SO SIMPLE, DIY SUBWAY ART WITH TUTORIAL

I am so excited to share this art with you!  I have wanted to do this for so long.
I love this type of art!

I see them everywhere, and you can write anything that you like.

There are many ways that you can make this type of artwork.  I have seen them done by creating it on the computer and printing it out.  Stenciling it.  Free hand.  So many ways.

Of course, I chose the most time consuming one......lol
But so worth it, I think.

Take a look, and try one out.  You will love it.

My Kitchen

It goes perfectly in the corner of my kitchen.

These are subway stops in the city.

HERE IS HOW TO DO IT.

Get yourself a board the size that you want the art to be.  I had this 1/8inch board on hand and thought I would use this.  My board size is approx. 36 inches by 14 inches.   I used black acrylic paint.  One coat was enough for my board. 

I picked a font and a font size that I liked and printed the letters on plain old white paper.

Cut out all my letters that I needed.

Decide on spacing and measure and mark where you want to place the letters.
I used scotch tape to mark my line.  I did not want to mark the black paint.

I traced the letters on blank paper, and started cutting my little heart out. 

A lot of cutting!  But think of it as relaxing, and mindless.....lol

Podged the letters on.  I tried to evenly space them as best I could.  Continued on, and voila!  Done.
When I completed the whole thing, I put a layer of podge all over to seal it.  I used a matte finish.

My board is so thin that I could not screw in any hooks to hang it.  So I decided to put in these screws and I screwed it right to the wall.  I was going to paint them black to blend in with the background, but I think they look pretty cool the way they are.  So I left them.

So what do you guys think?

This post linked up to 

http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2012/09/transformation-thursday-no-168.html

http://intheoldroad.blogspot.ca/

SPECIAL OCCASION DIY

If you have any special party that you are planning, there are so many things that you can DIY yourself for a fraction of the cost.
This occasion was a little girl's christening, where I had the pleasure of doing a few things for her celebration.

Take a look.


These are some party favours that I wrapped.

I made the small little pouch out of white organza, which hold the little candy.
Cut a piece or organza whatever size you want them to be.  This one is 7 inches by 3 inches, folded in half
and the bottom and side edges are sewn with a straight stitch very close to the edge.

Turn pouch inside out, and press.  Fold top open corners to create a point, as shown below.

Fold over and press.

Prepare your candies and any beautiful ribbon you like.

Fill the pouch with the candy, and make a bow and hot glue it to the pouch.

This was a religious occasion, so I decided to put a little silver cross with some beads, and glued it on the bow.

Here they all are, ready to decorate the party favour.

Wrapped my box with a very pretty pink paper.

I purchased this wide roll of ribbon that looks like diamonds, and glitters.  I LOVE glitter....lol

You can cut it to any size you like.


Cut 1 inch strips and wrapped the box.

Here is the finished gift.  Love it. 

What do y'all think?

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SNAGGED ME THIS BABY! TRANSFORMATION SOON

This coffee table is going to take on a new life soon.   I am thinking of transforming it into a bench for the foot of our bed.

Stay tuned, coming soon.  What do you guys think?  What look should I give it?
Classic?  Modern?  Boutique Hotel? 

YUP, WE ARE GOING TO LEARN HOW TO PUT ON A BUTTON

Yes, we all need to know how to put on a button.  


There are basically 2 types of button.  Ones with holes and ones with no holes....lol


The ones with no holes are called shank buttons.


It is a good idea to use button thread.  It is a thread that is thicker and stronger than regular sewing thread.  If you don't have button thread, then you can use regular sewing thread and triple the strands.

Insert your needle and pick up approx. 1/4 inch of material being careful not to go through to the other side of the jacket.  We don't want the inside to look messy.

Insert needle into hole of button, pull thread through and insert again in the hole beside it.

Repeat this process a couple more times, and then do the same with the other set of holes.
When you are done, we are going to wind the thread around the button about 5 times.

Ok, almost done.  Insert your need, right through  the wound up threads that you just did, and cut off.   

Regarding the shank button, it is done exactly the same way, with all the steps as listed above, only you are working with the shank part of the button.