Train canvas

I have had my Silhouette since Christmas. Upon receiving it I have used it a total of 2 times... that's right, 2. Now, before you think I'm crazy, I just haven't had anything to use it for. Until now...

My son LOVES trains. His room theme is kind of a mix between trains/automobiles/blues/greens/oranges. I originally was going to do this project with car cut outs but after I found this cut from the Silhouette store I knew trains it would be. He was SO excited when he saw them on his wall! Totally worth the 2 months it's taken me to make them. I am a slacker...

This project started out with the idea of vinyl cut outs but I decided to go the harder cheap way and just paint them on. Glad I went that way.



 

 

2 new projects

Do you know whats better then doing a crafting project? Doing an easy crafting project with stuff you already have lying around!

I got this box of frames off Freecycle a couple of months ago. I know, score right? But I haven't done a thing with them since. I am lame...

 

My husband thinks they're just taking up room but wont he be surprised when he comes home from work and discovers I actually did something with them. Or at least one of them!

I got the cute printable for the 9 Be's HERE. It makes an 8x10 sized printable.





  That frame looks cuter then it actually was that color. When I spray painted it black, the brown was still showing through, giving it an antiqued looked that I liked.

 

I just glued it on, didn't do a backing {which I would suggest you do} So it's kinda free floating in the frame.




Done and done! Easy Peasy

I saw this idea in a DIY magazine and I've seen it floating around blogland too. I finally just sat down and did it and it took a whole 5 minutes. I was kind of put of at first by how big I made the letters but Its growing on me!

 

 

Super easy! 

Crafting Projects

We have officially been in our home for 2 months now. What a crazy experience it has been! Now that I've finally taken time to sit down and upload pictures, here are some projects I've worked on in the last little while.


Flag Blocks




You can find the tutorial for these HERE . This is one of my favorite blogs!


Cherry Tone Firecrackers


I saw these at Quilted Bear for 20 bucks! Can you believe a cherry tone timber is only 1.97 at Home Depot? So I made my own and they turned out way cute! You can also make pumpkins for Halloween with them.

Bamboo Candlesticks


I found these bamboo candlesticks at Tai Pan for 2.25 each. They were originally green, and there were 4 of them. I glued them together and made these two big ones instead. I spray painted them black and tada! I like how they turned out.


Painted Letter


This "G" is from JoAnns, Painted black with craft paint. I think it will eventually go on a shelf when we hang one.

Hurricane vase


I already have the tutorial for this on my blog. I got the twine balls at Walmart. The apples and grass came from the dollar store.


Refinished Table


This was one of the first projects I did in our new house. It has been one of the hardest by far as well! Notice how the chairs don't match? That's because they suck. We are in the process of finding new ones, but haven't come across some we love (for a decent price). We got the table and 3 chairs on KSL for 30 bucks. Not bad. I do have before and afters for this project that I may post eventually!

So that's what I've been up to!

Hurricane Vases

My comma button is broken so bare with my puncuation mistakes!

I cant believe its almost been a month since Ive posted! With Boden's grandpa's funeral and house hunting. Dont forget the hours of Tangeled we've watched; its just been so hectic around here! But in honor of finding a house we liked; I made these vases that ive been planning on doing for awhile now. I finally found candlestick holders at the dollar store; which was perfect for this. In her tutorial which you can find HERE she has all different sizes of vases and candlesticks and you'll be able to see what she used them for.

Make sure you let them dry completely! I had them in my hand by the candlestick holder and the top flew off!
I got both the vases and holders at Dollar Tree which makes them 2 dollars each!

 

Of course my silly son thinks theyre toys!

Flower Headband

I've been slacking lately... I've had no motivation whatsoever to craft. It's bad enough that I've only used my new Silhouette ONCE!!!  So I went to my Google Reader and looked through things I could try out and thats when I found THIS. Rosettes were a big thing last year and I finally sat down and tried my own. I never realized how easy they were!! Sara at Craft Snob has lots of different flower tutorials you can try out and I've added her blog to my Google Reader!

Here's my take on them:



Mine aren't as pretty as hers but I love it!



I just hot glued them to the headband, maybe a little weird, but whatever works for me! LOL



Can't wait to wear them!