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DIY 340: Refinish and upholster a bench

I refinished this little bench with “Chalk Paint” by Annie Sloan. The pretty teal color is Florence.

I first primed the old wood with Kilz primer then laid down a light blue I had from a previous project. The intention was to have a base so I could attain a distressed look.

I painted over the entire bench with Annie’s Florence blue, then rubbed with a cloth to distress. Once I had the desired effect, I finished the wood and sealed in the pigment with Annie Sloan’s soft wax. The finish is soft and pretty (not a hard shellac look or feel).

The fabric came from the awesome selection at Jo-Ann’s and it was a matter of cutting to size and stapling tight. This bench took me about 2 hours after I had all the supplies.

To make your own chalk paint, see this tutorial on the DYI Network blog.

Sweet felted wool dog toy

My sister just adopted a new puppy and with Christmas right around the corner I had to think fast! Naturally I wanted to give her new baby a chew toy (because that’s what puppies do) but the thought of just going to the pet store for one didn’t appeal to me.

Since felted wool is my quick go-to for satisfying craft projects, I decided it would be best for putting a gift in the mail fast and make a cute toy. Within an hour I cut and sewed this sweet thing and had it ready in time for Tim (the mailman) to pick up. Now as long as Cate doesn’t see this post before Christmas, I will be all set!

DIY 342: Bag (lady) pillow

Now that the nice weather is around the corner here in Phoenix, I am gearing up for cocktail hours in the garden. This year I am particularly excited because we are finally building the ramada I have been dreaming about for years. For the furniture I need throw pillows that are easy to care for, so I am collecting fun tea towels on sale and canvas bags to sew up.

On a recent run of retail therapy with CC, we stopped into Ann Taylor to see what was on sale. We hit the jackpot, and with it came this fabulous canvas bag. I tore strips of a favored pattern and sewed it along the edge to cover the logo.

The pretty girl only needed a red belt to be appropriately accessorized. I embroidered that on the machine and within an hour I had my first throw pillow for the new outdoor space.

These tea towels were the easiest things to make. They were on sale at Sur la Table. And since they were already screen printed in my style, all I had to do was fold over, stuff and sew. Done!

Remake a free makeup bag into a cool makeup bag

I can’t help myself sometimes. I just have to see how things go together.

I buy makeup when there’s some free swag in the deal, and one day I got samples in a little zipper case. I wanted to see how hard these are to make, so I ripped apart one and recreated it into this version. I have to say, though, it wasn’t all that easy working vinyl in this way. I used clear thread and tried to get the fabric to run smoothly under the foot on my sewing machine. It didn’t go all that well. This is my first and last make up bag in using this type of pattern. Regardless, I am happy with the result and carry my on-the-go makup in this bag instead of the one I got at the counter.

Holiday sale time is here!

pictured above, felt wallets that will be on sale this Season

I was recently invited to sell my work at “Fall Fling In the Garden”, an exclusive arts and crafts sale at a private home in the Pointe Hilton Community. This garden has been featured in Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine and this time of year it will be stunningly beautiful.

I am please to be included in this event and I hope all of you in the Phoenix area will come by. Here is the information:
When: Saturday October 30th, 9am-4pm
Where: The Pemberton Garden, 7846 N. Dreamy Draw Ln. Phoenix, AZ 85020

Read more about it here >>

ceramic vessels ~ flowers, of course

Halloween craft idea #7: screen print a table runner

This table runner was made using the YUDU, images from the Happy Hauntings cartridge and a painters drop cloth. (The images were cut on the Cricut and burned onto a screen for printing.) Cut the drop cloth down to size. Hem. Screen print with images. Spray with wrinkle release and bunch up. Ironically the wrinkle release does a pretty good job of holding the wrinkles, and it gives the runner a great Halloween effect.

Sewn pocket on journal keeps loose pieces together

I am psyched to post this journal/book I made with the Yudu screen printer and the YourStory book binding machine. The cover has a pocket for me to collect things to journal about, or pictures to include. I plan to fill the pages with all the photos of the fun we had this summer on our trip to Colorado.

I added a pocket to the front by simply folding over some fabric and gluing it to the front (and wrapping it to the inside made it a breeze). The clouds and bike are Yudu screen printed. The grass is a paint pen—easy! This makes me so happy, I want to make more!