Ribbon organizer

This little project has been on my list for quite a while. My ribbons are out of control and I need help controlling them.

Out in the garage I found some scrap wood and went to work. I cut a 1x4 long enough to fit under my cabinet that holds all my craft supplies. It was about 35 inches. From another scrap piece I cut two ends and rounded one side using a can to make the curve.

After I cut the rounded ends there were these triangular pieces left over. So I thought I would use them for the pieces that will support the dowel.
I used a 3/8" drill bit to make the half circle notches in the supports. (That is what the dowel will sit down into.)
After gluing and nailing the ends on, I just used glue to put the triangle supports on. Then I used screws to attach it under the cabinet.
I did have to purchase a 3/8" dowel. I Slid the rolls of ribbon on and look what I have...

Now, I haven't painted it because I am still holding out for a laundry room makeover. I didn't know what color to paint it. I left it unfinished but hopefully soon I will be doing a makeover on that room. I can paint it then.
What do you do with your ribbon?

My package

Everybody loves to get a package, right? I sure do, especially if it was free. Thanks to Katie @ Chirp in the forest
I actually won her drawing for that cute pumpkin. I have never won anything so I was thrilled.
This is what I decided to do with it. I have this candle lantern thingy.
I took out the hanging candles.
I just put them in the closet because I am sure I will put them back in sooner or later.
I gathered some bead garland, cut some leaves off another garland, gathered some pine cones from the yard and found some fall ribbon. Here is the finished project.
To make the pumpkin sit up a little higher I put a small scrap piece of wood in first to set the pumpkin on. I rapped the bead garland around and around the piece of wood. Stuck a couple leaves with pine cones in with the pumpkin on top. Tied a ribbon on the handle with another pine cone and WaLa!

This little vignette was free. I just used things I already had. Don't you just love free?
Thanks Katie!

Favorite Picture? Mod podge it.

I was checking out some blogs, as I usually do, last week and ran across a great idea, I thought. Here's the problem, I can't remember the blog I saw it on. It was a gal who had done a baseball room for her son and had mod podged a photo she took of Wrigley Field onto a board. Sound familiar? If so, let me know so I can give her proper credit.

This is my version of her project. My daughter is always taking pictures. I love that. I wanted to display some of them in a unique way, soooo...
I printed out the picture onto white cardstock. Cut a piece of pine board to be just a little bigger than the photo. Pounded the edges of the board with the hammer, then stained it with walnut stain. Mod podged the picture on the board like so...


Let dry and WaLa!



Can't you just imagine the possibilities? I will be doing this again.

Dirty little secret!

This is a little...okay...ALOT embarrassing. See this nice little jewelry box.

It houses a dirty little secret. It sits there all nice and neat until...KABOOM!
I've been meaning to get to this for a while now...(A long, long, long, while.)
I was having trouble finding pairs of earring and even knowing what I had, I know you can't imagine why.
I dumped it out on the floor.
Then I put back everything that I would use and made a pile to throw away. Things that were broke, without their mate or from the eighties. (Dang, should have kept the eighties stuff, its back in, right.)

Here is my throw away pile.
WHOA, WAIT JUST A MINUTE. Go back and look in the throw away pile and tell me if you see this.
My husbands wedding ring!
Ya, it was in the throw away pile, and do you want to know how close it came to the garbage can? I picked it all up in a Walmart sack and was about to chuck it in the trash when a little voice in my head said "Why don't you check through that stuff again?" I did and I am so glad I did. Sheeesh! That was close!
Please tell me there is someone else out there that has a jewelry box like mine, that needs a little attention?

Mod Podge Tray

I finally jumped on...the bandwagon, that is. I've been seeing cute trays transformed with a little scrapbook paper and mod podge. Well I have several old trays that are in my closet. This one I tried to transform with chalkboard paint.

This picture is directly out of the closet so you can see it hasn't been used. Dust has overtaken it.
I really do need a tray to use, because this whole summer I have tried to haul all my things for an outdoor meal in my arms. Why am I not using a tray? Because it is so ugly, it got hidden away in the closet. NO MORE! Cute tray on the way! (That rhymes, Ha)
Removed the handles.
Spray painted the tray and these cute black and white poka-dot letters with brown spray paint.
Covered the bottom of the tray with brown and blue stripe scrapbook paper. I tore the edges because I wanted a kind of scrabby look. (I know scrabby isn't a word, but I know you know what I mean.)
With a different, but compatible, paper I made this little sign.
Glued letters on with Mod Podge.
Spray painted this little flower, I found in the craft closet, brown also. The sign just needed something.

This ribbon was also in my closet and added a cute little design.
Mod Podge is my friend. I really like how it turned out. This one won't go in the closet!