Goodwill Hunting!

I have gotten a lot of inspiration from some fellow bloggers and their findings at their local Goodwill. They turn other's trash into some pretty awesome treasures and I thought to myself, Hey! I can do that too!

So Jeff and I checked out one of our local Goodwill stores and this is what we found:

I know, I know. Not the most glamorous things you've ever seen right? Jeff was so embarrassed he didn't even offer to carry them out of the store for me hahaha! But I have some high hopes for my little treasures. I will post pictures of the finished outcomes. So stay tuned!

Ghostly Greetings!

Okay okay, I know I didn't post this in time for you guys to see before Halloween (sorry!) but better late than never!...right?

Anyways, here are a few craft related items I made for a Happy Halloween. Hopefully next year I will have a little more time to devote to crafts and decorating since I won't be in college (oh happy day!!) :)!

But for now, this is what I got. I went to Michaels and got a couple of their fake orange pumpkins because I knew I wanted some kind of fall/Halloween decor. Plus, with fake pumpkins, I can always put them in a storage container and break them out to decorate with next year. Check 'em out and let me know what you think!

This is my overall picture. The pumpkin in the middle (the one with the holes)  isn't finished yet, I totally ran out of time. But never fear, I'm sure be finished in time for next year ;)

This one is probably my favorite and it was super easy to make. I bought a little package of all different sizes of black buttons and just super glued them to the pumpkin. Easy peasy!

This pumpkin was originally orange. I saw a lot of pumpkin patches displaying their pretty little white pumpkins and I got a little jealous. So, I decided to paint one of mine white. In hindsight, I wish I would have made one of the bigger pumpkins white, but I still like how this one turned out. I took out some stockings that I used for an old Halloween costume and pulled it over the pumpkin, the top of the pumping (where the stem is) is actually the end of the leg of the stocking where your toes go. I think all in all it worked out pretty well but if I was to recommend this to anyone else, try it out with a big pumpkin first.

So how was your Halloween? Did you get your crafty on with your boo-tiful decorations?

Easy Art!

These blocks really make a statement in a room and they were SUPER easy to make. The hardest part of this project was hanging them up. Mainly because I'm a perfectionist and I had to make sure that all of the dimensions lined up perfectly. Since I didn't have a pattern or stencil to help with hanging them up, I had to result to outlining everything with painters tape and newspaper. Anyways, it was all worth it because the final outcome is better than I could have hoped for.

 

I got the idea and steps to do this project from http://jensidea.blogspot.com/. You should go check out her blog, Becoming Martha, when you get a chance. She is awesome!

WOOO PIG!!!!

It is pretty rare to find someone in Arkansas who isn't a Razorback fan. At the beginning of football season I got a few requests to make some Razorback artwork for some diehard fans. Below is what I came up with. 

This lady is known for saying Woo Pig Y'all in the office when it gets close to game day. I thought it was only fair that she had some kind of office decor that shared the same message.

Baby Letters!

One of my favorite decorations for a new comer to the family or an addition to a child's room is their name displayed over their crib or bed. The first set of letters I did were for my niece and nephew. I've done a little more since then and can see some improvement since my first attempt.

For Cali's letters I trimmed them in white and tried to make the design girly-but something that could grow up with her as well (she's only 6 so they will be able to stick around for a few more years before she will need a new look).

I made Tucker's letters to go with his blue and yellow nursery. Although you can't see it in this picture, his letters are trimmed in a pale yellow. 

 

Keira's letters, as you can see, do not hang in a straight line. And the letters K, I, and A are trimmed in pink while the E and R are trimmed in brown. I think that Keira's letters are my fav :)

For the birds

Okay so this is the second attempt at painting:

(Sorry for the grainy picture)

I got the inspiration for this set when doing a little wedding planning. Our theme is love birds and our colors are yellow, grey, and white (with a hint of black). Our bedroom is also done in the same colors so I thought why not incorporate the theme too? So, this is now hanging up in our bedroom.

Our bedroom is nowhere near done with decorations but since school has started back up I have less and less time to do the painting and crafts that I would like. When I graduate in December, my next project is operation decoration for the bedroom :)

Black and White and Mirrors All Over!

This is the first project I made:

I made it to go in my bathroom. It goes well with my shower curtain without being too matchy-matchy.

I'm very proud of this painting. I got the idea one night when I couldn't go to sleep. It was the first time I ever painted anything on canvas or done anything art related. It felt so good to create something and I got a lot of positive feedback from it. I was hooked. I knew that I wanted to do more creative projects. So I did...and now I want to share it all with all of you!