Whims

I have seen these all over the crafting blogosphere and decided that redecorating my 11-year-old sister’s room was the perfect opportunity to try it out.

Me and my mom found these picture frames at a thrift store. I spray painted the frames white and spray painted the glass with chalkboard paint. I used a whole can because I wanted to be sure that each frame had enough coats of chalkboard to hold up to Meg’s artistic creativity. You can also cut smooth thin plywood to size and use that instead of glass if you are worried about it being a danger for kids (we ended up doing that for two of the frames because my brother accidently stepped on them). 

Attach some ribbon using small screws, mount them using drywall anchors, and voila! 

I like the finished product!

(1) Modern&Casual: My friend’s mom bought me my very own set of pearls for my 18th birthday - she even sat down and helped me string them properly. Sadly - the clasp fell off a while ago and so they have been sitting abandoned in a jar. Real pearls! Abandoned! It wasn’t right. I used some wire today and some ribbon to turn them into a more wearable piece - its casual and a bit more modern.

(2) Upcycled Headband: More of my cotton tshirt yarn that I love. There are tutorials everywhere about how to cut shirts in a way that makes one continuous strand of “yarn”. I crocheted a few chains and braided them together to make this stretchy headband.

(3) Hexnut: They are all the rage these days on Pinterest and craft blogs everywhere. I found my very own little gold hexnuts at Home Depot today and crafted this bracelet that is upcycled out of string and fabric from an old skirt.

>Heather

[I finally took real pictures.]

Crafted Today: Silver beads with dark brown deerskin - highly multifunctional hair accessory