Roadside Rescue!!

Good afternoon to you!  I hope you had a restful weekend.  We woke up to some snow on Saturday morning...makes me wonder if will we ever get spring??  I think everyone in Michigan is anxiously awaiting for some warm weather and retire the snow for the season.  I was blessed with another niece on Friday night.  My sister had her baby and they both are doing well....I was lucky enough to meet her on Saturday and she is perfect:)  Those little toes and fingers are just the best:)

I was also lucky enough to visit a few "inspiring" shops in Holly, which is about 1/2 an hour away from where I live.  I went with my other sister and my mom.  We had a great time thrift shopping, gathering ideas, and laughing:)  It was a great time and was so inspired that I can't wait to start a few more projects of my own.  I can't wait to go back and spend more time in these exquisite stores.

On to the project.....I rescued this desk from the roadside last summer.  It sat for awhile in my garage waiting to be refurbished.

I decided on painting the body of the desk a gray color.  The drawers received a fresh coat of white paint.  After the paint dried I antiqued the desk with "burnt umber" brown paint.  I then put a few layers of wax to protect my work.  Here it is in finished form....

Thanks for reading!
Have a great day!
Linked to these parties:
http://handmadecuddles.com/
http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/
http://ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com/
http://sewchatty.blogspot.ca/
http://saynotsweetanne.com
http://www.craft-o-maniac.com/
http://www.sewcando.com/
http://becolorful.typepad.com/
http://diyshowoff.com
http://www.sumossweetstuff.com/
http://www.keepingitsimplecrafts.com/
http://www.creatingreallyawesomefreethings.com/
http://www.homemakeronadime.com/
http://www.alderberryhill.com/
http://www.linesacross.com/
http://www.thegirlcreative.com
http://jembellish.blogspot.com/
http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/
http://blackberryvine.blogspot.com/
http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com
http://todayscreativeblog.net
http://adiamondinthestuff.blogspot.com/
http://ladybug-blessings.com/
http://www.notjustahousewife.net/
http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/
http://www.craftyconfessions.com/
http://funkypolkadotgiraffe.blogspot.com//
http://www.abowlfulloflemons.net
http://www.homestoriesatoz.com
http://www.kammyskorner.com/
http://www.sweetlittlegals.com/
http://www.nap-timecreations.com/
http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/
http://carolynshomework.blogspot.com
http://www.primpjunktion.com/
http://www.jaqsstudio.com/
http://www.creationsbykara.com
http://www.domestically-speaking.com/
http://www.sugaranddots.com/
http://www.sew-much-ado.com/
http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com
http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/
http://lilluna.com/
http://www.twindragonflydesigns.com/
http://thediydreamer.com
http://www.pincushioncreations.com/
http://printabelle.com
http://www.somewhatsimple.com
http://twoyellowbirdsdecor.blogspot.com/
http://www.aglimpseinsideblog.com/
http://www.katiesnestingspot.com/
http://www.momnivores-dilemma.com
http://www.houseofhepworths.com
http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com
http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/

All Buttoned Up

Good evening everyone.  It's Thursday evening and I thought that I could  post this project before I headed off to work, but I lost the battle and had to post when I got home.  So on to my project,  I had this old lampshade form that I had picked up at a garage sale, of course.  It did have some very old fabric on it that was torn and dirty.  So the old material came off.  The shade was rusted and chipped so I wrapped the frame with some ribbon that was 1/4" wide and cream color.  I had made some garland out of old buttons and 1/8" wide ribbon that I had not used for any project.  I had taken my time and threaded a bunch of  buttons on the ribbon.  I had seen something on a blog, which I can't remember where and I thought it was a great way to use old buttons.  I kept on looking at this frame and was trying to decide what I should do with it when I saw my alabaster lamp.  The lamp needed a shade and I thought maybe this shade would look really cool with buttons on it, but I just didn't want to use all buttons.   So out came the garland and the fine tulle that I had on hand.  I decided to wrap every other section with the garland and the tulle.

Here is my awesome base.

You can see that my button garland shows the front of the button and sometimes the back of the button.  Some of is twisted and some lays flat.  Altogether it looks shabby and delicate.

 

I had cut the tulle twice the width of each section of the shade and gathered it on the sewing machine.  I only gathered the top of the tulle and adjusted the gathers at the top when I was hot gluing the tulle to the top of the shade.When the top was secure, I adjusted the bottom of the tulle as I glued the tulle to the bottom of the shade. 

After I added the tulle and the garland every other section, the top and the bottom of the lampshade looked a little unfinished because you could see the raw edges of the tulle and some of the buttons on the garland were not right on the edge.  So I took individual buttons(all different sizes) and glued them to the edge of the shade.  I also added a ribbon in the middle of the tulle and added a button.  I did that so the tulle would not cover the section of buttons.  When the lampshade was done I placed it on the lamp and I loved the look.  The bone buttons and all the different shades of ivory buttons seem to bring out all the wonderful marbling of the alabaster.

So this is my little shade, all buttoned up.  What do you think?  Until next time, Dianne.............

Linked up to:http://www.thegirlcreative.com/2013/03/10/just-something-i-whipped-up-5.html
http://diyshowoff.com/2013/03/12/spring-fairy-garden/
http://itssoverycheri.com/2013/03/10/its-party-time-3-10-2013/

http://www.bystephanielynn.com/2013/03/the-sunday-showcase-party-no-143.html

http://lambaround.blogspot.com/
http://threemangoseeds.blogspot.com/
http://pinkapotamus.blogspot.com/
http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/
http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com/
http://www.skiptomylou.org/2013/03/11/made-by-you-monday-144/
http://www.madincrafts.com/
http://www.homemakeronadime.com/
http://theshadyporch.blogspot.com/
http://knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com/2013/03/knick-of-time-tuesday-77.html
http://www.astrollthrulife.net/2013/03/156th-table-top-tuesday.html#more
http://www.abowlfulloflemons.net/2013/03/one-project-at-a-time-31213.html
http://www.notjustahousewife.net/category/linky-party
http://hopestudios.blogspot.com/
http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/
http://www.733blog.com/2013/03/sugar-spice-154.html
http://www.733blog.com/2013/03/sugar-spice-154.html
http://www.sew-much-ado.com/
http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/2013/03/whatever-goes-wednesday-161.html
http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com/2013/03/wow-me-wednesday-94.html
http://www.handymancraftywoman.com/
http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/
http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/
http://www.firefliesandjellybeans.com/
http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2013/03/transformation-thursday-no-195.html
http://rhinestonebeagle.blogspot.com/
http://yesterdayontuesday.com/
http://www.somewhatsimple.com/blog-link-party-with-the-steammachine-and-paintstick-e-z-twist/
http://www.houseofhepworths.com/2013/03/13/hookin-up-with-hoh-
http://www.thevintagefarmhouse.com/
http://www.momontimeout.com/2013/03/your-creative-timeout-party-no-73/
http://www.commonground-do.com/
http://www.thegirlcreative.com/2013/03/10/just-something-i-whipped-up-5.html
http://lovelycraftyhome.com/
http://www.alittleknickknack.com/
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/
http://iamonly1woman.blogspot.com/
http://www.trulylovelyblog.net/
http://www.thrifty101.blogspot.com/
http://www.primpjunktion.com/
http://thegrantlife.com/
http://www.youngandcrafty.com/
http://twoyellowbirdsdecor.blogspot.com/
http://www.jaqsstudio.com/
http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/
http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/2013/03/share-it-link-party-53.html
http://tatertotsandjello.com/2013/03/weekend-wrap-up-party-moo-and-puppy-printable-giveaway.html
http://itssoverycheri.com/2013/03/17/its-party-time-3-17-2013/
http://lambaround.blogspot.com/
http://www.iheartnaptime.net/sundae-scoop-link-party-71/
http://www.504main.com/2013/03/tickled-pink-137.html


href="http://rhinestonebeagle.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="Rhinestone Beagle" src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/rhinestonebeagle/FeatureButton-1.jpg"/>

 

Lace Trimmed Skirt

Good evening!! I am not sure where my Wednesday has gone. I think this is one of my busiest days of the week! I am going to share with you another sewing project that I have completed for my daughter. I FINALLY am getting into sewing after owning a sewing machine for a couple years. :) I think my husband was wondering why he ever bought one for me. Now that I have a little girl to sew for it is so much fun! I am getting excited for a little spring break trip coming up in a couple weeks so I decided to try out a little skirt for her. It was really basic and pretty simple. I used about a 1/4 of a yard of some cute fabric that I purchased awhile back. I am famous for storing bits and pieces of fabric...after all you never know when you are going to use them. I also had some leftover lace that I had used on a different project and thought that it might add a little "cuteness" to this skirt. I think in the end the lace was a great addition.  I basically just sewed the two ends of the fabric together and then made a casing for the elastic. From that point I sewed the lace on so it ruffled at the bottom and inserted the elastic at the top. Nothing too complicated about this skirt...hopefully I can whip out a few more before we head out of town. :)

 

 

I just loved the way she was posing for me!! Not really posing...just the way she was standing as I was snapping away. She didn't even seem to notice me...which was probably a good thing. :)

 

 

I just love the chubby little legs and feet....

 

 

 

 

Finally she had enough moving around and plopped her little bum on the table. I hope you all have a great rest of your week!

 

 

Shared at these Parties:

http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/

http://www.sew-much-ado.com/

http://wearethatfamily.com/

http://www.handymancraftywoman.com/

http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com/2013/03/wow-me-wednesday-94.html

 

 

 

Burlap Pillows

Good morning and happy Monday!  I hope things are A+ wherever you are in the world today!!  My family had a nice and low key weekend.....nothing too exciting to report...but sometimes those weekends are the best...aren't they?

I do love burlap these days....I have what seems like a million pillows around here that were found at garage sales just waiting to be slip covered.  What better way to recover them than with burlap?  I then used my cricut to create a stencil out of contact paper and then painted the words on.  I love stenciling onto burlap because the material is so forgiving and the paint hardly runs under the stencil.  It usually allows for clean and crisp letters.  

I settled on these two sayings.....

I hope you have a wonderful day.

Thanks for reading....it really is appreciated:)

Linking to these parties:
http://saynotsweetanne.com
http://www.craft-o-maniac.com/
http://www.sewcando.com/
http://becolorful.typepad.com/
http://diyshowoff.com
http://www.sumossweetstuff.com/
http://www.keepingitsimplecrafts.com/
http://www.creatingreallyawesomefreethings.com/
http://www.alderberryhill.com//
http://www.homemakeronadime.com/
http://www.linesacross.com/
http://www.thegirlcreative.com
http://jembellish.blogspot.com/
http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/
http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com
http://toastiestudio.blogspot.com/
http://sewchatty.blogspot.ca/
http://blackberryvine.blogspot.com/
http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com
http://adiamondinthestuff.blogspot.com/
http://ladybug-blessings.com/
http://www.notjustahousewife.net/
http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/
http://funkypolkadotgiraffe.blogspot.com//
http://www.abowlfulloflemons.net
http://www.kammyskorner.com/
http://www.sweetlittlegals.com/
http://www.nap-timecreations.com/
http://adventuresofadiymom.blogspot.com/
http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/
http://www.homestoriesatoz.com
http://carolynshomework.blogspot.com/
http://www.primpjunktion.com/
http://www.jaqsstudio.com/
http://www.creationsbykara.com
http://www.sugaranddots.com/
http://www.sew-much-ado.com/
http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com
http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/
http://www.southernlovely.com/
http://www.freeprettythingsforyou.com/
http://lilluna.com
http://www.twindragonflydesigns.com/
http://thediydreamer.com
http://printabelle.com
http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/
http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com
http://www.momnivores-dilemma.com
http://thrifty101.blogspot.com/
http://www.houseofhepworths.com
http://www.katiesnestingspot.com/
http://www.aglimpseinsideblog.com/
http://twoyellowbirdsdecor.blogspot.com/
http://www.livelaughrowe.com
http://www.firefliesandjellybeans.com/
http://www.youngandcrafty.com/
http://www.iheartnaptime.net
http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com
http://tatertotsandjello.com/
http://www.niftythriftythings.com/
http://www.niftythriftythings.com/
http://too-much-time.com/
http://www.whilehewasnapping.blogspot.com/
http://www.ladybirdln.com/
http://www.tutusteaparties.com
http://www.thegingerbreadblog.com/
http://www.oneshetwoshe.com/

A Shabby Wreath

Hi all!! I hope your weekend is going great! Mine has seemed to fly by before my eyes. I am not sure where it is even going. It's Saturday evening and I am just getting around to blogging!! I am going to share with you a quick and easy project to transform a regular old wreath form. I found the idea for this wreath forever ago and have been meaning to try it for some time. It is not exactly the same as what I saw because I think that they used burlap and I myself just used some leftover scraps of linen. I found a bunch of these wreaths at a garage sale and I didn't know what to do with them. As you know though the Internet is a wonderful place to find some great, creative ideas to try yourself!

So I cut up a bunch of strips of this old linen material I found in my box of treasures in the basement and made them into flowers. I then glued them onto the wreath form and added a few pearls that I cut up from a long strand of them that my daughter loves to play with. She loves to shake them around and carry them all over the house. It cracks me up how girly girl she is already! Anyhow this is how it turned out. If you wanted you could make the flowers all over the wreath but I liked how it looked just on one side of it. I hope you have a great weekend!!

 

 

Linked to these parties:

http://www.sumossweetstuff.com/

http://diyshowoff.com/2013/03/10/that-diy-party-7/

http://www.creatingreallyawesomefreethings.com/

http://www.madincrafts.com/2013/03/mad-skills-party-146.html

http://www.skiptomylou.org/2013/03/11/made-by-you-monday-144/

http://www.keepingitsimplecrafts.com/

http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com/

http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/

http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/