MAKEOVER PROJECTS

It seems that I have been doing more collecting of  items for makeovers than actually doing makeovers.

This is where you come in.  I figured that if I posted some of my "projects" targeted for makeovers then I would actually be accountable to someone.  So if you follow me at all and you don't see something posted soon involving something in these pictures then you have the right to CHEW ME OUT!

 I picked up this cute watering can at the grocery store of all places in their clearance section for...are you ready for this?   $1.98 (dust and all)  WooHoo!

 These flowers may or may not be part of what I am doing with the milk can.  Haven't quite decided yet.

 I have had these three wooden plates for a year or two.  I had great intentions when I bought them to do something fabulous with them.  Well you can see how far I have gotten.  By the way, they were .50 each at a yard sale.

 Spray paint, scrap book paper are in this items future.

 I picked up this board at Goodwill a couple of months ago for $3.99.

Not sure what I will do with it.  Any suggestions????  Feel free to let your ideas flow.

And finally this washboard that has sat in my garage for a couple of years.

What would you do with it?

Paint it?

Leave it as is?

Paint part of it?

Add vinyl?

I am still not sure but I have some ideas.



SUMMERTIME CANVAS MAKEOVER

I have had a project bookmarked for quite some time that I wanted to do.  I also had a canvas I made for summertime that I was never very happy with so I peeled off the vinyl lettering and repurposed the canvas in to something new.

Here is the inspiration piece from
 V and Co.

Here is the summertime canvas BEFORE...

And here is what I ended up with.

First I peeled off the old lettering then I mixed some beige paint with some dark brown paint to give it a textured look.

I cut out different foilage and flowers from some vinyl on my Silhouette

And began placing the vinyl on the canvas until I was happy with it.

This is what I ended up with but wasn't quite in love with it.

So I added this cute saying.  I have a friend who has been under the weather for awhile, I thought maybe she would like to have it.   Shhhhhh, don't tell her.

FRAME MAKEOVER

I picked up this picture at a yard sale last summer. 

Isn't it lovely? 

What? 

You don't think so either?

Well maybe about 1985 it was lovely but not in 2011.

I actually bought it because I really liked the metal thingies on the corners.

After removing the picture and painting the frame I felt like it improved it by about 75%.

The next step was to find something unique to put in it.

I saw this saying recently and loved it.

I inserted scrapbook paper in the frame and put the vinyl right on the paper.

Now I am 100% satisfied.

I have been home bound this week because of snow.   Tomorrow I MUST GET OUT AND GO SOMEWHERE, CABIN FEVER HAS SET IN!

Have a great weekend.

Two Garage Sale Makeovers

Do you remember when I posted about this wooden box a couple of months ago?  I got is for .75 at a garage sale.  It was dirty and crusty with spider webs and dirt.  I had hubby power wash it and let it dry for a couple of months while.

After a coat of red spray paint, some stenciled words and a couple of stars glued on it took on a whole new personality.  So what do you think I should put in it?  I thought some greenery and pine cones would look nice.  Any suggestions?

I also picked these chairs up at a garage sale and thought I might be able do do something with them.

This is what I came up with.  The one on the right says 'Welcome" in French, at least that is what I found the translation was on google.  If it it different please let me know.

Now I am off to finish up a few more projects for the bazaar.

It's Madness, I Tell Ya!

The madness continues 'round here, the last minute push is on...

This stool was a purchase from Goodwill for 3.99.  It was a sad plain brown stool with ZERO personality.  I think it's true potential has been reached.

Side view.  You can't see it but there is "ABC and 123" on the ends.

I had purchased these letters awhile ago and had forgotten about them.  I had some really cute kitchen scrapbook paper that I used to cover them.  Look closed at them, especially the paper on the A, so cute.

Who doesn't love a country Christmas?

Another fun word tree.

And of course, more plates.

And last but not least, some "Believe" blocks.

Stay tuned for more madness as I finish up last minute items.

Remember the two yellow chairs I bought at a garage sale awhile ago?  They are next to get a makeover.

Have You Ever Felt My Pain?

Last year I got all inspired by the whole 'black and white' pumpkin craze and spray painted perfectly good orange pumpkins white and proceeded to add black accents thinking they would be so chic.................Guess what? I DID NOT like how mine turned out, I just couldn't make myself love them.

So this year as I pulled out my fall decor it hit me;

this project failed miserably and I just couldn't put them out.

They needed a makeover...BAD!

I had some of these pretty fall paper napkins left from last year and thought they would look much better on these pumpkins. I tore the napkins into different sized pieces and started decoupaging on.

There now, they look more like the fall season instead of the project doomed for the Goodwill box.



Have you ever had a certain project in your mind but when it materialized it looked nothing like you imagined?
Ya, that was my ugly black and white pumpkin experience.



Here's to all crafters who have felt my pain.

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