DIY Polkadot Stool

Have you guys been crazy over the gold sharpie madness like I have?? I've seen so many cute ideas on how to use a gold sharpie all over pinterest.

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Well I thought if you can decorate dishware, walls and even your nails why not some furniture? It's easy, adorable,cheap, and doesn't take long to dry! So that's when I decided to attack my little ikea stool with some sharpie polka dots:)

 

 

 

 

 

I picked up this little stool for 14.99 at Ikea and you can find it here. Being the 4"11 shrimp I am I use it for EVERYTHING! I had painted it white before to brighten it up a bit.

 

 

 

 

So first you start with your supplies.

 

 

The hole punch I used is a size 1.5", but you could easily trace a bottle cap or something that has the size circle you want.

I just hole punched a piece of a cereal box then got to tracing.

 

 

I didn't strategically place them. I just eyeballed on what looked cool and confetti like.

Then just colored them in. This part was fun, but tricky making sure I didn't go outside the lines so be careful!

 

 

Just take your time and have fun. For only costing about $2 for the sharpie it was a nice, distracting craft.

I've been househunting lately which hasn't been as much fun as I hoped so it was nice to take my mind of it for awhile.

 

So why don't you add some polkadots to your life? Promise it will make ya feel better;)

 

 

*hugs*

Georgette

 

 

 

 





A Dresser for my Dollies

Oh my goodness..why is it that when life seems like its getting out of control is when I finally do something about it? For 3 years I was able to fit 2 little girls sets of clothes in the closet in neat little stacks on the shelves, but then (on more than 1 occasion) PJs would be under the bed, pants and tees thrown on the floor. There was literally no room for their everyday clothes. I looked at my husband and asked,"Why haven't we bought the dollies' a dresser??! For months and I mean MONTHS I searched online, thrift stores, ads and nothing popped up that was my style or budget like always. Finally one day I found one on  my local online ads for 20 bucks. Now that I look back I really wish I would have paid less, but I was getting desperate for things to get in order.
Here it was before in all its laminate glory...

Yuck right? I wish I would have gotten a better photo, but I was so impatient to start fixing it up. Just imagine dark brown laminate on the front of the drawers too. 

I kept the original handles and just mod podged some left over scraps of a vintage sheet I had. I wish I would have painted the drawers white first because you can see small areas of the dark wood underneath, but you live and learn.

Then just added 3 coats of white paint. I didn't want to spend alot and just bought a sampler container of some Valspar paint plus I get military discount at Lowe's so I think it came out to $2.

The dollies' love it and they now know where to put their clothes away which makes things soooo much easier in the morning! So $22 dollars later we have a new little dresser!
I'm think later I'm going to paint those cute, little tapered legs a hot pink but leave the gold tips. Fun right?

So as long as it has a nice shape not all laminate can be scary;)

*hugs*
Georgette

Cheap DIY Art Carousel

I seem to be having the biggest problem with my dog lately. When I go outside to pick up his naughty poops I find heaps of crayon bits in them! Sorry TMI I know! Its just so freakin frustrating to finally find out where all the crayons are disappearing to! So I figured if I made a designated area for all daily art supplies then my gross curious little dog won't easily find his favorite colored, waxy snack.

 

Thats when this little helper came in the picture:
 

 

This was a total last minute project. Which means I didn't go out and buy anything. I had the plastic lazy susan ( that I got for a $1 at Honks) in my craft room and I wasn't really using it. Mod Podged some vintage fabric that I thrifted to it.

 

The aluminum cans were old peanut cans that I was saving for I don't know what reason! Sheeesh once you become a crafter it ultimately means you are a hoarder too! Anywhoo I just modpodged some leftover scrapbooking paper to those two.

 

The yellow, plastic vintage mugs I thrifted for my girls to play with in their kitchen. They have so much play pots and dishes I figures I could use em:)

 

Pretty easy and fits all there little art supplies.

 

 

Once I set it out they were excited to get started:)

 

 

Fits nice and perfect on this little shelf that I rescued and painted. Can you believe this shelf used to be one of those cheesy, black laminated shelves?

 

 

Take that Toby! No more crayons for you!;o)

 

Thanks for dropping by!

 

xo

Georgette

 

 



Hello Dolly!

It seems as if I'm always changing around my daughters' room. Its just so small and they share the space so I always want it to be functional and cute. I moved this shelf organizer and repurposed it AGAIN to hold some of my dollies' clothes. I've been on the look out for a cute mid century dresser for their jammies and pants, but haven't had any luck. So this is where the shelf and new art comes in:)

 

 

 I had thrifted an adorable vintage ABC golden book, but my naughty 2 year old ripped some of the pages. I was crushed! I decided to salvage some of my favorite letter pages by framing them. Along with the framed pages and embroidered ABC art, I pinned some vintage dresses that they outgrew on the wall .

 

 

I've seen these wire yarn letters all over pinterest and there is an awesome tutorial here. I chose the words "Hello Dolly" because I'm always calling my daughters dollies if you've noticed in previous posts. Even friends and family know I refer to them as my dolls:)

 

 

I opted for thick jewelry wire from Walmart instead of the reinforced clothesline that the tutorial suggested. Only because I noticed they were a buck while I was out getting milk. The yarn I had on hand.

 

 

Pretty easy. Just shape the letters and wrap the yarn around. Making the words were fast it was the wrapping part that took awhile.

I loved the way it came out:)

 



 

 

Fun little craft. I recommend trying it. The word phrases are endless.

Thanks for checking out a little nook of my dollies' room;o)

 

xo

Georgette



 



My Beauty Station

During our many many moves I managed to somehow misplace or lose my vanity I had as a teen.  I'm sad, but looking back on it, it was kinda small and not practical for all my goodies. I searched and searched online and at thrift stores, but never found anything cute or in my budget.  Finally I was on my local classified ads online and found this homeschooling desk. I loved the quirky little attached ledge.
It was cheap, made of real wood and I thought hmm..."I could make somethin outta this!"  Of course I gotta another eye roll from the hubby, but whatevs I got my way and brought it on home..hehe.

So of course after cleaning, priming, painting, and sticking on some vinyl stickers from dollar tree.this was the end product....

I love long pencil notch for make up brushes or so my glosses and lipsticks wont roll off!

Now I have a nice big table for storing all my beauty treasures. Not spending alot on used furniture kinda takes the edge off when I'm painting. I don't worry so much if it turns out bad. Luckily I am in love:)

~Georgette

will be linking up to some of these fab parties!