Push-Pin Board Makeover!

I found this Push-Pin board at a thrift store for 2 bucks...

(P.S. Sorry about the pictures--I took them at night, so no natural light! Just the lovely florescents in my kitchen!)
I liked the mustard yellow center and decided to bring it home and see what I could come up with...
This was my ending result tonight...

The frame is a touch more "Aqua" than I hoped for, but it is fun!


I made the roses out of colored burlap from hobby lobby...
Here's how:

1. Cut burlap into 1 1/2-2 inch strips. The burlap I purchased was 48 inches in width, and I cut it in half, so my strips were 1/5 x 24. For bigger flowers, just cut a longer strip of burlap.

2. Fold one strip in half, length-wise. Burlap is nice, because it will hold its shape better than fabric, so you don't have to iron it down.

3. Starting at one end, begin to roll the folded strip around itself, pulling tightly as you go. Every circle or two that you make, add a little hot glue.

4. When you're to the end, just hot glue it down into place, against the side of the flower where it ended. Let dry completely.

5. You'll have one smooth side... and one shabby side!

Tah- Dah!!

ITEMS YOU NEED:

• burlap
• hot glue gun
  

For frame project (as pictured):

• frame
  
• paint
• sand paper (to antique the paint job!)
  

Onsies with something Extra!

Adams boss/friend just had a baby boy!

So today I decided to try my hand at those
cute onsie appliques I see so much of latley.

Cut some sport balls out of the fabric and added them to the bum!


I didn't use a patterned just kinda winged it, then used
"Sewable- Heat n Bond" from Walmart for about $2.50.
Added it onto the back of my fabric and attached it to the onsie, then did a zig-zag stitch around edges to secure and to add a little more detail!

Materials

• Baby bodysuit or tee
• Tie pattern (see link to pdf at end of this post)
• Fabric scrap for tie - you could get away with as little as 4" X 8" or 5" X 6" if you're cutting the tail piece at an angle.
• Heat N bond
  
• Thread
• Sewing machine

here is the link to the tie pattern

Valentines Desgin!

Well it has been a long time..
much longer than planned, but I thought Id share my latest craft.
A valentines door or wall decor made from a old vintage book!

This was pretty easy to do, making the fans or "flowers" out of book pages was the most time consuming!
Here is where I got the idea :
Inspiring Creations
I did change the center words and did it my own way...
by Printing the Letters directly onto the book pages and then cutting out using scrapbook paper to line in red then glued on to the white cardboard for support!