Hey guys!
I was browsing the net looking for some inspiration for some kind of decorative piece to put on Justin’s night stand. He didn’t want anything girly like this cute little flower piece I made for my night stand.
All materials came from the Dollar Tree. Total cost was $6.
I found this blog post on how to make a DIY wooden sphere. I followed the tutorial pretty closely, I just didn’t add the tacks. So I started off by purchasing two 6 inch embroidery hoops from Michael’s.
First unscrew the latch at the bottom and separat the hoops.
Next I took my stain and used a foam brush to apply it and then a cloth to wipe any excess stain away.
I let them dry for 24 hours before assembling them.
Next I just inserted the inner hoops (with no screw parts) into the open (screw parts) hoops and adjusted them how I liked them and then screwed the two open hoops closed.
Start with two hoops
Then add another hoop
Then another 🙂
Done, all four hoops are in place. I ended up adding a bit more stain to darken it up.
Here it is in it’s final resting place.
Just hide the screw parts towards the back. I love it! I think it turned out great.
What do you guys think?
This was a great find and it is pretty as is, however it doesn’t match the theme or colors in my room. So to fix that I started by spray painting it a satin ivory.
After spraying paint two light coats I wanted to jazz it up a bit more and add a different color. So I looked in my stash of paints and found these two colors which I mixed together.
After mixing the colors together I ended up with a muted brown-y beige-y color.
I used a small paint brush and painted a couple of the rings around the base of the piece along with the flowers. Here is how it turned out.
The color was still a little too orange-y for me so I went back over it with just the Vintage White acrylic paint with my paint brush and softened the color a bit.
So to start I picked up this photo frame from Ikea for $1.99.
Next I removed the inserts of the frame and then spray painted it a light gray.
Once it was dry, I measured the inside and cut out a mesh grid I bought from Michael’s for $0.79.
Total cost for this quick project is $3!
Not bad but didn’t fit the décor I am going for in my room. So let’s get to work! I started by sanding the dresser 3 times with 3 different grits. First was with 80, then 120 and finally 220.
I applied two coats with a sponge brush and then I let the paint cure on its own for 2 weeks before moving it into my room.
Here she is in all her glory, sitting pretty in my room! I love it, the color is fantastic and it looks like a new dresser!
I chose these colors because they match the theme of my bedroom and I chose this brand because well, it was cheap at Joann’s.
So I crocheted two complete sides and I did about 8 rows of the light brown/tan color and the rest with the cream color. I just measured my pillow that I was covering and knew that since the yarn stretched that I needed to crochet it a bit smaller (just a tad) than the actual pillow.
