**Patriotic Pinwheel Wreath**

All the paper I used is from the lovely Canvas Corp. and I adore all their paper and products. Today I worked on a "Patriotic Pinwheel Wreath." Super easy. I used two super thick pieces of card stock glued together for the circle and then made the pinwheels. I also made two pinwheels and hot glued dowels to the backs of them to stick in my flower pot. 

I love SUMMER-

*BBQ'S, water fun, watermelon, tan skin, flip flops, and Fourth of July!*

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY. xo-winks-jen

Guest Post- {Dreamy Daybed Redo}

Cedar Hill Ranch Blog is Texas Living with a French Accent.  It’s about creating a relaxed lifestyle and home that is also graceful and beautiful, a place that embraces family and friends in a comfortable way while making them feel special and celebrated.   The author, Anita, says she thinks of the French life being about family and friends in a beautiful setting.  Cedar Hill Ranch is about creating a home that embraces family and guests with interior design ideas, DIY projects, antiques, vintage dishes, and anything else she finds interesting or helpful.      


It is written by Anita, a professional photographer, who loves interior design, sewing, faux painting, cooking, entertaining, and all things DIY.  Before she owned her own photography business, Anita worked as an engineer, but now stays home.  Between the girls' activities, the ranch, all of her projects, and now the blog, she doesn't have time for work (the kind that pays).  She lives in Texas with her husband and two teenage girls. 

Dreamy Daybed Redo with Feedsacks and Linen

I wasn't going to blog about this project yet, since I have several posts already written and pretty much ready to go, but I couldn't stand it any longer.

This is what I did ALL of last week.  I will show pictures later of how I made the pillows and the cover for the daybed but here are the before and after pictures.  And this is just phase 1 of a complete redo of my back porch.  Phase 2 will be using Annie Sloan's chalk paint (click here) on all of the rockers and more, much more.  To see this paint "in action" so to speak, check out Miss Mustard Seed's post about it here.


First is the BEFORE picture.  I made the cover and most of these pillows for the back porch daybed about two years ago, using outdoor fabric.  The fabric wasn't really my style, but I wanted an outdoor fabric, because the daybed is OUTDOORS.  There weren't many choices in outdoor fabrics, so this was the one I thought was the best choice.  Then Mr. Mouse had his way with it.  You can see him in the previous post, Everyone's a Critic.  Yes I know he is cute, but if you could see what he did with my daybed cover, you might think differently.  I am appalled Mr. Mouse.  Have you no shame?  Did your mother teach you to chew on other people's things and then treat them like a latrine?  Oh, I guess she did. 

Black and White Cover and Pillows for Daybed

Well Mr. Mouse, you actually did me a favor.  Your selfish actions forced me to recover the daybed.  That's right, I was looking for an excuse and you gave me one.  BTW, the new bedding will be kept inside when not in use, so you lost your little snuggly place to sleep and ... never mind.


So here is my big reveal.  And after sewing 10 pillows and a daybed cover you bet I will be showing more than just a few photos.  To see how I made the pillows, click here.   

I had two authentic, vintage feed sacks sitting around my house that I had purchased at The Round Top Antique Show, Reflections on Round Top.  I purchased one more, some ribbon, and linen fabric for the daybed.  Feed sack pillows typically run around $70-$100 a piece and these cost me about $20 each plus my labor.  Check back later and I will show how I made them.  The daybed cover was also a huge savings since comparable covers cost around $300, and my fabric was less than $100.   

It was a beautiful day, and I spent almost the entire day on the porch enjoying the breezes.

I did a very simple enclosure on my pillows, using ribbon similar to what I saw on Miss Mustard Seed's header, click here.

Notice that I took the time to fringe the bed skirt.  This was a rustic finish that I thought was very fitting.

Molly the Collie got bored waiting for me to run with her, so she decided to take a nap.  Good choice!



After all that work, I decided to relax and enjoy the new daybed.  I curled up with my iced tea and some interior design books.  It was SOOOO NICE. 

Mr. CH and teenage daughter were gone for the afternoon.  That left things nice and quiet on the back porch. 

After an al fresco dinner on the front porch, we took an evening stroll down to the creek, then back to the porch to sip mochas and watch the stars come out. 

It was a good day.

The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit with seed in them, after their kind; and God saw that it was good.  Genesis 1: 12

 TOTALLY GORG. TOTALLY DREAMY! Anita I love it to pieces, THANKS so much Jen 

Craft-O-Maniac MONDAY link PARTY

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THANKS A BUNCH!

Great Deal and Giveaway from Todays Ta Da!

Today's Ta Da is offering a deal that is a 

3 1/2" X 6" wood block that can be personalized with any word (up to 6 letters) that the buyer wants as well as offering 3 different colors!  The blocks are painted (your choice of antique white, spa blue or pale yellow), sanded and then finished off with a handmade rosette and all for only $4.00!

They are also offering a great giveaway in order to introduce them to their new site...visit their site and then return back here to my blog and comment what you would like to see at a great price and there's your entry for a $40.00 Visa gift card-yea!!

Remember, their deals start at 10 a.m. EST and run for 24 hrs. before a new item is listed so grab it while it's there as we only have 25 of the wood blocks available!

**shipping is $2.95 flat rate anywhere in the U.S. and $5.00 for our Canadian friends!

To enter the Giveaway for the $40.00 Visa Card

like above mentioned, visit their site and come back and tell me what deal you would like to see at a great price?

like Today's Ta Da on FB here.

leave a comment saying Hi!

Winner will be announced Tuesday Morn.

C.O.M. Fashion Friday- {Sweater Re-Fashion from Flamingo Toes}

Hi! My name is Bev and I blog over at Flamingo Toes!

I'm so thrilled to be here as a part of Jen's Fashion Fridays!!


I have been wanting to do a sweater refashion for a while - and when I saw Ellie G's over at Less Cake More Frosting - I knew the direction I wanted to go!





I love the swirls she painted on - I think they're just darling.

And so is she - how cute is this picture!!!


Here's my version!



I got out my flocked heat transfer from Silhouette and got to swirling!

I started with a Target cardigan - which I got all excited about and didn't take a before picture of.

I snagged one for you from Target with a perky model in it.



I cut out my swirls with my Silhouette - but I tried to make them fairly simple swirls for you.

If you like the design but don't have a Silhouette, you could buy the heat transfer material and cut them out by hand, or you could paint them on with a freezer paper stencil like Ellie G!

Email me and I'll send you either the image file or the Silhouette file. ;)


I used the white flocked transfer material and ironed on my swirls first -






I changed out the buttons so they were a combination of white, black and gray.





I made a few fabric flowers too - one from chiffon, one from lace, one from ribbon and one from fabric.

I wanted some contrast in the flower styles and fabrics.





That's it!! Such an easy refashion but I love the way it turned out!








And a picture so you can see it on . . .








I hope you like it!!
Thanks so much for letting me come "visit" Jen!! :) BEV. You are most WELCOME!!! love both yours and Ellis G's Sweater re-fashions, FABULOUS!  winks-jen

C.O.M.- Wordless Wednesday- {Schools out for Summer!}

Chevron Pillows and a (Chevron Pouch Giveaway)

WE ALL LOVE GIVEAWAYS!!! DON'T WE? I won a Chevron Pillow from Maridith at
Stictly Homemade . I loved the PILLOW SO MUCH that I wrote Maridith and asked if she would make me another one, and she did. I heart them. I am also going to share them with you all. BLACK AND WHITE are classic and go with anything WA-HOOO-ERS!

  YOU SEE THEM.... EEK!

MARADITH (below with her cute fam.) ................................

 is so nice that she is offering one of you a chance at winning this cute Chevron Pouch with the darling sunny yellow interior. 

TO ENTER:

1ST ENTRY you must follow Strictly Homemade's Blog, and let me know.

2ND ENTRY how much do you heart CHEVRON, let me know.

3rd ENTRY Tweet about this Giveaway, let me know.

4th ENTRY FB this Giveaway, let me know.

MAJOR PERK ENTRIES- LIKE C.O.M. on FB and Follow C.O.M. let me know that you so rock because you do.

I will announce the winner Saturday Morning along with the winner to my Craft Loot Giveaway.

Patriotic Button {I Heart America sign}

Here is an Oldie But a Goodie, with the 4th of July sitting around the corner, as well as Summer being here (at least for my kids) I have at least "4" 4th of July/summer crafts that I did last year, that I will show you all this year, for those who haven't seen them.

HERE is my Burlap and Buttons I heart America Frame.

Hello there~ This Craft is pretty self explanatory.

YOU WILL NEED:

Hot glue gun
burlap
frame
buttons
PATIENCE!
Use the back of your frame as a guide to cut out your burlap. Hot glue burlap down let dry. I mapped out my "I" then "heart" and the "flag" first with all the buttons. Then one by one, burn by BAD burn, I glued them on. My cold diet coke in a can helped sooth the bad burn. Good Luck guys. ;)

SUPER GREAT SITE* Betterfly.com

Most of us are familiar with Etsy’s great platform for buying and selling your crafts. But what about teaching or learning how to make those pieces? Betterfly.com is a free website that makes it easy to promote classes or find a teacher near you. You can find tutors, coaches, stylists, or other “Betterists” who can help you be better at anything, including various crafts. Craft teachers can create their own mini-website to show off their projects, offer crafting advice, and even make some money teaching what they love.

Crafts are among the most active categories on Betterfly, with entire pages devoted to helping new and experienced crafters share their skills. Although Betterfly just launched its site in 2010, it has one of the largest listings of craft teachers in the U.S. People go to Betterfly to find scrapbooking classes, beading and jewelrymaking, and even things like glass blowing and candlemaking. To see all of the crafts teachers who are already listed, or to offer your own lessons, visit the Crafts Page on Betterfly.