Cross Made From An Old Pallet

Earlier this week, my hubby was sweet enough to help me prepare for a project for Children's Church. We wanted the kids to be able to make something for Easter.

So he used an old pallet that he had out back, cut it up, and made crosses for the kids to paint.

Luckily, there was enough wood so that I got a cross too!

 

I couldn't decide what color to paint mine, so I just left it in the natural wood color.

Then my friend gave me the delightful idea of adding fabric rosettes.

 

Would you believe that my hubby cranked out eight of these in an hour?

He cut the wood, then I sanded the pieces before he attached them.

They stand about 15-16" tall and are about 12-13" wide.

 

I am so happy with how they turned out that it's got my wheels turning

about what else I could do with pallet wood. . .

 

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

 

Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens;

Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

Psalm 36:5

 

This post is linked to Too Much Time On My Hands, Today's Creative Blog, Funky Junk,

 and Be Different Act Normal.

Handmade Holiday Gift Idea DIY

This is the time of year that you may need to come up with gift ideas to give your girlfriends

or co-workers. I have quite a few co-workers and I always want to give them something cute, but because I have so many, my gift has to be inexpensive.

Today I've got a unique idea that you can make rather inexpensively in bulk.

 

It's a fabric rosette bracelet.

 

 

Think about it, you can the roll the fabric rosettes while you're watching tv.

That's the most time consuming part of this project.

 

To make one, you need:

four fabric rosettes about 1 3/4" across

8 1/2" length narrow ribbon (mine is about 1/4")

bracelet clasp

felt

something circular to use as a template to cut circles from the felt (like a quarter)

glue gun

 

Tie each end of the clasp at the ends of the ribbon.

 

Now flip the rosettes so the wrong sides are facing up.

Apply hot glue along a strip in the middle and adhere the ribbon.

Make sure the clasps are hanging off either end.

 

Use your circle guide to cut four circles out of your felt.

(The felt should coordinate with your fabric.)

My circle is about 1 1/4" across.

 

Now glue a felt circle to the back of each rosette. This will reinforce the ribbon and give it a nicer, more professional look than leaving the ribbon showing.

 

 

See how it clasps at the back?

 

 

I used two coordinating fabrics for mine.

 

See how easily you can make this?

 

I would be so excited to get something like this as a gift. :)

 

What do you think? Would you wear something like this?

Come back next Wednesday for another easy handmade gift idea.

 

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

 

I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made

Psalm 139:14

 

This post is linked to Embracing Change, My Girlish Whims and Ivy and Elephants.

Hung By the Chimney With Care

Every year, my mom hangs stockings at her house for everybody in the family. This year she decided to get all new stockings. She had me pick out mine. I decided on one made from a burlap potato sack. I found it on Ebay.

 

This is what it looked like when we got it in the mail.

It's cute, but I thought it could be cuter.

 

So I started by cutting off the large button and jingle bell.

 

 

Then I hot glued some 1" beige lace along the top.

 

I added a second trim- a burlap band that has pearl loops (which are hard to see in this photo).

 

Then I made a rosette out of dark blue fabric.

Unfortunately, it was not quite the same shade of blue as the printing on the burlap.

 

I thought about tea staining it, but I didn't want to allow for the extra drying time.

Instead I sprayed it with some walnut ink spray.

It only took a few moments to dry.

 

Then I attached it to the stocking.

 

My final touch was a tan button that I glued to the center of the rosette.

 

Ta-da! What do you think?

Don't you just love printed burlap?!?

 

If you see a stocking, but it isn't quite what you want, make your own adjustments. If you use a glue gun, it's easy! No sewing machine needed:)

 

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

 

Let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

1 John3:18

 

 This post is linked to Today's Creative Blog, Funky Junk, Too Much Time On My Hands, and Anything Blue Friday.

Thrift Store Necklace Remixed

A few weeks ago, I found a cute, though rather plain, necklace at the thrift store. I bought it thinking that I'd restring it with some other beads. The more I looked at it though, the more I decided that I liked it- especially how the beads were larger at the center, then got smaller at both ends.
I figured out a way to remix it without rearranging the beads.

I added some fabric rosettes.

Would you believe that I got the fabric at the thrift store too? I sure did- for only a quarter! The necklace was a dollar, so altogether this necklace is a bargain!

To make this, I used the necklace,

fabric,

fabric glue,

not pictured: hot glue gun and black felt

I trimmed a few strips off the fabric and used the fabric glue to make three rosettes:

one medium size and two small ones.

Using my hot glue gun, I attached the rosettes like this.

The smaller one on the right is actually glued to the top of the other two.

The back was pretty unbecoming.
If the rosettes accidentally flip over when I'm wearing it, I don't really want this mess to show.

So I decided to add a small piece of black felt.

I cut it in about the same shape as the rosettes and attached it with hot glue.

Ta-da! I'm pleased with how it turned out.

Pretty unique, huh?

I've had people ask me what do I do with all the stuff I find at thrift stores. Well, I try to limit myself to buying things that I think I'll actually use or create something with.

Hence this project. :)

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers

in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

1 Tim. 4:12

 This post is linked to Glitter, Glue, and Paint, Funky Junk Interiors, Craft-O-Maniac, Balancing Home, Embracing Change, and The Dedicated House.

Fall Back Into These Projects. . .

     It's finally starting to feel like fall around here, so I thought we could revisit

some of my past fall projects . . .

 

like this harvest wreath made from an old rake,

 

 

and this festive paper covered cauldron.

This adds a little fun to trick-or-treating whether you're the giver of the candy

or the receiver of the candy. 

 

This album showcases all the Halloween costumes our household has seen throughout the years.

So much fun to have all those memories in one place.

 

 

This fall themed paper covered pumpkin is charming and can sit out until Thanksgiving,

 

 

as can this fabric rosette jute wreath.

The best part about this wreath: the rosettes are just clipped on and can be changed with the seasons!

 

 

Don't you just love fall? Makes you want to get out a sweater and make some soup. . . doesn't it?

 

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

 

Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth

by Your great power and outstretched arm.

There is nothing too hard for You.

Jer. 32:17

 

 

This post is linked to Be Different Act Normal, Too Much Time On My Hands, Funky Junk, and Today's Creative Blog.

Hats Off To You!

 

I've stepped out of my box to try this project today.

No, I didn't make the cap, but I did jazz it up a bit with some lace and fabric.

 

The cap I had was cute, but I didn't want to sport a Frito Lay hat.

I used a seam ripper to tear out the embroidered letters.

 

Want to "girlie" up a cap for yourself? All you need is:

cap

fabric strip

lace

3 pearl beads

fabric glue

glue gun

 

Start by making a fabric rosette using the fabric strip and fabric glue. If you don't know how, you can go here to learn how to make one.

Use your glue gun to attach lace to the back of your rosette. You just need a little bit peeking around the edges.

Glue three pearl beads to the center of the rosette.

Glue your rosette on the side of your cap.

That's it, my friends!

 

What do you think?

 

I do believe this will come in handy on bad hair days!

 

If you like this rosette project, you can go here to see how to make a rosette necklace, here to see how to make a rosette bracelet, and here to see a rosette wreath.

 

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

 

It is good to give thanks to the Lord,

and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High

Psalm 92:1

 

 This post is linked to Tater Tots and Jello, My Repurposed Life, Happy Hour Projects, Funky Junk Interiors, Too Much Time On My Hands, and Five Days Five Ways.

Rosette Headband DIY

     I love wearing flowers in my hair- both fabric flowers and artificial flowers. Sheesh, if I could figure out how, I'd wear real flowers in my hair!:)
     So, today I'm going to show you how I made a quick rosette headband.

 

Here is my sister modeling the headband.

 

All I used to make it is:

an elastic headband (I got a set of six for around three dollars at Walmart)

rosette trim (I got mine at Hobby Lobby. It was leftover from this project.)

felt - the same color as my rosette

scissors

pen

glue gun

 

First, I trimmed three rosettes from the trim.

I left a little of the tulle around them to add to the cuteness:)

 

Then I arranged the rosettes in a triangle on the felt.

I used felt the same color as the rosettes, so if it shows through, it will blend in.

I used a pen to trace around them.

 

Next, I trimmed about 1/4" inside my traced lines. I didn't want any ink on the piece that I cut out.

 

I used my glue gun to attach the headband to the felt.

 

Then I glued the rosettes on top of that.

 

Here's what it looks like on the back. The headband is sandwiched in between the rosettes and the felt. This should make the headband sturdier.

 

Ta- da! My sister happened to be over when I made this and she was so gracious to pose for me. I told her that my boys are not willing to be models for my projects like this! Isn't she cute?

 

We were just out shopping after lunch, and I kept showing her cute headbands. I hate to pay money for something I can make myself. . . so I came home and did so. This headband was so easy, I plan to make it in several different colors.

 

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

 

And Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life.

He who comes to Me shall never hunger,

and he who believes in Me shall never thirst."

John 6:35

 

This post is linked to Happy Hour Projects, Five Days Five Ways, Cheerios and Lattes, Be Different Act Normal, Too Much Time on My Hands, and My Repurposed Life,

 

It's In The Bag. . .

     I am sooooooooo excited about today's project! It's something that I've wanted to do for awhile, and it was so easy. I don't know why I put it off for so long!

 

How cute is this purse?

I don't mean to toot my own horn, but beep, beep!

 

Before you start thinking that I must be some kind of mega-seamstress, let me tell you how I made it.

I bought a pre-made handbag and some rosette trim from Hobby Lobby.

Then I used some material that I had at home to sew a ruffle.

I have never sewn a ruffle before. I followed the tutorial here.

 

 

The tutorial said to cut your material as wide as you want the ruffle to be and twice as long as you need the ruffle to be. I cut my material to 3" x 28".

After I sewed it into a ruffle, I used hot glue to attach it to the purse. The purse is made of jute and has a plastic lining, so I figured the hot glue wouldn't hurt it. It didn't.

Then I attached the trim by placing hot glue behind each rosette.

Note: I only attached trim to one side as I thought the side that I carried against my body would rub and the trim would start to look worn.

 

 

Ta-da! That's it! Now I have my summer purse!

The best part- it didn't even cost $8. I used my 40% off coupon on the handbag and the rosette trim was 30% off (and I have some of that left over!).

That, my friends, is what I call a good deal!

 

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

 

Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!

For His mercy endures forever!

1 Chron. 16:34

 

 This post is linked to I Heart Naptime, Be Different Act Normal, Happy Hour Projects, Embracing Change, Liz Marie, and Five Days Five Ways.