Hi, Followers!  I had such a good time with this dress form pin cushion that I had to share it right away! It was so fun and so easy.  Of course, my seams weren't perfect, but next time I will do better.  I have embedded the video below with instructions!  If you would like the pattern, go out Kim and Kris on The DIY DISH.  

If you enjoy this video and instructions and you want to make the two-tiered cake or the owl pin cushion also in the photo, go back through their archives because they make a new pin cushion each season.

Enjoy! 

So I made some more pillows with my crazy sewing technique.  I think these pillows will be displayed in my living room for Spring.  I do love how they turn out and I may also make some for my bedroom in some tans and blues.

Fun and SPRINGY, don't you think?  I am posting this here....

I think I'm finally as done as I'm going to be on this room!  Well, there is always room for more art on the walls and perhaps new carpeting, but for now... it is done.  Months ago I decided to start this project and then only had a few things left to do and didn't do them until this weekend.

The closet doors were those hollow sliders and they were ugly and brown.  I removed them!  You can read more about the closet makeover on yesterday's post if you missed it.
Here's what the closet looks like now....

So, following is the room as it is now.  I tried to take a picture from the door, around the room, and back to the door.  It was a fun project and is very whimsical and hand-crafted!

This is what you see as you walk in the door.... 
I painted the desk, topped it with a wider board, covered that board with heavy wrapping paper.... (the wine bottle is not wine although I wish I had some right now.... it is kitty catnip... called Meow Merlot).  Admittedly, this back wall could use more art on it, but that will happen as I find the right things for it.

   

 Made a skirt and cushion for the chair, made and ironing board cover and the basket behind the ironing board which houses my sewing books and magazines.

This is a close-up of those projects from a previous post.

 I also painted the mirror which is above the sewing machine.

 Around the corner we go.... I painted the dresser which holds my extra fabric, buttons and fillers.  Each drawer is lined with the wrapping paper and has different colored insides!  You can see more about the furniture painting & chair coverings and ironing board cover....HERE.

Here's the dresser.... Love how it turned out!

I made this sign which says "My Happy Place" and the owl pin cushion... and the cake plates.  Oh.. and the hearts from salt dough.

 Here is the closet I turned into a cutting area this weekend.  I'm loving it!!!  In this picture, I made the coffee filter puffs, the pillow, the pictures are scrapbook papers in frames with 3D stickers on the outside of the glass. 

I used a lid from one of the metal jars on the right to create the scallop near the ceiling. I traced it and then painted the ceiling and scallop red.  I then traced the edges with a Sharpie so it is outlined in black.

I also made the pocket organizer on the back of the door.  It is nice because when the door it open, it is right beside me where I cut my fabric, so I can have all of my tools in the pockets rather than on the table surface.

It was a lot of work, but I get inspired to create while I'm in this room, so I guess it was all worth it!

I think perhaps most people have them... the dreaded closet with the dreaded stuff in it.  You know the one...

I had one in my sewing room and my sewing room is very small (maybe 15x15).  The closet is a nice sized closet, but it was full of two huge moving boxes filled with stuff I didn't want to put in the house when we moved here.  So why did I hold onto it for this long?  Who knows?  Thursday, I took the stuff to the donations place and took the doors off of the closet. On Friday morning, I bought some paint and on Friday afternoon, I had all of the BLUE walls painted.  Friday night, I painted the cute RED ceiling.  On Saturday morning, I painted all of the ugly wood trim WHITE and waaalllllaaaa!   I have more room in my craftroom for cutting and moving about.

  It looks so cute, I think I have to go play in the closet first thing tomorrow morning!

Don't you think???

Tomorrow I will be finally showing the room in its entirety.  I have been working on it for a long time and it is finally finished save some more art for the walls.  That will happen as I find it.

Happy weekend!

Okay, I'm not done.  I may NEVER be done!  I still have a ton to do, but if you remember my PLAID room with old, crappy furniture which was left behind by previous owners, you will appreciate this.  I went to the Christmas Tree Shops and found a cute little bookshelf for $30.  I painted the backing of it the same color as the dresser and sat the whole thing on top of this dresser.

See below?  Notice the lack of plaid walls?   That picture frame on the bottom shelf will go onto a wall eventually.  Also, those cake plates are made using outdoor plastic plates and glass candle sticks glued together with E-6000 glue.  They will be great to pile spools of ribbon on, one of my cake pin cushions and such.

Today is the first day of Spring Break, so I may get some more painting done this week. The walls are half finished and the rest is half primed.  Two coats of paint and I will be done with that.  Then I have a table and chair to paint.  I have to take breaks because my room is in the basement with little venthilation and even with a fan running, it is STINKY!!!   Cute, but stinky!

There you have it for now.  Thought you might enjoy a peek!  Have a great weekend!

I have had this project hanging on the back of a door for a while now, but never really finished it.


You see, there were some serious design flaws.... I had been using the rod from the top of my kids' easel for a long time and it kept falling off to the side because it had to be balanced on the wreath hanger in the middle. Of course, it wasn't until after I had done all of the following before I had one of those "DUH" moments. I thought, "Why didn't I just buy another wreath hanger at the dollar store and put one on each end?" Yes. Duh.... But that would have been too easy, so here's what I actually did.


I had my husband pick up a new dowel rod from Lowe's and I spray painted it light blue. I then attached some beads on each side of the wreath hanger using hot glue. Then I put beads on the ends of the rods to keep the "straps" from falling off. Then I hot glued some paper butterflies to the ends of the rod just to make it pretty.


Now it is all done and I've stored LOTS of papercrafting goodies in it. It is on the outside of my craftroom door for now. Since that door is always open, it is right in plain site from inside. I love how it turned out!



I may still go buy another wreath hanger at the dollar store. It could use the reinforcement when I put something heavy in one of the pockets.

If you want to see it close-up, you can click on the photo. I wish I could make the photos bigger in blogger. Anyone know how I can do that? If so, please leave a comment with that info. Thanks!



Tami

Okay... so I was asked to show my sewing room on my blog. I've seen SO many cutesy rooms that are done so well, that I'm embarrassed to show mine. I will do it though. What the heck, right?

Now, keep in mind that until about 2 or three months ago, the only thing I had sewn on with my new sewing machine was cards. That's why I wanted the machine. But then, something got into me when I saw directions on a blog showing how to make an apron. I've been sewing up a storm since!

My sewing room was, up until a few months ago, an empty room. Sitting there.... lonely. I took my old table and the dresser and desk that were left in our basement by the previous owners and set up a room of my own. Just for sewing. This room still has the wallpaper on the walls that was there when we moved in. It matches the kids' playroom too. I am not offended by it, so I haven't changed it. As a matter of fact, I love plaid, so I really don't mind it at all. You'll see what I mean.

I'll start with my vintage buttons because they're so colorful! I got this dish at Salvation Army. It was in the box & styrofoam and had never been taken out. I thought I could use it if my kids play soccer and we have the team over. Who am I kidding? LOL!

In this picture, you get to see my plaid walls. I'm sure some of you will think they are hidious, but I really kind of like them. I'll probably paint them someday, but for now, they're stayin'.

Okay, the mirror was also in the room. I had a string of lights that I wanted to put on my shabby chic tree this year. They looked pastel in the package and when I lit them up, they were way brighter than I wanted. The other day, I went to the $ store and they had these packages of silk flowers 4 for $1, so I got some. This is what I did with them. I put one petal section on each light. I thought it looked festive.

This is also the table where I cut my material and where I iron. I just use a bath mat folded in half as my ironing board.

I also found these tins at our dollar store. They were a stack of 3 for $1! LOVE them!

You really have to hit the dollar stores and thrift stores at least once a week. I almost always

come out of there $3 poorer. LOL!
You can see the shelves that go around two walls of this room. I have the boy's toys that they don't play with much up there as well as Jeff's old trucks from when he was a kid and some dolls that were mine when I was ... well... in my 20's and into country stuff more. My Great Aunt Gretchen made them for me to match my 80's decor.

The apron tied to the back of the chair is my Great Grandmother's. She made it and I love it!

I use it more as decor, but I also sometimes wear it.

This is the dresser that was left behind. I have material in these drawers. (Notice my new

D&G purse hanging on the door handle? Cute!)This closet it outside my door of my sewing room. It is actually part of the kids' playroom, but I took it over. I had their older, baby toys in there but I've finally talked them into parting with them! Yeah!

And now for the final product of today's sewing adventure. A flirty little apron for a customer!

I love this one. I showed you a picture of me in it below, but it looks a little small on me. It isn't that I made the apron too small, it is that I am too big for it. LOL! The girl who is getting it is about a size 0/2 and I am a 6/8, so it should look small.

And... last but not least....

I had to show you the shower curtain that I found at Salvation Army in Syracuse on Monday!

OMG... I can't wait to cut it up and make something (or lots of things) from it! I was reading Reinvented which is an awesome blog that shows you how to make new things from old thriftstore/yardsale finds. She is awesome... you have to check her out. But anyway, she has a list of things to pick up at yardsales, etc. today. She it SO right about fabric! A great thing to find is curtains and shower curtains because you can use them as fabric and they "usually" aren't dirty or stained! How awesome is this one????

Here are a few more fun things that are in my craft room. I will have other new pictures later.






Here is the card that I made for my friend Kris' birthday. The card outline is at House of Stirfry

Here are a few things that I LOVE that are in my craftroom. I will add more after the batteries charge in my camera.