Old Bassinet Upcycle

When we were home this past fall, we got a few 'treasures' at my dad's auctions. We got an old bassinet, similar to the one pictured to the left (I forgot to take a before picture).

My husband took the ends and one long side piece and made it into a storage bench for the kids' winter gloves, hats, scarves, etc.

I painted it up yesterday and this morning, the kids helped put the winter apparel in their new home! I love it! Now I just need to add some flare to the new green shelf I put up above it!
Today, since we have so much snow, and more in the forecast.... hubby doesn't have to go to work AGAIN today. So, we have another old crib we are going to make into a couple benches. I'll try to take more pictures of the process for you to see. So, check back in a couple days to see that transformation!

Vanilla Joy Giveaway Alert

I follow Vanilla Joy and you should too! She is giving away 3, yes THREE Cricut Cartridges. Check out her blog here to find out how you can enter to win.

While you are there, check out her tips on organizing your crafts and crafting space:
CRAFT ROOM ORGANIZAION
CRAFT ORGANIZER
CRAFT STORAGE
SCRAPBOOKING FURNITURE
CRAFT ROOM FURNITURE

Mod Podge Wall Art

My little girl's room has been hurting for some wall art. Not to mention... screaming and begging to take off the border on the top part of the wall. Ugh.. but that will have to wait for another day. The only time I would be able to do that is nap time.... and that doesn't quite work out too well.

So... wall art it is! I gathered up 9 clearance plaques I found at Target back in Hawaii. They were only $1.87 each. I have tons more. My poor 12 year old daughter was just mortified when I was loading up stacks of these babies in the cart. She "DID NOT KNOW ME!"

Anyways, along with the 8x8 plaques, I used mod podge, craft paper and a paint brush.

Here's the proof of the deal I got.

I cut my craft paper to fit over the picture on the plaque.
Then brushed on a layer of mod podge over the plaque.
Smoothed on the craft paper...

And that was it! Easy peasy! Now, to hang them on the wall. I had my hubby help out since he is the master of measuring and hanging things on the wall STRAIGHT!I LOVE IT!

Wall Art for my Huge White Wall

See my huge open bare white wall in my living room? It's been driving me nuts. We are renting, and as much as I'd love to paint it, we don't have a ladder that would reach the heavens. So.. a while back, I got some 2 pack blank canvas at Michael's. Buy One Get One Free!

4 Large Canvas = $15

I tried to paint some designs off my rug... my inspiration... And then my fabulous husband, assisted by my little 2 year old, hung them up ever so perfectly!

And now... my huge blank wall isn't quite so blank!

Ornaments for my $1 Tree

Okay, so I couldn't stand it. My little DT tree that I transformed HERE needed some L-O-V-E. I ran down to my craft room and cut out 3 different sizes of hearts on my cricut. 1/2, 3/4, & 1 inch hearts. I glued on some string hangers...

Blobbed on the glue on one side of each heart (to cover the string hangers)...

and drowned them in glitter.

Then I scattered them on my little tree.

I {heart} my little heart tree!

DT tree: $1
Antique white paint: on hand
Black pot paint: on hand
paper, string, glue, glitter: on hand
Total cost for this tree: $1

Dollar Tree...er...tree.

On one of my DT trips, I came across this sad looking 'tree'. I had big hopes for this little guy.

I gave him a little 'fluffling...

And attempted to spray paint him white (which didn't work.. the paint wouldn't take to the green tape that wrapped the branches of the tree)... so it had to be hand painted. So I went through my paint collection.... all my white bottles were dried out and practically empty... so Antique White it was...

Then I decided to paint the pot black...

Then cover up the cheapy 'sand-like' looking dirt with some moss...

Now I just need to make some fun little ornies to hang on it... and I set it on my mantle... my sad bare mantle... and now I think I may want to go buy like half a dozen more to just splatter them all over my mantle! Hmm... stay tuned.Ooh. See a preview of tomorrow's post in the reflection of my mirror...

Announcing...

I've just started listing my new cupcake wrappers! My new design includes the tabbed end for easy assembly! No more straight edges that need stickers! One easy step {Insert tab in slit} and you're ready for cupcakes! The wrappers below are what I have listed already in my Etsy shop! I can even make matching cake/cupcake picks for any wrappers. Just ask!

Want different colors? Want something you don't see? Just ask me! I love custom orders! I have lots of more designs I can't wait to get listed. I'll do my best to post them here as well as I get them done!

Don't forget to check out my clearance stash. I'm trying to clear out the "old style" wrappers to make room for my new ones! Thanks!