Glitter Name Sign...because everyone needs one!

I love glitter, it's unhealthy and abnormal but there it is. I love it. I try to put it in as many places as I can... but none more than Maila's room. Holy sparkle. That room is going to shine!

I made this little gem to hang over her crib...

What girl doesn't want some sparkle??

Here's what you need:

-Peice of Wood and something to hang it on the wall with
(I had this sign a friend gave me for Max's baby shower, but it doesn't fit anywhere in my decorations anymore...)
-Modge Podge
-Crafty Cardboard Letters (from Joann's or Hobby Lobby)
-Foam Brush
-GLITTER

First thing I did was cover my wood sign with fabric... it was simple, just wrap the fabric around the sign and staple to the back.

BEFORE

AFTER

Next thing I did was the letters...

I did these one side at a time... apply your modge podge, and then cover with glitter. So simple.

Do that for every side of the letters. You may need to put more than one layer of modge podge and glitter on to make sure everything is covered.

After that, lay all your letters out to dry... leave them overnight. (that's the worst part!!)

I laid mine on upside down paper plates...

After everything is dried, attach them to the fabric. I QUICKLY applied hot glue to the back of the letters and then put them on my sign. It was simple, easy, and the hot glue is holding up fabulously!

Enjoy!

ENJOY!!

..now go vacuum up all the glitter that's everywhere...

Another Nightstand Transformation

I did a nightstand DIY before...

But this one is a little more time consuming... I had to transform this little dresser because I HATED it's "decorative accents". But it was basically free and I needed a little table... so a little elbow grease helped me do this... and I LOVE it!!

Here's how I did it...

3 simple steps. I just pried off those accent thingys (super technical word usage - I know) with a flat head screwdrive and pliers. Then I sanded. Alot. Then I spray painted (didn't want paint streaks). Make sure to sand inbetween painting but make sure the paint is totally dry. I did 3 coats of spray paint in a high gloss white. Love it!

Then just replace the drawers with some new ones and viola! New table! It looks totally different!

Easy peasy..

Stay tuned for how I transform this awesome chair I found on the SIDE OF THE ROAD!! What??
Why do people throw away perfectly fine pieces of furniture... Their trash is my treasure!!

Mason Jar Makeover

I've did a guest post over at www.takeitfrom-me.com!!

I'm really excited about it!!!!! Check it out!!!

http://www.takeitfrom-me.com/2013/03/mason-jar-makeover-with-sparkle-guest.html

Easiest Floor Lamp update EVER!!

I live in Illinois. Which means no ceiling lights ANYWHERE!! Hence, the reason that we had to buy 50 lamps when we moved here... well maybe not 50, but we had to get a lot. Unfortunately, if I wanted a new lamp...the only one in my price range is this...

$5.00 from Target or Walmart. Awesome. It's actually a pretty good price. Obviously. $5.00 for a lamp?? Who could beat that?? Only one problem. It's pretty UGLY.

Oh, it gets the job done, but why can't we get the job done in style??

Introducing, the EASIEST lamp update ever!!!!!

You need a $5.00 Lamp with an ugly plastic bowl for a shade, a new pretty lampshade and your hands.

EASY.

Take off your nasty, sorry excuse for a lampshade and replace with a pretty one! Couldn't be simpler.

I used this shade from IKEA - click on picture - (they basically have the cheapest lampshades ever!!)

Here's what it looks like from inside the lampshade...

Make sure you get a lampshade that has the metal parts that go down (that's not the technical way to say it but you can see what I mean from the above picture... I hope...)

If you want to be super fancy you can spray paint your lamp bases... I'm going to do that, just haven't decided what color yet... for now, they can be silver...

That's it! Super easy!! Easy way to make your $5 lamp look like $50!!

One more time:
BEFORE:

AFTER:

It doesn't even look like the same lamp! Looks like it cost me WAY more than it did!! So pretty. So easy.

Your turn!!

$0.00 Diaper Box Makeover

What's better than a REALLY good DIY?? A really good CHEAP a.k.a. almost FREE DIY!! Which is what this is!! Woo!! And I'm all about decorating on the cheap...

I had this idea a while ago and searched for it on Pinterest but couldn't find it.. and it's so obvious I thought!! So without further ado.. I introduce the basically FREE...

That's right, you read correctly. Paint sticks. FREE!!! Genius?? Yes.

I'm a fabric hoarder so I already had the fabric and spray paint on hand already so this project was COMPLETELY FREE! Can't be that! Free always fits in my budget!

Want to know how to do it??

What You'll Need:

-Diaper Box
-50 Paint sticks (roughly - depending on size of diaper box - mine took 10 sticks on short side and 15 on the long side)
-Spray Paint (or stain for the paint sticks)
-Fabric for inner part of box
-Fabric for fold over part of box
-Glue Gun

Start with your empty diaper box, get a sharp knife (or scissors) and cut off the tabs on top...

Now grab your paint sticks, and a good movie to watch, because this part takes a little bit...

I recommend laying out your paint sticks on the side of the box first to make sure that you can fit them comfortably.. Like I said, I found that my diaper box needed 10 for the short sides and 15 for the long sides..

Take your handy dandy hot glue gun and you need to move kind of fast for this part... run a strip of glue down the printed side of your paint stick and quickly stick it on the box. Press down on it until the glue is dry... If you don't move quickly enough, your hot glue will dry before your stick is on the box... so chop chop people!

All done!! Doesn't it already look better?? And don't worry about the paint sticks coming above the top of the box... those are getting covered with fabric anyways, but you can always cut down your paint sticks so that they are the exact same height as your box.

Now take your handy dandy spray paint (or stain) and paint your box!! I used this... which is my favorite!!

Rust-Oleum Heirloom White in Satin

I know, I know, it's obviously freezing outside, but I wanted this project done!!!!! Place your paint-sticked box upside down and paint!! Make sure you get the bottom of the box so you can't see any of the original colors...

No Coat

One Coat

Two Coats

See how you can't see any of the original color?? That's what we want!!

Now, onto the lining of your box..get your fabric and measure how big you need to make your peices...

They should look like this once you're all done cutting them out...

 Measure the size for the outside fabric of the box.. in my case, it's the green fabric. I wanted to make sure that it covered the divets in the paint sticks... Add a little extra length so that there's a little bit of fabric in the box.. make sense?? Oh goodness, I hope so.. It's so much easier for me to do it than to explain... that's my weakness..

Those should look like this when you cut them out..

 Now, sew the edges together with all your pieces.. should look like this..

 Now... take the fabric for the inside of your box, and sew up the remaining edges... It will look like this when you're done...

Attach your outer fabric, and it will look like this...

Try to match up your seams, it will look much better if you do...

No, hem the outer fabric, so that it has a nice finished look when you put this in the diaper box...

Now you're done!! Just slip your fabric into the box.. this could take some time to get it to sit right, and Viola!! Totally free diaper box makeover!! So much cuter and way more fitting for my home!!

You could finish it off with attaching some handles or something or painting something on the sides, but I like this clean look. It will look great in my bedroom against the dark gray walls! So excited!!

Best part ... TOTALLY FREE! Woo!!!

I hope this tutorial made sense, if it didn't (which is very likely) or you have questions, feel free to leave a comment and I'll try my hardest to explain better!!

Happy Crafting!!