Hula Hoop Rug

I would like to make this rug, but in a less technicolour colour scheme.

DIY Anthropologie-inspired Skirt

I'm on a creating roll! The reason is because I was just on spring break and had lots of time to make stuff. My first day back at school is today, though, so it'll be back to my regular schedule. I wish I had endless time and energy to create.

So we're back on the Anthro and patchwork train for this one!

I was in Anthropologie a couple of weeks ago and tried on this skirt:

It was lovely, but at $100 I thought I could totally recreate it myself for much, much less.

After a trip to the fabric store for a few half-metres of some fabric and scrounging my stash that I already had, I came up with this:

The fabric cost about $10, and the belt is from Forever 21 and I think it was about $8.

Even though we got about a foot of snow on Saturday, I am wearing this skirt today to help bring on spring!

Basically I just patchworked all the pices together and then followed the same procedure as this elastic-waist skirt.

Upcycled IKEA chair

I've had this Tullsta Ikea chair for ages and the cover was getting pretty sad. I decided to reuphoster it, and wanted to use this great phesant sweater I found at the thrift shop that was unfortunately way too big to wear. It looked like this, but with a pink and green plaid patterned slipcover:

I was also inspired by the Winnifred furniture line at Anthroplogie:

So I gathered up some more sweaters and got to work on my Frankenstein of a chair.

In progress. Oddly thought this was a very interesting procedure.

And after!

I like the little goat and the pocket on the arm.

The phesant in all its glory.

Yay! I love it!

Craft Room Reorganization

My craft room was a disaster. I did not even take "Before" pictures because I was too ashamed.

I knew the problem: Everything didn't have a place. Everything needs a place so you know where to put it back. Like things need to be organized together.

I also knew I needed more table space because for the most part, we would just grab what supplies we needed and take it down to the dining room table. It's pointless to have a craft room if you don't/can't use it.

So I took a trip to Ikea and bought a second table. But first I took everything out of the room, and made little piles in the hallway to group stuff together. I bought one of those Better Homes & Gardens special publication magazines on organizing, and it said that one of the most common mistakes people make when organizing a room is to go out and buy stuff first before taking stock of what you have and what needs to be organized.

So I bought a table, and also a couple of pegboards.

So now I have a sewing table and a crafting table.

The new table is very long and narrow, and will have room for lots of fun. Also big enough to leave the Cricut set up all the time.

Loving the pegboard, too. Lots of room for all the tools.

Pretty little Ikea glasses hold tools grouped by type: coloured pencils, calligraphy pens, markers, pens, pencils, and paintbrushes & painting tools.

These little plastic containers came from the bathroom section of Ikea, but they're perfect. A label-maker helps ensure things get returned to where they belong.

Not exactly a sexy shot, but I am so happy that everything is packed away in storage boxes and, again, organized by type. For example, acrylic paints, fabric paints, feathers, adhesives, etc.

I am so happy that I finally checked this off my To Do List! And thanks to my sister Selby for helping me do it all. It was a big job and she was awesome!

Be mine?

I was inspired by Aesthetic Outburst's 20 Day Handmade Valentine Giveaway, and especially by this one, made for Day 13:

I decided to make some little gifts for my co-workers tomorrow. Here's what I made:

 

 

I also loved this little badge:

So I made Selby and I each one to wear tomorrow:

Aesthetic Outburst is one of my all-time favourite blogs, and I think everyone should check her out! She's incredibly creative, and a terrific mom to boot!

Isn't everything she made beautiful?!?!?

Lame.

Okay, so as I tried to buy a vacuum from overstock.com, it wouldn't let me input the coupon code. So I contacted support, and they said it doesn't apply to international orders. LAME! Perhaps marketing people should check into where the owner of the blog resides before they offer this code. Ah well, my US readers can still use the code.

However, I am highly disappointed!!!!!!! Nuts!!!!!!

Overstock.com discount

How serendipitous is it that Overstock.com contacted me to see if I wanted to offer readers of my blog a discount just when my vacuum cleaner broke? It's going to cost a couple of hundred bucks to fix it, and it's not a particularly awesome vacuum in the first place, so I think I might splurge for a refurbished Dyson.

If you get a refurbished one, it's considerably cheaper than a brand new one. And really, most refurbished products are just because someone decided to return it, and they can't just turn around and sell it as new.

This one looks good to me!

Dyson All-Floors Vacuum

So, you probably know Overstock, right? They sell pretty much everything, from vacuum cleaners to lighting to area rugs to bedding and everything in between.

If I had infinity dollars, here's what I'd get:

Hand-tufted rug

I'd put that rug in my kitchen.

This duvet cover

I'd put that duvet cover on my bed.

This light

I'd put that light in my hallway to replace the ugly boob lights in my hallway.

Anyway, Overstock.com is offering you 10% off your purchase. Use the code 121745, which is good for 10% off Overstock products (excluding movies, books, and electronics).  This discount code never expires, however, it can only be used once per email address.

All the ideas and opinions expressed are my own. No monetary compensation was received for doing this post, however, I was provided with a discount code.