Tender Rose Earrings

I couldn't help myself when I saw these little rose buttons at Jo Anns!! I HAD to make earrings!! They are just so pretty. I was going to just cut the button shank off the back and put them on posts, but I decided to add some little green fabric leaves too (which I painted with fabric glue so they wouldn't fray). Here's how they turned out:

As you can tell Idon't wear makeup very much when I'm home!!

AND REMEMBER, ONLY A FEW MORE HOURS UNTIL I PICK THE WINNER OF MY HEADBAND GIVEAWAY!!! When I post the winner tonight, I will introduce another one up for a giveaway!! Tell your friends :)

Key Finder Cabinet Makeover

Slowly I'm making everything in my house look just how I want it!! It's been a slow process so far. In the past two and a half years I've gotten married, made a big move to be with my hubby, set up a small apartment for a six month stay, got pregnant, made another big move, had the baby, and now I'm setting up house again.... and pregnant again!! But at least this time we are here for a longer stay, and this time I can put time and effort into it!

All I know is back when we were first married, my hubby wanted somewhere to put our keys, so one day while out "things" shopping, I got this little black key cabinet for like 5 bucks. Nothing fancy, but it would do. WELL NOW, it was past time for a makeover!

Here's the before:

Here's the after:

Heres what  did... I took the panel out from the door. It doubled as a picture frame, but I forgot a pic of that... I took the glass out and painted the backing in three coats of chalkboard paint. That way we could have a message board AND a key organizer!! Um, GREAT IDEA I said to myselft!! Then  I painted the cabinet a meadow green, which took three coats of acrylic paint. I cut strips of my fabric choice to fit the sides and top, and mod podged those on. Then I did mod podge over the entire thing to kinda seal it all in. For an extra touch I mod podged a flower right inside the back of the cabinet too. How sweet :) Now I think that's better!!

Hope you all are enjoying your day, and are finding something inspiring to do!

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Show What You Believe Tee!!!

I saw a  stencil of a crown on something the other day, and I liked it... I began thinking about how I could put something like that on a Tee for my son without it looking like a girly princess crown, or a liquor advertisement lol... Here's what I can up with:

Some of my paint smudged thanks to busy baby hands:) I made the tee using my Basic Baseball Tee Pattern, and some red tag clearance stretch knit camo from Jo Anns.

To go along with the theme of the crown, I immediately thought of a Bible verse that would go right along with it. I chose Revelation 1:6 which says :

"...and He has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve His God and Father--to Him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen."

Some versions say "kings and priests" which is why I chose it... for my little king!!

Proudly wear what YOU believe!!! Hope this finds you all in hight spirits this lovely afternoon!!

"Don't Tell Small It Can't Do Big" Toddler Chair/Stepstool Makeover

My great grandfather built this for my dad, and his siblings back in the 50's or 60's. My dad gave it to me to redo for my son:). It may have been in shabby condition, but it was still super sturdy! Here it was before:

My sweet hubs got to use his new sander, and sanded off the yellowing, thick varnish so I could repaint it.

I chose a pretty turquoise color, not too far off from what is was before.

I did two coats of acrylic paint and let it dry a couple hours. From cardstock, I cut different size orange and yellow circles for polka dots. Using mod podge I randomly places my dots and let them dry for a minute before going back over the whole chair with more mod podge. I ended up doing two coats of satin mod podge for durability.

Then I found this phrase in a magazine and knew right where it would go...

And now my little man can feel big on his new step stool. He needed a hand doing his very important morning and evening activities like brushin' teef!!

 And it has a new permanent home next to his frog potty :)

Anthropoligie Copy Cat Earrings

I saw these at Anthropologie, and really liked them!! I thought about how to recreate these myself without them costing QUITE as much ;)

I went to the store and brought home seed beads, embroidery floss, and that's it!! I started with a leaf shaped piece of felt, and started out on my earring making journey. I hot glued on loops of floss.....

And hand sewed on some beads...

 I did want the same effect, but with my own touch.  As a finishing touch, I added some of my Grandmother's old clip on earrings to the top... that is the jewels you see. 

 I had been wanting to find a use for them because the backs were broken on them. I sewed on a jump ring and added the earring post and I was ready to rock my new earrings! They are kinda bling.... alot more bling than Anthro's pair, but they'll do!!

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