DIY pretty home made vases

hey everyone!

i told you folks i'd have a DIY for you, it's a little late but we were so caught up with finishing things around the house. turns out i found the inspiration i needed! my craft room is almost complete, our walls are finished, we have pictures hung, french doors up. when it's all said and done, i'll show you! for now, i'll show you these pretty DIY vases.

If you love vintage bottles & vases as much as i do, then you're going to like this. What you'll need:

• latex paint in any colour you want
• paint tray
• bottles / vases or any glass wear you want.

it's seriously as simple as it gets.

1. plump a good amount of paint in to each bottle ( i used a large syringe for the skinny necked ones )

2. turn your bottle over and over until the inside is fully coated.

3. let the bottle sit upside down in your paint tray over night to dry!

4. find pretty flowers to put in them!

Voila!

DIY - Deer Silhouette Painting

Hey everyone!

remember that blog post i promised you with the pretty DIY art? well, here it is! the best part about this DIY? it's perfect for people who have absolutely no artistic ability! like me!

my friend miranda, whom i've introduced you to several times taught me this pretty, amazing, super simple DIY!

This is what you'll need:

1. Canvas! I used 16x20 for an acrylic medium.

2. Paint! I used a black acrylic, but a black ink would work best & you'll only have to do one coat.

3. A book. I soooo did not use a bright shiny morning - it's my all time favorite book. I used a stephen king book that i've read 12 times and can get a 2nd paperback copy for $7.95. My friend Miranda used a nancy drew book, which i really liked because of the black and white images.

4. Modpodge in gloss luster.

5. Paintbrush x2. One big, one small.

6. very thin Sharpie or felt tip pen.

First things First. You're going to have to cut or rip pages out of your beloved book and place them on your canvas one at a time Take your big brush ( i used a 2 inch trim brush ) and modpoge over each piece of paper. I made sure to paper around the edges and corners of the canvas, so no canvas was showing at all.

once you've completed this step & let it dry for about an hour, if you have no artistic ability when it comes to drawing, like myself.. google whatever image you want & print it out. I found a doe head that I liked, then googled some antler that i knew wouldn't be too much of a pain to cut out. i did create my own antlers, to make them look more.. antlery by adding in extra spikes? or whatever they're called.

once i had my head all laid out, i had a problem moving forward. I really liked the grungy processed look of it, but move forward! you can always make it again!

now that everything is aligned and where you want it, just tape it down with scotch tape and line around it with you're super thin sharpie. lining it is honestly, probably the hardest part of this whole project, so that says a lot.

once your head is totally lined, paint! that's it.. paint inside the lines! give it about an hour to dry and modpodge over that bad boy and voila. you've created a masterpiece.. or atleast a pretty little DIY you can hang up and enjoy for under $25.

make it yourself monday - doily lamp DIY!

hey everyone!

i'm super excited to announce that i did a guest post for carlys blog! come see my doily lamp! you'll love it, i promise! it's simple, perfect & super cute. You'll also LOVE carlys blog, so make sure to check it out!

home made button tufted headboard DIY!

Hi folks!

yesterday i some how commissioned my manly husband to help me make a button tufted headboard (he's really good). I swear i only made him do the manly things, like cut the wood, "hold it here.. no here!", "where are my scissors, no the fabric cutting ones". I must say he's a trooper for putting up with me, i'm a lucky woman!

It was a pretty easy, but kind of difficult project, it took us about 4 hours to complete, and if you don't have those saw horse things, you'll want two people. This cost us about $180 in supplies for a king size bed. Here's what you'll need:

1/2 sheet of plywood (if mounting to the wall, otherwise you'll want 3/4 inch at least)
decorator needles
upholstery thread
adhesive spray
a good pair of fabric cutting scissors
button tufting kits (as many buttons as you want)
upholstery grade fabric (King size required about 3M)
1/2 finishing nails
D Hooks if you plan on mounting on the wall!
1 or 2 inch Foam from your local fabric store. This is entirely up to you, i used 1 inch.
Batting
staple gun
hammer
husband, boyfriend, girlfriend, wife, friend or saw horse things.

First, after your husband cuts your wood all manly, have him (and beefy) also drill holes in the wood for your buttons. I did a diamond pattern and put them about 10 inches apart. The more buttons you add, the more dramatic it will look.. just keep in mind if you're going for dramatic, button tufting hurts your fingers.




Once your holes are drilled, put 2 nails (1 on either side) of each whole. i recommend making your buttons before you complete anything else. The button tufting kits are super easy.

spray some adhesive down. You might feel panicked at this time because you have literally 15 seconds to lay your foam down before it dries. I recommend planning this step out in advance. Once your foam is down, lay your batting on the floor (if you're not lucky enough to have those horse things) and staple around the back. repeat with your fabric.



Once your fabric is all in tact and your happy with the way it looks, thread your need and push it from the back of your headboard to the front



attach your button to the needle, you should loop it through 2-3 times to assure you have a strong button. push your needle back through your headboard to the other side (this part sucks, my holes were small so it was hard to find). Push your button down with one hand and pull the thread as tight as you can on the other side. Staple in to place and wrap in a criss-cross fashion from nail to nail and staple in place again. Once you've completed all of your buttons, have your husband put it up and make the bed around your dog.

(that's not lose fabric on the top, that's where jonah was grabbing it to hang it up, i should have smoothed it out.. buuuuttt i didn't!)




My bedroom is currently in make over phase since bought a king size bed. I'll show you the bedroom in it's entirety with the headboard when it's complete.