Summer Project Round Up

Today I'm revisiting some fun summer projects. . .

 

 

Have you been wanting a unique piece of luggage without spending a bundle?

Pick up a vintage suitcase and redo it to your liking.

You won't have a hard time spotting your luggage on the airport carousel if you have a one of a kind piece like this!

You can go here and here to see how to make a suitcase like this.

 

It's summer and sometimes it's too easy to just pop on a cap and head out.

Want a cute hat to wear out and about?

How about adding a fabric rosette to a plain cap.

Go here to see this project.

 

 

Summer is synonymous with baseball.

This bracelet is actually made from an old baseball.

 

 

You can actually make a keepsake to wear to remember an awesome trip

by making a necklace like this.

 

 

Of course, any round up by me wouldn't be complete without including a mini album of some sort.

This one features what we did throughout one summer.

I made it at the beginning of June using all sorts of random pages.

Then I was able to add photos and tidbits throughout the summer.

Such a fun and easy project. You can go here to see all the pages.

 

Hope you're all having a great summer!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and God bless.

 

Say to God, "How awesome are your works!

Through the greatness of Your power

your enemies shall submit themselves to You.

Psalm 66:3

This post is linked to My Repurposed Life, Craft-O-Maniac, Too Much Time on My Hands,
Funky Junk, and Tatertots and Jello.



Top 10 DIYs of 2013

I am so grateful for each and every one of you who stop by to read my blog and see what crafty project I've been up to. I love creating things- it's such a big part of my life.

I thought I'd show you the top ten most viewed DIY projects this year.

Photo Covered Letter

Valentine's Day Crafts

Clothespins Necklaces

Trash to Treasure Chairs

Fall Leaf Mobile

Cabinet Doors Turned Photo Display

Small Envelope Album

Simple Pillow Project

Fabric Covered Vintage Suitcase

Mini Album Made From Page Protectors

If you'd like to see the top 10 DIY projects from 2012, you can go here.

If you don't already, I'd love it if you'd follow me through Google Friend Connect and Facebook.

Thanks so much for stopping by and God bless.

Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God

Psalm 143:10

This post is linked to Tatertots and Jello, Funky Junk, and My Repurposed Life.

Let Your Memory Be Your Travel Bag. . . Unless You've Got One This Cute!

      On Friday, I showed you how I followed this tutorial and used fabric to cover a vintage suitcase. Today I'm going to show you how I took that same suitcase and jazzed it up a bit.

 

I started by hot gluing some trim around the edges.

 

 

Here's a closer view.

I just love it when I get to use pink trim on projects- there's not much demand for that in our testosterone filled house:)

 

Well, I had the outside was looking pretty cute, but this is what the inside looked like.

I pulled out the nasty liner, but then I was left with this.

Pretty ugly.

I couldn't very well leave it that way.

 

 

So I wracked my brain trying to figure out what to do with it. Not fabric because it wouldn't hold up well. Not contact paper or scrapbook paper for the same reason.

I decided on paint. Not just any paint, but paint the same shade as blue as the blue flowers on the fabric. Of course I didn't have paint in that shade of blue.

So I got out my acrylic paint and mixed some up. (I didn't know for sure if I could make this work, but luckily it did work!)

 

Pretty close if I say so myself.

 

I painted the whole inside blue.

But still I felt something was missing.

It was definitely better than the original, but wasn't cute enough.

 

So I got out some pink paint and this handy spouncer and just used a little bit of paint to add some pink all over the blue.

 

This is how it turned out.

It certainly has character. And it matches the fabric on the outside.

Plus I think it will withstand use.

 

 

So that's the story of my jazzed up suitcase.

 

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

 

Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

Nehemiah 8:10

 

 This post is linked to Funky Junk, Today's Creative Blog, The Dedicated House, Craft-O-Maniac, and Skip to My Lou.

Check Out This Suitcase!

     How cute is this?

A suitcase with a chalkboard.

Wouldn't this be delightful in a front entry greeting everyone who comes in?

If you'd like to make one, all you need is:

an old suitcase

chalk spray paint

painter's tape

newspaper

First, using the painter's tape, tape off a rectangle with on one side of the suitcase. Then tape newspaper along the edge of the rectangle so you won't get any over spray on the rest of the suitcase. Spray paint three coats. Allow 24 hours to dry. Voila!

I just love chalkboard paint. And I love my hubby who always does all my painting for me.

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good;

Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!

Psalm 34:8



This post is linked to Shabby Creek Cottage, Embracing Change, Be Different Act Normal, and My Girlish Whims.