DIY fun!

Between dishes and disasters, I try to retain my sanity by creating something that doesn't become undone almost instantly. Here are some recent attempts (BTW- It is painfully obvious here that I am most definitely NOT a photographer):

Ava's bed was looking a little unfinished, so I threw a couple accent pillows together one night.  I made the large flower one in the center (i was copying a flower pillow I saw on etsy that was selling for $40) made with lots of half-circles of a nice quality felt. The other two pillows I made with fabric I already had on hand.
Now its looking better and although Billy would disagree with me, I think it still could use a couple more.

A mason jar with a spray-painted glass candlestick and wooden knob= cute candy jar.  Obviously I over-did the ribbon, but it has to look festive and my kids wont leave the colorful candy in it!

This Dry-erase menu board was easily less than $10 to make.  I picked up the frame at a yard sale, painted it, used some scrap fabric behind the glass, and the cricut cut the vinyl- walla!

Having sold a large piece of artwork that use to hang in my entryway (believe me, the kids will enjoy the trampoline that they will be receiving with the money MUCH more than they ever appreciated the picture), I needed to put something on the wall!  So this is it.  It is obvious what I did, so I won't go into it.  But its cute right  All of the frames are roughly 8x10 or 5x7.

Take a guess at what these are... that's right!  Re-purposed cabinet doors!  Sanded, painted, antiqued with a little stain, then simply mod-podged some fabulous photos of my kids and there you have it!  SO simple, but way cute- and quality too.  PS- don't worry. The color is off and the nauseating blue you see here is not true to form.

A couple of Sundays ago I was bored before church and got an itch to do something, so i pulled out some old fabric and started cutting (This idea was thanks to pintrest!)  About 10 minutes later this is what had!  I love my DIY scarf and have never worn it without receiving at least one complement on it- even my cashier in the grocery store commented on it yesterday!

So thats it, just a couple of the things I've been working on lately.  I'm sure Billy would appreciate folded laundry a little more, but I have to stay sane somehow.  Creating is really quite theraputic.  This is what I do for me!