Signs...SIGNS...everywhere!

I was in the mood to make something and wasn't at the same time.

I also didn't feel like doing something complicated...I go back and forth.

Know what I mean?

Do you guys do that too??

When I finally decided on something to make...after probably FOREVER of just looking at things on my laptop. I decided I wanted a couple new signs.

First one.

I wanted a sign to go with our "Art Gallery" in our apartment. Its what everyone calls it....so...I thought it needed a sign to make it more....official...and cool. =D

So...simple sign.

Painted it black....cut white vinyl from my Cricut (the best invention everrrrr).

Sanded the edges and added hangy thingys on the back.

I think it looks pretty neato.

Check it out!

 

The next sign, I decided to make was this one. I went about this one a little differently.

No vinyl....just a sharpie. Nothing fancy...but its still cute.

When I get tired of it, I can paint over it.

The saying comes from "Big Bang Theory"

Does you guys watch that show?!

Its so FUNNY!

I love Sheldon!

So...this is his little song he likes to have sung to him at bedtime.

Plus.....if anyone knows me....you know I love animals

and especially my kitties!

 

"Soft Kitty, Warm Kitty, Little Ball of Fur.

Happy Kitty, Sleepy Kitty, Purr, Purr, Purr...."

 Oh LOOK!

Its one of my sleepy kitties...Rem!

 Have a great day!

 

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Glass Etched Plates

Tried a little glass etching today.

Not too bad...not too bad. 

Would of been perfect if my plates didnt have scratches on them, but those were more of those supplies I had lying around from my mom.

(Actually, they kinda sorta rode in the back of my car for a while also before lying around....oops!)

 

I used my Cricut and cut out my words & images on contact paper to use as a stencils.

I stuck the "stencil" on the plate where I wanted it, and applied the etching cream. 

(I am not using these plates for eating, so I put them on the front...but if I were, I would have to cut them out backwards and apply to the back of the plates.)

I let it sit for 5 minutes and then rinsed. 

Pretty easy, I would say!

(I gave the friends one to my mom, she likes penguins! Thats suppose to be a penguin....kind of hard to see, I know! haha)

Another Soap Dispenser

Made another.

Soap dispensser thingy.

With a monagram,

with vinyl using my Cricut.

Did I mention, it is SO FREAKIN EASY!

and QUICK!!!

 

This one is for the kitchen.

I likeys. =)

Here is my bathroom one, if you missed it.

Pillow & Coffee Sign

I know I know, I need to post more often! The thing is, I work on things, and then take photos of them, it just takes me forEVER to get around to writing a post for it. I know, I'm a slacker.

But as least I am posting!

So here is what I got new....

 

Here is a pillow I made for a friend/client of mine. She cleaned out her craft room and had given me a bunch of fabric, plus she let me borrow quite a few of her Cricut Cartridges (which is really awesome of her!). So I wanted to make her a little something.

I made her this little FAMILY pillow.

I love the colors I used. It turned out pretty cute I think. Another friend of mine had done a lot of the embroidery pillows as Christmas gifts this past year, and so I wanted to try it.

Another project I worked on was a Coffee Sign. I kept seeing these simple cheap Coffee Signs at different stores....and I kept wanting to buy one, but then I would tell myself....

"Nah...you have stuff to make something like that and it'll be free!" 

See...I sorta, kinda like to shop...and I like just about any excuse to buy something fun. But...if its something that I could make, I am trying to make an effort, to just try and make it and not waste my money. SOooo.....thats what I did!

My mom had given me a bunch of craft supplies, and in it were a few of these wooden plaques. 

So I painted the top a beigey kind of color. Painted the border reddish, and used a black sharpie (!) for the actual edge. Then I went on my Cricut and looked for a coffee mug. I cut that with brown vinyl, and cut the word Coffee in black vinyl. I am still having a hard time gauging actual size of things...I kinda of wanted the Coffee word a little bigger, but it works. Then it needed something else...so I painted some swirls, which made it MUCH better! Then I hot glued a wire loop on the back to hang it. 

This was a pretty quick project. =) 

(My kind of project!)

 

Wooden Alphbet Blocks!

Last weekend I had a First Birthday part to attend. 

I had wanted to make him a gift, especially since Christmas has come and gone and his mom (my friend) said he had plenty of toys and didn't really need anything. Now...knowing that my friend is the natural, recycling, organic type, I thought making a gift that would last...out of say, wood...as opposed to something plastic. 

So I decided on some Wooden Alphabet Blocks!

If I had kids, I would totally want something like this!

So I spent some time off and on within a week to work on these. I might of got them done faster if it weren't for all the trial and error I went through.

 

I used a 2X2 piece of work from Lowes. I had my husband cut it into 26 blocks.

(We live in an appt and all we can really use is a hand saw. I cut one and that was the end of that!

He did the rest.)

Before he cut the blocks, I thought I was smart and pretcut all the colored paper squares (scrapbook paper) on my Cricut 2inches. Well...........make sure you double check the measurments because, even though the wood was labeled 2"X2".......it was def. 1 1/2"X1 1/2"........the label lied! 

So all the paper squares were too big! So I had to cut each one smaller......rrrghhh.

Anyway....I also cut my letters and shapes earlier too....but those still fit, barely...but they fit. 

So after everything was cut, I sanded the blocks then I just Mod Podged everything onto them, and sanded the edges again and did another coat of Mod Podge.

Originally I wanted to make a fabric basket....but you know how when you want to work on something on your sewing machine and its late at night and it needs to be done for the next afternoon and you sewing machine just wanted to keep jamming the thread....yaaaa.....thats what kept happening. Lots of unappropriate words were coming out of my mouth. Sooooo.....I ended up just putting it in a basket. I used a little fabric to kind of line it...and of course, since I couldn't sew anything, I used Stich Wictchery stuff and irons the edged and used some grommets to tie it all together.

Phew.

Done.

 

Here they are! All piled up!

Not too shabby. Pretty cute actually.

They also seemed to be a hit at the Birthday Party. Just the right size to grab, throw, crawl with and stack.

 

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Monogrammed Soap Dispenser

So I have been wanting something fancier for a soap dispenser in my bathroom.

I have also been seeing people do little makeovers of bottles....AND I have been wanting to do more vinyl projects, so....put the two together and BOOM....this is what I came up with!

 

I bought this ceremic-ish soap dispenser for like $2 at a local surplus store. I like the netrual color to it (because I always thing that way...I like to change things too often!)

But....I did not like the image on it. Its alright...but not what I wanted, but the price was right!

This is the front.

 

This is the back. It says No 349 or something like that. I am going to use this side, since there is less to cover.

I went to my Cricut cartridges and looked to see what I could put on there. I decided I just wanted a monogram of our last name with some sort of frame around it.

 

So that is what I did!

I cut it out of black vinyl. Stuck it on like a sticker. Made sure to cover the No 349 thingy on the back. 

PERFECT! So freakin easy! And QUICK!

And it looks so much better in my bathroom then the generic soap bottles that I normally have. Now I need to pick up a couple more for my kitchen and my other bathroom.

If you dont have a Cricut or anything thing that does that sort of thing, either cut by hand with an exacto knife, or...I am sure decals and stickers would work too!

 

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Winter Decor/Craft Room

I know I have been far and few in between lately with my posts. I'm SORRY!

But After Christmas, I was so burnt out with crafts that I had no ambition to make anything for a few weeks. Then....if I wanted to make something, my craft room was such a mess, that I couldn't even motivate myself to do anything about it. UNTIL...this week!

Monday I was in the mood to rearrange my craft room and pick up the floor. I had empty boxes and fabric laying everywhere. Piles of "stuff" just everywhere!

So here is my craft room now.

Its not comepletly done. (when will it ever be?!) But its much more organized. 

I have a computer desk. My "Cricut desk", my sewing desk, and a fabric cutting table, AND I was able to actually open and use my new ironing board! 

 

This isn't the best photo, but I was trying to get most of the room in just one photo, for now.

Then after I rearranged, I was in the mood to make a couple things. I made a new table runner and a Winter wreath.

 

I made my table runner reversible! I have been on a table runner kick, lately. I am hoping to have a different one for each season and/or holiday. 

Its nothing fancy. But I experimented with cutting fabric on my Cricut. I cut some snowflakes for my Winter side, and some hearts for my Valentines Day side. I didn't put any batting in it or anything...and didn't do any quilting. I like having it thin. I helps the things I put on top of it stand more stable.

Maybe I will get a photo of it in action sometime.

 Here is my new Winter Wreath! I LOVE it!

I wanted to make a wreath and had no idea how I was going to go about it.

(I have also been on a wreath kick too!)

So when I was cleaning through my craft room, I came across these pewter glittered snowflake stickers that I bought at the dollar store before Christmas. So I cut some circles from my Cricut and cut out the word Winter. Glued everything together and glued them on a already painted white grapevine wreath that I got at the thrift store.

Simple, Simple, Simple!

I like the white and silvery/gray look.

Well, thats it for now. I'll post more soon.

Eventually I would like to do a little more on my blog such as featuring things I have seen on other craft blogs and eventually some giveaways. I am trying to wait until I have a few more followers. 

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