Family Silhouettes - Halloween Style

I used word to enlarge some pictures I found online and then cut them out of black cardstock. In this case, I simply glued the cutout to white computer paper and taped them to the glass over their actual silhouettes. For the vampire, I actually combined 2 pictures I found to get the right cape with the right face, and then I cut a tiny fang...

Cute Spider Applique pillow cover

This is "sew" easy to make. It is a simple envelop pillow cover, but the front has a super cute appliqued spider with Ric Rack web and grosgrain ribbon accents. I layered two colors of grosgrain ribbon to get the green and black pattern. The Ric Rac is the smallest Ric Rac you can buy, and is easy to shape into the web pattern with a single row of stitching through the middle.

Trick or Treat Shutter project for Halloween

Ok, so I went to my local Re-Store and purchased a bi-fold closet door (2 pieces hinged together) for $15. I pulled out my trusty Cricut and cut the letters (each 6" wide x 8" tall) out of contact paper. I placed the letters on the doors, painted a couple of coats of black satin enamel over the whole door, and peeled off the contact paper lettering. The paint bleeds a little and may pull up at the edges, but that adds to the overall effect. This project took about 2 hours, start to finish, and makes quite the spooky statement!

New STRIPED Curtains are finished!

I'm really happy with the final product! I pieced together 10 inch strips of linen to CREATE my own horizontal stripe fabric. I added pleater tape to the top and used 4 pronged pleater hooks. I lined them with drapery liner so that have a very substantial weight and feel.

Before and After TV Room RE-ARRANGE

I changed the Fireplace surround tile from large, black tiles to small Travertine subway tiles in a brick pattern--it is much brighter!

FINISHED with Master Shower - LOVE IT!

Making Progress

Over half way done, now!

Making Progress on the Master Bath reno

I've gone from feeling a little overwhelmed, to seeing the light...shower floor mortar mud bed is next, then tiling.

Master Bath DEMO

Three broken floor tiles, became a complete DEMO, down to the studs and subfloor!!!

Repair or Replace Porch Column Base

This project was not as difficult as it may first seem.  I removed the 4 base pieces and trim around the bottom of the column and took them to my local home improvement store, where I matched them up with some PVC board.  The nice thing about the PVC board is that it will not warp and mildew they way the untreated pine wood did (see picture number 2 below).  I used Gorilla glue (because my hubby's liquid nail tube was a solid mess) and 2 inch outdoor finishing nails. A little wood putty and several coats of paint--voila!

Front Door Transformation

Changing the front door on the house we purchased last year improved our curb appeal SIGNIFICANTLY! The new unfinished wood front door cost $450, the local hardware store I purchased it from, used the original door as a template and drilled the holes for the hardware at no additional cost. A few coats of stain later and voila!

Charleston Rustic Wood Street Sign

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Easy to make with a Cricut, some paint and birch plywood! This was a fun project and makes a huge statement. Finished size of this statement piece is 23 x 47 inches. Believe it or not, I started with a sheet of birch plywood (cut to size at the home improvement store). I painted a coat of satin black; used my Cricut to cut out various street names and words that remind me of Charleston on sticky contact paper; placed them on my plywood; painted over the whole board in a cream; peeled off the letters; lightly sanded; and finally stained with some left over stain (from another project, of course). The finished look is FANTASTIC!

Silhouette cutouts of my children

Want to be a silhouette artist? With Microsoft word, black paper, and some patience--you CAN!  I purchased Silhouette paper off of Amazon (25 sheets for less than $10).  The best way to do this is to fold the paper in half with the black side on the inside. That way you only handle the white side and the natural oils from your hands don’t mar the black silhouette side.  I used Microsoft Word’s picture formatting tools to “gray scale” the profile picture I took of my kids. I printed it out to the desired size and used this as my template to cut out the silhouettes.