Week Seven: Faux Pinch Pleat Curtains

About a year and a half ago I made these curtains for our living room. I used a super simple design since it was my first attempt at curtains but after looking at them I wish I had done a little something decorative at the top. Then I came across a tutorial showing how to make simple slide on drapes look like they are pleated with easy clip on rings! The tutorial also shows you how to make the curtains themselves if you're feeling ambitious!

My curtains before all bunched up...

These clip rings were about $5 for a pack of 10 at Ikea. They are plastic but you won't see them!

Space and place them evenly across your drapes

And enjoy a whole new look without having to buy or make all new curtains!!!

Week Six: Clothespin Chip Clips

I went back and forth about my would-be craft of the week and just could not make up my mind! But, while scouring Pinterest for inspiration, I kept running across crafts with clothespins. I have about 40 clothes pins left from last weeks Valentine, since HEB only sells them in bulk, so why not use what I have?

Here is a super simple DIY to make decorative chip clips! Somehow chips make me think of football and I just so happened to have some left over football scrap paper. Nice! So, all you need is some modge podge, scrap paper, a brush and clothespins and you can say goodbye to those stale chips... if you can get your husband to use them too. =)

Simply traced a rough outline and cut it out...

Apply a layer of modge podge to the clothes pin and affix paper

Trim any rough edges and then cover with another layer of modge podge. If the paper bubbles, you didn't put enough modge podge on the clothespin to start with so peel back and apply more.

I love fishes cuz their so delicious... when they're not stale.

Now, what to do with the other 36 pins I have left? Lol!

Week Five: Valentine's For Toddlers

J had a little Valentine's Day party with her neighborhood playgroup this Friday so, of course, I had to make Valentine's. I really can't help myself. I saw these cute little butterfly snacks on Pinterest and thought they would make a great valentine for toddlers! Since they can't read, I skipped the cute saying and made it all about the goodies! All you need are snack sized ziploc bags, clothes pins, paint, treats and pipe cleaners! J had a great time painting the clothes pins and, I will admit, I had a great time assembling them! I do love being a stay at home mom!

Week Four: Barbie Gets A New Dress

My daughter's favorite toy is her Barbie. If you look really closely you'll notice her hair is more nasty dread locks than silky smooth tresses... but the love of a two year old has no bounds. I try to brush it out occassionally but J screams. Dread locks it is then.

I figured that since barbie only has one outfit I would make her another so J could play dress up with her. I found this cute cupcake shirt below with matching polka dot tights for Jordan's birthday back in September. Since we live in Texas, and it was still quite hot here, I removed the polka dot sleeves and saved them "just in case." Well, just so happens I found a use for one of them this week!

Since I already had a hem from the sleeve I left that in tact as the bottom of the dress.
My fabric was a stretchy material so no need to worry about adding velcro in the back. Just pin in the desired shape...
Sew along the pins...

and trim the edges. I simply folded over the excess on top and used fabric glue to hem.

Turn inside out and KA-POW! Barbie has a new dress!!! And it slips on and off nice and easy, perfect for a toddler at play!
That was too easy I had to make her an accessory to go. I had some left over fabric from a belt buckle I made for J when she was a cowgirl for Halloween...
and now barbie has a belt!
Now if only the other sleeve was big enough to make one in my size!
And after all my hard work, you know what the best part was? J absolutely... hated it! Haha! Bet you thought I was going to say she loved it, huh? Nope she cried, tore it off and screamed until I put Barbie's old dress back on. An oldie but a goodie I guess. Oh well, better luck next week Mommy. =)

Mini Mid-Week Craft: Fabric Flowers

Sooooo... I know I said I was done with the box from week one but sometimes I just can't help myself. Perfectionism? OCD? Call it what you like! I came across this tutorial for burlap roses and I couldn't resist. They literally took me no more than a half hour to make all three. I mean, ridiculously easy! All it takes is fabric, a glue gun and some felt. I had everything on hand so here is my improved box! I think it looks much nicer than the bow I had before. Check out the tutorial here.

Week Three: Bathroom Remodel

So, this may not be a craft exactly but I have been dying to bring some organization into the stall in our bathroom! I have had that silver above toilet shelving since college and it was begging for retirement! We also have had the rest of the bathroom painted blue for the last two years so it was about time I finished.

The blue I used is Valspar Signature Colors BirdBath Gray. We have had the unfinished builders grade cabinet sitting in our garage for 3 months or so now which I painted with a primer and basic white. For the cabinet, I started with a paint brush but it seemed to leave a lot of lines so I moved on to a craft sponge brush I had handy. Hope you like it... I know I do!

Notice the sticker that was still on the toilet? Yes, that has been sitting there since we moved into the house and neither my husband or I ever tried to remove it because we figured it must be really stuck on there if the previous owners never removed it. Yeah... it peeled right off. In one piece. Guess it goes to show that you never know until you try! =)

Burlap Inspiration

Since I mentioned in this weeks post how I am loving Burlap right now, I thought I would post some cute inspiration!