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September 19, 2017

Fall Floral Arrangements | Craft With Me

Hello Everyone!

Today I am sharing four fall inspired floral arrangements that I have put together to use in my home for the fall season.

I love every single one and they are all super easy to complete.

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see you soon,

Robin

September 12, 2017

DIY Painted Ceramic Pumpkins | Craft With Me

Hello There!

Today's project was a fun one.

Target dollar spot pumpkins, simply painted and then added to my fall decor.

Craft time and decorating time.

The best thing ever!

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Have a great day.

Robin

March 21, 2017

Craft Time | March Madness Edition

This past weekend in March Madness in full swing I did a lot of basketball watching.

Not only that, I did a lot of craft projects.

Three of which I am going to share with you today.

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I have put together a short tutorial on all of the projects I've shown today below.

Enjoy!

March 14, 2017

Hand Painted Speckled Eggs

Good Morning!

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Today I'd like to share a super easy spring craft project.

Hand Painted Speckled Eggs.

Simple, Classic and Oh so pretty!

There are a million different ways to used them but I decided on gathering them in a small bowl with some straw and topping it with a small chicken wire cloche.

Makes a quick and easy display for my kitchen window!

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If you'd like to see how I went about painting these wooden eggs just go ahead and watch the short video below.

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I love how they turned out.

Have a great day now and I will see you soon,

Robin

February 24, 2017

Hand Painted Wall Banner

Good Morning!

Today I have a fun, easy craft project to share with you.

Finding time to create in my studio has been very difficult these past few months but this past week I was determined to carve out some time.

This Hand Painted Wall Banner is the result.

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If you'd like to see how I went about making this wall banner, simply watch the handy-dandy video below!

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Hope you all have a wonderful day.

Robin

May 11, 2016

Craft Studio Tour

Good Morning!

Today I'm sharing with you my favorite space in the whole house.

My Craft Studio!

It's really just a glorified name for a small section of our family room but it's all mine and I love it completely.

Nothing makes me happier than being able to spend a couple hours here singing along to my favorite tunes and contently working away on a project.

This is where just about ever project in the house starts out. Whether I'm sewing, painting, building or just dreaming, this is the spot . . . my haven . . .

So lets get this tour started!

All the magic happens at this great big desk.

My husband loathes it, I adore it.

I found it at a church sale two years ago for a whopping ten bucks for both the desk and the storage cabinet table. Both are heavy as sin, vintage metal office furniture that makes me feel like I should be an extra on Mad Men when I sit behind my desk. The wood tones on the tops are not a perfect match, but I can roll with it.

After trying countless configurations for both big pieces in this small space I realized they were the same height and tried arranging them back to back.

It worked perfectly and now I have this great bit space to spread out all my supplies on!

Plus all the storage - oh the storage - is amazing! I have almost all of my vintage sheet collection (which is large), fabric for future projects, paint, sewing supplies, books, and massive amounts of crafting supplies all neatly organized inside these draws and cabinets.

It's amazing!

On top of the desk I keep a few handy items within reach.

An old Pepsi crate helps me corral colored pencils, fabric scraps, and multiple crafting supplies I tend to reach for often.

Next to the crate I have placed a vintage toolbox filled with mason jars.

The jars hold paint brushes, pens/pencils, scissors, glue sticks, screw drivers, wire cutters, can openers and so much more.

It's so handy to have everything at your fingertips when your working on a project.

On the side of the desk I have propped up a homemade ironing board and placed a over-sized basket filled with fabric. The pillow on top helps hide the mess inside the basket, LOL.

I also added this tiny little shelf. It hold my vintage button collection, a jar of ribbon scraps, safety pins, quilting pins and other small items that I have placed in jars. On top is the home for my power drill. It seems like I need it on an almost daily basis and after a long time of having to go dig it out all the time I decided this was it's new spot - - not very pretty but VERY handy!

Above the desk I have hung this oversized wicker lamp that I picked up from Ikea.

At first I didn't think I liked it, but now it don't know what I would do without it.

Truly love it now.

Moving away from the desk and onto the rest of the space . . .

I have a ticking stripe covered arm chair and a foot stool for when I'm working on a hand sewing project or looking through a magazine.

Next to it have have a vintage typewriter table that I use as a side table. The top holds a jar of embroidery thread, a lamp, a vintage camera for fun and scented candle of some sort which I change up frequently.

On the makeshift shelf the legs create I have placed my CD player so I get my jam on when wanted.

Above the chair and table I have hung a set of display shelves. I adore these things. Years ago they hung in my living room but have spent a while in storage until just recently when I busted them out again.

To the shelves I've added a sampling of things that both inspire and delight me.

Vintage clocks, candles, pretty photos and drawing my talents little artists have drawn.
I have added a few CD sleeves of my favorite tunes of late also, the covers are so pretty why wouldn't I add them to the mix.

That my friends brings us to the end of this little tour.

Sure hope you enjoyed following along as I shared my happy place with you.

bye now,

Robin

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February 8, 2016

Hand-Painted Pillow Covers

Happy Monday Morning Everyone!

I am enjoying this wonderful morning and looking forward to the fresh, new week ahead.

Seems sort of crazy since outside it's cold and windy but inside it's cozy and the weather doesn't seem to be affecting my enthusiasm for a productive week.

And speaking of excitement, this past weekend I was able to work on a project I've had on my mind for awhile now.

If your looking for a quick and easy project these Hand-Painted Pillow Covers might be just the thing for you!

I am sort of obsessed about the "arrow craze" I've seen popping up all over in home decor of late but sadly have very few of my own to add to my home.

With arrows on my mind I thought painting a few on some pillow covers would be a quick and easy way to add them to my decor.

Two Ikea premade pillow covers in white, some basic craft paint and a paint brush was all I needed to get started.

I first sketched out two designs that I liked and then copied them onto the pillow covers.

Next up, paint and a paint brush - simple as that!

Once the paint had dried a couple hours, I threw both pillow covers into the washer, followed by the dryer.

This gave the paint a more distressed, "doodle art" look that I was hoping for.

They both turned out better than I could have hoped for.

The perfect way to add a little fun to my living room.

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Below you will see I have a video tutorial if you'd like a more detailed description of the steps I took to make theses pillow covers.

Enjoy!

Bye Now

Robin

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December 15, 2015

Tart Tin Ornaments

Good Morning!

Today I have a fun Christmas Ornament craft to share with you.

I realized the other day that I had not crafted a single new item for the holidays yet and thought I'd better fix that problem right away!

I've had the supplies to make tart tin ornaments for years so I thought it was high time to make some up.

Here is one I made that I have hanging on the tree right now,

I have also made a handful of other ones that still need to be placed on the tree.

I think they turned out so cute and adorable.

Once I began I was surprised at how quickly they went together.

If you'd like to see how I made them, take a moment to watch the video below where I take you quickly through the steps of crafting one of these ornaments.

bye now,

Robin

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November 27, 2015

Project Challenge #11: Beadboard

Good Morning Everyone!

It's time once again for another Project Challenge!

The theme for the the month of November is Bead Board!

Bead Board! You say?

Oh yes, I'm a fan !!

Let's just jump right into what I did with a few scraps of bead board along with a quick tutorial and then we'll get you hooked up with all the fabulous projects from the other ladies participating in the challenge.

Take a look at my finished project . . .

Cute right!

I had been planning for months to craft some dove ornaments for my Christmas tree out of card stock this year but then Project Challenge time rolled around and I thought why not try to make them out of bead board instead!

I'm so happy that I gave it a try since I am now obsessed with my bead board doves I've made over a dozen of them already. . . may have to stop soon or get a bigger tree - - hmmm, decisions, decisions.

To start my project I first had my daughter (since I can't draw - - at. all!) draw out a template for me. I was able to cut out the design with a pair of scissors all by myself, LOL.

I then took two small scraps of bead board leftover from my kitchen remodel and slid together the two pieces to make one larger piece . . .

Then taking my template, I traced the design onto the bead board, being careful to keep the design centered along the line where I attached the two piece of bead board.

Then came the fun, yet sort of scary part...using my scroll saw. I gently pulled apart the two piece of bead board to revile two separate sections of the dove to be cut out. Placing one piece on the scroll saw at a time, I slowly cut along the lines I had previously traced.

The next step is to gently sand down all the edges so everything was nice and smooth.

Followed by finally gluing the pieces of the dove together. I started by adding a little hot glue to the grooved side of my bead board then quickly slid the other section of the dove into the groove making sure the edges lined up evenly. Then using more hot glue I attached the wing.

And it looked like this!

For paint I started with a black base and then brushed on an off white top coat. After it was dry, I took some fine grit sandpaper and distressed the edges to revile the base coat color.

And finally, I added a loop of pretty lace to the back with more hot glue to make a loop for hanging my doves on the tree.

I just love how the finished project turned out!

Since I don't have my Christmas tree up yet, I hung them from the shelf hooks in my kitchen and I think they look great here too! May have to make so more just to have extra's to hang here!