Crafts

I have done some crafts recently, as in over the last 2 months, and I have not posted any of them on the blog. This post is to remedy that. haha

First up, the lamp shade makeover! I found this lamo shade at DI for $1! I liked the shape of it but HATED the fabric and lining, so I took it off and made my own. I modedled it after a shade I saw at Target and loved. I think I did pretty well for my first lamp shade makeover!



Before



After



Next is the mother of all makeovers! I RARELY go into DI. It just is not my favorite store. But I am constantly seeing people do these great makeovers to some cheap old stuff they find at Goodwill, Salvation Army, etc. And one of mmy aunts always seems to find AMAZING things at DI. So I thought I would give it a try. My first couple times, nothing really great, no purchases made. Then one time, while dropping some things off at DI I decided to go in, just to see. And I find sweet lamp shades (I got 2 but I have not done anything with the other one yet, the first is the project above) and then I saw this dresser! I thought it had such cute littel details, but it was a mess. So I figured this coule be my first big DIY project.



Before: Nasty but cute dresser.Trust me, it was sooooo much worse than it looks

Holy Huge Project Batman! This baby took me almost 2 weeks to finish! The grossest part was the booger pile 5 inches in diameter on one of the sides. Thats right, 5 INCHES of boogers! Talk about NASTY! Buying this dresser gave me a new goal to work for in life. I want to be able to redo a lot of the furniture they sell at DI and then give it back, so they can sell nice furniture. The people that NEED to shop at DI and cant afford anything else dont deserve crap like this dresser, and let me tell you, it was the biggest piece of crap furniture I have ever seen! The drawers were coming apart, some not even together, just in pieces of drawer, paint chipped, splinters waiting to happen everywhere, nasty nastiness all over, ..... I could go on and on. But instead of ranting on about how people should not give such bad crap to DI and at least clean if off with a clorox rag before donating it lets see the finished product!

After! TaDa! I cant even tell you how many different ways I painted the
drawers, but all white was by far my favorite. Most clean/sophisticated looking.

  Up next: a cute clock makeover! I got this clock from Ikea, I thought it would be so cute to have a darling clock in my craft space. But it was a little too boring for my taste.

Before:Boring white

After! Cute blue/turquoise and white. Although I am not digging so many little flowers ont eh bottom,
I am thinking I will probably take the last one or two off. Yep, will do that.



 Next: Bathing suit! I did not take a before picture so you are just going to have to trust me, waaaaay too much cleavage. Especially for my taste. I got this bathing suit top at the shade warehouse sale (across the street from my house)! It was a steal! So I didnt mind altering it, it was not like I spent a boat load of money on a bathing suit and still had to alter it.

Nice, pulled in and covered up! Not too shabby. =>


 Next: Wipe case! Ok, so I showed the first wipe case I made, and I have to say, I was never in love with it. I actually have never used it because I dont like it. So I made another one. LOVE it!! Jared might say I'm slightly obsessed with it! I just think it is the cutest one I have ever seen! I am so proud to go and change Paige's diaper because I get to see the wonderful cuteness that I created! haha (yes, feel free to call me a nerd)


Cutest wipe case EVER!

  I just had to show this pic of part of Paige's room. It has her finished dresser, cute lamp, and curtains that I tied back with lime green ties!


Cute girlie accessories!


I have made three more carseat covers. One more for me and two for people in my fam. I actually really enjoy making these! 


Carseat Cover for my aunt Lindsey and her baby Kylie!



Fall carseat cover for me and Paige.

Cover for my cousin Cera and her little one Paisley

So my comp is really freaking out now, we will have to leave the rest of the projects for another day. Hopefully when my computer feeling like cooperating! haha