Lantern Makeover

Hi!

I got two of these lanterns for a beachy grad party a few years ago. Ever since the party they have been taking up space in the closet. I had them ready for Goodwill, but then decided to try a makeover.

Before:

After:

I just took out the glass, used some ORB and toasted almond paint to cover up the aluminum finish, some twine to cover up the Asian aspect at the top and a round base for more presence.

They went from wacky, tacky party decor to charming home decor. Now, they're taking up space on display in my living room.

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Valentine's Day Projects

Hi!

Just thought I would share a few Valentine's Day decorations that I came up with this year.  

Felt Topiaries
Just cut a styrofoam ball in half, draw a circle in the center of the rounded side.  Cut up ~a ton~ of little petal shapes.  Hot-glue them to the styrofoam.  When the petals are done, make a button with a button maker for the center.   Use a small dowel as the stem, wrap it in ribbon and vintage eyelet lace and pop it into a little pot.

Button Heart
This is the button heart I made in ~April~ last year.  I was a little behind with my Valentine's decor, but this year I'm all caught up.

Love sign
I just painted some chip board letters white and adhered them to some craft paper.  A very quick decoration.  I have a silly, sweet  story about the letters, though.  My husband and I were in a craft store on an out of town trip.  He usually would never step foot in a place like this.  We got separated and when I found him he had this little bag of letters.  I asked what he found and he said "I'm gonna get these," with a smile on his face.  I gushed about how cute they were and then asked what he was going to use them for.  He blushed!  He hadn't thought of what to use them for, he just knew he liked them.   It was such a cute moment.  So, they came home with us they have sat in the my craft bin waiting for just the right project.  How appropriate that they would be used for a "LOVE" sign.

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Copy Cat Twine Pears

Hi!

Have you seen these twine covered pears in the Ballard Design catalog?

Well, when I saw them, I knew I had to try to make one. I think mine came out to be a different variety of pear, but a pear nonetheless.

I used two styrofoam balls.  For the larger one, I trimmed both the top and bottom to a flat surface.   For the smaller one I cut off about a third of the ball leaving a flat surface.

Then I just glued the two pieces together and started gluing on the twine. 

I just used a little twig piece for the stem. After I tried it out with the baby pear, I made the mama pear.

I didn't like the transition between the two balls, so I added a muslin bow. At first I was hesitant because I thought "Why would there be a bow on a pear?" but when I thought about it I realized that the point isn't to be realistic and if I was already having twine on a pear why not have a bow? So, I went with it.

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