Christmas Crafts!

Today is "Black Friday" and yes, I did participate in the madness.  However, I participated at 6am instead of Midnight like the rest of the crazies!  That being said I was able to squeeze in a couple of projects that I needed to complete as part of my holiday decorating.

First I completed decorating my $5 fresh balsam fir wreath that I purchased at Home Depot today.  A while ago at a craft show I bought an adorable large wooden candy cane that I thought would be perfect on a wreath.  And I also added some old bows that I have had literally forever, some LED lights and **POOF** I have an adorable wreath for all to enjoy!

Secondly I made a fabric shower curtain from some material I bought at 60% off at Jo-Ann's and some $1 ribbon.  It adds a really nice touch to my drab bathroom (which is in desperate need of an over-haul).

This shower curtain was super easy, with 4 yards of material and 1 spool of grosgrain ribbon.  All seams are measured at 1" and depending on how wide your shower is that would be the measurements for your ribbon placement.  Happy Holiday's everyone!

What old is new...

So, I know I haven't posted in FOREVER!  And I do apologize, but I have been busy with school, dance, and getting ready for the holidays!  But I did squeeze in a little time yesterday to finish a little project with my 10 yr. old.  Having three girls I am always interested in doing things a little different and since I was recently handed down a dresser from my Aunt I thought it would be a great opprotunity to give it a face-lift.  And since I was giving that dresser a face-lift I thought, why not give the other dresser a face-lift as well!  Here is what the two dresser's looked like before...

This was the hand-me-down dresser from my Aunt.  Still in good condition but desperately needed paint and new knobs.



This is an old dresser that was mine when I was a kid, and was in desperate need of a face-lift.

So yesterday on our trek to Home Depot, we picked up some Turquoise (Disney), Metallic Silver, and Silver glitter paint (both from Martha Stewart).  After a lot of hard work, new knobs, and several coats of paint, they girls both had brand new dressers!  The glitter paint had a really cool effect, but was hard to capture on camera.

This is the "new" hand me down dresser!  I think it turned out great!

I tried to get a close up to capture the glitter paint, but the picture does not do it justice.