Timely Tuesdays: DIY Notebook Paper Artwork

Alright, so today we are going to be creating some artwork for any room in your house.  The supplies you're going to need for this project are:

• Canvas (size of your choosing)
• Notebook Paper
• Hot Glue Gun
• Spray Paint (color of your choosing)

 ( I re-purposed an old canvas, so I used white paint as a primer to cover it )

 

So this is what it looked like before painting it with the green paint.

This is the final product

I hope that you guys like it!  If you make one, send me a link to a photo...I'd love to see what you come up with!

Case of The Mondays: Weekend Wrap Up

So, I went into my weekend knowing what was going on.  I had a birthday girl's night out for one of my "Besties" and I was pretty excited about it because it had a dress up theme, Jerseylicious.  Now even though I have never seen the show, I am a sucker for dressing up!  [My birthday party this year is a Nerdolution theme!]  But late on Friday night my husband dropped a little bomb on me that leaves us a little strapped for cash (I swear I have the worst luck with vehicles).  So I was unable to go out with the girls.  

To salvage my weekend I decide to work on items that I will be selling at my FIRST BOOTH!!!  I am super excited about this.  It's kind of a small venue, but I don't even care!  [I'll share the event with you soon ;)]  While planning out what I was going to be working on, I texted back and forth with another friend and found out the she needed to find a baby shower gift for someone.  So, since I absolutely LOVE to make diaper cakes, I offer my services.  So instead of being out at a club all dressed up with the girls, I spent Saturday night at my place teaching my friend how to make a diaper cake.  This made my night not such a bust, [I mean, my nights are never a bust as long as they're spent with my hubby!] but you get what I'm saying.  Plus I was able to get one cute bag made as well.

So, how did you spend your weekend?

Timely Tuesdays: DIY Dry Erase Board

Okay, I know that I'm a little late and I'm SUPER sorry, especially since it's the first week that I'm trying to do my weekday themes.  (Not very "timely" of me)! Plus, my computer has been acting up and making things more difficult than they need to be.

Timely Tuesdays will be posts of different types of How To's that you can do in a "timely" fashion.  Pretty much, "anyone can do it" how to's.  

Today I'm going to show you how to make a Dry Erase Board using a poster frame and some fabric.  It's super easy and let's face it, much prettier than using one from your local office supply store.  And did I mention cheaper?  So let's get started!

Here is the FINAL PRODUCT!!  YAY!

So, what are your thoughts?  Does it make you wanna go make one right now?

Scrapbooking

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Originally uploaded by compton_830

So, the main reason I made this blog is so that I will be able to share a lot of my work. I can create custom orders and even do pre-made stuff. This link is actually from some of a book that I recently made for my mom. There's also a pre-made book that I made for a friend's baby shower. So anyways, I hope everyone enjoys and has a great day!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/compton830/sets/72157609875672492/

http://flickr.com/gp/compton830/8X4D47

Another way cute apron!

So I made this for my friend Ashley as her birthday gift!  I absolutely love the fabric print so Trey let me get a bunch so that I could also make some throw pillows for our place!  I will be posting those as soon as I make them!!!

So...please do not judge my messy apartment!  We were doing laundry...
       And then this, of course is the Beautiful Birthday Girl wearing it!

Aprons!

I'm an Apron Enthusiast, so I decided that as one of the gifts to my Bridesmaids...I would make them each an apron and have their names embroidered onto it. There's no final pictures with the embroidered names, but that's only because I havent finished all of them yet. I'm also taking orders for anyoe who would like one of their own or for a gift. If you hurry...it could be a cute gift for mom for Mother's Day or even the Wife.

(Note that these are two different aprons. It was hard to take pictures while I was also working on things..I kept getting up and taking these. The "Polka Dot" apron does not have a pocket on it, but instead I recycled an olld t-shirt. I cut out the design and then bordered it using tulle. If you look on my personal page you'll be able to see even more of these aprons in just a few weeks.)

DIY Wedding Dress & Tuxedo Hangers

These are really simple to make and can add a really sweet detail to your wedding photos.

Supplies you'll need:

* Wooden Hangers (Try Ross)

* Small wooden letters

* Your choice of craft spray paint

* Hot glue gun & glue sticks

First spray paint your letters...(Make sure that you get the sides of them as well). Let them dry all the way.

Next, hot glue onto the hanger and it's that easy!

DIY Organza & Satin Flower Hair Clips

Supplies that you'll need:

* Satin fabric

* Organza fabric

* Coordinating thread

* Buttons or Beads for your centers

* Felt

* Tulle

* Small alligator clips

* Hot glue gun & glue sticks

* Candle

* Scissors or Exacto knife

Cut circles out of Both the satin & organza: One 4 in. circle, One 3 in. circle, & One 2 in. circle.

Hold each of them individually over the candle & let them curl up on the edges. Don't let them actually touch the flame!! Just hold them over the heat. You can let them curl as much as you want. When you're finished with the candle, layer them and choose a button or beads for the center & sew them together.

Cut a 5 in. x 4 in. piece of tulle...scrunch & fold. Next cut 1 in. circles from the felt and hot glue onto the back of the flower with the tulle in between the flower & felt. Then hot glue the alligator clip onto the back.

Voila!

DIY "For Your Tears of Joy"

I love this idea, because there are some major cryers in my family, plus I just know that his mom is going to ball like a baby!
Supplies you'll need:
* 8.5 x 11 in. cardstock
* Spools of Tulle
* Hot glue gun & glue sticks
* Travel size tissues
First you're going to fold the cardstock into little pouches. I found this original idea on Martha Stewart, and decided to add my own flair to it. Instead of printing onto each pouch "For Your Tears of Joy"...I'm putting little tulle bows on them. They're going to be in a birdcage on the guest book table, with a whimsical sign coming out of the top that says, "For Your Tears of Joy" instead of it being on each individual pouch.
We marked them at the points where the paper needs to be folded, with a pencil...just to use as a guideline.
"To make a pouch, crease an 8 1/2-by-11-inch piece of sturdy yet pliable paper widthwise three times: 2 inches from the top, 5 inches from the top, and 1 inch from the bottom. Fold the first flap back, the second up, and the third down to make a cuff. Center a tissue on the sheet; fold back the sides where the tissue ends; weave the flaps into one another to secure. Turn over the pouch, and insert tissues."

Once you've finished this part, you're going to have to make the bows. The spools of tulle are the easiest to use. You're going to fold the tulle 4 times at a width of about 4 in. Cut the tulle. Then cut that piece of tulle in half and bunch it up in the center (while it's still folded), to create a little bow. Next you'll need to cut a small sliver of tulle to tie in the center of the bow.
Now just hot glue the little bows onto the cardstock pouches...and Presto! Really cute tissue pouches for your guests!

DIY Ribbon Pomanders

So, I was originally going to do silk flower pomanders, which I still may do a couple of, but I decided since part of our theme is putting our two personalities into our wedding as much as possible (and I have lots of ribbon everywhere) I decided to use ribbon!!! Yay!!! The flowers are from our engagement party, so we just decided to reuse them. P.S. I think that they look much better in person than they do in photos.

What you'll need: 5 in. styrofoam ball, 3 silk flowers of your choice, about 15 yards of assorted ribbon, about 4 ft. of a thicker ribbon (for the hanger), dress maker's pins, wire cutters, chopstick or thin wooden dowel rod
Directions: Cut each piece of ribbon to about 4 1/2 in. strips, use wire cutters to cut your flowers to where the stem is about 2 in. long; I used the chopstick to stab straight through the ball for the spot where the hanging ribbon goes. Fold your large piece of ribbon in half, wrap the looped end around the end of the chopstick and push straight through the hole. Leave the looped end longer on the opposite side (you know...to hang it). Tie the two ends together to make a knot on the bottom side and loop and pin the ends to the ball. Tie the top into a knot on the ball to also keep it secure. Now start covering it by looping the ribbons and pinning them, randomly all over it. Make sure that you leave room for your flowers at the top around the hanger. Gently push your flowers into the ball and "Voila!" You have a beautiful ribbon pomander!!!

How to dye your petticoat!

So once I saw this I had to have it done! I think it's a great way for adding flair to your wedding day apparel!!! I had originally wanted to dye my crinoline green but since the shade that I want would have been too difficult I decided to go with brown. Brown is the color of the flowers and the sash that will be on my dress so I thought that it would go best. Besides, I have my FABULOUS green shoes and I want them to stick out as much as possible!

This is right after I took it out of the bag. After this I took it into the bathroom and got it wet. I followed the instructions on the Rit bottle. I set my washing machine to high and the hottest level and poured in three bottles of Rit ( I want it to be really dark brown ). I let the water agitate just enough to mix in the dye and then USING RUBBER GLOVES, I pushed the petticoat down into it until it was completely submerged. I turned the washer setting back three times to let it wash in the dye for as long as I thought that it needed and after the third time I let the washer finish like it normally would. As soon as the washer was finished, I put the gloves back on and grabbed the petticoat out of the washer. I then took it back to the shower to rinse it with cold water until it ran clear. (The problem with this is that you need more than one person. My back was killing me while doing this part! Just when you think that you've gotten all of it, color shows back up.) So after I was finished this is what it looked like:

While I had been rinsing the petticoat, I had ran a HOT rinse through the washing machine. I used detergent and non-chlorine bleach. Once that was finished I filled the washer half way with the coldest setting and poured in 1 cup of white vinegar, 1/2 cup salt and color-safe detergent. Then I allowed the washer to filled all the way up and agitate for a couple of minutes. When it was finished I put the petticoat in the washer and allowed it to run the full time. The vinegar helps to set the color so that it doesn't fade and/or bleed. Once it was finished it took me a while to untangle and untwist it, and then I hung it up in the bathroom. This is what it looks like now. I'm not sure if I'm going to try and make it darker yet. But as soon as I have someone coming over I'm going to have them help me put on my dress so that I can get a picture of what it looks like together.