This idea was thought up by the fabulous Pam Garrison and I have also seen it on Heather Bullard's blog. I loved it, and wanted to make some for my home. I thought it would be fun to dye the coffee filters different shades of pink to make a pom pom banner for Valentine's Day. This is what I ...
Pottery Barn – inspired Number Pillows & a Giveaway!!
I have admired these pillows from Pottery Barn for a while, plus I love numbers. So I thought it would be fun to try to make something similar. Of course I changed it up a little... I bought my fabric at Hobby Lobby and decided to try canvas because I thought they would hold up really well out of ...
XOXO Valentine Project Tutorial
Here's a cute little craft to bring a little Valentine happiness to your home! (I repurposed my Dollar Tree frames from my "Fall" grouping, except for one frame that I scrounged up here). And the great thing is that you can take out the Valentine XOXO and store them, and then use the Dollar ...
Another Family Rules Canvas
My Family Rules canvas is probably my favorite project of 2009. Thanks to Lindsey over at Pleated Poppy who's best friend Nicole came up with the original idea. When I posted my canvas, Wenderful said she wanted one for Christmas. And of course I was happy to make one for her. Although I did ...
Whimsical Valentine Wreath
I was reading Martha Stewart last month (I think) and they had these giant Christmas balls made out of cupcake liners. And I thought to myself - maybe I could use cupcake liners to make a wreath for Valentine's Day... I love the texture of the liners. After a little trial and ...
Pottery Barn-inspired Winter Mantlescape
I always feel a little blah in January when I take down my holiday decorations. It feels too soon to think about decorating for Valentine's Day for some reason. Yesterday I was flipping through my Pottery Barn catalog and spied this sparkly white mantle-scape. I loved all of the birds, nests and ...
Farmhouse Burlap Circle Wreath Tutorial
Make a simple circle burlap wreath with colorful fabric. You can add a string and hang a saying in the middle. I retired the marshmallow wreath. It was a great wreath, but not one to keep for next year. I noticed a strange fact -- although I live in a desert, the marshmallows never dried ...
Ella’s "Pink and Chinese" Room — Reveal
Ella has been asking for a room redo for her birthday since April. Her only stipulation was that it be "Pink and Chinese", which presented me with a interesting design challenge. Here is a before: And after: The first thing I did was find some Asian looking fabric with women ...
Whimsical Christmas Wreath
So I had all of these big, eleaborate plans to make a burlap/paper wreath. It was going to take hours and hours of fine craftsmanship to make. Well, life got in the way, and instead the kids and I made a whimsical, funny wreath instead. And with a blog called tatertots &; jello -- I think it ...
More Burlap Projects: Ruffled BurlapTablecloth
I'm running around like crazy trying to get things done so I can go out of town for the weekend. My husband has a conference in L.A. all next week and he thought it might be fun if we got away alone for a couple of days, isn't that sweet? But I wanted to share a little project that ...
I Can Make That — Burlap Magnet Boards
Just A Girl is having a really fun party today. She has asked people to come up with fun, handmade ideas for gift giving this year. I made these burlap magnet boards. You can make them in any size or shape. If you would like to make one, this is how: Go down to Home Depot ...
Tutorial: how to make Burlap Flowers and Embellishments
I had a few people ask me how I made the embellishments on the burlap magnetic boards. So I thought it might be fun to make up a tutorial showing a few different flowers and embellishments that you make using burlap. Large Folded Flower Cut out a large square of fabric approximately 2 ...
Thanksgiving at My House
Thanks for all of your comments and ideas for Ella's "Pink & Chinese" bedroom! I would love to get your thoughts on another dilemma. Did I mention that I'm having Thanksgiving at my house this year? I am really excited. I have been thinking about it and planning it out for a few weeks ...
Thankful for my Children: Burlap Dollar Store Wall Grouping
Are you guys getting tired of my burlap projects? Don't worry - I am about to start on a J Crew obsession. Although I still have a few burlap projects that I am really excited about doing for Thanksgiving. {And I'm having it at my house, so I could use any tips and suggestions, but that is a ...
Before & After: Burlap Dollar Store Project
My burlap obsession continues. I found these plastic frames at the Dollar Store a while ago. I liked the size and was hoping I could make them over.I decided to use some darker burlap for this project. I made a pattern of the long side and the shorter side of the frame. Then I copied those ...
Creative Fridays: Fall wreath re-do
I was thinking of some ways to spruce up my old Fall wreath. I looked around for a new one, but couldn't find anything that I liked. So I took my old wreath and decoupaged a star to use in the middle. It still needed something else. I wanted to sew some fabric leaves and add them to the ...
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