My Wrapping, Scrapping, Crafting Closet

Stick a fork in it, it's done ! I just wanted to show you the room with all the final touches. The knobs that came on the dresser were cute but they were plaid and I'm not really a plaid person so I painted them black. Here is what they looked like before in case you didn't see them. I cannot remember where I got the canvas with the pillows, I'm thinking it was either Kirkland's or HG, it was $ 5.00. My new apron from the Hip Hostess is hanging on the doorknob.

The canvas needed some work to fit in and match. I know this sign is all over blogland BUT, I'm pretty sure it's nowhere in Cary, NC so I felt good about using it ! I printed it from The Graphics Fairy and Mod Podged it onto the canvas and then blinged it up a bit. (my spell checker doesn't realize that blinged and mod podged are real verbs and blogland is a real place, haha)


That's my thimble collection in the middle and my tea lights are in the container on the right. Thanks for looking and I hope you have a very Happy Thanksgiving !

I'm linking to A Soft Place To Land's DIY Day.........

PK at Room Remix is having a linky party for craft closets that I'll be linking to.

Thrift to Treasure

My crafty project this week is two wood plaques that I covered with scrapbook paper. I found two decorative wood pieces at Goodwill and I thought about turning them into sconces.

My first step was to paint the edges a dark brown then I applied Mod Podge to the wood and to the back of the scrapbook paper. Then I put the paper on top and smoothed it out really well. I did have to use 2 pieces each because one wasn't wide enough so I just butted them together in the center. After it dried, I took a razor knife and cut out the design. That was pretty tedious and took a little while.

Once it was all cut out then I applied 3 coats of Mod Podge to the top, letting each coat dry. Then I attached sawtooth hangers to the back and hung them on the wall. Each plaque cost $ 2.99 and used $ 1.20 of scrap paper.

I still think I want to turn them into sconces by attaching a candle to each one. I just need to find what I'm picturing in my mind.


I will be posting this at Between Naps On the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday with a lot of other great projects.