Pumpkin Plaque Do-Over

Found this beauty at 'ole GW.
Now if you're the artist who originally painted
her, I'm not making fun of you...
she's jus' NOT my style, so I had plans for her...

Now, how do you like HER?

The white, smeary lines are glitter.
This picture does her no justice, but I promise you
she's cuter in person!

Have a happy Halloween Everyone!

Pumpkin Package!

Yesterday I was so excited!
I got a package in the mail...actually I got 2 packages,
but one was just flea killer for my dog...
but the other was this:

I saw that it was from my friend and fellow blogger Tricia,
so I knew it had to be something GOOD!

It was one of her cute, crepe paper pumpkins!
Isn't it precious?

I think it's loaded with treats, but I didn't want to
open it and mess up its cute-ness.
Visit Tricia's blog here and find out how to make your own!

THANK YOU TRICIA!

How To Make a Mannequin

One more post on my daughter's crafty doings!

While I was out one morning
my daughter got it in her head that she wanted to make
her very own mannequin to dress up in her own clothes.

So how did she learn to make one??
From again, the handy-dandy internet!

First you find an old shirt and pair of shorts
that you wouldn't mind not having anymore...
Then you put them on and have someone duct tape you
all over the shorts and shirt.
(Do them separately.)

Then cut one seam up the back and take them off.
Stuff them with newspaper, and then
duct tape the two pieces together.

Then cut newspaper shreds and
paper mache' the paper onto the duct-taped form.
(Be sure not the make the glue too watery. Hers
was a little too watery so the paper had problems
with sticking properly.)

After it dries completely, paint the form.

And there you have it!
You're very own mannequin in just your size!
Not bad, eh? For a 12 year old!

Under the Bathroom Counter MisTreatment

Do you have one of these spaces in your bathroom?

As we have been working on the Master bath re-do
I've been thinking
about what to do with this un-used space.

I thought it would be a great idea to hang a curtain there
with a small tension rod.
Then I could hide stuff under the counter!

So I found some cheap fabric in the remnant bin
at Walmart. It cost about $1.50.
Then I got a short tension rod for about $4.00.

I am not a sewer by any means...
so I glue-gunned the hems and used safety pins to attach the
curtain pieces to the rods.

I call it "Curtains for Dummies"- hahaha!

Summer's Room Revealed!

As promised, many weeks ago, I am finally revealing Summer's room re-do.

Here she is slaving away with the painting. Yes, I do believe in child labor, especially when it was her idea in the first place!

Of course, she didn't do ALL the work. Mommy had to go back and
cover all the spots she missed!
But she did a great job overall. I figure it's a good investment of my time
to teach her how to paint...esp. when we decide to
re-do other rooms in the house!

We made her a nameplate from a piece of fence board and scrapbook paper.

Ta-da! You were worried about that blue being too shocking, weren't you??
{I admit, I was worried!} But I think it
actually worked once all her stuff was put back in the room!

My mom {the artist} made her the curtains and the fuzzy,
zebra-striped blanket on the bed, again- Summer
picked the color scheme!

If it were left up to Mommy, I would have picked a color
scheme that included light greens & pinks, and maybe some soft lavender...
but Summer was not having any of that- NO WAY.

I have to admit, she did a good job redecorating a room that
she now LOVES, and that's all that counts, right?