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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Zebra print corkboard

 

My daughter LOVES zebra print and hot pink! Her bedroom is done with zebra print, her backpack (seen yesterday on here) is zebra print, and who knows what else she has that’s zebra print. So, in keeping with the zebra print theme…

I found a corkboard at Goodwill for $2.00.

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Took some leftover zebra print fabric from the chair make-over, and a 3.00 roll of sparkly hot pink ribbon…

Cut and hot-glued the fabric and ribbon down…

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Made a pretty bow for the corner…

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Stuck in some colorful push pins…

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And called it cute!!!

Daughter LOVES it!!!

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Me too!

Monday, August 8, 2011

Zebra print backpack


I can’t believe it’s that time of year again! School started last Monday in our neck of the woods. My sweet baby girl is now a 12 year old 7th grader!!! Insane…I know!!!
Being that she’s not a teenager and yet not a kid (according to her) anymore, we had to do something a little different this year. A regular ole’ backpack just would not work!
We found a zebra print purse at Wal-mart. It was only $10.00!!! I took it to my sweet friend Elisha at EK2 Designs, here in town, and had her embroider Crimson’s name on it. Hot pink letters of course! Then I took matching ribbon and made rosettes to sew on!
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The backpack purse was a HUGE hit! I got so many comments on her first day pics…not just about how much she had grown, but how cute her bag was!
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Major score on the mommy points!!!!
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I couldn’t resist showing you a pic of my darling daughter on her first day! You’re probably wondering why the bag is so full??? That would be all her school supplies! She has 10 classes this year! 10!!! Craziness I tell ya!!!!
Hope your kids are off to a good start at school this year….or will be soon! If you’re homeschooling…more power to ya! I don’t have the patience!!!
Hugs,
A.Rose

**Edited to add...I'm linking up with:



Friday, August 5, 2011

Scarlett’s nursery

Yesterday, I showed you some before pics. Today I’m going to show you the afters…

IMG_0664The crib/changing table combo came from Babies R Us. The bedding, including crib skirt, bumper, and comforter was made by me. I also made the diaper stacker and changing pad cover. 
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Here’s a pic of the comforter. Couldn’t leave you hanging on that one!
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For her name hanging, I bought wooden letters at JoAnn’s. Painted them white and added pink ribbon bows and pink ribbon to hang them. (They are hung with very small brass hooks…if you’re wondering.)

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The mobile was originally a Baby Looney Tunes mobile that my older daughter, Crimson, had with her crib. I removed all the Looney Tunes characters and put them up for her. Then covered the entire mobile with the pink sateen material I used for the comforter. The hearts are each of the different pink materials I used for the bedding. The ribbon used to hang them is the same ribbon used to hang the name letters. It was purchased at JoAnn’s as well.
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Here’s another view of the crib. This would be from the glider rocker.

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Here is the glider rocker. It used to be all dingy so I bleached it and made it white again. The cushions were originally blue, so I recovered them using the same fabric as on the changing pad cover. It’s a super soft pink flannel with tiny white polka dots.
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Of course I had to show you another pic of the rosette lamp. I showed how to make it here.





The shelves were painted white with the background the same color as the walls. IMG_0554 I found the white baskets at Wal-mart after Easter. They were originally $5.00 each, but were on clearance for 75% off! Final price… $1.25 each! Score!!!!

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I made a nightlight to match her lamp. I have a post coming on how I did this.  The cord you see is the lamp cord.
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I had to make her a matching hairbow holder. This was done with a $0.25 wooden picture frame from Goodwill. I painted it with white gloss spray paint. The cheap stuff from Wal-mart. Added a bow to the corner, along with a few strips of wide pink satin ribbon and you have a bow holder. (Nothing tricky to adding the ribbon. I just cut strips long enough to reach down the frame and hot-glued them at the top and bottom.)
All the stuffed bunnies are either from my older daughter’s collection of stuffed animals or after Easter clearance sales.
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I made the curtains using sheer silky white organza and added the pink silk sateen fabric to the bottom and for the tie back bow.
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Of course I couldn’t resist making one of the rosette kissing balls. It just went with my theme!!!
There are a few more DIY items in this room…you’ll just have to come back to see more!
Hugs!
A.Rose











Edited to add: I'm linking up with Homemake in Heels , Craft EnvyI Heart Naptime, and The Girl Creative. Also linking up with



and, The DIY Home Sweet Home Project, Design Dazzle.


Thursday, August 4, 2011

Craft room to Nursery

When we found out we were having a new little girl, we decided it was time for my craft room to become her Nursery. Bye bye craft room…

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Because we live in a 1950s house and for some reason they liked the idea of needing to go through one bedroom to get to the next…we had to do a little remodeling.  Hubby decided to take out one of the built in shelves and put in a new hallway…

 

 

 

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Hello Hubby! Everyone say hi and thank you!

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Old wall gone…new hallway installed…new door installed.

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Old office…

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Old shelves…

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Come back tomorrow to see what it looks like now….

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Guest Posting today

Hello sweet readers!
I'm guest posting over at 



Stop by and see my post and also check out the other Stay at Home Mom posts. It's really neat to see everyone's take on this awesome job...we call Mom!

Also, check out the items in my Etsy shop! I listed a few items last night and I'm very excited about my new business venture!

Hugs to you all!
Annette

Monday, June 13, 2011

It's official...I have a Facebook Fan Page

Just wanted to let you know....

I'm now on Facebook. Just click over and give me a "Like" if you will.


Thanks to my awesome readers, friends and family...my sewing/crafty biz dream is about to become a reality!


Friday, June 3, 2011

Valentine's Day gift...

I LOVE love LOVE purple roses.

The hubby decided to get me purple roses for Valentine's Day, but wanted something that would keep giving.

He ordered a purple rose bush online and had it delivered to me. 

When it came in he planted it and we watered it and watered it and watered it.

Now look what I have greeting me every morning when I walk out the door...


Such prettiness!!!

He tells me I can have purple roses all year now....


I love my husband!!!!




Thursday, June 2, 2011

Chalkboard earring holder

Here is an easy way to make an earring holder 
(and a good excuse to use the chalkboard paint I bought forever ago)


Get yourself an old picture frame and a screen. You can use a piece of window screen, chicken wire, etc. I've even seen people string yarn or wire across a picture frame. Whatever suits you.


Prime and paint the picture frame. I painted it black to make a nice base for the black chalkboard paint.


Once the primer and paint dries, spray on / brush on a coat of chalkboard paint. I bought mine at Hobby Lobby, but Wal-mart, Lowe's and many other places sell the stuff.

Make sure to let the chalkboard paint dry for at least 24 hours before touching it!

Once the paint has dried, attach your screen to the back of the frame. I used hot glue. You could also use a heavy duty stapler.

I also added a couple pieces of pretty ribbon to make a hanger. You can do whatever your heart desires at this point.

Run a piece of chalk (held sideways) all over the frame, then rub off. This makes the chalkboard paint set and you can write until you are a happy camper. 

I just wrote my daughter's initials.


Put you some pretty earrings on it and hang it on the wall. 

Lovely!!!







Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Bassinet skirt

As you know...we're getting ready for a new baby girl. 
I can't resist going all out girlie with her room. (You probably already figured that out with the rosette lamp.)

I started searching for the perfect bassinet skirt. I found a few really awesome versions, but just couldn't afford their prices.

Source Price: $899.00

Source Price: $1100.00

Source Price: $1044.00

So, I decided to make my own version. Here's what I came up with...






Won't my sweet Scarlett be sleeping in style?

Just wait until you see the crib bedding!!!

Oh, and if anyone's interested...I'm going to be selling custom bassinet skirts and crib bedding on etsy soon! Just have to get all my pics uploaded.
 I'm VERY excited!!!!

Edited to add: I'm linking up with the following parties:  


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