Refashioned Baby Leg Warmers

My baby is queen of the onesie, she lives in them. And with such a hot summer this year that was perfectly fine...but now that the cooler weather is rolling in...I thought I would try out some leg warmers because I always thought that they were adorable...and with my onesie loving child, it just makes sense! 

Here is how I made these:

Cut sleeves off an old long sleeved shirt.

Fold over  cut seem to desired length for baby's legs. and zig zag stitch.

If they are not tight enough take in the seem a little like shown.

Put them on your baby!

Quick and easy pin cushion

Here is another quick project. I didn't have a pin cushion, I had this frame:

and a piece of burlap and stuffing...

and some hot glue!

Now I have a pin cushion! 

Quick Household Solution

I'm not even sure if this merits its own blog post.... but it is useful, diy, so what the hay....

So Ive been in need of a small trash can for next to my dryer to throw the lint into. My laundry is in my unfinished basement, so, like usual, I didnt really want to spend money on it...like ANY. So when I spotted this sitting in my garden I had an idea....

Sprayed it up with a little left over aluminum spray paint...

And there I have it, a totally free...very useful, somewhat cute, trash receptacle!

I think Ill be on the lookout for something a little more stylish....but for now it beats throwing the lint on the floor! ;-)

Making my own art

I love the idea of only having my own art hanging on my walls, I don't know what it is about hanging something someone else created that I don't like...maybe its pride? I don't know...but unless its some hugely amazing work of art that I could never do, Id rather make my own! weather it be my own photography or my own drawings/paintings or my new recent infatuation, digitally created art. I've been working on a chandelier silhouette print for my daughter's room, here it is:

I like how this one turned out...finally...after much experimenting with vector images which I have not used before. I am definitely learning as I go!

I would also like to come up with something using a grey and yellow color scheme for my bathroom....but im having a hard time coming up with something that looks "bathroomy" 

I did this one....

but I'm not loving it....

so then I did this:

But it is still not saying "bathroom" to me.....

Anyone have any suggestions for inspiration? good bathroom quotes I could turn into art? 

Off I go to search for ideas! I will update when I make some progress!

I also have to work on finding something to put in this beauty:

Up close of  detail

My sister and I found this at a garage sale for.........

$2.00!!!!

This is after I have spray painted it white, sorry I forgot to take a before picture :-(

This was probably a $200 frame from Hobby Lobby.... hooray for yard sales and a million percent off!

So I'm thinking it might be time for a new family picture.....

Finished Desk Refinish & Coffee Bag Bulletin Board How to

Hello everyone!  I am coming to you today for the first blog post from my newly finished workspace!  A whole of 2 days in the making, and by no means top of the line, but I think it did turn out pretty cute, and functional, so I'm happy! Here it is:

 Here is a reminder of how it looked before:

See more of the transformation here.

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Here's how I made the Coffee bag bulletin board, Sorry I didn't take a before picture, but it was a rather dated looking purple board in a purple rounded edged plastic frame.

Start with a large coffee bag, my sister picked this one up for my at a local coffee shop for $1

Cut to fit your board and Staple.

 

Brooklyn snapped a picture of me working, and yes, the baby got a hold of the scissors for 2 seconds....I took them away very shortly.....

Finished board on the wall

I even used up the rest of the aluminum spray paint that I used for the lamp on a little chair I had stitting in the basement, worked perfectly.

Breakdown:

Desk - free on the side of the road
Lamp -  $3 Goodwill
Bulletin board - free dumpster save from my mom's office, + $1 for coffee bag
Char - free from my basement
Black circle mousepad - Ikea .99cents
Ruler - .50 cents at Meijer
BIG mistakes eraser - $1 at Meijer
Clock - Already had
Cutout Pencil holder - $4ish at Meijer

Total new workspace cost:  $10.49!

Brooklyn's Self Portrait

As I was working on the bulletin board for my new desk, Brooklyn was having her own fun with the camera....had to share:

Thrift Store Lamp Makeover and Desk in Progress

So I have recently had the desire for my own workspace area to organize bills/important papers etc....and of course as usual, I didn't really want to spend money on it....so when I found this sitting by the side of  the road with a free sign on it I decided now was the time!

Sanded it down and got me some spray paint (so far I have spent the most on plain for this project)

After one coat of paint

I found this lamp at Goodwill and I liked the style. So what do you think I did? yup, spray paint!

Good start to my work space project, more to come as I find more to finish it and get it all moved into place!