Craft: Ana White ornaments A handmade miniature wood house ornament wrapped with Ana White grosgrain logo ribbon: You know I’ve been a big Ana White fan for a long time and I feel so blessed to be able work with her not only on furniture builds but I also sew all the work aprons… Read more
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“T” is for Turf Letter
Craft: big turf letter Construct a 3-dimensional letter from cardboard, cover with turf and add a floral decoration for some fun Spring front door decor: Personalized to match our last name of course: Here’s how to make the big turf letter: 1. Cut 2 matching letter shapes from cardboard and 2″ wide long strips: 2…. Read more
“R” is for Ruffle Towels
Make these diy personalized ruffle towels using bias cut ruffles and appliqued letters. Take a simple bath towel and make it cute as can be! Inspired by Pottery Barn Teen’s ruffle towels: I made my own version for much less than their $37 bath towel, follow the tutorial down below. Here’s how to make the… Read more
“A” is for Aprons #6
Sew: Ana White work aprons I just posted a new batch of Ana White work aprons available in her shop here. New for Spring 2013 I added some navy, orange and lime combinations: As well as the usual pink, turquoise and yellow fabrics: Don’t let the fun patterns and print fool you, these aprons are… Read more
DIY Skylanders Storage Shelf
Build: Skylanders storage shelf Build the perfect cubby storage shelf for Skylanders (or any play figurines) using modified cubby shelf plans from Ana White. Each Skylander has its’ own cubby slot, the giants just fit into the 5″ x 5″ space and there’s even enough room to double up once the collection grows. The… Read more
Refinished Kids Dressing Table
A friend had the cutest little kid size solid pine dressing table that got a makeover. It was very dark, rustic and knotty: I painted everything Benjamin Moore white dove (a close match to her other bedroom furniture), reused the existing hardware and recovered the terribly outdated stool: (The new stool fabric is Waverly Ferris… Read more
“S” is for Shamrock Pouches
Sew: shamrock pouches Easy to sew drop cloth pouch with appliqued shamrock on front and green zipper closure. The lining even matches the cute shamrocks: And now for the best part, fill the pouches with fun goodies for kids (and adults!): I made 10 for friends and cousins: A really fun, festive and useful… Read more
DIY Wall Shelves
Build: knock off wall shelves Build your own beautiful wall shelves to fit your space. I teamed up with Ana White again to come up with plans these shelves. Ana drew up easy to follow building plans customizable for any length to fit your wall space. A friend had asked I could build shelves similar… Read more
“L” is for Lumbar Pillow
Sew: personalized lumbar pillow I made this pillow for Ana’s banquette, a decorative accent pillow with fun personalization (yes her last name is White and the letters were made with white cotton fabric). In place of a long zipper I added 3 ties made from 1/4″ seam binding: Inspired by this Pottery Barn pillow… Read more
“P” is for Pencil Holder Favors
Craft: pencil holder party favors Take a square dowel, drill holes, stick in some personalized pencils, attach a tag and you have a great, useful party favor: We have a birthday coming up and my girl #2 has decided on a ‘build it’ theme party. The girls will be building a take home project… Read more
“B” is for Book Style Ornaments
Craft: book style ornaments I made these book style ornaments for a novel night party with an “All the Pretty Horses” theme. Unfortunately, because of Hurricane Sandy, the party never happened but I thought I’d still share the ornaments: The ornaments were intended to be favors for the guests. At the party each couple was… Read more
DIY Tabletop Chalkboard Easel
Build: tabletop chalkboard easel I modified plans from Ana White here to make portable tabletop size chalkboard easels. This smaller version of the original has a 13″ x 13″ chalk space: Versus the original folding chalkboard easel with an 18″ x 18″ chalk space: This smaller size is just the right for kids sitting… Read more