Stay Tuned

Hubby and I will SOON be working on a headboard for our bed, I am totally excited to see what it looks like when it is completed. Keep you eyes on the blog for my next DIY project...

In All My Craftyness

Here I am, as a child I NEVER wanted to learn how to cook, sew, crochet, knit.... The list goes on and on. All the things I could have learned when I was young I am now learning in my adult life. I recently learned how to make home made bread, and how to braid it. It's an amazing thing to be able to do. And it makes your house smell so yummy. It is totally worth in it my opinion. My momma is teaching me how to sew now that I'm 26 and have two kids of my own I am interested in it. Oh why didn't I take advantage of this when I was younger I could be a master seamstress now ;-). One of my most recent endeavors is knitting. Looks fun, LOOKED easy, until I started to try it, Uh, think again. It's pretty hard to get the hang of, just like crochet. OK, so I will stop rambling, the reason for my post is so you can take a look at some of my most recent knitting, here are the pics enjoy...

Here is the Black Ruffle Scarf 

There is some shimmer on the edges that the camera just doesn't catch very well

 

Purple Ruffle Scarf

 

So far my most favorite scarf in color but it is unfinished

Click HERE to be taken to my shop on Facebook. It's a work in progress :-)

 

Up-Cycled Coffee Table

I have this recent obsession with wood in my home. But not just any wood, I want the stuff that looks like it's been beat up and VERY worn. I LOVE it. Love the more "rustic" feel if gives to my home.
this project isn't really a DIY project but I now have a pretty neat up-cycled coffee table in my house that I did for under $10.00. Love the things I can get for inexpensive. PLUS this coffee table will last me a lot longer than that silly pressed wood that you would be spending $50.00 for. Especially when you have two small children like me :-) Here are some pictures, Enjoy!

 

Things you will need

• Wire spool (hubby got ours from the local electrical supply yard)
• Any color of stain you want
• Paint Brush

 

Here is a picture of the "table" while being stained

My stain job is less than perfect, I wanted to give it an "aged" look

 

Here is the difference between the two wire spools the one on the left we are going to leave outside as a table to sit at. It's quite a bit bigger than my "coffee table"

 

Now to let it dry

 

 

See the stamp marks, the different color wood, even where the nails have been driven in, love the old-used look :-)

 

A picture of it in my living room although I really need something pretty to put in the center of the table. Maybe that will be my next DIY craft project :-)

 

I toyed with the idea of taking a hammer to the table, or a chain, or even a bag of screws to make it look beat up before I stained it. I decided not to do it and just go ahead and stain it. Boy am I glad I didn't do that to this table. After staining it, it really showed it's imperfections. Looks just fine to me

:-)