Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Light Shade transformed into Decorative Dish

Transforming a simple light shade into a beautiful decorative dish.





BEFORE













AFTER






Wrapped beautifully with sheer fabric entwined with raffia














BEFORE & AFTER


       




Dare to LET YOUR CREATIVITY FLOW!

Friday, May 8, 2015

Small Desk Up-cycled

I needed a small desk to put in the corner of my bedroom, nothing big, just something large enough to hold my laptop and tablet.

This is the space I had to play.

Oh, did I mention I didn't want to spend money on anything?  So,  I did what I do best, walked around the house looking for something I could reuse.






BEFORE
Some years ago I painted this desk in my sitting area (then called computer room)you can read more here.



NOW
I liked the change but had since gotten rid of the desktop and my little TV




Here's the AFTER
Nothing fancy, I wanted to keep it on par with the furniture in my room.









I needed a shelf so I rounded up some tension rods I had laying around and confiscated a small piece of wood from a friend.  The wood had a few knotholes, but I figured, what the heck, it would add character :-)





BEFORE


AFTER





















Perfect fit for my little corner!



Don't forget to...LET YOUR CREATIVITY FLOW!

Monday, April 13, 2015

MY SHOE BASKET













How many of us have baskets that we love throwing shoes into.  I have tons of baskets used for multiple purposes but I wanted to designate one basket especially for shoes.  So, with the extra ceiling fan blades lying around I decided why not.

I found this picture online and it became my inspiration for my basket



Following are pics, fairly easy, on how I did it.  I started with a ceiling fan blade (with the holes puttied)  and a print out.










I added the picture and print to some diluted coffee to age it.  I let it in for about 15 minutes, but I probably should have left it soaking for longer.




Make sure to ball it up if you want that wrinkled affect.







By this time I had already painted my ceiling fan blades, sorry no pictures.  I then glued the paper onto the painted blades using Mod Podge and once dried I brush over it.






I wasn't sure where I wanted to hang the sign, so initially I just sort of sat it on top of the basket




I later opted to glue it on top of the basket handles








I'm pleased with the results.




DON'T FORGET TO LET YOUR CREATIVITY FLOW!

Monday, March 9, 2015

WELCOME SPRING!











Here's a welcome sign I made for a special friend that I wanted to share.  You can see one made earlier here.

It started from a ceiling fan blade; I had already puttied the holes.






Sorry, it appears I'm really bad at taking pictures.  I first painted it with a Mauve chalk style paint.  After drying I lightly topped it with Driftwood.  Once dried I distressed it slightly and then dry brushed it with Burnt Umber.  For protection I used Minwax.






Below is the finished product


FRONT



BACK

I used dry plants and then wrapped with twine, for additional support.  Gives a nice rustic look.






I found this beautiful burlap bird and nest at the fabric store




BEFORE (a plain ceiling fan blade)






AFTER   A chirpy way to welcome someone into your home.




Oh, the things you can create from a ceiling fan blade...LET YOUR CREATIVITY FLOW!

Sunday, February 22, 2015

Crystals


This is how it ended






Why are we fascinated by crystals?




Beautiful sparkles





Joined together by strings






Stunning...







Last week I posted about my crystallized napkin rings





These are the remnants...crystals that formed on the strings






I enjoy basking in their beauty



But this is where it began, an experiment, strings soaked in water.  You can read more about it here





Strung together




A beautiful end



Never be afraid to do different...LET YOUR CREATIVITY FLOW!