5th Times a Charm?!?!

When I first started my blog, one of my main concerns was neglecting it. And time and time again I vow to be better and I usually only make it 2 days before surrendering.

Due to some unfortunate incidents I have more time on my hands these days. So I'm hoping the extra time will help me stay focused. I have also decided to do themed type days, so as to keep me accountable. So here are my thoughts as now (which I know I'm bound to change).

Mondays: How-To/Tutorials/Videos
Tuesday: Stampin'/Cards
Wednesday: Sew Cute Projects
Thursday: Random/Pinterest Inspired 
Friday: Upcycle/Recycle/Repurpose

No post on Saturday or Sunday unless there is a special occasion or I'm feeling like providing a bonus post day =)

Now I know Tuesday is supposed to be Stampin/Cards, but I wanted to kick off my "new and improved" blog with a Craft Room Transformation Video. My plan was to do this yesterday, unfortunately I could not get my videos to work properly. So we are going to be doing that today instead of stamps.

My Craft Room had become more of a junk room and my poor husband had entered it without warning one night after I had gone to bed when he was in search of something. I then was told I was not allowed to buy anything else crafty until my room was clean and organized. Ha! Talk about motivation! =)

So I hope you enjoy...

Before the Transformation:

Dramatic After:

For The Dogs

Yet again I have let my blog slip away from me.
I vow to be better.... Where have I heard that before?!?!

No, but really... I am going to try my best!

Today's craft comes from an inspiration found on Pinterest... 

See Tutorial Here

We are headed on a small road trip to Oklahoma with...

Our five new precious puppies and the two parents

 

Due to the fact that my Jeep is still pretty new, we would like to keep it looking that way

Hence, a seat cover for the dogs... 

 

Materials Used:

2 yards Blizzard Fleece

2 yards Target Bottomweight Fabric

1" x 120" Nylon Strapping 

4 Parachute Buckles 

Tip for using Nylon Strapping:

My guess is that the Cotton Strapping catches on the teeth of the buckles a little better than Nylon Strapping. No worries if you are using Nylon though. Just sew the straps in place after putting on the buckle and measuring where they need to go by pinning them in place inside the car

 

 

Owl-tastic

So a little over a week ago, 'Jack' (my Toyota Solara), decided to call it quits and shut down on my way to church.. on the hwy... it was a sad, sad day. 

Although, a much happier day came following soon after. I finally got an SUV!!
It's an adorable Jeep Liberty, named Pearl =) Now the only downside to this new vehicle was that it has a spare tire on the back of the vehicle. This was one of the my 'Don't Want Wish List' but it has grown on me and I put my own piece of flare on it thanks to super cute vinyl from EAD Designs!  

Hope you enjoy... 

O' Christmas Tree

Love making use of scraps.

I decided to make a Christmas Tree Decor from ribbon scraps.

Very easy...

I started by cutting the ribbon scraps all the same length and then cluing the the ends together

Just kept staggering and gluing all the way to the top =)

Holiday Cheer!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

I have been trying to figure out a cute way to display my Christmas cards and thanks to Pinterest I found one!

I started by taking an old frame and spray painting it red

Then made some fabric flowers to accessorize it =)

Then added some ribbon to the back of the frame and viola!

Can't wait to receive my first Christmas card in the mail so I can add it to my frame =)

Hope you enjoyed! =)