Latest Project

Latest canvas painting

Another Before and After Chair

I got this chair at the Salvation Army for $8. It is for a local children's advocacy group for their annual festival of chairs. It needed a little cleaning up and frame work, so I did all that then painted it Krylon Emerald Green, then went over it with some black glze. I covered the seat in cotton duck zebra fabric and used gorilla glue for the pink trim. I stenciled on a couple of designs and added a few jewels and some black trim and it was done!

Chair Revamp

I found this old chair at Goodwill. It was hideous but still solid, and I wanted to glaze it so I liked the ornate detail. I sprayed it Krylon Blue Ocean Breeze and went over it w/my Ralph Lauren faux glaze. I had previously ripped off the fruity goodness of a chair cushion in hope that something better might be under there--not a chance, just granny gold. I wanted a bright orange and white damask, but no luck finding any so I got some black and white quatrefoil print.

Before and After Canvas

I drove by a friend of mine's garage sale after it was over and saw a couple of canvases sitting by the trash. I asked her about it and she said come and get them. Just did the first one today; here it is.

Before and After Kitchen Mirror/Table

I got a wild hair today to paint, which wasn't the best idea since it's pouring down rain. But anyway, I decided the mirror needed to be a chalkboard instead. You can paint right over the mirror glass so I did that. I did about 3 coats of chalkboard paint that I've had here forever. After that dried I covered it w/tape and painted the metal some old Krylon Blue Ocean Breeze that I had leftover. I didn't have any off white spray paint, which is what I wanted to paint the table so I used some oil based semi-gloss paint that was leftover from the last time we painted the kitchen. I used a roller but it still doesn't look its best. I am going to go over it with a can of Krylon as soon as I get some. Now that dark little corner is quite brightened up!

Picture Frame Redo

I just can't get enough white, silver and blue. Updated picture frame. Flat white krylon, distressed with fine grit sandpaper and added some metallic silver on top. Oh and replaced the picture with my current favorite design print, quatrefoil!

Silhouettes

I love sihouettes and wanted to do them myself. Not as great as having them drawn of course but I think these look like the girls! I did it exactly like I did Laney's ornament. Took a profile pic, traced it from the computer screen, cut it out precisely and painted it black. Put all three in a frame on some scrap paper I had. Free!

My Craft "Room"

My laundry room is now a laundry room and no longer creation station. I now have a perfectly organized (well for the most part) area in the garage. And since I don't cook, look what I used the spice rack for. Loving it!

More of Kendall's room

I still have to add a lot of detail; I'm afraid by the time I'm done she'll be ready for something totally different.

Computer Armoire turned Little Girl TV Armoire

This computer armoire had seen better days, as you can see. My friend needed one for her little girl so I thought I could redo it instead of sending it curbside. I sanded it, removed the keyboard tray, filled in the holes with wood glue. Then I painted the inside pink and covered the back and doors w/brown and pink paper. I found a picture online I liked and painted it on the front.

Finally done!

The dining room is finally done. (pardon the lamp cord in the 2nd picture. It is bound up now but I hadn't done it when I took the picture) I also want to raise the back table a bit later but for now it will do

Picture Makeover

I had two of these pictures--one I showed in a previous post that I redid for the wall in the living room. I wasn't quite sure what to do with the other one, so I mod podged some scrap paper onto the squares and painted the frame. Now it hangs in Jenna's room--as if that room needed anything else in there! But I think it turned out pretty cute.

Before and After Curio

I have been waiting forever for this finished product!! Asked hubby to paint this cherry curio black for me, but he made the comment that he "gets tired of always having to paint stuff around here" which TOTALLY confused me, considering I am the one who paints everything around here. :) But whatever...so I go to prove that I can do the moving of that monsrosity and painting myself. There was a ornate scroll thing on the top of it--on the before pic you can see the holes where it had been. So I put wood filler on, let it dry and sanded that down first. One bruised elbow, sore back and a ruined outfitslater, here is the finised product. It was worth it. I am quite happy, and my dining room is complete....until I convince him to buy me that new dining table. :-)

Cheesy and Fun Compact Makeover

Don't throw away your old eye shadow compact!! Here's what I did with 5 minutes and a little paper, paint and jewels. :)

Wall Letter

Just messing around with this above Kendall's bed. Probably going to add polka dots on the wall and more detail to the letter and flowers.

Jewelry Box Makeover

There was nothing particularly wrong with this, but it was your typical run-of-the-mill boring cherry wood jewelry holder. So I found - of course - a half a can of oil rubbed bronze and sprayed it down with two coats and just dabbed some silver and topaz metallic paints on the handles and the detail. Took 5 minutes literally! I am getting to where I feel the need to paint at least one thing a day this summer so this was the pick of the day.

Painted Decor

Here is a recent thank you gift I made for a friend.

Ribbon Wreath

Baby gift for my cousin's first baby

Repainted Orbs

I've had these two orbs forever and they needeed a little spicing up. I decided they were going to be used in the dining so I brushed them metallic teal and put a little faux silver finish on top of it to tone it down some, and did silver on the bases too. Oh and I painted the litte birdie too. He's sitting in a real nest that the girls found in the backyard

Before and After Dining

Please don't judge me on the green before. That color is so yuck and depressing; the whole room was. Way too traditional and boring. But I love the new gray. I didn't show the other side of the room yet because I still have yet to paint the curio, which is hopefully getting done next week but in the meantime here is a little bit of it. Dying for a new table too, but if not I wil be recovering the chairs again.

Before and After Wine Rack

I painted this two toned wine holder/shelf in oil rubbed bronze and added some color to the decor. Thanks Laurie for the plate! Can't tell much about it from the pictures really but it looks very updated.

Old Wine Bottles

Thanks Jackie for saving me the big ones! Made these for mom to put in her dining room too. Twine, bottles and beads.

Tray

Mom's birthday is today and I made this for her to match her dining room Tuscan theme.

Table Revamp

I found this table at a flea market and paid next to nothing for it. I really didn't like the lines of it but since I can't get a new dining table just yet and this is going to go in the dining room, I knew I could make it work. I sanded and painted it with black satin and rubbed turquoise metallic on the detail. I plan to get some pieces of tin cut to fit where the glass is now, but it still looks much better than it did originally.

Curbside Urn

This urn was left out for the trash to pick up until I got a hold of it. A little clean up, paint, and plant..

Desk and Chair

I found this desk and chair separately and total they cost $20. The chair is sturdy and in good shape so I sanded, painted, and recovered the seat. The desk needed a little work but nothing too major. I painted it and redid the handles. It's not totally complete; it needs one more coat of paint and I will probably add something to the front of the drawers but it's functional now so she wanted to go ahead and put it in her room.

Table Redo

Here is a table and chairs set that my oldest got for a gift a few years ago. She has since outgrown it and we had to make room for her new desk that I am in the process of doing and posting soon. Anyway as you can see this table has had lots of use. So time to redo it and pass down to the next kid. I used paint and scrapbook paper with mod podge and clear sealant. Cost was about $3 total for the paper and I already had the paint. It was pretty time consuming and messy but she loves it, so it was worth it.