Zentangled, Doodled-oodled Fan....

When we painted back in Feb, I pulled my fan apart and decided it could do with a coat of paint....I finally put the new version back up just up in time for summer...


I had seen this cool chair on Pinterest....[ hah!! Pinterest again ]!!!

http://www.tphblog.com/diy-fabric-for-upholstery/

what a cool idea to get have your  kids draw all over it..... mine would have loved that.....

and then these fan blades....

http://pinterest.com/pin/259660734737519433/

 SO......I had already purchased this cushion from Ikea just because I loved it...

and used it for inspiration but once I got started , I just couldn't stop with the ideas ....I used black sharpies over  a satin spray varnish...I would use different paint next time..........the sharpies kept running out and had to drawn over paper all the time to get going again...

What do you think ?????

its really hard to get a good photo....

 

so some close ups for you...

 

and while there a few mistakes you wouldn't know, I just doodled over them.... 

 

and only 3 more lounge room projects left to do :)

My Aldi Hack....

So, I've been doing a bit of fixer-uppering and finally put the tv unit together......

 

I had been looking a small white unit that fitted between the windows for ages and when I saw them at Aldi of all places , I was straight in there....

 

however it sat forlornly in its box for ages waiting until hubby's back to be improved ......however when that wasn't looking very likely I decided to put it together myself...

 

 

the girls helped too but then we had a disaster....

uh oh !!!

the plugs got hammered right thru to front :((((

 

 

I had a few ideas about what to cover the drawers with but then I saw these wooden rulers at Typo on clearance , I knew exactly what I was going to do..... I practically bought out both stores we visited that day :)

 

The colors were pretty off but I spent a lovely day  painting, sanding and glazing them.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 and another afternoon with the saw and hot glue gun ,  saw me finally finish the unit....

I couldn't be happier.... 

 

as Wendy said...its a patchwork of rulers :)

 

I've decided not to put any knobs on but two tabs at the top that will pull the drawers out...we wont be using them very often....

 

I spray painted the Ikea clock too....

 

....it feels good to have another two things ticked off the list...:)

 

and my white house is starting to come alive with pops of color .....

Dog couch...

Usually the dog couch looks like this....

 

 

 

with an old doona cover thrown over it so its easy to wash....

 

 

 

 

 

but it gets in a mess and im forever fixing up the 6 cushions.....

 

 

 and it doesn't look very nice....

 

but after a few weeks of raiding my stash and sewing some simple covers ...

 

it now looks like this....

and when I let them in ...

 

....instead of jumping over the arm and getting a corner ...

 

(.....cos 3 into 2 doesn't go you know.....)

 

......they very delicately sniffed at it and waited for me to say hop up ...:)

 

one...Chase....

two...Luey

 and three happy dogs...Ruby....

 and some cute pics of LueyLongnose  for Charlie xx

 

 

random craft stufff....

this is an extremely random post of just some of the things I've made

this year that I thought I would share....

some bags.....

......found this easy peasy bag on Pinterest............ the hessian was STILL shedding after 3 washes and delinting [ is that a word!!) with a sticky roller....

 

I do love that pear print..... it went to a crafty friend for her birthday :)

 these I had made for Charlie to take overseas as gifts.... not so quick and easy but they look lovely with this Melbourne fabric and cheap tablecloth plastic...

 

I also made Charlie a new journal to take over for her memories and collectables.... this was super duper quick too... another Pinterest find.... I left it fairly plain for her to decorate...

 

 Pull the inside out of an old book cover and punch two holes in the back and front covers...

 

 

 

then fill with separate pages made from any scrapbook papers and old junk...made lots of pockets too

She is  having a wonderful time in Ireland being aupair to 3 little girls....she spends about 4 days working and has long weekends to spend with the Irish/ English relatives or goes travelling... you can read her exploits here....

 

and used some of my washi stash too on this little bunting.............. :)

 

 

....... I made this winter throw for our new couch from some clearance fabric. it has lovely chenille flowers  and I backed it with polar fleece for warmth. it was about $50.00m down to $5.00 m, I do love a bargain....

 

 

so all in all a pretty random post as you can see, but its good to keep busy doing bit and pieces and im enjoying fiddling about with house stuff since we painted...

 

 and you gotta love Pinterest ....

 

keeps me occupied for hours...:)

jens collaborative cloth.....

 

 

 

 

I was so excited to my cloth back as part of a collaborative effort bw Jacky , Dot , Shirley and myself.... I mean just look at all this deliciousness...:)

Jacky added some of her eco dyed fabrics including this moon and gorgeous lace and fabric on the top angel...love the wild hair , think the other angel needs some too....

and also some lovely colored embroidery....

this looks like a bit of dots handiwork with the beads and little birdy....

 

I still  need to find out what Shirley did too..... it just has so much going on that I am always finding things with it :)



Jacky also sent me this lovely cloth, I absolutely adore the fabrics and her wonderful stitching....

.......thank you ladies for inviting me  , it was such a wonderful experience to participate in and opened up a whole new world :)

 

.........and I had something portable to do at craft on Wednesdays :)