Cork and Fabric Bulletin and Photo Board for baby's room

To post cards and photos in the baby room I covered a cork board with some of the fabric from the nursery. I added ribbon to tuck pictures into but since it's cork I can also use push pins to hold things up. The frame is just a backless frame from Michaels that we painted to match the furniture.

Monkey business - cute baby mobile update

I used the guitars from the nursery material to add a little fun to the monkey baby mobile.

Austin T-Shirt Baby Pillows

Todd & I are expecting a baby- we're due Christmas day! So we've started getting the nursery ready. Our house is tiny so the nursery is also the guest room and my sometimes home office when it's too hot/ cold to work in the converted vintage trailer we have in the yard.

We decided on an Austin theme room with groovy guitar fabric and various Austin references. I made these easy slipcover pillows for decor in the crib using Austin t=shirts as the front and coordinating fabric to the roman blinds I made for the back & trim.

Here are the instructions I followed to make these cushions:

http://cottagemagpie.com/projects/accessories/pillows/how-to-sew-pillow-cover/

I highly recommend this pattern since it's easy to follow and has no zipper/ buttons etc required. The covers are also easy to remove for cleaning. Here are a couple of photos of the front & back:

T-Shirt re-do

I have seen a few articles and blogs on how to turn a t-shirt into a sofa cushion. This is just a slight twist on that idea.

I needed a cushion for the spare bedroom desk and wanted something fun in a sturdy fabric. I also waned the cushion to keep its shape so I used a 2" pre-cut foam square. You can buy them at a fabric store pre-cut or you can buy a larger piece and cut it yourself if you have multiple chairs. I think it would be fun to make cushions for chairs at your kitchen table. You could use t-shirts from your favorite restaurants.

I used one of my husband's t-shirts from a Day of Drags race a few years ago. These are old school races that are like stepping into 1954. Guys that work on and race their own cars. Guys that look like Fonzie with girlfriends that look like Frenchy.

To make cushion covers cut your t-shirt the width of the cushion height plus about a half inch on all sides. You might want to cut the front piece separately from the back if you have a big scoop neck in the front. I added a zipper on the side of the back of the chair so that I could remove it to wash it.

Now I get to think of that fun day at the drag races anytime I sit down at the desk!

just because

Todd gave me some just because flowers and I just had to share. Not only are they gorgeous but they include a cabbage (!) I now understand they are quite hip but I hadn't seen them before. It's like the craziest looking rose you'll ever get.

where I create

One of my favorite things about the movie Handmade Nation was that you got to see where creative people create. Most of the people in the movie have either studios or places in their homes that are 100% dedicated to creative zone.

Since Todd & I live in such a small house, I don't have that luxury but that just means I get to be creative everywhere in the house. Here are some pics of our house where I create and get inspiration.

Thanksgiving bouquet

Here is a fun, inexpensive bouquet that won't wilt. I made tissue paper flowers and mixed them with leaves and pumpkins from the local craft store. I spray painted large tomato tins from the Mexican restaurant across the road from Todd's gallery for the containers. The final touch was some vintage pumkin labels we bought on eBay. The theme I chose was autum/ thanksgiving but you could use the same technique and make the flowers red & green for Christmas, pink & yellow for Easter etc. Enjoy!