So I am absolutely loving this repurposing and refashioning clothes!! It’s so fun to do and it really cheap too! I LOVE it! I just go to garage sales, pick things up for $.25 or $.50 and then go crazy. Here is my latest creation, I made these fun flowers for the collar of this…
Archives for August 2010
Motivate Me Monday #33
Sponsor of the week: Shadowcase The place to get all of your shadow box cases and accersories! If you’re interested in advertising on Keeping It Simple, click here What a great week last week, so many great ideas!!! Everyone is so talented and so creative! You really get my head turning! Here are a few…
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CSN Stores Review: Bassinet
I was lucky enough to get to review one of CSN Stores products. They seriously have a huge selection, so I didn’t even know where to start. I had several items on my wish list, things that were practical, things that we needed and things that I just wanted for fun :). After much thought,…
Scrapbook Thursday
Wow, it’s been a long time since I’ve scrapbooked. I guess I go in spurts, I’ll do it for a week straight and then go months without doing anything. Well here is one that I whipped up yesterday. It’s nothing special but hey, it’s done and in the book :). I ripped off the corner,…
Whatever Wednesday: Family Game Night Table
A couple weeks back, there was a link in my Motivate Me Monday party that I loved. A little chalkboard table. Well that weekend, I went out garage sale-ing and went looking for a cute end table. Well I scored and found this great table for only $3! So I distressed it to match this…
Tutorial Tuesday: Maternity Band
I have a pair of maternity pants that are so cute, but they go well above my belly. It drives me nuts!!!!! So I decided to cut off the top part and add a band to go under my belly. I saw this on a blog, but have no clue where, if anyone knows, let…
Motivate Me Monday #32
Here are some awesome links from last week! Alison from Oopsey Daisy made this adorable FHE board Melissa from Those Northern Skies made these dresses out of sheets! Leanne from Organize your stuff now made some really fun flower magnets. Ashley from Cute As a Fox made these super cute teacher gifts! So here’s the…
Motivate Me Monday #31
Hello everyone!!! Sorry about the lack of comments last week, it was a crazy one! And this week, I’m out of town, so I won’t be commenting again (so sorry!). I’m taking a break this week, so I’m going to leave the link party open until the end of the week, so link up!! Nancy…
Whatever Wednesday: Potty Chart
We have been potty training one of our sons lately, so I made him a little potty chart to help along the process. I just took a cookie sheet, mod podged some paper onto it and then made little magnets. Every time he goes potty, he moves a little magnet onto the number and when…
Tutorial Tuesday: Ribbon Board
I made this ribbon board for my son’s room. It was really easy and fun to make. This is how I made it: 1) I used an old bulletin board 2) I took them apart and then painted the outside brown 3) Next I covered the cork board with fabric 4) Then I glued the…
Motivate Me Monday #30
WOW what another great week!! There were more than 200 links and some really good ideas!! Elizabeth from Twelve Crafts Till Christmas made this adorable magnetic tic tac toe board! Julie from Less than Perfect Life made these lovely decor balls with scrapbook paper! Patrica from If life was a like a cupcake made this…
Whatever Wednesday: Another Dresser Makeover
Recently my two oldest boys moved into the same room together, so we needed a dresser for their clothes. I found one at a garage sale that looked pretty good, but was a little girly. So of course I painted it. Here it is before (sorry this is such a bad picture) And here is…
CSN Stores Review
I know that everyone has heard of CSN Stores because when a store is awesome, news travels fast!! I personally love CSN Stores and just love to browse all of their 200+ stores, drooling and wishing :). They seriously have so much,from dining room furniture, and sofas, to kitchen appliances. Here are some awesome things…
Tutorial Tuesday: Basket Lining
I am loving having a sewing machine, there is so much you can do!!! I’m still a beginner, but I’m getting a little better. I was so excited when I came up with this idea in my head and it actually worked, on the first try even! 🙂 I have a few baskets in my…
Motivate Me Monday #29
Hello everyone!! It’s amazing how quickly the week goes by, I can’t believe it’s already time for another amazing link party! Christy at From Glitter to Gumdrops took some old drawers and turned them into shelves! Annabelle from Justs Make It made some adorable baskets out of fabric! Carol from Frugal Life Project turned some…