Upcycled Coffee Cans for Bridal Shower Centerpieces

August 15, 2016August 14, 20168 Comments

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Hello! How was everybody’s weekend? Was it busy or relaxing? I pretty much stayed at home, getting things ready for the bridal shower I am hosting. I did get to enjoy a frosty on Saturday and a competitive game of Pirates of the Caribbean Life on Sunday. Such an exciting life I lead! LOL!

I did get these cans done over the weekend for the bridal shower. This is such a simple project! I had a couple of coffee cans, my mom had a few and she also found one at a yard sale, which she was given for free. I had received the burlap this summer and my husband had cut the wood slices for me a couple of years ago. You can see my other wood slice projects here. I used the Waverly chalk paint in Mineral and Plaster. These paints can be found at Walmart.

I started with the Plaster color and just brushed it all over the can. As you can see, you can still see the red color through the paint.

I painted a second coat of Plaster and then added touches of Mineral all over the can. I dry-brushed it on and just kept brushing till it was blended in. Chalk paint dries quickly, so painting several coats doesn’t take too long.

I cut pieces of the burlap ribbon long enough to fit around the can with just a little overlap in the back. I hot glued it into place.

All wrapped up! I then added a wood slice to the front of each with hot glue.

I added the initials and names of the bride and groom onto the wood slice with brown sharpie so it looks like it is woodburned into it.

I added pomegranate branches into each can, simply because I have 2 trees full of them. I placed a smaller jar inside the can to help hold the branches upright.

I think these will look really nice on the tables as centerpieces for the bridal shower. I can reuse them later just by removing the wood slice. So you will probably see them reappear again sometime!

This is such a simple and quick project. It’s also a great way to upcycle some of those tin cans you might have in your recycle bin. They could be painted any color that fits your color scheme and any kind of ribbon could be added to it. Let your creativity flow!!

Corner News-August 13, 2016

August 13, 2016August 12, 20162 Comments

Hello everyone! And welcome to another edition of the Corner News. This post is somewhat exciting…depending on what you think of it.

I start school in a little over a week. Boo! I don’t want to go back. But, it is my last semester in college and then I will be graduated and done with school. Hooray!

Next on the agenda is that I got two cats!

Their names are Target and Amelia and they were strays that were living at my work. They are pests…but I love them.

Target is a 1 and half tuxedo domestic short hair. She is the typical cat, where she thinks that I cater to her. And…she loves laying on the table, the exact place I don’t want her to be.

Amelia is a 4 month hold calico. She is, as a call her, a pain in my tushie. She is still very much a kitten, so her favorite thing to do attack my feet in the middle of the night and run around crazy while I’m trying to sleep.

Don’t believe her innocent look. She is very crazy.

Yep…so these guys are crazy. They get in trouble, but thankfully they are adorable and I love them. I hope you all have a great weekend!

Candlestick Plus Newspaper Equals Awesome!

August 12, 2016August 11, 20168 Comments

Hello everyone! I am reposting this awesome project from June of 2015. I love how it turned out and love having these as decoration in my apartment. So, here is my tutorial on how to decorate a wooden candlestick with decoupage and newspaper.

Mom was cleaning her room and found this candlestick. Now, I have the same candlestick in my bedroom. I covered it in newspaper by means of decoupage and love how it looks. So, I decided to do the same thing for this candlestick. And here is what I used.

I had a newspaper that my roommates and I got for free, mod poge from Michaels, sponge brushes, a small bowl to put the mod poge in, paper towels, and tv shows to watch as I was decoupaging.

I tore the newspaper into small pieces to make it easier to decoupage onto the candlestick. I then got the sponge brush damp with the mod poge and lightly coated it over the piece of newspaper. Because newspaper is thin, it doesn’t require that much mod poge to make it stick to the candlestick. I used only pieces with words on them because I was afraid of the color from pictures bleeding through.

So after two nights of mod poging, approximately 4 hours of work, the candlestick was complete!

Currently it is sitting on my Salvation Table, which you can seehere, along with some of mom’s decorations. I might be taking this to my apartment to decorate in the living room area. I like the look of the newspaper, something that could be modern or vintage looking. This project was fun and something that I know I will be doing more of this summer!

Finds and Fashions-Orange

August 10, 2016August 9, 20164 Comments

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I’m back with another Finds and Fashions! I feel like it’s been awhile since I have done one of these posts. Today I am featuring orange. I love to use orange in my wardrobe and I thought it worked since fall is just around the corner.

The first outfit is black and orange. I wondered if it would look too much like Halloween, but I think it looks okay. The top is orange and black chevron and I paired it with a black maxi skirt. A black tote, black sandals and orange jewelry complete the outfit.

Tassel jewelry is really popular right now. I found these at Charming Charlies.

This outfit is just kind of a fun, kick-around outfit. A simple knit tank with a chambray skirt. A simple pair of sandals and a chunky necklace keep it easy.

Here is the same shirt paired with a grey pair of jeans and a white lacy duster. I haven’t worn the duster yet, but I love how this outfit came together! The big chunky necklace used to be Lauren’s, but I had it gifted to me. I used the same sandals as the last outfit and a small clutch purse. I had a hard time picking a purse for this one. With the jeans being grey and the jewelry gold, it made it kind of difficult. But this one seemed to work best.

I have had this sweater for a couple of years and I love it because it has gold buttons up the back. I used gold jewelry, a khaki skirt and brown sandals. Don’t you just love the purse? I found it at a garage sale this summer for .50 cents? Love it!

I had my helper with me again this week. I just think she makes the best accessory!

Thanks for joining me again this week! Hope the rest of your week is wonderful!

Here are a few more posts you might want to look at!

Blue and White Folding Chair Makeover

August 8, 2016August 7, 201628 Comments

HI everyone! Hope you are all well! School is about ready to start around here, although I have a couple of more weeks before I go back. It will all be here very soon!

I have a simple project for you today. You’ve probably already seen it done on Pinterest, but it is something I have been wanting to do for awhile and kept putting it off. But I will be hosting a bridal shower for Lauren’s best friend in a couple of week, so I figured I better get going on this! I had also found some fabric I liked at a yard sale this summer, so now I had no excuse.

I had these old brown folding chairs that really needed an update. They are definitely passed their era! First I unscrewed the back and the seat from the frame of the chair.

I found this tag on the bottom of the seat. I know it says model number is 1953, but I wonder if that was the date. And the price! $10.95! What a bargain!

Once the back and the seat were removed, I took the frame outside and gave it a couple coats of white spray paint and a coat of clear coat.

I love this fabric! It’s heavier than just cotton, and the colors are so much better than the brown.

I laid the fabric on the floor, with the help of Chica, and cut out the shape, about 2 inches from the edge of the chair back. This will give me enough to wrap around and staple. I also did this for the seat.

I laid the chair back on the wrong side of the fabric and made sure it was centered. I start in the middle of each side and put in one staple, then continue around.

After covering the seat, it is time to reattach them to the chair frame. Pretty easy, right! Now we are ready to party!