Paint Plus Decoupage Equals Awesome

April 29, 2016April 28, 201620 Comments

Do you ever have something that has been sitting on your porch or in your garage for a while? Like, you bought it knowing full well that you were going to do something with it, but it’s been a while and you still haven’t done anything with it?

Yep…me too.

So I’ve had this table sitting in the backyard since the blog has started (so a year and a half now). Mom originally had the idea that she was going to use the table. She painted it white and she was going to use the rope that I used on the nautical board (see it here) to cover the top.

But then it didn’t work out. So I took it over and started by painting it with Rustoleum black spray paint. It covered really nicely, so I am extremely happy.

There are a few crack in the top so I knew that it had be covered. I bought some really pretty paper from Michaels that I wanted to use to decoupage. I used modge podge to apply the paper to the table.

I then used an exacto knife to cut the edges of the paper to make the edges clean. I had to modge podge the edges again to keep them stuck to the edge.

And here is how it turned out!

I love how it turned out. The modge podge worked well and I like how the black accents the black writing on the paper. I can’t wait to add this in my house when I move out of my apartment!

2 Projects in 20 Minutes (ish)

April 22, 2016April 21, 20168 Comments

So, this week, I have 2 projects. I was going to split the into 2 separate blogs, but realized that they were too short and sweet to post separately. So they are here together! Because, as you know, sharing is caring.

The first thing on the docket is a Poshmark binder.

I was looking through my Poshmark sales (shameless plug: follow me on Poshmark @2smallofacloset), and even though I have a full spreadsheet on my computer of my sales and all the information, I wondered what would happen if my computer completely died. Like, blue screen of death, never turning back on died. How would I have all the information besides on the app?

Oh yeah, I have all the info on the app.

But what if something happens to my phone?????

Anyway, I decided that I wanted to print out all the information on separate pieces of paper to file in a binder. It would be easy for me to look through and find out my sales and what my items are selling for.

Here are my supplies: A pink binder (duh), a pink folder with a cute typewriter on the front, pink and purple glitter tape, pink and purple gel pens, and my sales paperwork. I also used a hole punch and scissors, which are not pictured.

The first thing I did was take the pink glitter tape and line the top and the bottom of the binder. I just used a long strip and went along the edge of the binder. I then took the purple tape to make a second strip on the binder. I finally added two small strips on the spine of the binder so I know which side is the top and the bottom.

The second thing I did was hole punch all of the paperwork. To make sure that they were all hole punched the same distance apart (because I don’t actually own a 3 hole punch), I placed one paper in the folder and hole punched it. Of course, I then took that paper and used it for the rest of the papers.

The third thing I did was write single sale or bundled sale on the paperwork. This is just for “office work” so I know if my bundled sales are working or not. I wrote single sale in pink and bundled sale in purple, and even added a glitter tab to each paper so they are easy to page through.

And this is the final product. I’m really happy that I got it to work and look this nice. It took me approximately 10 minutes to put it all together. It will take a little longer if you still have to type out all of your sales from Poshmark.

The second project I have is a nautical plaque. Mom and I found a blue piece of wood in our shed and I took it to figure out what I wanted to do with it.

Here are my supplies: a blue piece of wood, rope, design of your choice, and sparkly glitter glue. You can use paint if you want, but I found this glue at Michaels and had to buy it because of reasons.

The first thing I did was hot glue the rope to the board. When I got it around the edges, I cut the end and hot glued the end of the rope so it wouldn’t fray. I don’t know if it will help, but it worked for me.

The second thing I did was trace my design onto the board. I found this compass on Google images and decided to use it on the board. I covered the back of the piece of paper with pencil and then traced it onto the board. The only issue I had with this was that it was a little difficult to see the design on the board because it is blue.

The third thing I did was use the silver glitter glue to cover the pencil design. I really like how it turned out, but I do wish that it was a little thicker. I thought that it would be much brighter where you could see the design better. Oh well, I still like it.

And here is the final product.

I like how it turned out. It’s very simple and perfect to hang in a nautical themed room (maybe my living room when I move into a house?). I am happy with how it turned out and can’t wait to actually have it as a decoration.

So, I hope this gave you some inspiration for some easy projects. They took about 20 minutes to finish both of them all together. The Poshmark binder has already come in handy when looking at sales and the board will come in handy very soon. Thanks for stopping by and I can’t wait to see you tomorrow for the Corner News!

When I See an Elephant Fly

April 1, 2016March 31, 20162 Comments

Have you seen an elephant fly? No…me neither. But wouldn’t that be cool, to see this giant creature flying through the air with ease? Yeah, that would be awesome.

Or, you can watch Dumbo and get almost the same thing.

So, why am I telling you this? Well, of course it has to do with a project I was working on. Specifically for my coworker Linda.

Linda is the resident cat lady at work. She takes care of the cat room 5 days a week while the rest of us take care of the dogs. She is an amazing person and someone who is very easy to talk to and she will help you with whatever is needed.

Well her birthday just passed and I wanted to give her something that was meaningful. Which is why I decided to make something from her favorite Disney movie, Dumbo.

I started with a blank canvas (literally and figuratively), grey paint, paintbrushes, and a black paint pen and started on my masterpiece. The canvas was purchased in a pack of 2 from Michaels for $10.99. Hey, I’m happy with it. Now I can make 2 pictures!

I printed out a silhouette of Dumbo from Google images that I wanted to put on one of the corners. I decided to use a pictures of Dumbo and Timothy Mouse flying because the picture of Dumbo sitting didn’t look as good. I printed the picture on carbon paper so that way it was easy to copy onto the canvas. And I think that it turned out great!

I also started writing the lyrics of the song ‘When I See an Elephant Fly’ on the canvas. I didn’t have to write super tiny because there aren’t that many lyrics to the song. But, I still didn’t cover the entire canvas. So I added the title of the song and the Disney logo at the bottom.

After writing the lyrics in pencil, I wrote over them in black paint pen. The only issue I had with the paint pen was that it started to run out near the end of the lyrics. It might have been better to use a sharpie to write the lyrics instead of the paint pen.

Finally, after writing all the lyrics, I finally painted in Dumbo. Originally, I wasn’t going to outline Dumbo in black, I was just going to leave it grey. But, he didn’t have a whole lot of definition without the outline.

I think it turned out super cute! I love how Dumbo turned out and how the lyrics worked out. I also like the title at the bottom, even though it wasn’t intended. Overall, I am extremely happy with this canvas. And I hope Linda is as well when she sees it!

Corner News-March 19, 2016

March 19, 2016March 18, 20166 Comments

Happy Saturday! We are starting our spring break here and I have the next week off! Yeah!! I am hoping to get a few projects done to share with you all! We’ll see how it goes!

Do you remember Zoella? Her nickname is Munch, because she is such a Munchkin! She was adopted by Lauren, but she had to stay at our house for awhile. Wweelll, we became attached, and Rozy became her best friend, so now she is mine. I love this little girl!! Zoella’s baby picture is here and Rozy is here.

I added this box shelf to my craft room wall. Steve had put this together a long time ago and I had it outside. But now I repainted the outside white and gold on the inside. I added some fun little accessories.

I found the adorable puppy picture on clearance at Hobby Lobby. There was no way I would pass this one up!! I added glitter to a wooden ‘S’ for another project and then changed my mind, so now it resides here. I just picked up the little bicycle plate from Goodwill, but it originally came from Target and the jar is part of my button collection.

I love all these things! Bicycles and buttons…

Puppies and letters!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and spring break! I can’t wait to update you on my projects. I hope I can accomplish something!!

A Project That Has Taken Almost A Year

February 19, 2016February 19, 201616 Comments

So, a small disclaimer that this project is yet to be completed. But, I will show you what I have completed so far, and tell you what I plan on doing with it. Hopefully I can get this project done in the near future.

This project started from an idea that I found while exploring the wonders of the internet. I had Googled a term that I search very often when I am bored: ‘recycled outfits’.
I like to see what other people have created and try to see if there is a possibility of me trying to create my own.

And while on one of my Google searches, I found my newest project. People have created dresses with cupcake liners. And they look amazing!

So, I took up the challenge to create my own version.

I had some white fabric that I had left over from other projects that I used as a simple long skirt. I plan on attaching a top for a dress, but this is just a small portion of what the skirt looks like so far.

The cupcake liners have all been cut in half to help make the skirt have a scale like look. And each and every cupcake liner has been hot glued to the fabric to give it this look. They still have some maneuverability, but for the most part, the skirt is pretty stiff.

I am really excited to see how the whole dress turns out.

Now, this isn’t the first dress that I have recycled. My senior year in high school I made a jean dress for a 4-H recycled project. I used 26 pairs of jeans that I purchased from thrift stores and made this beautiful dress. I love the ombre look of the skirt, which is good since the dress weighs 10 pounds!

So these are some of my recycled outfits. I love to see what I can come up with and see how the dress turns out. I can’t wait to see how the final product turns out and I can’t wait to show you as well!