Before and Afters...

I just wanted to share some thrift store items I redid over the last few months...I think you'll agree that the "Befores" are a little scary!

Letter Sorter: BEFORE

I knew this metal letter sorter had potential~ but man, was it rough!

AFTER:
I sanded and painted and distressed this thing until I could no more!

Now I love it! (And it's for sale...)

The next specimens are these adorable owls. Ok, so they're stuck in the 70's, but not for long!

BEFORE:

(Still BEFORE!)

AFTER: Whooooo you calling stuck in the 70's?

I just love how these all turned out!

I was tempted to keep them & add them to my daughter's woodland/owl themed room...but I put them in the local shop where I consign some stuff & they're for sale! (A few of them in these photos are sold.)

That's all for now! I had fun turning trash into treasure.

DIY Burlap Football

Back in September, I made this burlap football hanging that I saw on Pinterest (of course!) I already had all the supplies on hand and it was a quick & easy project.

1. I drew a football shape onto some newspaper to use as a pattern. Then I cut 2 of the football shapes out of burlap using the pattern.

2. I sketched my words & details out in chalk first, then painted over the chalk with acrylic paint & added some glitter~because everything's better with glitter.

3. I then cut some various ribbon that I had in my stash to hang it from.

4. As the tutorial on Pinterest suggested, stapled it shut almost all the way around and I packed the football full of stuffing (I used a couple of black trash bags) and finished stapling it shut.

Well, after a few days, the weight proved to be too much for the staples and I handed it over to my Mom, who sewed bias tape around the football for me! It looks more "finished" now & will hold up much better.

She then asked me to make her one! And so I did! :)