Tuesday, May 21, 2013
A bit o' whimsy...
Several weeks ago I purchased a genuine cow hide for my bedroom. I wanted to have a fun anchor in our room (you can see on the 3/19/13 post) i purchased it from a woman who had cleaned her grandfathers home and found the hide in a trunk. It has that lovely old smell. However, between the shedding dogs and some time shedding hide, I had second thoughts bout my anchor piece in my room. Never fear.. It will have a use. I had purchased an ottoman at Walmart over Christmas for $25 its been in my living room. I wasn't in love with it but it served a purpose. A few days ago I had a vision. Why don't I cover the hide over the ottoman! Since the hide was old there were some of the seams that were coming undone so I couldn't use as a rug any longer. Well.. It took very little time. Some heavy duty staples, a tack hammer and scissors. We measured and cut. Right now it's in my living room but I think it may return to the foot of my bed. I want to add some studs and rough up the base..but for now, I love it!
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Monday, May 6, 2013
Lighting up the room..
It had occurred to me(and my followers were curious as well) that I hadn't blogged in awhile. Boy, you guys are right. I definitely have been working up a storm..
As most of us crafters we have fallen in love with Pinterest, I get a lot of my ideas from other Pinners and I'm sure they get their ideas from me. A few months ago a pin popped up for a pendant lamp from a wind turbine. I was intrigued. My husband...not convinced yet. It took me awhile to find one, as they don't use them on houses much anymore. When I visited our local ReStore, one afternoon, I found her, just sitting on a shelf. I picked her up and took her home. I have to admit when I opened up the box there was a lot more to dissect than I thought. But we ventured on, removing the inside and cutting a small hole in the top for the pendant. I always shop the clearance lights at Lowes and I found the kit on clearance for the same price as the boxed version. I asked the lighting guy about the price. He lowered it to $10! Whoo hoo! SOLD! We went home and put her together. Using a Rustoleum Black Hammerd Paint (Oops paint sección, yes at Lowes $3.50) we purty her up.. I can say I love to look at her at night.
$18 Wind Turbine
$10 Pendant Kit
$ 4 Paint
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As most of us crafters we have fallen in love with Pinterest, I get a lot of my ideas from other Pinners and I'm sure they get their ideas from me. A few months ago a pin popped up for a pendant lamp from a wind turbine. I was intrigued. My husband...not convinced yet. It took me awhile to find one, as they don't use them on houses much anymore. When I visited our local ReStore, one afternoon, I found her, just sitting on a shelf. I picked her up and took her home. I have to admit when I opened up the box there was a lot more to dissect than I thought. But we ventured on, removing the inside and cutting a small hole in the top for the pendant. I always shop the clearance lights at Lowes and I found the kit on clearance for the same price as the boxed version. I asked the lighting guy about the price. He lowered it to $10! Whoo hoo! SOLD! We went home and put her together. Using a Rustoleum Black Hammerd Paint (Oops paint sección, yes at Lowes $3.50) we purty her up.. I can say I love to look at her at night.
$18 Wind Turbine
$10 Pendant Kit
$ 4 Paint
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