Thrift Store Pumpkin Makeover

September 23, 2019September 22, 2019Leave a comment

Good morning! Now that’s it’s officially fall, are you experiencing fall weather? This week we have a few cool days, a couple hot ones, and then it cools down for the weekend. I do love the cool nights and being able to cuddle under the blankets!

I found this paper mache’ pumpkin at a thrift store this past week. I liked the size, but didn’t like the shiny finish on it.

I took the stem off and then used some of the chalk paint I had on hand. I used what I thought was a cream colored chalk paint, but it was actually wax. I thought I would try it and it ended up working out.

I used a couple of coats of the wax and I like the chalk look much better.

I used Waverly ‘Mineral’ and Americana Decor ‘Heirloom’ and used a small paintbrush to brush small strokes of paint all over the pumpkin. I made sure to add some in the recesses, to give some shadow.

I also painted the stem with the ‘Mineral’ and ‘Heirloom’ paint and then glued it back on the top of the pumpkin.

I added the pumpkin to my mantel along with a couple of lanterns and a large pumpkin canvas I painted last year.

Just a few touches bring fall into the room!

I also bought a new candle from Bath and Body Works, Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin. Mmmm! It smells so good!

I love when I can take a thrift store item and remake it to be usable again! I also love when I don’t have to spend a lot of money to bring something ‘new’ to my home. What items have you made over? I would love to hear about it!

4th of July Round Up

June 22, 2018June 20, 2018Leave a comment

Hello! How is everyone’s summer going so far? Good? That’s good!

Well if you are lost in the space time continuum and you aren’t sure when the next holiday is, the 4th of July is coming up! It’s just under 3 weeks away, are you prepared?

If not, here are some ideas for how to decorate your house for the 4th. Next week I will be sharing some recipes and food ideas for the 4th. So enjoy!

4th of July Rag Ribbon Garland from The Ribbon Retreat

How to Make a Rustic American Flag from Home on the Corner

DIY Firecracker Blocks from Making of a Mom

4th of July Living Room from Liz Marie Blog

Patriotic Pallet Wood Centerpiece from Scavenger Chic

July 4th Painted Flag Shirt from Deceptively Educational

Burlap and Denim Ruffled Wreath from The Scrap Shoppe

Easy Patriotic Table Decor from Today’s Creative Life

Allium Dried Flowers Turned Fireworks from Craft Test Dummies

Patriotic Snack Table from Home on the Corner

A Lacy Look for a Everyday Household Item

June 24, 2016June 23, 201647 Comments

Hello everyone! I hope you have all been having a good week and are ready for another blog post that will blow your minds!

Okay…maybe not, but you never know.

So, I was looking around for free stuff/cheap stuff on Craiglist. I was looking for some furniture that I wanted to redo. And, I found these beautiful bar stools for $30 for the 4 of them.

They were really nice, but they did have some damage done to them. They had some chew marks from a dog and some paint on them as well. But it wasn’t anything that couldn’t be fixed.

So, I had a great idea on what I wanted to with these bar stools. So, I started with painting the seats white. I used Waverly chalk paint and absolutely fell in love with how it covered the bar stool. Here is how it turned out!

I like how the white paint covered the seat and how well it worked. I can officially say that I am a believer in chalk paint!

But, moving on. I really wanted to paint a design on the seat and had a great idea to put a doily on the top and paint over it. So, here is the doily that I used.

Isn’t it pretty?! I love it! I love that it isn’t just a plain white doily and love all the circles and the design.

So, I wanted to paint over the doily with black so that the white would show through. I used American Decor black chalk paint and love how it covered, the same as the white. So, I used a small circle sponge to cover the doily in the black paint to finish off the seat.

Unfortunately, my first attempt failed miserably.

Yeah…I put too much paint on it. Oops.

So, I had to sand off the paint and repaint it white. Thankfully, I only did this to one of the seats. But, this is how all the seats turned out.

I am so happy I finally figured out how much paint to put on the doily. Because honestly, this looks so much better than the first one. Hooray!

the final step in my bar stools was painting the legs black. I used the American Decor chalk paint that I had used previously and covered the legs, bars, and underside of the seat. It took about 2 coats of paint with some touch ups, but it wasn’t too bad!

And finally, here are what they looked like when they were done!

I absolutely love how they turned out. They look so much better than I was expecting and I am happy! I hope that I can work on more furniture and show you what I did!

I hope you all enjoyed my blog post. The stools are awesome and I can’t wait to do more fun projects for you to see!