Front Porch Make-Over

February 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment

The front porch needed a little fixing up. I sewed a little fabric banner for my old window. I vinyled this sign, “Love where you Live.”
This rustic sign used to be black – I painted it blue. It had a star cut out and I covered it with a spray-painted frame. In the frame is fabric and a fabric bird silhouette. I love how it turned out!

The milk can is actually a family heirloom. It was from my Great-Grandfather’s farm! I vinyled our street address on it.
I bought this chair at a garage sale for $2. It was brown before. Not anymore! Aqua spray paint to the rescue! I sewed a little pillow to match out of Amy Butler fabric.

This is how the table used to look – then I spray painted it Heirloom white and now it looks so much happier!
This was a plain walmart special ceramic pot. Now it is darling cherry red with our initial on it!! Love it!


I had this owl and I love him. But he was a little drab.

Now he is noticeable!! I think I am addicted to spray paint!

Filed Under: crafts, DIY, paint, sewing, vinyl

Front Porch Make-Over

February 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment

The front porch needed a little fixing up. I sewed a little fabric banner for my old window. I vinyled this sign, “Love where you Live.”
This rustic sign used to be black – I painted it blue. It had a star cut out and I covered it with a spray-painted frame. In the frame is fabric and a fabric bird silhouette. I love how it turned out!

The milk can is actually a family heirloom. It was from my Great-Grandfather’s farm! I vinyled our street address on it.
I bought this chair at a garage sale for $2. It was brown before. Not anymore! Aqua spray paint to the rescue! I sewed a little pillow to match out of Amy Butler fabric.

This is how the table used to look – then I spray painted it Heirloom white and now it looks so much happier!
This was a plain walmart special ceramic pot. Now it is darling cherry red with our initial on it!! Love it!


I had this owl and I love him. But he was a little drab.

Now he is noticeable!! I think I am addicted to spray paint!

Filed Under: crafts, DIY, paint, sewing, vinyl

Kitchen Art from Junk

February 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment


I needed something different to hang above my stove. It was cold and rainy and I didn’t want to go to the store – so I went shopping in my garage! This is what I came up with:

I bought this board at a garage sale for 50 cents. It was white and dirty. I cleaned it up and painted it aqua. I had some scrapbook paper, glued it on. The cricut was next. I love this font – it is actually Taylor Swift’s signature font! Cute! I found this metal heart in a box of junk. It was dark metal – from the days of rustic, dark metal things! Painted it apple red and epoxied it on! Yea! Happy! I love paint!

Filed Under: crafts, DIY, kitchen, paint, vinyl

Kitchen Art from Junk

February 16, 2012 by 1 Comment


I needed something different to hang above my stove. It was cold and rainy and I didn’t want to go to the store – so I went shopping in my garage! This is what I came up with:

I bought this board at a garage sale for 50 cents. It was white and dirty. I cleaned it up and painted it aqua. I had some scrapbook paper, glued it on. The cricut was next. I love this font – it is actually Taylor Swift’s signature font! Cute! I found this metal heart in a box of junk. It was dark metal – from the days of rustic, dark metal things! Painted it apple red and epoxied it on! Yea! Happy! I love paint!

Filed Under: crafts, DIY, kitchen, paint, vinyl

Family Tree Quilt & Vinyl Saying

March 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment

I finished the tree quilt. I love it. I used Moda Fandango charm packs for the leaves and the border. I had to draw the tree myself because I didn’t have a pattern and I am not very good at drawing – so it turned out pretty good considering I don’t have any art skills.I stippled the cream background, then did 1/2 inch straight line stitching on the border and then quilted the tree a little.

I wanted a tree quilt so I could put this vinyl saying next to it – that is where the whole idea came from. I just love it. It took me 2+ hours to cut the vinyl and hang it evenly – that is way stressful – but worth it.

Filed Under: quilt, vinyl

Family Tree Quilt & Vinyl Saying

March 21, 2011 by 1 Comment

I finished the tree quilt. I love it. I used Moda Fandango charm packs for the leaves and the border. I had to draw the tree myself because I didn’t have a pattern and I am not very good at drawing – so it turned out pretty good considering I don’t have any art skills.I stippled the cream background, then did 1/2 inch straight line stitching on the border and then quilted the tree a little.

I wanted a tree quilt so I could put this vinyl saying next to it – that is where the whole idea came from. I just love it. It took me 2+ hours to cut the vinyl and hang it evenly – that is way stressful – but worth it.

Filed Under: quilt, vinyl