My Sister was Inspired...

My sister was going through a bag of old clothes and came across this ankle length, lifeless, plain black dress.
Before tossing it aside, she figured she could make something cute of it. So she chopped off a good portion of the length and jazzed it up with a festive ribbon, which I think is the best part because you can customize it each time you wear it!

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Head Warmer Re-Do

My husband and I went skiing/snowboarding this weekend and since it was going to be sunny and in the 50's I wanted to wear just an ear-warmer rather than a hat. The only ear-warmer headband thing I had was white and blue and didn't fit well. Apparently I have a small head, cause a really cute hat at Target didn't fit my head either.
Anyways, I grabbed a brown sweater out of my closet that hasn't been worn since '06 and got to work. I began by ripping out 6...SIX different seams on the original head warmer. I guess Old Navy wanted to make sure that thing lasted.

I then lined it with the brown soft sweater material and threw a flower on the front. I really like the crochet head warmers out there, but this was my free version.

The little leaf things got all crumpled from my goggles.

Yep, that's my hubby.

Bottle Candle Holders

Sorry this is after Halloween, but I wanted to share it anyways. To compliment a centerpiece I made for my floral design class, I made some spooky vintage Halloween themed bottles. With some vintage labels I found online, you can turn rootbeer bottles into candle holders. To get the candle wax to melt down the bottle, use a razor blade to slice the top as it is burning. This allows a place for the wax to run down the bottle. It did take a while to get the right look, but I just burned them while I was watching tv. They are a little fragile so I am hoping they will hold up for next year.

Button-Embelished Bobby Pins

A friend of mine, who is actually getting married this weekend (whoo hoo!) came over the other night to make hair pins for her brides-maids. She originally asked to borrow my glue gun to make them, and sadly enough I got panicky with separation anxiety from my glue gun! So sad. She had the super cute idea to glue buttons on bobby pins and they turned out pretty awesome, at least I think so. I need to go get some bigger bobby pins to make my self some.

Thrifty Seasonal Decor: Part 2, Fall

The other day browsing around on my favorites list, I saw this awesome idea at Oops, I Craft My Pants, and immediately swiped the idea! I too made the trip to Home Depot and smuggled out a handful of paint chips in fall colors. The best part about this project is that it was FREE! Well almost, I did have to get a new Sharpie for the tree trunk, but other than that...paint chips-Free, and MDF-Free (sitting in my garage from a headboard).

I drew out the tree trunk and then got to gluing. You'll probably notice I yanked off one of the falling leaves, seemed like a little much so it had to go. It's one of my favorite fall projects yet.



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Thrifty Seasonal Decor: Part 1, Halloween

I finally dragged out all of my Halloween and fall decor and got to work. I soon realized that all of the decorations that seemed to almost overpower our little apartment last year now seem sparse in our house. To add some quick Halloween flair I printed out some vintage Halloween prints and placed them in frames around the family room. Here are just a couple.

Halloween Decor

My husband and I took a trip to Texas to visit my family. While I was there my sister was putting out just SOME of her Halloween decorations. She goes all out for the holiday. Here is a glimpse of her mantle, kitchen table, and dining room table. Closer to Halloween you will find a graveyard in the front yard and creepy silhouettes of cats, ghosts, mice, spiders, and even the outlines of Gothic window treatments in her windows. My next Halloween craft will be the silhouettes to place in our front window. It's about time for me to get into the spooky spirit!