Upcycling: Seaside Summer Wreath

For this project I used an old wreath wrapped with fake ivy, an assortment of seashells and a leftover scrap piece of patriotic ribbon. I used an old white washed grapevine wreath and pulled all of the excess ivy off. Then I spraypainted the small starfish blue and red. I hot glued them to the wreath with a few white washed sand dollars and finished it off with a scrap piece of red, white and blue ribbon. Now we have a wonderful summer wreath that can grace a door from Memorial Day through the 4th of July!

Repurposing: Forks into Tile Stands

 A lot of times we find metal forks that have a pretty pattern but stand alone. They have no matching pieces to go along with but they're still perfectly good forks. These forks were bent to accommodate some custom decoupaged tiles. They work great and are a piece of art in themselves, not to mention quite the conversation starter!

Repurposing: Candle Holder

This was once a boring old candle holder. It had picks to hold votive or pillar candles and a few of them had broken off. I snapped off the rest of the metal picks and replaced them with adorable clear tea cups. Inside each tea cup is a silicone cupcake liner. Now it can be a candle holder, cupcake tree or hold just about snack for a party!

Reclaiming: A Director's Chair

Someone brought us this director's chair. As you might be able to tell from the picture the paint is chipped all over and it's looking pretty shabby.

 A little bit of sanding and a couple coats of white paint brought this chair back to its' original glory!

Reclaiming: Light Switch Plate

Do you have dull light switch covers? I recently recovered this one that was painted on. I chose to use wallpaper but there a lot of different materials that can be used.

You can use:
Wrapping paper
Scrapbook paper
Fabric
Wallpaper
Contact Paper

This was the video tutorial we used as a guide:

Before

After!

Upcycling: Diaper Tricycle Cake

Every now and then parents with infants donate leftover diapers when their children have grown out of them. We decided to take our leftovers and turn it into a great baby shower gift!

Complete with a baby bottle headlight, socks for handles and a baby blanket for handlebars.


Here is the tutorial we used:

Crafting: Felted Easter Figures

Happy Easter!
I love felting. I've been felting for almost two years now and in honor of Easter I felted a few spring themed figures to share with you!