Fall Table Decor with Hardware Accents

I am a party of a challenge at the His and Hers blog to use anything from the hardware store for a project. I first did my Pendant Shade with Metal Washer Accents and then realized that I had many washers left over.  I used them to add a little something with some leftover fabric to various vases from the dollar store.

I picked up the plates and napkins from Target. Then created my own napkin rings with metal washers and some jute twine. I didn't include the silverware in my pictures because my two year old would be running around with them chasing my dogs.

I took the piece of fabric that came wrapped around the napkins and wrapped it around the bottle in the crate.  I picked up this cute little bottle and crate for next to nothing at the tag sale at Elizabeth & Co around the corner from my house.  I added some pine cones that my daughter collected on our beach trip. 

Thanks for stopping by my quick little table decor project.  

It was a lot of fun and it makes it feel like fall even though the day I did this it was almost 80 degrees here in Maryland.  I was  able to use some materials from previous projects.  However, now we are trying to get through this approaching hurricane, Sandy. I hope that it all blows through without too much damage. 

I am participating in the Random Acts of Craftiness at His and Hers where we had to use hardware to create a project in the month of October. 

Megan

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Ice Cream Party - Easy Decoration #2

Anyone that knows me will tell you I go overboard with getting things done early.  I have been like that as long as I can remember. Wynn's birthday is in January, and we are having an ice cream party for two reasons. 1. Wynn likes ice cream and 2. I was able to get a lot of items that were ice cream related on clearance at the end of the summer to use for the party.

I purchased some paper lanterns from Joann's for $3 bucks. There were three large and four smaller sizes in the package. I was inspired by a pin that I am sharing below a while back.  I went for a similar idea by using the lantern, some packaging paper and a glass vase from the Dollar Tree. 

I simply created a cone shape, placed the lantern on top of it, and then placed them in the vase so that they could stand up. I basically spent a total of $1 making both of these because I already had the packaging paper and the vase.  I plan on using them on the table at her party.  I am also thinking about hanging them as well since it would be easy to do that.

The project that was the inspiration was done by Oh Happy Day. I wanted to use balloons originally but with the helium shortage going on it made me think about what else I could use that I already had lying around.  

Thanks for stopping by and checking out this simple project. I cannot wait to put it together with everything I've made so far.

Megan

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My 1929 Charmer
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Ice Cream Party - An Easy Decoration

I've been slowly but surely working on decorations for my daughter's ice cream party in a few months. I've always been someone who starts things early, so no need to be surprised here.  This project is simple and cute, and the best part is that I only used items that I already had lying around my craft stash.

I started out with some jute twine, a styrofoam tree, and a loofah from the Dollar Tree.

 I wrapped the tree with the twine to make it look like an ice cream cone.

 Then I hot glued the loofah on the bottom of the tree and set it down on the top of it.

 Well I thought it needed a little something like a cherry on top. I didn't have any small poms laying around, so I did the next best thing. I picked up the hair tie from my daughter laying on the table and tied it up.  Then placed it on top of the loofah.

The total cost for this project was $1 because my mom gave me the tree during her craft stash clean out and the twine was leftover from another project.

I think I'll make a couple more of these for the party.

Thanks for stopping by!

Megan


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Stereo Cabinet into Toy Box

Our Goodwill store was recently renovated and had a huge grand reopening over Labor Day weekend.  It was much more organized and had a lot more to offer.  Rob spotted this stereo cabinet for $20 and told me he was going to get it. He said it he wanted to turn it into a toy box for Wynn, and I was excited to get more storage for the growing toy collection.  Here is the cabinet after we brought it home. It was not in bad shape at all and I really liked the legs on it. 

The record player was still in tact and even had a Mel Tillis 45 inside. I had to ask my neighbor what those small records were called because I had forgotten. He said that really shows my age. 

Rob decided to sand it down and disassemble it completely.  Goodbye record player! He used the color Posh Red by Valspar, which we had used on a previous project for Wynn's toy locker.  We then added fabric in the spaces where the speakers were at first to fill it in.

Now we have a piece to match the Toy Locker that we completed for her a few months ago.
Then added a bit of fabric where the speakers were previously.  We had paint left over from the toy locker so we did not need to buy anything except the actual stereo cabinet.

It will be perfect for storing all these toys we seems to be accumulating around here.  Wynn has found it easy to slide the top open and reach in to get to her toys.

Thanks for stopping by!

Megan

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The NY Melrose Family
The DIY Dreamer
Claiming Our Space
The Winthrop Chronicles
Full Circle Creations
Pincushion Creations
Primitive & Proper

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Polkadots on Parade
Southern Lovely
We Like To Learn As We Go
The Shabby Creek Cottage
Someday Crafts
High Heels & Grills
Mom on Timeout

Thursday
The Taylor House
At The Picket Fence
Live Laugh Rowe
A Glimpse Inside
Seven Alive
52 Mantles
Fireflies and Jellybeans
Bloom Designs
House of Hepworths
Momnivores Dilemma
Western Warmth
Saving 4 Six

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Fresh Eggs Daily

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Too Much Time On My Hands
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Classy Clutter
Its Overflowing

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Easy Monogram Project

I was trying to think of a gift idea this weekend and wanted to use only materials from my craft stash. I've been trying to avoid buying anything new lately because I feel like I have enough materials on hand. This is all do the Project Overhauling challenge I participated in.

I had some leftover fabric from my lampshade recover project, and then my project started from there.  I took a frame that I had not used before and covered the cardboard piece included with it with fabric. I took out the glass from the frame because it is not needed.

I glued the fabric onto the cardboard and then placed it inside the frame.  Next I painted a wooden letter that I had gotten on clearance a few weeks ago. I had hoped that I could find a way to make something for a friend with it.  I painted it with leftover paint that I had, and added some flower stickers onto one of the corners.

Then I glued the letter to the fabric background on the frame.  Because I used materials I had already purchased for other projects the only new purchase was the letter, which was on clearance for $2.00.  I hope that my friend will like her gift.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to follow me on Pinterest if you would like. The button is on the right hand side of our blog.

Have a great day.

Megan

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Tuesday
A Diamond in the Stuff
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Wednesday
Polkadots on Parade
Southern Lovely
We Like To Learn As We Go
The Shabby Creek Cottage
Someday Crafts
High Heels & Grills
Mom on Timeout

Thursday
The Taylor House
At The Picket Fence
Live Laugh Rowe
A Glimpse Inside
Seven Alive
52 Mantles
Fireflies and Jellybeans
Bloom Designs
House of Hepworths
Momnivores Dilemma
Western Warmth

Friday
504 Main
Redoux Interiors
Craftionary
The Grant Life
Just Us Four
Thrifty Handmade Days
Tatertots & Jello
Fresh Eggs Daily

Saturday
Too Much Time On My Hands
Tutus and Tea Parties
Classy Clutter
Its Overflowing

Sunday
Nifty Thrifty Things
Flamingo Toes
Twigg Studios
C.R.A.F.T.
My 1929 Charmer
Brassy Apple 
Impatiently Crafty