Repurposed 1970s Occasional Table Shabby Chic Style with Patisserie Stencils

I got an old fashioned 70's type brown occasional table ugh! Since I was a kid in the 70s I am not so keen on reliving the furniture style of the times with shag carpet and avocado green appliances no thank you! When I see a nice piece like this one I hear it in my mind saying SAVE ME!

Here is the before image, pretty basic right? I picked this up for a few bucks at my local thrift shop. I love the curved top and the legs were very sturdy. I decided to paint it shabby chic white, distress it and add some French transfers.

Well after I added the white homemade chalk paint and sanded it I was happy with the outcome. What do you think?

I love the deco art French stencils, though I have to admit I seem to always lift the stencil and get some paint underneath. No problem though I just sand it a little bit and it finished up quite nicely.

I have a few more items I am working on like this ugly dresser

Well that's all that is happening in my neck of the woods, how is your creative projects coming along?

My Garden Delights

I love plants and gardening but it just seems that I can't get the darn plants to grow how I want them. I plant something and it grows over onto my other plants or they just don't grow at all and don't even get me started on our lawn er crabgrass!
This year I got some Succulents from a lady who sells small containers of about 4 or 5 plants for $2. They actually have grown quite a bit and I have propagated them for even more plants. Now that's a great payoff in my opinion! Here are some photos from my garden this year. So, what do you think? I planned it out a little better this year as far as spacing but the crabgrass is still going strong!

My $2 container of Succulents!

Blooming Iris, Lovely isn't it?

Mothers Day Fuchsia from my Daughter

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to check out my free printables for your crafts! Look up at the top header for a link or just scroll through my blog.

Some New Freebies!

I am so bad at updating my blog and I am sorry about that, writing is not my strong suit I guess. I do have some freebies for you today and as always you can use them any way you like just please don't sell them as is its only fair.

I don't know if you can use these but I hope you can use them for something crafty!

Bottles, Bottles Everywhere!

Bottles For Decorating

Here are a few of the bottles I have collected over the year since last Halloween. I have been on a bottle hunt every time I go out the the thrift stores. Quite a collection right! I am now starting to think I am obsessed with bottles, everywhere I go I see them and think hmmm what could I do with that?

 Well I hope you enjoyed my horde collection of bottle and labels, check back soon for more decorated bottles!

Thanks for stopping by!

Part Two Altered Box Handmade Tissue Paper Tutorial

Part 2 of Hand Stamped Tissue Paper Tutorial

I have to say I completely forgot to post the 2nd half of my tutorial on how to alter a box using homemade tissue paper. Better late then never everyone says but never really means lol, so here are the final pictures and directions for the tutorial.

I just took a cheap frame from Michael's and added some of my tissue paper with some decoupage glue and pressed down to make sure I got the entire top. Don't you just love how you see the ink but not the paper? I chose one of my favorite images to fit in the frame which I have in my Etsy shop at Wotdoin. I love the two girls in the photo, I always wonder who or what they are looking at.

 

Next I took some lace I had from other projects and sprayed it with Vintage Pink Glitter Spray, I love that color!

Then I just added and subtracted items until I got the look I wanted. I used a lot of Paper flowers from iamroses for the corners, tim holts key hole for the bottom left corner with some seam binding and of course bling, bling, bling.

This is the final result

Crinoline Butterfly by me & Flowers by iamroses

Petaloo Flower

iamroses and cheese cloth

iamroses gardenia and a petaloo small flower

The Altered Box Top Cover

Top inside of box with Graphic 45 Papers

Inside Trinket Box with Graphic 45

So there you have it, the finally finished tutorial! I hope you enjoyed it. My next post will be making the cute little Crinoline Butterflies next to the little flower on the box.
Thanks for checking out my blog!

Shabby Chic Peat Pot Decorations, Party Favors, Treat Cups

Tutorial for Shabby Chic Peat Pots

Welcome back everyone! I saw some pins on Pinterest with peat pots that people decorated with flowers, twine, and other pretty things so I went to my favorite place, Home Depot, and purchased 15 peat pots for under 2 bucks! What a bargain! Here is what I did with them.

First I painted them with home made chalk paint, then stamped them with my french rubber stamps in sepia tone ink.

 Next I added some lace around the top, I used a glue gun for this step.

Next I just added whatever stuck my fancy. I used some Iamroses Gardenias (love those), some more ribbon, yarn, fabric pieces and of course cheesecloth.

And that was about it. This is a super easy project and if you mess a few up they are only a few cents per pot so no big deal to throw one away and start over : )

Here are the finished pots

That all of them so far, hope you liked them and stay tuned I am going to show you how to make Crinoline Butterflies next!
Take care my friends.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME!

Wow I cannot believe that I have not been at my blog since August! What was I thinking? I don't know lol. I am back now and I redesigned the blog to look more appealing. I also am merging my other blog to this one so I only have one since now I can add pages to this blog. I will be offering free image to use in you art or whatever design mode you are doing. I am also trying my hand at redoing thrift store/ flea market finds. I love that and its fun to splash paint all over the place!

Going through my embellishments!

I have to move out of my house for 3 weeks for a remodel and I mean move out as in everything must go "sigh" that was a LOT of work! One never knows how much they have collected until they have to move it. It was only 3 weeks but the packing and storing and staying with friends and then the unpacking, well it was a months long process. I am happy to say, however, that the house looks great! New drywall, kitchen cabinets, bathrooms redone! It was worth it for sure.

Since I had to pack my belonging and unpack I got rid of a lot of stuff I had lying around for and few months years. When I moved the art stuff back in it sat around for awhile until I couldn't stand it anymore and had to go through it. I am sure I have a small amout of supplies compared to some but for me it was an all day job and I am still not happy with how I stored it lol, Guess I will have to try again when I have the time!