Pictures...

Bow/Jewelry Holder...

*Holes filled, Sanded, painted, antiqued, glazed, and accessorized!!!

Nails for hanging headbands and all Miss Plunkett accessories... 

Key Rack...

1x2" piece of wood sanded, primed, painted, antiqued, glazed, old hardware painted antiqued and glazed added on, dried and hung with adhesive velcro!

The best part, I had EVERYTHING I NEEDED SO I DIDN'T SPEND A PENNY TO DO THIS! Of course I had to spend some money at some point so if you were to go out and get the stuff... I would guess it would cost about $5-7 for the key rack(wood and everything, but not the antique hardware). And if you happen to have a broken rocking chair lying around, it would be the cost of paint, glaze and nails... also about $5-7... use seashells from past beach vacations... even more memorable of a piece.

A Key rack and a Bow/Jewelry Holder

Yup I finally have a little something to show you again. I have been doing tons of crafts but usually forget to take pictures, then I forget what I have done. Some of them include baby ruffle bums and rolled rose clippies(I have finished product pictures but no along the way pictures) and then I finally made myself a key rack... we are always loosing our keys... now we just need to create the habit of putting the keys ON THE RACK! LOL!  And I made an adorable bow/jewelry holder... and one more is on it's way as I have way too many bows and headbands to fit on one!

On my other blog, before I began this one, I posted about a broken rocking chair. We got the rocking chair for free. It was one of those nice gliders with an ottoman and had cream cushions. We really liked it but I think itmust have had quite a bit of use before we got it and then somuch more when we got it because it just plain broke, some of the wood bars split and it would have been difficult to make it back into a rocking chair.

 None the less, I didn't want to just throw it out. The seat of the rocking chair and the ottoman base were perfect for a note holder... but even better for bow and jewelry holders... the back of the chair... I'm hoping to make a pot rack... just haven't decided how yet.

It is inspired by this ladder pot rack. Cut huh? I don't know how to make mine that cucute so I'm still thinking...

I also have ussed the stuffing and cushions for a couple of things already. My baby bassinette needed a "mattress" pad and I also used the stuffing for some plush toys!

(I also built the frame for the bassinette, still needs to be painted though)

To say the least, I am getting as much use as I can out of this chair:)

Pctures of key rack and bow holder are under way...

Toddler Kitchen...sneak peak

So I kind of got ahead of myself on this one, I didn't take pictures of every step like I had planned but it still isn't QUITE finished. I need to make the curtain, put an oven shelf in, make an apron and a mitten, and repaint the muffin tins, then I'M DONE!

Here are just a few pictures:

Here are the steps kind of anyway:

-cut out holes for sink and faucet

I spent quite a bit of time getting those holes cut out because I really didn't have the right tools to use, a dremmel tool isn't best but a table saw isn't great either for making a hole but the two together, I eventually got them done, like 2-3 hours later.

-cut a door for the oven from scrap wood

-wiped everything down

-did like 4 coats of primer(wish I was using primer in a spray can instead of with a roller, would have been much easier but I had to do this project indoors since I live in winter wonderland and don't have a garage)

-then I did like 4 coats of pink paint

-sanded a bit

-antiqued a bit

-put the sink in and the faucet in

-put hinges on the door and a handle

-have tension rod ready for the curtain

- put some vinyl cutouts in the sink and on the oven door(my daughter requested not only a pink kitchen but a pink sink too for Christmas, I have warned her that I don't know if Santa can do both)

-cut out brown vinyl circles for stove top-may change that a bit, still not sure.

NEXT I'll sew the apron, mitten, and curtain

 -repaint the muffin tins too.

$1.00 Christmas Craft from DI

So by now you can tell tha tI like the DI for craft projects. It works out so well and the DI near me actually has lots of items with potential, you just have to envision it. This one however, didn't need much envisioning...

This Santa's Sleigh was only $1.00 and on the bottom it had a Robert's crafts sticker for $15! Yup, I got it for $14 dollars of retail! The pictures are pretty self explainitory but here is what I did.

Step 1: took off rod iron

Step 2: 2 seperate coats of red paint

Step 3: Antiquing glaze(although you can't really see that through my pictures but it made a big difference)

Step 4: put the rod iron back on and it was done!

All for a BUCK!