DIY Thursday: Project Toy Cover Up

BEFORE

 AFTER

We are currently using the back of a bar that my husband "rescued" from the side of the road as storage for the boys toys and a place to but the DVD player and cable box. Now while I realize that we cannot afford to get something that I really want for that purpose at this moment, and i am ok with that, the fact is that it is UGLY and I was sick of it. So i decided to cover it up.

Awhile ago I made these pillows to replace the awful pillows that we used to have on our couch and I used the extra fabric from that to make the cover.

I won't bore you with how long it took me to firgure out the sizing that worked for the fabric I had because it is a very very long boring project. Just measure twice and cut once, as my mom would say, and make sure you leave room at the edges for the seams.

I ironed the edges down before I sewed them about 1/2 an in. This is a thick fabric and it made the process so much easier.

At the corners I tucked the end in of one side at a 45 degree angle and sewed across it. I have to say that I was way to proud of myself at how this came out. :) It just looks so fancy. (To me.)

Then I cut four, 3 in pieces of Velcro and spaced them evenly across the top of where I was planning on hanging the cover from. I chose to use the pokey side of the Velcro on the fabric so when it was not hanging people wouldn't hurt themselves of the bar.

Then I sewed them down on all four sides.

I spaced the other side of the Velcro on the bar and hot glued them to it.

And for extra stability I nailed them in.

On two sides.

TA DA!!! I think it turned out pretty well and as a bonus everything around it looks cleaner too. Its magic!

No not really. I had to take all these toys out of the chest to make it close. he he. Well, that's all for now. I hope this at the very least gave you some ideas on how to spruce up or cover up some of the unloved spaces in your home. How do you deal with toy storage?

DIY Thursday: Toy organizing boxes

Everyone needs more bins to store toys but those bins cost some money. If you are like me and needed more then one it can put a big dent in your wallet. I found a way to make storage bins for way cheap.

Fine boxes, whatever size you need 

 Find fabric that matches in the room you will be putting it. Cover it and hot glue it on around the edges. I had this scrap in my craft stuff and put it on the top. You could also do ribbon,

Fill it with toys or whatever you need to store and now you have cute matching storage bins for cheap.

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Munchin Monday: Play make up

My 2 year old loves to watch me put on my make-up and always has to have some on. 

I have been collecting my empty make-up containers so I can make some for her to use.

Step one: empty out all the make-up, clean and dry well

Step 2: decide what colors you want your make-up to be(I just used what nail polish I already had) Dump enough nail polish in each container that is covers the bottom.

Step 3: What little girl doesn't like sparkles, so I sprinkled some sparkle on top. Let dry over night. Mine way really strong smelling so I put it outside or use the garage.

Step 4: get some brushes and let the PLAYING begin

 I even saved some empty lip gloss so she could have a complete set of make up. 

She had played with them for hours and LOVES them!

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DIY Thursday: lamp makeover

I love to find things that are someone else's trash and make it my treasure. 

Our neighbor had these old old lamps in the trash can and I fell in love with them. 

They were hanging from a pole and a chain so I took everything apart so all i had left was the lamp.

I washed them, primed them and then the final color YELLOW! 

After they were all dry I took some ribbon and hung them in the corner of my master bedroom. I love them even more then I did when I found them in the trash.

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