refinish

This was so much easier than I thought it would be! Todd's daddy came in to town and while he was here he taught us how to do it. First you sand down or strip the surface.
Then you apply the stain (apply as evenly as possible).

Todd and his dad working as a team...

Then you apply polyurethane. Then very lightly sand the polyurethane and apply another coat. You can repeat that until you have as thick of a layer as you want....

I'll have to look for the before shot because this table was SERIOUSLY ugly and beat up. It looks wonderful now. Thank you Stephanie for giving us the old table and thank you Stan for helping us make it beautiful. Now it is perfect.

Scary cake, cool idea?

These cakes were "decorated" in the car on the way to the party. It was hot and the frosting was melting but the idea was really fun. Take a photo, place it in a sandwich baggy and place it on the cake. Frost over the edges of the picture(and baggy). Voila! A cake with a picture!

Sorry about the glare on the pictures.

Vintage Dress Refashion

Dandi inherited a bunch of vintage dresses from her hubby's grandmother. Some of them are darling the way they are and others need a bit of help.

This is one of the dresses... a bit scary, but not lacking potential.


We figured out how long of a skirt Dandi wanted and chopped off the top. Then I finished the top edge and did several rows of shirring to create the stretchy waist. I added a few belt loops to run the sash through and voila... a fun new skirt.

gypsy skirt refashion

BEFORE: AFTER:

It is still really wrinkled, but we were too excited for her to try it on... couldn't wait. I got this skirt at Goodwill for $3. I got the inspiration/instructions here and she posts more pictures of different styles here. SUPER EASY!

Lots of Bang for your Buck

If you need something big for decoration or for an award/ribbon of sorts, here you go.

I used a one of the really cheap Costco paper plates. I layered two different crepe papers and stapled them on to the outer edge of the plate, gathering as I went (one staple between each gather). Then I put a big paper circle in the center to cover up the raw edges. The End. So easy and costs less than $0.20 to make.

Although you can't judge how big it is in the picture, it's as big as a paper plate.

A cute, cheap, personalized gift!

I know I've posted some towels already but these are so cute and easy to do that I wanted to let everyone know that if you wanted to make them...you should. If you aren't sure if you could do it, well, if you can sew a straight line then you can put a name on a towel. If anyone wants help or detailed instructions just let me know.

My daddy's beach towel

For my neice...

Christmas in July

While my husband is gone camping, I like to finish crafts that I have started. This was started two years ago, i finally purchased the glass blocks and now I just have to add a bit of ribbon  and put lights in the glass blocks, then they will be ready by this Christmas. (It will take me that long to get the ribbon)