Pumpkin Button Art

I have truly become obsessed with making things out of buttons! It all started with THIS egg. Then I made THIS, THIS and THIS. Well now, we have a button Pumpkin!

And here's how I made it...

I started with this frame that I bought for $1.99 at Joann's, 90% off, I knew it had potential! 

Can you believe the original price?! Yikes!

Here is a shot of the back...

I just ripped the middle piece out and then wrapped it in burlap and taped it. 

I found an image online of a pumpkin that I liked and I printed & cut it out and traced it onto the burlap using a fine tip sharpie. If you are using darker burlap, I would use chalk. 

Now it's time to basically put the puzzle together. I put the buttons down where I think they will look good and then switch them around until they fit as well as they can. 

Aren't these buttons gorgeous?! 

After all the buttons are put in place, I then use a little dab of super glue on the back of each button. The reason? It holds the buttons in place while you are stitching them and hot glue in my opinion would be a more painful and messy option.

When they are all glued down, simply lift the burlap off the board you taped it to and stitch all the buttons. I used 3 strands of embroidery floss. 

And then you have this.... 

Oh, and I may have forgotten to mention that I painted the frame white :) Did you notice? 

I love my pumpkin button art and I think it definitely looks better than the original :) 

I am linking this project to THESE parties 

Cabinet Sign

One of my new favorite stores is The Habitat for Humanity Thrift Store! Have you guys ever heard of it? I hadn't until I moved back to Florida and was suffering from major thrift store withdrawals. Don't get me wrong, we have TONS of Goodwill's here but they are wayyyyyy overpriced. At least in my town. I have been to Goodwill's in other Florida towns and their prices are normal. Anywho. I love Habitat for Humanity! My favorite thing to buy there is Cabinet Doors. Most of the ones I buy are old showroom cabinet doors and are $1.00. Some of the cabinets doors came from real cabinets and are old and full of character. I love those too. You may remember, I made THIS and THIS last year with them.

This weekend I decided to make a sign for my Aunt's Cake Shop that I work at. I think she's going to love it!

Here is how I made it...

First, I started out with my $1.00 cabinet door

Here is what the back looks like...

It was attached to a larger frame and I just un-screwed the hardware, it was super easy.

I probably should have sanded it first but I'm lazy, so I didn't :) I decided to paint the outside square my favorite paint color, Mediterranean Teal from Glidden. But before I did that I taped off the inside square until it was all dry. I think it took about 3 coats. Then I painted the inside white.

I apologize for the crappy photos, when I am painting I use my cell phone camera.

I didn't have an svg of a cake so I googled "svg cake" and found THIS. Perfect! I then used my SCAL software to design  the wording. And of course I used my fabulous Cricut to cut it all out in black vinyl.

I think it turned out so cute and I can't wait to put it in the cake shop!

I am linking this project up to THESE fantastic parties!

A-B-C Blocks

I sure have had baby crafts on the brain lately! So I took one of my favorite crafts to make, the 4x4 wood blocks that have been featured here, here, here, and here and made A-B-C Blocks for the baby's room.

Aren't they cute?! I love them!! The only thing I would do differently is use a wider solid brown ribbon but I was fresh out of those so I used what I had :)

I painted the blocks "Lemonade Slush" by Glidden and used brown vinyl for the letters because this is the main fabric in the baby's room...

Click HERE to see all the coordinating fabrics

The A-B-C blocks are made out of 4x4 pieces of wood. I can't wait to make more for baby gifts!

I am linking this project up to THESE fun parties!

In this Home Project...



Most of you have seen this quote...

via Pink Ink Doodle

and you probably love it like I do! I printed one out and framed it for my home but it just wasn't big enough for me!

I had this frame...

which is nice and big but I had already turned it into THIS. I really liked the chicken wire frame but it didn't really fit in my house. Does that make sense? So I decided to change it up!

Here is what I did...

1) I took the mat and glass out. I saved them of course because you never know when you might need them.

2) Paint the board in the back of the frame (is there a technical term for this?!) Above is what it looks like without paint. Below shows you the board with wet brown paint.

3. Measure the board to see how large you need to print your vinyl. Subtract a 1/2 inch to 1 inch from that total (length wise) so that when you put the frame on, it doesn't cover the vinyl wording. I didn't do this and almost covered my writing.

4. Print vinyl and attach to board.

5. Frame and hang up!

I LOVE IT!

 I have to admit though, there is something about it that bugs me. See how the space between "We do Mistakes" and "We do I'm Sorry's" is closer together than the other lines are? I cut my vinyl in half when I was attaching it so that it wasn't such a huge piece at one time. Well, when I went to put on the second piece, I didn't line up my spacing right so it ended up a little off.  I'll probably fix it one day :)

I put the new gigantic quote next to the little half wall with a window that seperates the kitchen and the living room.

It's a great family motto and it makes me happy every time I see it :)

HERE are the linky parties I am joining this week

One Month To Win It - Week One Project Reveal

Thank you so much for voting for my project! I made it to week 2 and I'm so excited! Now that the voting for this week is over, I can share my project!

I loved this week's theme of "Preserving a Memory". When I first found out I was chosen and what the first theme was, my mind literally went BLANK. I couldn't think of a single memory I had ever had! I had crafter's block and I had it bad. I decided to leave my house and go visit my sister before I completely lost my mind. On the way to her house I started thinking about a family tree of some sort on wood. Then we went to an antique store because that's where my mind is happiest! There I found beautiful old windows and my crafter's block vanished. Yes, this was exactly what I needed to preserve my memory!  But instead of a family tree, it became a date tree for my husband and I. It's filled will all the important dates we've had so far and we have more leaves and limbs that we can add on for future dates. 

Here's how I made it. 

#1) I painted the opposite side of the window pane a beautiful blue gray. I did two coats, kept them imperfect so that you could see subtle brush strokes and light through the window pane. 

#2) I measured the window pane to see how large to make my vinyl tree. I found the center and marked it using a dry erase marker. 

#3) I designed the tree on SCAL and used my "baby bug" Cricut to cut it out. That's right ladies, I used the 6x12 inch Cricut to cut this huge tree out! It can be done! Just in sections. It really didn't take very long. 

#4) I added very very tiny dates and words to the branches, for example "First Kiss June 5, 2001" The hardest part of the  project was this step. Because the letters and numbers were so small, they were pretty hard to cut out and place on the glass but it was worth it!

I am thrilled with how it turned out and how easy it was! It's something I will keep forever and can't wait to add more dates to it!

Mother's Day Sign

I have really enjoyed making wood signs lately.

I thought it would be fun to make one for Mother's Day !

I searched and searched for quotes and finally asked my facebook friends for their favorites. My friend

 Meleah came to my rescue with this,

 "A Mother's love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible" ~Marion C. Garretty



I had to shorten it though for it to go on my sign.

Here is the result....

I am really digging this color right now and I might be obsessed with fabric rosettes so of course I had to add a few of those :)

I am adding this project to these link parties

Spring Sign

Back when we lived in Texas I was at my favorite thrift store and found 2 oval frames for only $1.99 each. It felt like I had won the lottery! I made THIS with the first one and I have been waiting to think of a cute idea for the second one.

Finally inspiration hit! Here is what I made....

I used a gorgeous blue and white dot paper for the background and then picked out really cute bright colors out of my cardstock scraps. I used SCAL to design and cut it out on my Cricut then simply used my glue pen to make the letters say on. I have been dying to try out Kiki's tutorial on fabric roses and finally I had a chance. While they do not look like hers, I am very happy with mine! If you make one be sure to email me a photo, I love to see your projects!

I will be linking this project up to THESE parties

Monogram Frame

Lolly Jane is such a great blog and it is run by twin sisters! How fun is that?! I love this monogram frame they posted a few months ago.

They took this....

and turned it into this....

What a difference some paint and vinyl make! Please go to their blog for the whole tutorial.

Nest with Eggs

Oh boy I love spring! I need to get my decorations out soon, I've missed them! Here is a decoration from Krafty Kat that I will definitely be making, so simple and easy!



Family Name Board

I have wanted one of these Family Name boards for years!

 I am way too cheap to buy one though. Finally I figured out how to make one and I'm in love with it!! It was very easy and I will be making more. When I do, I'll take photos so I can make a full tutorial. But until then, here's a short tutorial:

Step 1: Pick out a piece of wood.
Mine was 50 cents at Habitat for Humanity.

Step 2: Paint the board what color you want your letters to be. I think I did 2-3 coats. Let dry completely,
if it's even a little wet, it will mess everything up.

Step 3: Cut your wording out of vinyl.
 I used the program SCAL and my cricut.

Step 4: After smoothing down the vinyl on the piece of wood, I mean really making sure every little piece is stuck down, paint the board a different color. I used 2 coats.

Step 5: Once completely dry, peel vinyl letters off the board.

Step 6: Sand the edges of the board and top.

Step 7: All Done!

HERE are the linky parties I will be joining!



St. Patty's Day Wood Block

Can you tell I am loving these wood blocks that my Aunt and I cut? :) This is my 3rd project with them and I have already done another one that I will share next week.

This time I took pictures for you along the way!

 I downloaded the Shamrock image for free HERE

 and cut it out using SCAL on my Cricut.

HERE are the Linky Parties I will be joining!