Painted Chandelier

 

I am following the trend and painting my chandelier.  Originally I was going to go with a basic color...silver or black.  I found this paint color (Jamaican Sea) and loved it.

 

Before 

 

After

 

 

Up close

 

 

I took all the crystal off and painted it using a craft sponge brush.

Let the paint dry and put back the crystal.

That simple!!

 

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Back To School Backpacks

 

 

 

 

Kids are already in school.  I remember as a child summers going so fast, it hasn't changed as an adult.  I love that they are in school, but I miss them.

 

For Backpacks this year we went to DownEastHome

 

They have these great canvas backpacks and lunch boxes that are seconds only because a company has made a mistake on monogramming. 

 

 

 EASY FIX:

 

I took some scrap fabric and used my silhouette machine to cut out my kids names and initials.  You have to buy the fabric blade for this, but I love to use fabric so it was a no brainer when I bought it.

 

1. Iron on interfacing.
2. Cut out pattern with machine.
3. Iron on fabric
4. I hand stitched it to give a little extra strength.
5. You're done!

Family Home Evening Chalk Board

 

 

 

FHE Chalk Board

 

 

I have wanted to create this for my family for awhile and finally got around to it.

 

 

 

 

I found an old piece of wood in our garage from other projects.

 

 

Instructions for chalk board paint:

 

1/2 cup acrylic paint (any color)

 

1 tablespoon un-sanded grout

 

I mixed them together with disposable plastic cup and spoon.  I used a sponge brush to paint with.  Easy clean up.  The paint can dry quickly.  I doubled the batch and painted this piece front and back with two coats and still had some left over for my daughter to paint a smaller board.

 

While the paint dried I used my Silhouette machine to cut out the white vinyl for the lettering.

 

After the paint was dry, I placed my vinyl on the painted surface. 

 

Next take a piece of chalk and rub it all around the painted surface and rub off the excess chalk with a paper towel.  Done!

 

This was so much fun and really took less time then I expected!