Makeup Pedestal

Last week I helped a friend work on her holiday decorations and as a thank-you she gave me this adorable candlestick and plate.  I brought it home and glued them together like I had done before when I created a dessert pedestal for my mom.  These colors don't exactly coordinate with my living or dining room areas so I decided to put it in the bathroom.  I think it looks great on my vanity with all my makeup and fragrance essentials!

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Metamorphosis Monday: Kitchen Utensil Holder

See that red holder for all of my kitchen utensils??? It's actually a coffee tin! I primed it with white paint and then spray painted it with three layers of red paint.  I've been using it for two and half months now and it's held up well.  I like the fact that it cost me about $0 because I had everything already on hand. 

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Metamorphosis Monday: Doggie Silhouettes

I have been wanting to do this easy and inexpensive project for about a year now and finally tackled it today! All in all it cost me $.10 out of pocket (1 sheet of black paper) to make these two ADORABLE silhouettes of my doggies, Piper and Sophie!

I first found a digital picture that showed their full bodies from the side.  Using the draft setting on my printer I printed a 3x5 size of the picture onto basic white computer paper.  Using VERY sharp scissors I cut out the picture to reveal the dog form.  From there I traced the picture onto a black piece of card stock.  Using frames I already owned I simply glued the silhouette onto white card stock and popped into the frame.  Presto...a piece of art I will treasure for years to come!

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Pedestal Vase

I have FINALLY got my crafting mojo back and completed a project I've had on the right side of my blog for MONTHS! I've got an assortment of shells that I used during my wedding planner days and found a great way to display them in some apothecary jars that my mom got me for Christmas last year.  I needed a bit more height so I created a Pedestal Vase using an 18 inch vase that I already had paired with an old  8 inch candlestick I had as well.  Talk about height!!! It was the perfect addition to the vignette on my hearth.  I'm still working on finding something to put next to the fire poker set on the right since it's so dark you can hardly even see it against the black fireplace and hearth.  Anyhow, I love how it turned out and I'm looking forward to creating several more pedestal vases in the future!

Kitchen Message Board

Last week my mom and I went to our local Goodwill store to go "thriftin".  As soon as I spotted this frame I knew I had to have it! It was actually once part of a child's activity set, but the back side is missing.  At $1.61 the price was right.   I brought it home and spray painted the edges red with paint I already had on hand.  Would you believe it took an entire can??? Once it dried I painted 5 layers of chalkboard paint on the center from paint leftover from recent projects.  I can't wait to display it in our new kitchen!

DIY Ribbon Hanger

Any time I find great deals on wrapping paper, bags, ribbon or bows I try to snatch them up. Over time I have amassed quite a collection of wrapping supplies! I was going through a case that I have bags and ribbons in and noticed that my ribbon was getting all tangled up and even flattened. I decided I needed to find a way to fix that problem! I just took a dry cleaners hanger for dress pants and cut a small slip in the side to pull out the wire, popped on the ribbon and put the wire back in. PRESTO…a ribbon hanger to use in my wrapping station!

*This would also work great for spools fabric ribbon!

DIY Chalkboard Tray

When I saw the chalkboard tray that Jill from Gypsy Brocante created I couldn't wait to make my own version. When I went to my local thrift store they didn't have a silver tray for less than $6 so I decided for my first attempt I would purchase a silver tin tray I had seen at the Dollar Tree last week. It worked PERFECTLY!!! I bought a quart of chalkboard paint at Walmart for about $9, but should be able to make about 50 trays with it so all in all the project cost me $1.20ish per tray!!! I apologize for the writing on the tray. We only had sidewalk chalk which is so large I could hardly write anything with it! These trays are SO easy, but a little time-consuming to make. I used 3 thin layers a paint and it took about 48 hours for everything to dry. My mom had a plate hook so I just attached it to the back and hung it on a wall in her kitchen. I plan on giving these as hostess gifts for parties we are invited to this year and possibly Christmas gifts for neighbors.

DIY Dessert Pedestal

I just finished my first official craft project of 2010! I've seen these dessert/cake pedestals all over the internet lately, but finally felt inspired to create my own after seeing the collection that Ashley over at Little Moments made. Mine is actually made from a plate my mom has had for several years now. I believe it may have been my grandmother's. This dessert pedestal will be going on the bottom shelf of my mom's curio cabinet along with other items that were her mothers. You could easily create this by using plates you may already own or find ones really cheap at your local thrift store. I used a clear candle holder that I purchased at the Dollar Tree and bought Amazing E-6000 glue.