I wanted a quick update for our living room. We had red and black throw pillows and I wanted to lighten the look for spring. I bought this fabric from Hobby Lobby a long time back. I finally got around to making new cushion covers out of it. I am no seamstress by any stretch of…
Succulent Love and Painted Pots
Succulents are a girl’s best friends. They are easy to re-pot, not very demanding and add much-needed greenery indoors. After I undertook my first paint makeover project, I painted some terracotta pots. I painted them in blue, a mint green and a mix of the two (that’s the larger pot in the picture). I knew…
Peek-a-Blue! My First Paint Project
If you have been reading my previous posts (hopefully!), two things might be clear to you by now. I am impatient and I love anything that says ‘easy’! Still, I have had this deep urge to undertake a painting project. Like a small chair or stool or at least a flower-pot! Guess what? After weeks…
Boy Birthday Party Decorations
While looking through some old photos, I came across Boy’s third birthday photos. His birthday was way back in September (long before I started this blog!), but I thought I might share some of the birthday decor DIYs. I did not want a fully themed, all matchy-matchy birthday party. I just want kids’ parties to…
Colorful Spring Paper Wreath
Keeping up with the spirit of spring, let me show you my colorful paper wreath. I don’t have step by step pictures of it, but here is my inspiration from the Martha Stewart website. I had pinned this last fall, but decided to make a multi-colored version instead. I recycled a cardboard box for the wreath base…
Weekend Fun and Dyed Easter Eggs
Boy and I spent the most amazing day the past weekend. Well, every day is amazing with my little Boy. Still… you get the idea right? We did something super creative and super fun together! And the best part was that the little fellow was excited and involved throughout! What did we do? Well, we…
DIY Colored Bottles – The Tutorial
Hey, so I am back as promised with a tutorial on how to achieve the colored bottle/jar look. You will need: Glass bottles/Jars White glue (like Elmer’s) or Mod Podge Food coloring Lots of paper towels/rags How to: Clean the glass bottles thoroughly and remove labels and any sticky residue. Just soak them in hot…
DIY Colored Bottles
Colored bottles and jars are nothing new. Remember the amber medicine bottles, dark green soda bottles and blue mason jars? Guess what? Some geniuses in blogosphere have found numerous ways to duplicate these looks. The ingredients can be found in every home – food coloring and simple white glue. There are a couple of methods to achieve…