Decorating In Trios Part 2

The next "A" that I did, stared me down for almost a whole year!  I started it then decided that my plan was to similar to the previous one, and decided I would finish it when I got inspiration. 

Well, I got inspiration recently! Glitter. Duh-me... With all of the Marth Stewart colors of the Super-Fine glitter, I was able to find the perfect shade!

This little vignette sits directly next to the door.  I found this PERFECTLY matched ribbon at Walmart for only $2! I was floored to see a 9 foot spool of wired awesome ribbon for that price!

This goes perfectly with these cute photos of the little bug.

And an Announcement:

Tomorrow, you can find me guest blogging over at Mommas Kinda Crafty!

Decorating in Trios Part 1

When AuBrynne was a little teeny baby, my bestie and I made these cute letters for our children's rooms. 

We decoupaged several one inch squares of several different patterned papers onto the letters. Then we stamped and embossed all over, painted the sides and added bows and tags.

For a long time, AuBrynne's lived on a white shelf and had a photo in a frame near it.

Recently, I decided that it needed to get hung on the wall. So, I got my trusty Cricut out and cut out her name in vinyl letters and added a princess crown with rhinestone detail.

I think it looks nice next to the wall I stenciled. That took forever....

This is the trio complete:

On another note, Blogger... Yea. Frustrated.  That's all I'm going to say.

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  More to come on AuBrynne's decore in her room, later this week.

Some Fast Makeovers

So, in preparation of some family visitors, I decided to make the stairs down to the lower level a little more fresh and nice.  That really is a nice way to put it.  The stairs were the original "working" stairs meant to be covered with long fiber carpeting. Being the allergic family that we are, we do as little of the porous fibers that we can. So, not carpeted stairways.  So, how does one make utility stairs look nice? Be Crafty! 

I had the thought to decoupage some great paper I had found, but did not hat enough to do all of the stairs. So, we set out to find some more.  We went to our neighborhood Hobby Lobby. No such luck.  But I did find a darn near perfect match to the paper.  Only it was even better!  It was fabric! It is way more durable than paper would be, and no matching prints!  Yay!

So, the rises all got a fresh coat of white paint for a nice even base.  When the paint had dried overnight I was ready to decoupage the fabric on.  I measured each strip of fabric and cut then slapped on the Modge-Podge and stuck the fabric on.  Once all the fabric was smoothed, I slathered on some more decoupage.

The treads also got a little face-lift.  With wood grain contact paper!  Then a layer of Clear contact paper for durability.  I think they look FANTASTIC!  And they are totally me! Pink, graphic and a bit "peek-a-boo-ish". Here is the finished project:

When the real treads go in, the rises will have to be replaced also, and I will be disappointed to see them go...

I also wanted to let my bestie, Hollie and her family, Ginger and her family, and also their brother and sister and their families, and their mother Kaye and family that our thoughts and prayers are with them today.  And that I love you!