Wednesday, January 25, 2012

What to do? What to do?

So I have had this wall in my kitchen that I could never figure out what to do with (very frustrating).
Any who I was at this local home decor store that is closing, I'm so sad but I got a killer deal on this salad plate rack it was normally $15 and is was on sale for 50% off so i paid $7.50 YAY!! But the question know is how do i accessorize?


So I found this sort of funky plates at Anthropologie, but I'm sorry I know i'm crazy cheep but I can't bring myself around to paying $18 for a small dessert plate, so on to plan B.

Off to Home Goods I go. While there I found this fabulous platter and super cute frame. Yes I did take this picture on the floor of the store, I know classy.


But alas the dorky side has to come through, when I came home to my surprise the platter was to tall (of course). On to plan C, I didn't want to spend anymore money so time to get crafty. I then drove to the paper store and found some delightful paper that I thought, "I could do something with this".


I decoupaged the paper to an old white salad plate I had sitting around, If you need a "how to" on this please comment and I'll do another post on decoupaging a plate it's super easy. At the paper store I also found a cute piece of paper to put in the frame.



Finally the final product which I think turned out super cute and fun.


By the way, you maybe asking yourself what did she do this that super cute platter. I put it on a picture stand in one of the corners of my kitchen, it was way to cute to not display.


Saturday, May 28, 2011

Outdoor Art Work



So for my first project to blog about I wanted to do something a little out of the norm. I know that lately I've been seeing a lot of super cute outdoor wall decor, but every time I see them at the store they are a fortune, so here we go.

First I bought 4 pieces of slate at Home Depot for $1.50 each, make sure you wipe them clean.


You need to drill your holes first so that you can screw the tiles to the wall when done, measure where you are going to put the holes. I decided to put them 1/2 in. in from all four corners. Put tape on the corners of your tile so that when you're drilling you don't crack the tile. Drill your holes with a glass and tile drill bit, I did the 1/4 size bit. It is a good idea to place something like a piece of wood under your tile so you don't drill into the floor.







Now you're going to put your vinyl onto your tile, I found mine at Ross for $6.99. Make sure you rub the edges of the vinyl onto the tile so that your paint doesn't bleed.




Now you're going to apply your spray paint, I added two coats because the stone is hard to cover, because it's a natural stone the first coat my look splotchy, this is because it's porous. Before the paint is fully dry slowly pull off your vinyl design, then let fully dry.






So I forgot to buy the screws so I will put up another post on how to attach the tiles to the wall.
All in all, the total project cost me $25 dollars and thats including the drill bit, I really don't think that is all that bad! YAY!