What I've been up to...

Work/school > blogging.

Which is why there has been a lack of posts.  But what I lack in posts I make up in pictures.  I have been really loving the crafts I've been making lately! So here's a look into my busy crafting world:


DIY dresser:  I bought this incredibly awesome vintage looking dresser (which is really a buffet, but I'm using it as a dresser)  earlier this year...around the end of the school year last year.  I meant to up-cycle it this summer, but summer snuck by rather quickly and I didn't even look at it. Thankfully we have had a wonderful extended summer.  (October, and still sunny and warm- which is unheard of in the Pacific NW!!! ) And I've been able to finally do this damn dresser.

Before- (sorry for the sucky iphone picture.)

As you can see- not the cutest of browns.

During: 2 coats of paint w/o the distressing

After: The final product!!

                                           

                            a view from the top

It might be my favorite up-cycle ever.  It turned out better than I could have imagined! Plus distressing was really fun! At first I was really nervous- but I read a really helpful tutorial found here which details distressing furniture   Then I just went away with the sander, the more I sanded, the more I loved it! Also I kept the original hardware which really makes the off white color really stand out. (it was also laziness- I couldn't find the putty when I was sanding/ painting, so I couldn't drill new holes)

Now I need to find really cute baskets to fill the empty spaces! AND I have the dresser doors to do something else crafty with.

Here are some other random projects I've been working on:

Art for my kitchen. I'm obsessed with dandelions....

 

 Paint chip art (ignore the goodwill sticker on the glass)  I need to do something with this so that the paint chips lay flat. Also if you were wondering, yes I did paint the frame as well. In that cutie cute Martha Stuart paint pictured above.  The paint is called Cloud.  BEST PAINT COLOR EVER! I use it on everything. Go get some, seriously you wont regret it. (and no I'm not getting paid to endorse it, I just love it that much!)

 Painted Mason Jars with $ Tree flowers.  The second one in is spray painted on the outside, then I distressed it.  The others are painted on the inside.

  Remote holder:  I found this awesome recipe holder at goodwill and I knew it would be perfect for my remotes!  I spray painted it brown, stenciled it, then added scrap book paper to the inside, and gave it a final layer of clear gloss.  Here is the final product.

 a look at the inside. 

Gallery Wall: 

I've been meaning to hang all of these pictures up forever but I hadn't found the motivation until last weekend.  All of the frames were thrifted and I painted them all. Oops most of them are thrifted.  The only two that aren't are the biggest ones.  The frame with the big flower and the frame in the top right corner with Mount Hood. 

 I bought more frames this weekend- and am planning to add to the wall.  there are still some empty spaces- plus I want to add more pictures with friends.

Finally I'm done...well there would be more but I can't find the other memory card with the rest of my pictures. oh well I feel like this should tide you over until next time!

<3 Lauren