Mirror Mirror On The Wall

Star Burst Mirror tutorial:

  I have seen starburst mirrors everywhere in blog land! I made one a few months back and thought I would share my tutorial with you!

First I bought a circle beveled edge mirror at Hobby Lobby for 50% for $3 (score)
Next I went to good Ol Walmart and bought to bags of bamboo skewers for $1 each, and a can of  Oil Rubbed Bronze Spray Paint $3

I laid out my pattern on the back of the mirror first to see how it was going to look. Next I went stick by stick and used hot glue to adhere them to the mirror. After all the skewers were attached I taped off the mirror and gave the whole mirror 2 coats of ORB spray paint.






Lastly I added a picture hanging kit to the back, and here it is...







I hope this will encourage you to step out and make your own starburst mirror!



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Jeni

A New Addition

   I have been working hard today on a shower gift for a special friend! I tried to make little loafers, sadly they were a project FAIL! It is back to the drawing board with that pattern. I got baby Remington's burp cloths and onies finished. Here they are :D






Here is a bow tie onies... I just love it!




Here is the tie onies! I found these fabrics on sale at Hobbie Lobby for 40% off.



Here is my gift! Now I just need a cute basket to put it in! :D

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Last month I made a Cowboy themed burp cloth and softie for another friend! We have about 5 or 6 ladies pregnant in church right now, so I will be working hard to make something special for each one!



I just found a clip art picture of a cowboy boot that I liked, and made a pattern. I filled the middle of the softie with plastic so it makes a crinkle sound, as little Levi plays with it! The best part about it is that it is completely washable!




That's it for now! I need ideas for my onies designs!!! I would love your suggestions! :D



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Jeni

A Soft Place to Land

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 I don't know about you but I LOVE pillows! I am not sure you can really ever have too many...



Ok so maybe you can, but they are so pretty! (haha)

  A few weeks ago I was at Hancock's getting something for another project, when I found this amazing bird fabric! It was $24 a yard so I put it back, and walked around a little more. Guess what I found in the $4 remnant pile, 1 yard of my bird fabric! I just love little blessings like that! ;) So I grabbed it (clutching it close to my heart) and ran to find the perfect coordinating fabrics!  Here is what I came up with...



I knew I wanted one ruffled pillow in a fun texture, and the dark khaki material on the left was perfect for that. I loved the texture so much I decided to make curtains out of it also. Next I found this beautiful diamond quilted fabric and immediately pictured a Pottery Barn embroidered euro sham. I brought all my stuff home and laid it out on the bed. I really liked the look of it, so I got to work!




The bird pillow just had to be first! I made sure the male bird was on Greg's side and the female bird on my side ( I thought it was cute that they were facing each other)



I used a solid color blue on the back that has a slight pattern. If I ever get tired of my birds,(like that will happen)I can turn them around.



Next I made the curtain and ruffled pillow. I think they turned out so cute!



I just love the way they hang! :D
(ok so I just noticed how cock eyed my curtain rod is! One more thing to put on my list.LOL)



I cut the quilted material and sent it off to a little shop in Conover, NC to get embroidered. They also did Cole's pillow.



Here they all are finished! I have so many ideas for the room, it is so nice to cross one project off my list.









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Jeni

Can a Girl Ever Have Too Many Shoes?

  I made this pattern a few weeks ago for ballet slipper flats for my daughter Abigail.  So far I have only made two pairs, but I can honestly say I am in LOVE! I want to make her a new pair of shoes for each outfit she owns, which would be a lot of shoes! LOL

Denim Pair (made from a pair of her brother's old jeans)

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I also made her a matching headband



Khaki Pair (made from a pair of her old Khaki pants)



Sleeping babies are the best Models ;) I added a strap so They would stay on better.




another matching headband



I used one of my husband's old shirts he never wears to make her a cute dress! I have 3 more shirts play with! I just love REPURPOSING old clothes! What projects are you working on?





I just LOVE frayed flowers!!! I think they are just beautiful in a not so prefect kind a way!



My happy girl modeling her new outfit!




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Jeni

Squared Away

I wanted to share with you my laundry room Before and After!

Here is the before (with her dirty paint, yellow molding, and poorly assembled metal shelving)



First thing I did was replace the floor to match the kitchen, and paint the walls a little darker blue than the main part of the house. Next thing I wanted was a statement wall! So I got some decorative molding, added two picture frames, and a chair rail.



I used paintable wallpaper on the inside of the squares and gave it a faux finish. I added a darker contrasting color around the framed area to really make it POP!





I painted and distressed a ugly yellow pine shelf and filled it with Goodwill finds! The Silver box is my favorite! :) It is a great place to store lost buttons. It makes me smile every time I go in there to do a load of laundry, which is way to often! LOL



I have so many projects to share!!! I could stay up all night typing! haha BUT my babies would not be very happy with me if I did that, so you will just have to wait until tomorrow. Good Night!

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Jeni

Here's Your Sign

Laundry Room Sign:

 I figured I would do this tutorial as well since it is so similar to the Art Blocks!

1. I went to Lowe's and bought a 4 foot particle board for shelving. I had them cut the length of the board to 4 inch strip that was 4ft long. then I had them cut (3) 4inx4in squares (3) 6inx4in rectangles (1) 7 1/2 in x 4in rectangle I used a cheap pine 1x2 and had them cut it to 36 inches. The hard part is done for you! :D


2. Next you can pick out 7 pieces of scrapbook paper (2 solid color papers for letters) in the colors you want to decorate your Laundry room in and a small bottle of craft paint ( i used espresso brown)

3. Paint edges of all squares and front and sides of 1x2.



4. Next nail the squares into place on 1x2. * make sure nail head is level with surface of square, so it wont show under paper.
the spacing is 7.5inch- 4inch -6inch- 4inch-6in-4inch-6inch *stagger them up and down also ( DON"T just nail them down centered)

5. Use craft glue watered down to a thin paste to and paint on fronts of squares and let sit and tack up before putting your paper on. Smooth paper on squares and make sure there are not bubbles. * I used a cricut to cut out the letters Laundry, but if you don't have one you could print out the letters on your printer and cut them out. then trace them and cut out on scrapbook paper.





6. Use the same watered down glue on the back of letters. you could use a glue stick too.

7. Add picture hanging kit to the back, and you are all done!

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 Good Luck! Let me know if you need more help!


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Jeni

Easy Art Blocks

Easy Art Blocks tutorial:

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 This is a super easy and cheap way to get a pop of color in any room! The whole project cost under twenty dollars! I started out by going to Lowe's and buy a 1 ft x 10 ft shelving board. Next I had them cut it down for me ( yeah I am lazy like that ;) into 12 inch by 12 inch squares.



Next I went to Micheal's and picked out nine scrapbook papers that went with my decor. I brought it all home and got to work! Lay out your pattern before hand so you can see how the papers will work together!



I painted all the edges with espresso brown paint I already had on hand. Then I used watered down craft glue to attach the paper to the wood. After that I used distress ink along the edges.




Next I added picture hanging kits to the back of each square, and hung them in a 3x3 square pattern.





I told you it was super easy! You could use any color combination you like, or for a smaller space use only four blocks. Hope this will give you inspiration to try to make something new this week!

*Update I put a new twist to my Easy Art Blocks, by adding a picture to the front!  Here is the link for the tutorial!

Photo Art Blocks

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Jeni

Cole's New Digs

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   I know I posted a whole lot of  PINK the last few days, so here is something new! My 3 year old son Cole's room! When we first moved in I painted it light blue and sadly just moved on to Abby's room! (I just love girlie stuff haha) Now it is finally getting the attention it needs! Just in time for him to move into a twin bed and get a new dresser! I found his bed on craiglist.(I am a craigslist addict, I probably check it everyday at least once!)




 I really wanted bedding that would be mature enough that it could grow with him. I found this quilt set at TJ MAXX for $20. I had it embroidered at local place for $7. So $27 bucks for a Pottery Barn look-a-like (Oh sweet saving how I love thee)!



Once I had the bedding I knew I wanted to go dark with the wall color, and off set it with white board and batten underneath. Now I have seen board and batten everywhere across blogland, but it is just such a classic look I had to give it a try! So far I have two walls done and LOVE it! I just need to bite the bullet and get the last two finished!



I don't know about you, but my son just had to have a Pillow Pet for Christmas last year! LOL




Dont worry the shorty curtain panels are being replaced. I just need to decide on my fabric choice!I found a lot of his accessories at Hobby Lobby for 50% off. (I love that place!)



Last year I did a photo shoot downtown in the city where my husband is a Police Officer. I got a lot of cute pictures of Cole and Daddy, so I wanted to use them as his art work. I used $3 frames from Micheal's and scrapbook paper to make these...





I still want to make pillows for his bed like this...




The wall above his bed is going to have a very special bible verse.

^"For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil."

Romans 13:4

 We are very proud of the career Greg has been called into, and support him 100%! He is and will always be our Hero.

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Jeni