Saturday, July 14, 2012

Zebra Lamp


I made this lamp for a friend for her birthday present!  She is sooo into zebra and I couldn't find 
anything in the stores that was good enough for her.

Plus, things are always better from the heart.

I simply bought a white shade and lamp and covered it with sheer zebra fabric.
I then edged it with black ribbon.

It turned out so cute and it was hard for me to let it go.  In the end she did love it!


Teacher Chair!



Guess where I got this chair...nope not a rummage sale...my other favorite place...ANTIQUE SHOP!

It was a piece of garbage before I got my hands on it.  I loved it for the scroll work on the back.
I'm still working on how to highlight it but for now it stays as is.

I painted it a soft yellow and found fabric to match.  I put it in my classroom and the kids loved it!

Nothing like a little 6 year old satisfaction to boost your ego! :)


Picture and Memo Board

Once again I used a frame from a rummage sale.  Clearly I'm pretty into picture frames :)
I spray painted it and then hot glued the string at the different 
points behind the frame.  I bought cute little clothes pins to attach the pictures.

I also bought black ribbon to make my bow.

It turned out so cute and seems like it'd be a really great wedding present!



Marbled Glasses


I bought some cheap glasses at a rummage sale.  I used my stick-on foam letters again
and used the letters of my roommates names.  These were presents for my roommates.

I taped off the sides of the glasses so the marbling would only
go as high as I wanted it.  

I then poured nail polish into water and used a toothpick to swirl it around. 
You gotta be quick with this part or it will just clump. 

You stick the glass into the marbling and carefully pull it out.  Let it dry and all done!


Crayon Art


This one is so great and easy to do!  I bought a LARGE box of crayons and hot glued them
on to a canvas.  I then attached stick-on foam letters.  I took my blow dryer and melted the crayons down.

The tricky part is making sure the crayon stays in the rainbow pattern 
and doesn't fly off the canvas!

Mail Carrier


I found this old shutter at the antique shop and painted it.  I attached the letters, which
are vinyl cut out by my cricut, and tada! 




Magnetic Make-up Board

This is a GENIUS idea I got off of Pinterest!  I bought a piece of tin from the local hardware store and then covered it in fabric.

I then bought some pretty heavy duty magnets (mostly because my fabric was so thick)
and attached them to the backs of my make-up.  It is sooooooo nice and super easy to do!