang short ways. Any way you do it will be just fine as long as you can run a string through it.

4. After each box has been hole punched, lay out the boxes side by side until you like the way it looks. Make sure no 2 boxes match and if they do, switch them around.

5. As soon as you have the right layout, start stringing the mini presents onto your ribbon or twine. Make sure to tie one end so your gifts dont fall off!

6. Just keep stringing your mini presents onto the ribbon and before you know it, you will have a completed mini present garland.

I wish I would have bought more mini boxes to do a bigger garland for my Christmas tree...or to make little Christmas tree ornament out of them.

For now, I split my garland up into 2 different strands and they greet us when ever we walk through the door.

I had seen this done a bit different in a pottery barn magazine. See behind the bed, hanging on the wall?The garland wasn't for sale, it just happened to be part of a room they were showcasing. If they were selling it, I'm sure it would have cost at least $100. Mine cost just about 3$! Cant beat that!