DIY Kitchen update on a budget PREVIEW

I am so proud of the outcome I have to aw myself for a moment!  I don't have a complete before or a full after as I still need to do some finishing touches. We painted our cabinets, spray painted the hood, I painted the countertops (tutorial coming soon)  and installed a faux tin tile backsplash all by myself!!

 

Will update when kitchen is complete, so excited of the progress I had to share :)

 

Before...

 

After.......(Drumroll please)...... 

DIY T-shirt infinity scarf

So simple and so cute!

All you have to do is cut any adult/juniors sized t-shirt.
Start with cutting off the bottom seam and then a straight line just below the arm holes.

Give it a little tug to make your cut not so noticable.

 

And walah! You now have yourself a new infinity scarf. Simle as that!

 

DIY Under Kitchen sink spruce up

After seeing this post on pinterest I knew this was an easy project for me that I had to do. Since we were putting in a new sink this weekend I thought what better time to do this being with the sink out I had more room to work. So I headed to Menards and they had basic peel and stiles for $0.49 each making my project a whopping $3.00, score!!

The before: A little scary!

And After: Much better! I am very pleased with the results, even though I am probably the only one who will enjoy seeing it, meh oh well at least I like it then! :)

 

DIY Spring Wreath

In anticipation for spring I made this beautiful wreath for our door.

 Using a grapevine wreath from Michael's and a Letter "C" for our last name and for the flowers used coffee filters (already had on hand) and food coloring (again already had).

 

I followed this tutorial and chose to use red food coloring. I soaked the filters in a large bowl with water and a couple squirts of red food coloring only for a second just enough to cover the filters then ringed out the excess liquid. Then separated each one to let dry (we let them dry overnight).

 

Attached the flowers to the wreath using hot glue, and then twine for our initial. And look at this beauty :)

 

 

If you would like me to make you one, please contact me, if you chose to make one please give credit where it is due!

Hot curling iron holder

Using pot holders found at the dollar store I sewed along the side and the top to make a pocket. Since my pot holder was kinda dull I also sewed a strip of ribbon to give it a little extra sprucing up.

 

So perfect to be able to put away when it's still hot and get off the counter.

 

Such a simple project after purchasing a quilting needle this took about 5 minutes. What do you think, will you make one?

 

 

 

 

Such a simple project after purchasing a quilting needle this took about 5 minutes. What do you think, will you make one?

 

Source link in previous post (pinspiration friday) 

Pinspiration Friday

We may be snowed in this weekend... I hope to make these for my flat iron and curling iron this weekend. Otherwise my weekend plans are Cleaning!!! I need to get some major cleaning done--

From this pin

I purchased these pot holders from the dollar store to make them

DIY backsplash ideas

So I really want to do a backsplash behind our stove, without the help of my husband.... Here are some ideas I found to contemplate from pinterest.

 

Peel and stick "glass" tiles;

 

 

Ikea placemat tiles; easily interchangable;

 

Taping off the walls and painting;

 

Faux tin tiles;

 

Chalkboard backsplash;

 

If you have any great ideas to share please do! I'd love to see them! Or if you want to help me decide let me know your feedback!

 

 

 

 

 

Weekend Sewing fail... :(

Well most of my weekend pinterest projects failed :(  Its either my sewing capabilities (I'm very lazy at it) or my materials were not the best.

 

First off the mittens, I'm too embarassed to show a picture of my outcome, they were terrible lets just say that!

 

Secondly my shirt, not so great! My husband says I need to slow down and take my time, well whats the point of it being a simple easy project then if it takes me all day? Well needless to say I ruined the shirts with my inability to cut out nice shapes.

 

And lastly well the boot socks or whatever you wanna call them turned out pretty cute, I like the outcome.

 

You can find the pintest post here 

 

 

After a much failed crafters weekend, I may attempt these projects again when I am willing to spend more time on them, if or when I do I will post updates! Thanks for looking!

Pinspiration Friday!

Pinspiration Friday; Craft/DIY idea for weekend projects

 

This weekend I am going to attempt making a shirt like this,

 

From this pin here. Looks pretty easy and customized!

 

And I want to make these mittens, already picked up a sweater from the goodwill to use.

 

From this pin here.

 

And lastly I would love to also make these

 

 

From this pin here.

 

Looks like this weekend projects will all be a sewing-a-thon!

 

 Monday will post results :)

 

Bright coordinating Pillows

I wanted to get some bright fun colored pillows but didn't want to have to buy all new ones at $14.99+ for each one. So I used a 40% off coupon at Joann's buying a yard of fabric and just recovered my old pillows.
Total cost $5.49 for 5 new pillows !

Metal Cardboard letters

Pinterest approved. I'm cheap, did you notice that yet?!

>I took an old box and cut out my own letters for our kitchen "YUM" after cutting them out
>I made a design using elmers glue, which did not make the design raised up enough so I went over the same design with hot glue, much better!
>Then I folded tin foil over each letter, and
>finished it with Oil rubbed bronze spray paint. Love how the silver in the tin foil popped out.

 I didn't pay a dime for this project, because I already had tin foil and spray paint on hand.

  

 

I could have made them thicker but I wanted to hang them without having to use nails or anything that could/would damage the walls, so I hung them with 3M tacky compound. 

Sorry for the blurry pictures.

Notebook with Style

Supplies;

Cardstock, thick quilting needle, thread, and given amount of paper you desire.

 

 

Cut the paper and cardstock to desired size, make marks along both the cardstock and paper about 1/4 inch apart along the binding. start "sewing" the paper to the cardstock using the quilting needle and thread.

 

Use coordinating ducktape or similar along the binding to hide the threading.

 

If you desire make a design on the outside, I chose a simple heart design. A easy cheap way to add personality to your journals, notebooks etc.

Wicker Trunk Redo on a Budget

The Before:

$5 Craigslist find

 

 

The supplies, 1/2 batting for cushion, fabric to cover cushion

Adding some legs, a little extra wood glue

 

Attaching the legs, easy with a washer on the inside

And there they are, all the legs attached!

 

 

And let the spraypainting begin!

 

And the final product! How beatiful :)

Also spraypainted the hinges. And sewed the fabric as a slipcover for the cushion.