File Cabinet Refinish

Apparently I don't have enough storage. Or I don't like the storage I have. Or maybe a combination of both. My basement is dark and drab, it has 'lovely' faux wood walls from the 70's. It needs color, brightness and lots of love. So... I found this awesome file cabinet fabric storage on pinterest. Off I went for a file cabinet to refinish. And I just happened to find one for $20. Perfect! I thought I would have an entire drawer left after I put my fabric in it. You should go ahead and laugh, cause man was I wrong. 

I also forgot a before picture. It was black. Your standard office file cabinet. Use your imagination. ;)

 

 

I spray painted them. The handles are silver, the drawers are a citrus green and the cabinet is blue (I was hoping for a darker blue, but I like it). Everything was primed and then got two coats of color. I used Valspar paint, its my new favorite spray paint. I love how well it coats everything.

Here is the finished project all assembled back together. I love having all of my large pieces of fabric in one place. Before there were some on a shelf, some in plastic tubs and some just thrown on top of my table. Now they all nicely fill all three drawers of my cabinet. They are out of the dust and the cabinet is nice and bright. :)

So look how cool the fabric is. Its all neatly wrapped around hanging folders. I should organize them by color, but honestly I was just so excited to get it all in there. It makes me really happy and I know exactly where to go find what I'm looking for! 

Now I need to get sewing and use up some of these fabric pieces. After all, I need room to make room so I can get more! :)

Mickey & Minnie Tin Dolls

Since my kids are so little and we have a LONG road trip coming up, I have been trying to think of ways to keep them occupied. Well, I found this post via pinterest and thought to myself... I should make Mickey & Minnie for the kids!

So I did... I picked up these tins from the dollar store.

Now, before you get all Judgie McJudgerson on me... They are for the kids to play with once, they are not my best work. The faces are off kilter, they are clearly NOT any representation of Disney, just something I thought would pass some time for the kids in the car. Hopefully it will bide us a little time in the car though, since we'll be stuck in there for 1/2 a day or so.  

Spring 2013 Pictures

These pictures were taken back in the spring. They were the kid's pictures from preschool. 

She did a fabulous job on them, even though she specializes in weddings. 

I'm pretty sure I lifted the first one from a layout I saw on pinterest and it's a great scrap buster. I actually scrapped them a couple months ago too, but never got around to sharing them. 

Tomorrow I've got another layout to share. Look at me, I'm on a roll! 

Halloween Spell Book

So I saw this idea on pinterest and like many others, just pinned it and went on with my day. Well, I finally decided to put it to use. I made my very own spell book decoration for Halloween! I have this ledge in the stairwell and it is perfect for decorating. And the kids can't reach anything I have in the corner! 

I found the broom at Goodwill a couple years ago and picked it up, I've wanted to paint it black for awhile. If you look closely you can still see the red bristles underneath. I think I will soak it in some RIT and see if it absorbs the color. I picked up a small skeleton (in the jar all the way in the corner), the crow and the skull at Dollar Tree. The cauldron has been with us for awhile, and I've been keeping my eyes open for a real one. I included a partially burnt candle, cause what witch wouldn't use a candle in their spells?!

For the spell I decided I didn't want anything too gruesome, so I went with Macbeth. 

And the spell book was really easy to create. I picked up a book at the dollar store, my only requirement that it had a black spine. I brought it home, sprayed the pages with water to wrinkle & age them a bit, curled the edges and glued the pages together. I printed the 'spell' off and adhered it to the book then distressed everything with a mix of paint and walnut ink in a spray bottle. Last I used hot glue to attach the bookmark ribbon to the inside of the spine.

I've seen a few different DIY spell books floating around, so if you have one to share link it up in the comments. I'd love to see it!