Thursday, September 27, 2012

Chevron Fabric Pumpkin

My friends and I got together the other day to have a chance to catch up and actually create something we've pinned if we wanted to do so.  

I was inspired by Sarah at Alderberry Hill to create a fabric covered pumpkin. She has a great tutorial that you can follow by clicking on her link.  I had already gotten a couple pumpkins at the dollar store, so I was excited to try it out.

I had picked up some orange chevron fabric from Joann's the other day, so I decided to use it for this project.  I simply cut the fabric into strips and used the Mod Podge for fabric to attach it to the pumpkin.



Then I added some simple buttons around the top to give it a little something extra.  It was an inexpensive project costing around $4.00 with the pumpkin, buttons and fabric all together.  Thank you for stopping by! 


Megan



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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Burlap Pouch Target Dollar Section

I recently found a burlap pencil pouch in my favorite spot at Target.  The dollar section! It was too cute to pass up.  I knew I could use it to help me organize some of my crafting supplies.

 I just used a self adhesive stencil by Martha Stewart to jazz it up a bit with some acrylic paint that I already had as well.
 I chose to use this to hold my sponge daubers. I always seem to lose track of these little guys. This pouch could be used for small paint brushes, makeup brushes or even just plain old pencils.

Thank you for stopping by to see this quick and easy project.

Megan


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Monday, September 24, 2012

Play Area Wall Decor for the Game Piece Challenge

I am taking part in a challenge called The Random Acts of Craftiness through His and Hers blog.  The challenge being that you had to use game pieces in any project that you choose. My daughter's play space was lacking personality with blank walls. I decided to create some wall decor for her area with the game pieces that relate to her age and my love of board games.
The first thing I did was locate the dice I had from when I was an elementary school teacher. Then I used them to create the numbers 1-6 using the coordinating side of the die facing up.  Then I added the paper straw border as I did in her monogram  a few weeks back.  Wynn asks me all the time when she can play this game.
I then scoured eBay for some game pieces to make a few others to go along with the dice. I used the pieces from the game of Risk to make an ABC, and then the property cards from Sesame Street monopoly as a border.  Wynn helped me to make the letters in this project too.
The I created shapes with Wynn out of risk pieces on another canvas. Wynn requested the colors and the shapes and helped me glue them on. We used pieces from a Cranium game to create a fun border. Wynn also helped me with this as well. She was really having fun placing the colors in a pattern.

Growing up my sister and I loved to play the game of Clue and watch the Tim Curry movie. I saw notepads from the game on Ebay and thought I had to do something with them to go in wall decor grouping. I know that Wynn does not understand these, but it certainly makes my sister and I laugh.  If you haven't seen the movie Clue you are missing out on a 1985 masterpiece. Using the names of my two favorite characters in the movie and game (Colonel Mustard and Mrs. Peacock) I created two pictures.  I found some clip art and let Wynn color the mustard bottle and I did the peacock. Then I used mod podge to attach the notepad papers and the clip art images to the canvas.
It was a lot of fun creating these with my two year old daughter. She had a lot of fun.  It was great to find the game pieces on eBay for the most part because I did not have to go and find leftover games at the Thrift store.  I enjoyed taking part in first month of challenges, and am looking forward to the next one. Check out the link party on Wednesday to see all the other amazing ideas using game pieces at  

Thanks for stopping by!

Megan



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My 1929 Charmer
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Sunday, September 23, 2012

Fall Fabric Garland

I picked up some fabric on sale at Joann's this weekend along with some raffia to make this garland to go on my china cabinet.  All I did was cut the strips and tie them, so it was an easy project.  I just did it while I was watching some college football. I added some decorations on top too.



The garland was approximately $4.00 in fabric to make, and I already had the rest of the decor around the house already for the top.  It just made it feel a little more like fall inside because the weather here is certainly beginning to feel that way.

Thanks for checking it out.

Megan





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A Diamond in the Stuff
Elizabeth & Co
Romance on a Dime
The NY Melrose Family
Simply Done Wright
The DIY Dreamer
Claiming Our Space
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Polkadots on Parade
Southern Lovely
We Like To Learn As We Go
The Shabby Creek Cottage
Someday Crafts
High Heels & Grills

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The Taylor House
At The Picket Fence
Live Laugh Rowe
A Glimpse Inside
Seven Alive
52 Mantles
Fireflies and Jellybeans
Bloom Designs
House of Hepworths
Momnivores Dilemma

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504 Main
Redoux Interiors
Raising Oranges
Craftionary
The Grant Life
Just Us Four
Thrifty Handmade Days
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Too Much Time On My Hands
Tutus and Tea Parties
Classy Clutter
Its Overflowing

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Nifty Thrifty Things
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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Plastic Bag Stuffed Pumpkins


I found a pumpkin on Pottery Barn's website the other day that I really liked. It was around $20 for a small one, so I decided to be inspired to make something similar myself. I used materials that were leftover from other projects, and so I didn't have to spend any money on this project.  Here are the materials that I used - plastic grocery bags, fabric, jute twine and some burlap.


I began by taking several grocery bags and stuffing them into one making a circular shape. 

Then I cut a rectangle out of the leftover canvas fabric that I had from our mudroom project.  I wrapped the fabric around the bag.
Then I took twine and wrapped it around the shape to make the indentations that a pumpkin has and it also was securing the fabric.



Finally I used some burlap to roll up and make a stem. I simply tucked it under the jute twine to secure it. I ended up making two, and I am excited that it was a quick and easy project for fall.




Thanks for stopping by!

Megan

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A Glimpse Inside
Seven Alive
52 Mantles
Fireflies and Jellybeans
Bloom Designs
House of Hepworths
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504 Main
Redoux Interiors
Raising Oranges
Craftionary
The Grant Life
Just Us Four
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Too Much Time On My Hands
Tutus and Tea Parties
Classy Clutter
Its Overflowing

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Nifty Thrifty Things
Flamingo Toes
Twigg Studios
C.R.A.F.T.
My 1929 Charmer
Brassy Apple