Back to School Mantle

I was in the mood for some new colors on my mantle.

Red and Lime green seem the perfect color combo for back to school time.

The kids all commented on how excited they were that I finally painted my D.

Love these vintage apple canisters.

I filled the smaller ones with white flowers and tied a red ribbon.

Spring Napkin Wreath

Using these tutorials:

Wallflowers by Dana Made It

Under the Table and Dreaming Stephanie

two cute packs of napkins from my T store

wire ties from my bread bags

an oversized embroidery hoop I paid a couple of bucks for at my Thrift store

Strip of White fabric to make the bow

and this is what my march mantel looks like:

Ikea Magazine Rack REDO

We have/had (cause I have already redone it!) this gray Ikea magazine rack
that worked perfect in our fun bright colored loft,
but in our new pad it needed an updo.

First Step: Prime
(This is pretty much the before also. The gray color was the same just glossy.)


Second Step:

Spray Paint Black
(I just did the front,
since it will be on the wall I didn't think it would matter.
Yep, that's how I roll!)


Third Step:
Mod Podge really cute scrapbook paper onto the parts that stick out.
(How is that for technically speaking?!)

Fourth Step: I cut some darling letters using my coolio Cricut (Storybook)
I mod podged them on as well and then added a little bit of
HD Medium to give the letters a bit of raised texture.

5th: I painted all the parts that were left with Elmers Glue. Working quickly I painted over the glue with white acrylic paint (cheap stuff from a craft store). As the paint dried the magic happened. It crackled the paint a deliciously old fashioned way.
Finished Project:

I love the way this turned out!
It is perfect for my new office to hold my favorite books and mags! I love that i was able to transform something cost effective from IKEA into something so fresh and different!
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Tattered Pink Wall Hangings

To start with this darling wall hanging group, I took some white cotton fabric.

I laid my Tattered Angels Screens over top and sprits it with the glimmer mist. (Black magic and sweet pea)

I then took some black and gold thread and embroidered around the negative of the screen.

I found the fabric hoops at my local thrift store for very inexpensive
and painted them black to match.


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