Finders keepers

                                This Lampshade was being thrown away.....I saved it.

The Lamp was a purchase at a Thrift store. just a few bucks.

  I spray painted it with a coat of my favorite brand of SPray Paint.  Rustoleum!!! 

  If you have a choice in the colors I suggest getting Rustoleum....it covers so much better than the others I have tried. 

The color is Lagoon.

 I added some ruffles.  

12 to be exact measuring a little less than 2 inches across and the length was 2 yards. 

 I used a ruffle foot....or what ever you call it on my bernina sewing machine. 

 It went pretty fast.  

Then I hot glued it in place. 

 Last month for a Party my Ward Relief Society ( my Church group) needed some decor so I made some banners and connected them with these flowers.

  I had them hanging around so I added them to the lamp with pins.

Oh did I show you the table before and afters?

  I will once I can get the before picture off my phone...its not connecting.

  Probably because I never installed the software.  Maybe I will text it to my husband who then can send it since he has a smart phone and I dont.  :)

Hope you are getting ready to enjoy the summer.  I am ready to get a tan and enjoy lazy days at the pool.

thanks. xo
Heidi

Flower Pillow & A Giveaway!!!!!!!!

What I did.....

If you wanna know more about how I re-upholstered the chair go here!

I cut strips (3 or 4) of 1 1/2" wide out of a Old wool sweater

I then cut a circle out of scrap fabric (stiff fabric is best to keep the shape)

I used fabric glue and hot glue and just wrapped the strips around and around. to make the flower.

On the back I added a ruffle of burlap with hot glue like I did with my table center piece.

Then I added brooch pins to make it re-movable with hot glue and scrap fabric

for easy washing!

EnJOY

                            you can see the glue and the wrapping process

AND now to the GiVEaWaY!

Its for $30.00 to spend at Chick Hardware Etsy Store!!!


(YOu can see more designs on the top of this page under Jewelry)

Here’s how to enter: YOu can do 1 OR  ALL....

JUST LEave me a Comment!!!!!!!!!

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5. Put my button (upper right hand corner of this page) on your blog.
    Copy and paste. 2 entries

6. like Chick Hardware on FaceBook here 1 entry

And because I am trying to get more  followers....

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You have to leave a comment on this post with your first name (or nickname). Also you need to tell me all the ways you entered (send me the link) so I know how many times to put you name in the drawing (just one comment per follower please).
As soon as I hit  100 followers, I will do the drawing at
random.org.


Good Luck and EnJoY the EYE CanDy ;)

xoxo,         heidi

I will be linking this up so go check out where i Party!  Link is at the top of this page and as always...THanks for the LInk-Up ladies:)

Fresh New Table

ENTER my GiVaWay HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 This is How it Started:

• scroll plate is from Pier 1
• turquoise round place mat Target $1.99
• bowl is thrifted, it was yellow but i spray painted it dover white.
• lemons and limes bought at Roberts clearance store last year

I wanted this place mat to look a little more frilly.

 So I cut 2 strips of burlap about 3" wide and hot glued to the back of  the mat.

 this is what it looked like all done

This is how my table looks right now.  

You must know I re-did these chairs (painted & Reupholstered) and you can see how I did this HERE!

 I finally got ALL 4 chairs done yesterday! yeah and I think it looks so Fabulous!

                                                              AFTER                                                                                BEFORE                                                  

I distressed the legs a little to show off the

wood details

I think a little distressing is good because these

chairs

are vintage and they arent brand new....they have lots of character.

I did refinish this table as well...its a hand me down. Its an ANtique.  I Used to hate the way it looked. It had white spots where you could see when the people before us didnt use a hot pad and the heat developed a mark on the surface.  Me and my friend re-finished the top and painted and sealed the bottom in an Off white color.   

Hope you love! now go get busy on your next project :)

heidi

Thanks for the Link up!
Pink Postcard
Crazy Domestic
Shabby Chic Cottage
Chic on a Shoestring Decorating
REMODeLAHOLIC
TaterTots and Jello

http://www.elements-interiors.net/2011/03/whassup-wednesday_16.html

Go check out this Auction I donated to. Its for a GREAT cause! Go meet Katelyn...
http://katelyndivisauction.blogspot.com/

Pillow tAlk........tututorial

Enter MY GiveAwaY for $30 dollars at....

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So This past weekend I made a few new Pillows and finished some others.

N.E.W  Flower

This is how it started.  I have a few pillow forms.  I just measured from side to side.  Then you add 1/4" for seam allowance on each side=1/2" on top and bottom.

cut out your piece of fabric.  I use a roto-cutter.

It makes it much easier for a staight cut.

Okay the reason I cut out this center is because the

red/orange fabric is 15$ a yard (on sale) and the other

was only 3$ a yard.  I wanted to get more for my money.

This is a piping.  I wanted something funky for the edges. 

 I love animal print. 

 Always have.....

 this step you can find in my tuturial for my chairs here

I will say you need to snip 3 small cuts in the fabric for the edge

 to go around the corner nicely. 

I always have to sew these twice to make sure i get all the edge in.

The back is just the amount of the pillow plus 1/2 so if it were 18. It would be 18+9=27" Then I cut it in half but i cut one about a 1 and a half wider.  This pillow doesnt need any velcro to stay shut.

The pillow on the far right is from Walmart. 

I needed to add a little something to it, so it looked like it belongs. :)

Notice the edge is plain.....

The edge now has the same green print from my chairs.

 First i used a seam ripper ONE of my most used and favorite tools. To take the pillow apart.  I removed the stuffing and layed out the top piece

Then I added the piping around the top.

When i connected the piping I folded one edge over and tucked them into one another and sewed it shut.

Next I pinned the two together facing eachother leaving a space for IT to turn inside out.

Re- stuffed it.  ANd sewed the opening closed!  D.O.N.E.

THIS is a PIllow i will talk about Next week...

  thanks for looking!

xoxo heidi

Tatertots & Jello

Carseat Cover and a Peak into my life

Enter my GiVaWay Here!!!!!!!!!

I am sure most of you have seen these.

 I made this one a little over a year ago.

I remember beacause I finished it the night before I was Induced to have my baby girl. 
I am a little bit of a procrastinator some days.

YOu must know I have two sons ages 5 and 3.
My little girl was a complete surprise!

I was not expecting to be pregnant.  I had just given her brother his one year old birthday party when i found out the news.

You see...My sister has a family of 5 boys and so it is a miracle....well to me,
that I got a sweet baby girl.  So lets just say  I  WANTEd  PiNK!

Materials you need:

1 yard of non-directional fabric for the top layer
1 yard for the bottom Non- directional
4 yards pom-poms
sewing machine
matching thread
5 feet ribbon
scissors
seam ripper in case of accidents

The reason i say non-directional is because I used the width of the fabric, 45 inches which is the average width.   So make sure you buy enough yardage if you buy a fabric with a that you dont want sideways. Put the fronts facing eachother and sew together.  leaving a space 5 inches or so to turn right side out.  Then Iron it out. pulling out all the corners which i usually cut the triangle out of the corners. sew the seam shut.  Then i added the pom-poms.
Next i layed it on the carseat. to determine the area to put the ribbon to hold the cover off the babies face.  I would move it slightly off the center point.  Then i would sew the ribbon on and your done!

AVERY, One year old.  I made her little hat.

Just a few days old.  I had to share her with you!

9 month AVeRy

My mother crocheted the blanket on the rocker.

thought i would share with you my little girls room. 

I had all un-matched furniture. 

SO i painted it all to match the bedding.

  I re-upholstered the chair and ottoman. 

I also found different letters for her name, sprayed them the colors of her name and so on.

I will do a larger post in the future about her room.

thanks for the link up!

http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/