DIY Stocking for Dustin

Dustin didn't have a stocking so I crafting him one out of leftover felt. It was a simple project and fun to design. I decided he needed a super awesome bearded gnome. Away I went with my seeing machine and this was the end result which I love. He opened it this morning and was super excited to have one to put up next to mine an Jono's.  
anyhow I am counting this as #7 on my 10 crafts for Da List in the home stretch on that project.

Get Crafty - #5 Pillows

Oh look I've been craftier project #5 complete.  I bought this fabric for pillows oh back in April on a trip to IKEA with Tisha. It was cheap and durable and the stripes were what just what I wanted. Well I finally got around to finishing those pillows. These are bring basic I just cut squares sewed almost all the way around them leaving a 3 inch hole,  reversed the fabric and I filled them with recycled stuffing from my old sofa pillows. Then blanket stitched them closed. I love the stripes and I love the bunch of color it adds to the living room.    Oh and that aqua stripe matches my blue velvet sofa perfectly.  If you look closely you can also see my end table there too yes that's right it's an old dough tin - I purchased two of them for like $20 back in January and I love them as end tables + storage (that was #17 on da list).  

Get Crafty #4 - T-Rex Planter

When I saw this planter Mandy made. I knew I needed to make one. So I did and I love it.  I even gave him a little tie to jazz him up.  It seems a little small for the cactus but I backed in some extra dirt.  And ta da I have my 4th (sad day) craft project complete for 2012.  If you want instructions on how to make your own check out Mandy's Blog Something Monumental here.

PS.  Rooster now has the coolest cactus ever decorating his room - I'm sure his roommates are jealous.

Get Crafty - Project #3 Button Shoes

I finished a few crafty projects this week. And this is by far my favorite. I have yet to even where these shoes anywhere but inside my house and yet I LOVE them. They were inspired by what else but Pinterest and this is the source here. I already had a mad stash of buttons so I asked Kathleen to bring over her E6000 glue and we set to gluing up some old shoes we have.  It was a little harder than we thought as the buttons were sliding around but perseverance was worth it I love them.   PS this project takes more buttons and glue than you think we used an entire tube of E6000 and easily 300 buttons.

Tuesday Tutorial - Spoon Getter - Crafty #2

I have been crafty recently I promise I just NEVER finish anything well the other night I finished a few kitchen projects.  Including my second crafty project for the year which I like to call the "Spoon Getter".  Inspired by this photo from Pinterest from Toodeloo's Kitchen, when I saw it I knew I needed something similar for my kitchen because I hate having things on the counters.  So I set off to find tins to match my kitchen. 

Sorry these step-by-steps are not really that helpful this was completely trial and error for me I hadn't a clue how to do it. 

1. Gather supplies.  I found three with good prospects all various sizes and the right color pallet for less than $8 total at thrift stores and the flea market.  Thanks to Brittney and Dustin for helping me locate them.  In addition to the tins you also need various sized screws, nuts to fit, drywall screws, scrap wood, and pocket brackets.  I also used a good old DeWalt drill and a Stanley wrench. 

2. Wash the tins really well. 

3. Determine the order and placement of your tins.  I did mine kind of staggered because they are different sizes and I thought it added character.

4. Mark your tin's placement on the side. 

5. Drill holes in middle tin first then line them back up and mark the outer ones. 

6. Insert the flat machine screws into the holes to join the side tins to the center and affix a nut to each of the ends to hold it together, tighter with a wrench.

7. Cut scrap wood to size. I had some thin pine that was used to hang peg board in the garage so it was not to thick and easy to cut with the Rockwell tool however if you don't have a Rockwell you could use a handsaw just as easy - my friend thought the rockwell was overkill. 

8.Mark where the wood goes it needs to be at the top and even a second piece could have made it hang flush to the wall however I like mine tilted so it's easier to grab the spoons.  

9.  Attach the pocket brackets to the back of the wood.  They cost about $1.50 at Lowes and they allow you to put screws in the wall and then slide in the spoon getter otherwise I don't know how to describe them.

10. Put screws in the wall that measure EXACTLY from the center of each of the pocket brackets you just screwed on the wood.  Trust me when I say even the slightest off-ness will mess this up - this girl added about 8 holes to the wall on this. Leave them out about 1/4 of an inch to slide on the pocket bracket. 

11. Pre-drill holes in the tins to affix the wood with the brackets to the spoon getter.  Screw in the screws and then put a nut on the end so it's not poking you when you get a spoon.  

12.  Slide the spoon getter pocket brackets onto the exact right screws on the wall.  

13.  Add Spoons and boom Spoon Getter!

Project total less than $10 for all the tins and screws.  Thanks Pinterest and Toodeloo for inspiring this project.  I love it.  I can't wait to make more things and get my spoons from the spoon getter. 

Tuesday Tutorial - iPhone Case Revamp - Crafty #1

Here's my first Crafty Project of the year (#44 on Da List). It was super simple too.

1 - Purchase iPhone case you don't love that's on sale. 

2 - Bust out some nail polish and jazz it up. I did Blue and Pink Stripes you don't have to be exact at least with the kind of cheapy case I bought

3 - Let dry overnight (no joke)

4 - Put that case back together and Ta Da Revamped iPhone Case. (best part about this project is that you can change the colors frequently if you want)