DIY eveything!

A quick post for a quick project! We have a bathroom in our bedroom and the shower ha a window. When the dun come up it shines it right in your face and wakes you up!

That is no fun at 5AM! When we forget to shut the door before bed its a grumpy morning for whoever wake up to the blinding sun!

I have TONS of fabric you know... o I decided I would make some curtains. I got the rod at Big Lots for $2.50, and I had the fabric that I got for something like $.80 a yard.

I measured my window it was about 42 inches so I decided to make the curtain 88 inches long.

I then measured the width and added 3 inches for the bottom hem and the top. I made a small 1/4" hem at the bottom and at the top I folded it over about 1/4" and then about 1.5 or 2 inches to fit the small rod.

The whole thing took about 30 mins and now we don't have to remember to shut the door or go blind1


Total cost: $3.20

WOW! Sorry.. I sure tend to go missing a lot! I spend so much time reading other awesome blogs that I forget to update my own! I probably follow 100 blogs!

I just love all the awesome creative stuff I can find in blog land! From refinishing furniture to sewing to thrift store resellers.

I used my Netflix to watch American Pickers.. Hello that show is awesome! I also watch Pawn Stars and Storage Wars.. I really love Storage Wars! haha.

Anyways scroll down and see my thrift store chair and trinket box before pictures. Thanks to all these blogs I decided I could fix them up.

So here is the big reveal! I hope you like! First up the trinket box.


I lined the 2 little dwoor with some cool scrap book paper I found at Hobby Lobby. I might also add though I love to finish things with Mod Podge I hate gluing paper with it because of all the ripples! :(

I did a little sanding to rough it up and even out a few things.. but for the most part I used primer and krylon spray paint!


Next up is my new sewing chair. The other one i had REALLY hurt my back. It was cheap and plastic. This one I can actually use my lumbar support on! As soon as I find some nice thick foam for cheap I will make a cushion to save my butt!


That's it for now! Enjoy. I will post again soon... really this time. Wait don't I say that every time?

My goal for 2011 is to really blog more!

I just wanted to show you guys what I decided to tackle.

I can't wait to share with you guys when it is done!


This hangy thing I got at Savers. It was $5.00 it was super cool if it wasn't that ugly color right?!



Then I got a new chair for my sewing room. The chair I have in there now sucks. It's plastic.. it KILLS my back and my booty. I bought a lumbar support for it but it falls down! :( So it's time to move on!

This chair was $4 at Savers!



I love thrift stores just a LITTLE too much... ok ask my husband. I love them A LOT too much! I was a good girl though.. I didn't go thrifting in a long time. Well becides Halloween time but I didn't even buy anything!

Wish me luck! I hope to have them done by weekends end!

Sorry I haven't updated! I have been CRAZY busy. Just finished up custom order. It was fun and stuff turned out super cute. As far a customs go I only have a few things left... 4 blankets and another towel set.

Here is the custom order.





I have done lots of Christmas gifts but I can't post those yet because my family reads my blog! :) I can show you something I made for home though.. some super cute stockings for Christmas! I LOVE them!



Cute right?! I think I am going to have some sort of contest soon.. give away a few things. I'll post again soon with some cool handmade stuff I have got lately!

Going to work on a new wallet soon.. maybe I'll start cutting it in a few I don't know. I am feeling kinda lazy at the moment!

Be back soon!

Whew.. I have been a busy girl! I love you fall sales! :) It's been great.

Here is what is on my custom orders plate right now:

3 adult Dr Seuss Aprons
1 Skeleton Apron
1 Red adult tutu
1 adult red and black tutu
3 Children's blankets
2 Adult blankets
large towel set

That is just my Orders for October!!

I have a few for November too!

So my time is sooo full!

So all that plus helping my mom with the supplies! We run her Etsy page and a booth at the SwapSmart at 43rd Ave and Thunderbird. That has been pretty fun. It got me 2 of my custom orders up there!

I just finished this custom order.. isn't it cute!





Can't wait to embroider some more stuff!

Kayden has been soooo horribly sick! Isn't that sad! :( Strep throat.. then he had to get 9 shots in 1 day! His poor arm hurts! I got 3 hours of sleep last night with Kayden in my bed. He was up screaming all night!

I know I haven't posted in a while! I'm sorry. I've been busy! Being a rockstar and what now. haha.

I have some new really awesome aprons posted up on my Etsy and website. :) SO make sure you check it out. I got the most amazing Dr Seuss fabric! :)




I have lots of others up there too that are also AMAZING! So CLICK HERE and go check it out! :)

I also posted some Halloween and spooky hair stuff that is amazing... totally bad ass for everyone! :) I of course have more than that up there too! So yea!




I am in the process of making something new and really totally amazing... lip balm! Most people don't know yet! So feel lucky to read this! It;s going to be good. They will all be free of petroleum witch 99% of other lip balms have.. and it's bad for you! It actually dries out your lips! EAW! I do have my 1st batch of them done but I need to get labels on them!

I sre hope everyone remembers to buy handmade! Support your local artists not Wal-Mart and other giant crappy corporations!



Bye for now! Will be back soon this time!

Sorry it's been so long. I have made tons of new stuff I just haven't posted it in here. You can see it all at MY ESTY

But I did participate in the 2nd Saturdays and Sundays too even at SwapSmart. 4255 W Thunderbird Rd. This is the 3rd month I took part in this event. Sadly I did HORRIBLE. I spent more money than I made.


The 1st thing I did was pay to have an ad in a free newspaper in September. It is called Billards Table Talk

So everyone make sure to check your bars hotels whatever in September to see my ad! They print 10,000 copies so lets all REALLY hope that it does well for me. They compete with the New Times.. which all my AZ friend know is super bad ass. Heres to hoping it wasn't a waste of my hard earned money!



I did buy some really cool art though. It was spray painted onto an old record. YAY for upcycling! It was $20 for both of these and they will go perfect in my pool table room! Since I am decorating it Old Hollywood. You can get one or look at the others by clicking HERE!



I have some wholesale packs in the SwapSmart aisle A in the craft mall on consignment so please make sure to stop by! Amazing wholesale prices for everyone!

And I have lots of cool pre-made things at Girlfriends Craft House located at 7163 N. 58th Drive in Historic Glendale. So make sure you go there too! Here is my booth!



And well that is about all for right now. So I will leave you with this picture of the lovely Maddy in a pretty picture wearing one of my pretty $1 flowers!