ruffled headband

my favorite headband to wear

i finally took the time to make a ruffed headband and i LOVE it.

STEP 1: cut out a circle piece of felt. mine is about 1 1/2 in. (you can make it bigger or smaller).

STEP 2: cut out 20-30 circles from the fabric of your choice. i used cotton to give it a messy frayed look. my circles are about 1 in and again you can make them bigger or smaller.

STEP 3: take one circle and fold it in half.

STEP 4: fold it in half again.

STEP 5: now hot glue the triangle tip to the center of your felt.

repeat steps 3-5 several times.

enjoy!

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glazing... again

shabby chic dinning set

vintage solid oak set transformed. 4ft. wide x 6ft. long. the middle leaf can be taken out to make it 4ft wide x 4ft long. for SALE: $300

"BEFORE"

"AFTER"

this time i DID prime it. the wood was soaking in my spray paint.

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bookcase transformation

my 1st attempt @ glazing

i first saw how glazing totally transforms furniture from the blog "all things thrifty." it gives a great a rustic look and it is SO easy to do. you CAN'T mess up.

this item is for SALE: $175

1ft 4in deep, 2ft 6in wide, 6ft 7 in tall

"BEFORE"

"AFTER"

STEP 1: first i spray painted the bookcase aqua (you can use kiltz to prime before you paint, but i thought the aqua was bright enough and the wood was taking the paint easily. so i decided to not prime it.)

STEP 2: i brushed on the glaze, working one part of the bookcase at a time. make sure to get the glaze into all the cracks. i would let the glaze sit for about 1 min., then wiped it off w/ a damp cloth. you don't have to rush, the glaze will wiped off. (hint: when buying glaze look in the oops section @ home depot to see if there is any there. that's where i got mine for $3 instead of $15.) i tinted mine ebony. any dark brown or black works.

here are more pics of "before and after"

STEP 3: i spray painted my hinges and knobs a dark bronze.

i am so happy with the way it turned out!

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chandelier

Shabby Chic Chandelier

update: SOLD
very dark brown. super cute piece of furniture. 4ft tall, 2 1/2ft wide.

email me if interested.

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muah!

i love SMOOCHING!

these suckers are HILARIOUS! i think b also likes smooching.

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home depot

i need not 1... but 7 gift cards

this was a gift me and b gave to ourselves. woo hoo! we have many projects around the house we want to finish and having this many should cover it. i LOVE free money from using your credit card. it just makes me laugh having a stack of home depot gift cards.

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believe jars

i believe...

for the bigger rosette i used 6x6 in. paper. for the smaller rosette's i used 4x4 in. paper

i like using all different prints w/ the same color scheme.

cut a swirl pattern w/ 1/2in.-1in. thickness in between. (no not measure it can be messy)

to add a pedal look i cut round bumps.

then i rolled all the edges in ink to distress it.

now start rolling all the way fairly tight. then let go. (trust me, drop it on the table)

add hot glue to the very center and press the rosette in place.

"i believe..." jars are for yw's. every sunday we will have the girls write down what they believe from the lesson. then at the end of the year they will have a little testimony in the jar.

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