Pin Cushion

I don't know if I've already said this before, but we are horrible bloggers; literally awful. I've been pretty busy sewing and doing all these side little projects, that I would completely forget to take pictures as I was doing a piece...woops.

But, I did get some of this one! First off, here's what you'll need:

• Scissors

• Fabric

• Picture Frame

• Packaging Tape

• Spray Paint(optional)

• Poly-fil Batting

First, I bought this frame from D.I. for $.50, didn't like the colors of it, so I spray painted. You can choose whatever color you like, but I decided to go with aqua because I had multiple fabrics that it would look cute with, plus, it's one of my favorite colors. :)

Next, I put my fabric and batting together! The amount of fabric you will need is just determined by how big the opening of your frame is, but I decided to add an inch and a half to all sides for wrapping. This was the most challenging part. I could not find staples for our staple gun, so packaging tape it was...I taped down two of the sides first and then started to fill it with my batting. I had to have Kendra help me during this part because there was no way I was going to be able to rip off pieces of tape at the same time that I was pulling and trying to tighten all the sides so it would look good and even. It definitely did not turn out perfectly, but I think it looks pretty good considering the circumstances.

Next, I needed to put it all back together.  The frame I chose had two different pieces of cardboard on the back, so I stuck the one that I hadn't used to the back of the fabric, and used the nails that were already used, to put it all back in to place.

Ain't she just fabulous? I love Pinterest. Especially when there are so many easy, cute, and useful projects like this!

Repurposed Crate Box

Katie here! It's been over a year since one of us posted any projects...life gets really busy, so sorry about that.

There are many pluses to working at Hobby Lobby; one being that we have a clearance section once a year that some items get discounted to a ridiculously low price, and then getting my employee discount on top of that. So therefore, I bought this ugly crate because it had great bones (Sorry the quality isn't that great). I believe I spent about $5.00 on it, not including the materials I used to fix it up.

 I decided that the blue was too much and that I wanted to add a little bit of the color from the piece of paper that I bought to cover the design on the back, so I painted the corners white. This was really tedious... I had to use a tiny paint brush because the lines needed to be straight, and I didn't want it to look sloppy. See?! look at those beautiful bones! The white really made it pop, in my opinion.

 Next, I initially was going to try to mod podge the paper into the inside, and decided that the paper I chose wasn't going to work with mod podge really well because it was very thin; almost like wrapper paper. So I used Elmer's tacky spray, and it worked amazingly!

 And she's done! I decided to hang it up in the bathroom that my sister and I share, to put toilet paper in to. It works wonderfully and adds some creativity into our bathroom!

New Craft--Turn an old Office Tray into a Jewelry Hanger!

Hey all! I'm finally back!

It's been a crazy few weeks around the Baird household. Mom, Katie, and myself had the chance to perform at the Stadium of Fire in Provo, Utah! It was lots of fun. Kelly Clarkson is fantastic!

Anyways, here's the craft that I've FINALLY finished! I've been working on it in bits and pieces for weeks, and I just hadn't found the time to sit down and finish it up! Today, I'm going to show you how to make a Jewelry Holder from an old office tray! Stay tuned after the break to see how it's done!

Sneak Peek---New Crafts coming SOON!!!

Hey Everyone! I know it's been a little while, and you're all just DYING to know what we're up to! (Okay, maybe not DYING per say, more like vaguely interested.)

I'm not QUITE finished with any new crafts yet, unfortunately...I've been working a lot and my sister, my mom, and myself are participating in a local choir for the Stadium of Fire! BUT, I have been collecting items I need for my next crafts! So, here's a SNEAK PEEK!!