I don’t bake

But I can make a sign :)  As a joke of course, because along with cooking, baking ranks right up there as something I loathe.  I still cook every day because I have to.
I saw this sign at Paint Me White and decided to make one for myself.

I modified it to work with the fonts I have and the wood that I have. I decided to add a little red to it also.


Now I realize that the word bread is crooked and it’s not supposed to be, oh well :)

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Plum perfect

I’ve been searching for some plum fabric for my living room for some time, but didn’t find anything at my price point (meaning, thrift store discount price).

Jackpot! Today I found this ginormous, plum, minky fun fur. There is at least 3 metres of it and it’s really wide! Here it is totally covering my loveseat, plus some, for $10.

Which inspired me to create a piece of art

And they go together perfectly.

I will make a throw and a couple of cushions and then I’m sure I’ll still have some left over.

I’m ready for the cloche party, are you?

I’ve been fascinated with cloche’s since the first time I viewed the party that Marty at A Stroll Through Life hosted.

Marty is going to be hosting another party soon, a Summer Cloche Party. Get your cloche’s ready for July 19th and link up.

I stopped by my local GW after work today and found this adorable pewter figurine. It has two fairies sitting on a toad stool and is totally captivating. $2.00!

It gave me an idea for the cloche party.

There is something magical about cloches; how they are able to capture a snippet of time and put it on display.

Look at how sweet these two are. (wishing even more that I had a better camera)

I used some moss that I already had and covered a piece of floral foam, then I went outside and grabbed a few sprigs from my fern. Totally adorable! I almost feel like a peeping tom, catching these two on a romantic tryst in the forest.

I hope you too will join in on the party.

side table updated

The silence was deafening :)

So I took your advice and made a change to this table

I really don’t have a clue what I’m doing, but I do agree that it needed toning down.

I painted it white, then removed the vinyl to expose the graphic in blue, added some silver and burnt umber and then sanded (which is tough work and good for the upper arms lol).

Teenage boys room update

I cleaned it up (trust me, 17 year old boys, left to their own devices are not the neatest animals) . It was bare and lacking any character. Here it is post clean up but before the updates. Drab and lifeless LOL.
  It’s not easy to decorate for a young man; too themeish would be child like, too together and it could look overly mature.  This space turned out perfectly for my son. It is just like him, calm and simple (no, not his mind).



Since I am trying to redo this room at little to no additional costs, other than what I have in the house, I had to come up with some paint colours, so I mixed and came up with this palette. All of the paint is from the recycle center; free.


The only additional cost was for the curtain rod, everything else had been purchased at thrift stores.
You can see my tutorial here for attaching a drum shade to an old ceiling fixture.


The tv was mounted on the wall. 2 lack shelves to hold his gaming console and movies were $3.33 each. The Ikea drapes were brand new and bought for $12.00. The curtain rod I bought today for $12.95 at HD. 



The Pier 1 storage unit was a thrift store find for $10.00. The large letter D was $3.00. He made the little white table himself, I’m so proud of him. The mirror was taken from my bedroom.

The burlap was bought at a yard sale last year and I used my old shower curtain rod to hang them in his closet. Even the curtains rings were bought at the thrift store :)  Are you sensing a theme here?
I have one piece of baseboard left to install in that one corner.

He was reluctant to have me change his room, he’s a pretty typical teenager. A thrifty update that I am sure he will love.

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Dress up an ugly ceiling fixture

If your house was built in the 70’s as mine was, you may be familiar with these ugly ceiling fixtures.

I am in the process of redecorating my son’s room. I am doing it on a slim budget, so removing this fixture was out of the question; besides it works and there is nothing wrong with it, other than being hideous.
I recently found some new lampshades for my living room lamps, so I have two extra black drum shades.
I came up with a way to attach it to the fixture.
A long bolt that fits into the fixture as well as the hole in the shade. 3 spacers that I found in my “things that I should throw away, but don’t” pile, and a nut.

I placed one spacer on the bolt, inserted the bolt into the shade, added two more spacers and put the bolt into the fixture. Tighten the nut.

Ta da! A fine looking fixture. 


I hope to have the room reveal tomorrow, but for now you can see a peek of the colours I have used.

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So very happy

Seriously, I can’t get enough of it. 

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New signs

I have made a couple of new signs this past week.

The first is for my friend to commemorate her recent trip to Portugal. This is the town that she stayed in.

This next sign is for a friend and his wife to put up at their cottage. Don’t you just love the name? I do.  The name is a body of water in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It had been used by the Vikings more than 1000 years ago to dock their vessels. Most recently it was used as the site of the United Kingdom's chief naval base during World War I and World War II. Had they not ordered this sign, I never would have known that. huh.

An unlikely pairing – a new side table

I created this side table today with a couple of pieces from around the house. I was inspired by Richmond Thrifter, who did such a fantastic job on her own table.

I used the top of this old table and a thrifted candle stick.

 

     

Caribbean Blue spray paint and gave it a couple of coats

I then dry brushed all of it with some white paint

I could have made a stencil of the Paris flower market, but didn’t want it to be permanent, so I cut it out of vinyl.
I then used a light grey paint mixed with glaze and gave the whole thing a once over. Best of all, I had everything in the house, so I didn't have to put out any money.

Update, Pam at DIY Design Fanatic asked for the cut file for the Paris flower market image; apparently you can use it with a Silhouette (although I don't know how) by importing the svg file. If you would like the svg, email me and I'll send it to you :)

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