Mail Call!

Most of you can relate to this: Pintrest will be the death of me!

For my next project, I got the idea from this photo:

Isn't this the perfect idea to put outside your little one's door? You can write them notes, put some cookies in there, a small gift. The ideas are endless!

So I wanted to make one for Lilly. I found this mailbox on sale for $7 at Menards, but I'm sure you can find one at a local hardware store, or maybe even Goodwill.

I painted it a flat black, and used a tooth brush to splatter some pink paint on it for her. Then I used scrapbook letters to put her name on the outside.

And, then hang on the wall! I wrote her a little note and she just loves to put things in there to 'send' to me too.

creative. endeavor= complete

Onward.

Accent Chairs

Since I got a new kitchen table  I decided to up-cycle my old table and chairs. So, here are the chairs before:

And after a coat of black spray paint. One, $4 yard of fabric. Quilting batting. and a piece of foam. This is what I got for a few accent chairs. It's always nice to have a few extra spots to sit, right?

I love these simple upgrades!

creative. endeavor = completed 

Onward.

Tiny Table for Two

Since my daughter wanted the gold mirror at her play table, I had to make it match, right? Her table was ready for a new coat of paint anyway. 

So, here is her table before:

To go with Mommy's theme, right? Too cute!

creative.endeavor= completed

Onward.

Hooked on Laundry

Here is another Pintrest project, and one of my FAVORITE. 

So here is my laundry room before:

(I've got to get a room divider to hide the water heater- my next purchase.)

I taped off the stripe I wanted. I did 7", and it seems to work well. Here's a tip when applying tape: wear the tape around your wrist and unroll as you need it. Then, use an old credit card to make sure the paint doesn't bleed through the tape. It works like a charm!

Anddddd, I LOVE how this turned out!!

To make sure the hooks were spaced out evenly: I measured the space I wanted the hooks to cover and divided it by the number of hooks I had. Perfectly spaced!

creative.endeavor= completed

Onward.

Sunburst Mirror

This next project was inspired by THIS blogger. So I decided to try my own version of it.

I started with a #3.50 candle base and $.69, 100 count BBQ skewers. 

Then I grabbed my glue gun. I made a circle template in pencil on the back so I had a guide to go by.

Then, a little metallic gold spray paint andddd here we have it! I added a small display mirror to the center that I had laying around from a past project.

My daughter Lilly said she wanted me to hang it in her 'play area' after I paint her table and chairs black and red (yep, that's my daughter!). 

creative.endeavor= completed

Onward.