I made a mini version of my bathroom to go in my bathroom.
Saturday, October 14, 2023
Miniature Bathroom
Sunday, December 12, 2021
Cat Food Can Ornament
- Cat food cans
- Red velvet ribbon
- Gold gimp braid
- Scissors
- 48lb photo paper
- 3x5 Thermal laminating pouches
- An iron + pillowcase (or laminating machine)
- Glue (hot glue and/or clear Tacky glue)
- Glue stick
- Glossy Mod Podge
- Cotton balls
- Floral greenery scraps
- Cardboard scraps
Friday, November 6, 2015
Trunk or Treat!
Sunday, May 18, 2014
HOWTO: Jewel Costume
Jewel costume AKA the super spandex tube top
Take measurements around your bust, waist, hips, and from clavicle to mid-hip. Make sure you are wearing the same kind of undergarments you'll be wearing when you're in costume (especially a bra). Using these measurements, take two pieces of white spandex and sew a basic, curvy tube.
Remember to sew it with the stretch stitch and stretch knit needle. Leave the top and bottom unfinished, we'll get to that later.
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Shabby Nightstand Update
I haven't posted much in while have I? I've been really busy with home reno since we moved in here last year, but I haven't wanted to take pictures until it's 'done' and there's still so much to do. I think it might never be done.
Anyway so I painted this nightstand.
I've had this nighstand for a while; I picked it up for $20 on Craiglist. I liked it that it was small enough to fit in our narrow space, and it had a handy shelf and drawer. But it was plain blonde laminate and very boring.
When I was looking for ideas I saw this end table project. Pretty great right? I also happened to have a piece of wood that I 'reclaimed' from our storage space- the previous tenants had left it there when they moved. I had no idea what it was but it looked pretty nice.
It was originally a long narrow board (sorry I forgot to take pics), maybe it was a shelf or something. I cut it in half and then Gorilla glued both pieces on top of my nightstand after I painted it, and filled in the gap with some wood filler. You can sort of see the seam here.
My inspiration was more white/modern, but I'm not so modern and I didn't really want white. I've been ogling this cool coffee table every time I go to the Galleria, so I almost did turquoise too, but like everything in our house is aqua or teal or turquoise.
I looked through my much-too-full box of paint samples and decided to go with Benjamin Moore Apple Blossom green, a color I almost used in my bedroom.
I thought it was too much for a whole bedroom, but pretty cute for a lil nightstand right?
I made plaster-of-paris chalk paint, so I wouldn't have to prime. That stuff is pretty great! Definitely understand why the blogosphere was nuts over it, it's so easy to use and thick and chalky. I guess you're supposed to use furniture wax, but I finished it with oil-based poly, because I had some, and I thought the yellow color would make a nice antique-y look.
The little trim is from my favorite moulding store and also stuck on with Gorilla glue. The knob is from World Market. I'm not sure it works but it's good enough for now.
Here it is in my bedroom:
The mismatched nightstands are a little weird but the ceiling is actually slanted so I think the height difference works. Half tempted to paint the other one green too but it's actually nice wood, so maybe not. Also I have so much else to do. Let's just leave it weird for now...
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Painted dresser
Hi people! Wow, it has been so long since I last posted, google has changed their posting tools. I am a bad blogger.
But I've still been doing a lot of crafting for my new place.
I got this little dresser/nightstand thing from a friend - it was just plain wood, and boxy. I thought it would a great thing to try painting. I've been enamored of decorate painting on dressers since this picture by Laura Gunn. Hers is nicer but she's a professional painter or whatever.I used a bunch of house paint samples that I had lying around, and I painted it on my new patio:
It goes great in my aqua-red-white-gold office.
(This picture is awful. There is not enough light in this room yet, so I had to use a flash. Funny story: when I moved, I somehow lost the plates that hold a pair of wall sconces that I planned to put in this room. I keep hoping they'll show up, so I haven't bought new lights. But they haven't shown up. And it is dark. SIGH. )
I put in some antique blue milk glass knobs. Again terrible picture. So dark. But trust me they are adorable?
Please send me some sconce-wall-plate finding vibes, and I'll try to post more stuff!!
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
I'm Alive!
Wow, I'm sorry for the lack of activity here, folks!
We moved in February and I'm still putting my life back together. But I've been crafting loads of stuff for the new place and I have a lot to share. Just give me a moment to get some pictures together...
I've also done four new costumes this year! I made Howl and Sophie for Anime Expo, Jewel from Marvel, and I finished this too. I'll post more about them later, but if anyone is interested, I usually post my costume stuff first on my Deviant Art page. Feel free to check it out, 'n stuff.