Shab Couture - Welcome Sign Project

In my trolling this morning, I stumbled across "Ginger Snaps" and this very adorable idea.  The project follows.........please check out Ginger's blog for some other creative ideas.

Friday, January 6, 2012

tutorial {grandma’s house knob block}

Today I’d love to show you how to make
this super easy & cute gift for Grandma.

Tracy from The Crafty Polkadot (another one of my awesome blogging friends) :)
found this idea on Pinterest* & wanted to make some for Christmas.
I helped her cut the vinyl, & since I thought it was soooo cute I
decided to make one for my mom. (Her birthday is coming up soon!)
The kiddos call my mom “Mema” instead of Grandma! ;)

*The original pin came from Super Saturday Craft Kits blog,
& you can buy the kit to make one of these from them.
Check out all the details {here}.



You’ll need:2x4 (cut into a 7 inch block)
vinyl (I used the Oh {Photo} Shoot font.)
a wooden knob
craft paint
ribbon

         

         

It’s super easy.  You just attach your knob to your block.
Paint your block whatever color you’d like.  Let dry.
Apply your vinyl lettering.  Tie a ribbon around your knob.
There you go all done!  So cute!
Annnnd Grandma (or Mema!) is going to LOVE it!

Have a fabulous weekend,
and I’ll see YOU on Monday!

Shab Couture ~ Definitions

Most of the moods I like are either colors or flavors...........blueberry lemonade, chocolate peppermint, ect.  But, I have many things lately I am working on that fall into my Shabby Chic look.  So, for this mood, I am thinking Shab Couture..............I really like the shabby look.  It also falls in line with vintage, retro, re-purposing.  It is fun to take a product and refashion it into something completely different.

Stay tuned for more............Oma and Olga is almost ready to launch.

Crimson and Holly - Ragtag Garland

I stumbled across this really cute idea off this blog site that I fell in love with ~ the site and the project idea.

My version of the project is here:

What you need for this is:

a strand of white lights (either 50 or 100 depending on the length you want)
strips of fabric, ribbon and tulle in your selected colors


about 4 hours for assembling

What I did for mine was to take old clothing I bought at a Salvation Army and cut into strips.  The ribbon was the most expensive item, aside from the lights.

Each strip should be about 3 - 5 inches.  I did a variety of lengths and widths which made it look lots fuller, more 3D.