tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104702016731687572024-02-19T04:55:07.451-06:00Prudently Painted VintageUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger188125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110470201673168757.post-12200290934642804612012-08-13T16:23:00.002-05:002012-08-13T16:24:30.466-05:00Emma Grace Sailer arrivesEmma Grace is here, okay she has been here for five weeks, but I haven't had the time (or energy) to post about it. Check out the details on my family blog, click <a href="http://thissailerslife.blogspot.com/2012/08/emma-grace-sailer-arrives.html">HERE</a><br />
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Here's some newborn photos for you!<br />
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I am one proud mama! Hopefully now that she is here, I will start posting more. I still have quite a few projects I did while I was pregnant to share.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110470201673168757.post-69927169609170742922012-04-12T08:34:00.000-05:002012-04-12T08:34:23.585-05:00Hello! Remember me??I know, I know it's been forever......again. I am a blog slacker. Sorry. I hope you all will still come around these parts when I do post. Which hopefully will be more than once a month. I just can't seem to schedule time to post stuff. I sure have been busy sewing though! I have made 8 little outfits for Emma. They are all so adorable. I can't wait to put her in them. 12 more weeks to go people! Where has the time gone?!? I still have sooooo much to do! Any who, here is pictures of the outfits I have made so far. I PROMISE there will be tutorials to each and every one in the very near future. Like before Emma is here because then all bets are off ;)<br />
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Dress with ruffle detail front:<br />
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Hope everyone is doing great! Sorry I haven't visited any blogs lately either. Hope to here from you!<br />
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MichelleUnknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110470201673168757.post-7691206812663979852012-02-27T13:41:00.000-06:002012-02-27T13:41:09.170-06:00Velcro Strap Dress TutorialI made my first dress for Emma and it was my own pattern! I love how it turned out:<br />
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I got 1/2 yard of pink polka dot fabric <br />
3/4 yard of floral ( I still have enough fabric left of both to make another outfit with)<br />
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I cut two pieces for the front with a heart shape at the top and then two pieces for the back with long straps that will fold over to velcro on the front part.<br />
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Before you sew front and back pieces together, sew on one side of velcro:<br />
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I used the chevron tutorial <a href="http://beesquarefabrics.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-to-make-zig-zag-quilt-without.html">HERE</a> to piece the quilt together and I used the tutorial <a href="http://www.diaryofaquilter.com/p/beginning-quilting-series.html">HERE</a> to learn basting, quilting and binding. I think the very hardest part for me was the binding I had to redo it twice. <br />
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Stick around because I have just started sewing for this little baby girl. There will be a ton of frilly girly projects in the future! Yay! I'm excited! are you excited?!<br />
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Michelle<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110470201673168757.post-90225834307613673532012-02-14T19:08:00.001-06:002012-02-14T19:13:35.280-06:00A couple Valentines craftsOkay I know it's Valentines day today AND it's late, but I really was meaning to post this earlier and my computer froze up. Yay for being awesome! This is a project I did last year with Lexa. We had fun making it and it's super cute, so I thought I would post it again :)<br />
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It went a little like this:<br />
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Get a cereal box<br />
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Cut four 1 inch strips out of the box<br />
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Cut 2 heart shapes out of the box<br />
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Make sure that the top strip is on the very edge of the heart<br />
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Make sure the bottom strip is glued on about 1/8 of an inch in the heart<br />
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This way the box with close together<br />
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Then I glued trim around the sides and my daughter glued the fabric on the hearts. We then made some fabric flowers together and picked out a cute photo of the two of them together. We glued everything on and added some little gems.<br />
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Here is the result:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Michelle</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110470201673168757.post-46159457937826042872012-02-06T14:11:00.000-06:002012-02-06T14:11:33.871-06:00It's a girl!Yay!!!! I am soooooooo excited to be having a girl. I see lots of pink, ruffle butts, dresses, leg warmers, and bows in my future :) I. Can't. Wait! Stay tuned because there will be a TON of baby related sewing projects and decorating projects in the next 5 months. Now for the name. Drum roll please...... Emma Grace. I love it! Can't wait to meet her.<br />
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So it has been awhile since I posted (again). Sorry people! I love my blog and I am trying to make time for it. I will try to be more consistent in the future. I did a guest post three weeks ago now on Cassie's blog at <a href="http://www.primitiveandproper.blogspot.com/">Primitive and Proper</a>, and have totally been meaningto post it here! Ugh! Slacker!<br />
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I bought this framed picture from Goodwill:<br />
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MichelleUnknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110470201673168757.post-88881497947337186622012-01-20T08:37:00.000-06:002012-01-20T08:37:31.224-06:00Guest PostI am guest posting today at one of my all time favorite blogs! <a href="http://primitiveandproper.blogspot.com/">Primitive and Proper</a>. If you aren't familiar with Cassie's blog, you need to be. She is one of the best furniture refurbishers (is that what you call them?) out there in blog land. She is constantly amazing me with her creativity in furniture and so many other decorating ideas. So go over there like NOW and <a href="http://primitiveandproper.blogspot.com/2012/01/friday-guest-michelle-from-prudently.html">check me out</a> and stick around for a while to check her out too. You will not be dissappointed! Besides you need to see my first official project of the year (it's baby related, of course:)<br />
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MichelleUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110470201673168757.post-51801817114455792432012-01-12T11:27:00.000-06:002012-01-12T11:27:11.454-06:00A Year in ReviewIt's been a year (well yesterday it was) since I started this blog. I have learned so much about my style and have learned how to do so many things that I would have never thought to do myself. Lets take a look at some of my favorites, shall we?<br />
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Room redos:<br />
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We (and when I say we, I mean my husband) added <a href="http://prudentlypaintedvintage.blogspot.com/2011/03/my-board-and-batten-reveal-finally.html">board and batten</a> to our study.<br />
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I totally <a href="http://prudentlypaintedvintage.blogspot.com/2011/02/kitchen-before-and-after.html">redecorated my kitchen</a><br />
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I also learned A LOT about furniture painting and refurbishing<br />
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I <a href="http://prudentlypaintedvintage.blogspot.com/2011/10/pedestal-table-makeover.html">re-did this table</a> and started selling my furniture on craigslist<br />
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I Learned to sew like a pro (well I'm getting there)<br />
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I made a few knock offs<br />
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</div><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1878844490">Ballard's inspired me to paint</a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I used wood in my decorating</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXawdD36zVT31cTuKt1Q9u8hXVw9efkUpjZKtlN2xcif2jNQ_6sNzsixxt-aexiZyNZa1vDgtVmFAzNL1o3oylD3m29HaY1XY0XigF3-Lg62ec0KaU8qLTZFnTjf1Syre02oJ_RQBtVEk/s1600/064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_uid_vdfjbb="3" height="478px" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXawdD36zVT31cTuKt1Q9u8hXVw9efkUpjZKtlN2xcif2jNQ_6sNzsixxt-aexiZyNZa1vDgtVmFAzNL1o3oylD3m29HaY1XY0XigF3-Lg62ec0KaU8qLTZFnTjf1Syre02oJ_RQBtVEk/s640/064.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">I made a <a href="http://prudentlypaintedvintage.blogspot.com/2011/11/wood-canvas-art.html">wood sign</a> for my master bedroom</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">There was quite a lot more going around here on this blog the past year, but it would take another year to show you it all :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">So take a look around if you are new around these parts and maybe you will find a project to be inspired by. I know I have been inspired over and over again in blog land. It seriously has been an awesome year. Thanks all for reading along!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Michelle</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110470201673168757.post-55159472542380110462012-01-10T15:24:00.000-06:002012-01-10T15:24:12.947-06:002012 Project list.....A little lateBut I am pregnant so I get a pass. Right?!?<br />
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It's been awhile again people! Sorry about that. Glad to see the blogging world is up and running without me (I'm totally joking of course). I am now officially in the second trimester and it is BLISS compared to the first. I am still pretty tired, but I can eat like a normal person again. Which is quite delicious after not eating anything but crackers and oatmeal for two months. I am sure my weight loss in the first trimester will make up for itself in the second ;)<br />
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Here is a cute little peek at my biggest project of 2012. Date of completion July 5th (C-section).<br />
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So my project to do list for this year (I am going to try to complete this. I am not making any promises though. Pregnancy and a two year old is a lot of work).<br />
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Make pillows for living room<br />
Make pillows for Alexa's room<br />
Redo kitchen island......for the fourth time<br />
Finish my shelves over the windows in kitchen<br />
Organize cabinets in my laundry room<br />
Paint laundry room<br />
Finish decorating laundry room<br />
Get Ethan a big boy bed<br />
Find a rug for his room<br />
Paint a stencil on a rug for kitchen table<br />
Make covers for chairs in kitchen <br />
Reupholster bar stools<br />
Organize and purge kids closets<br />
Organize and purge coat and linen closet<br />
Completely redo master suite<br />
<ul><li>Paint master bedroom and bathroom grey (color scheme if boy grey, turquoise and orange. Color scheme if girl grey, turquoise and pink.)</li>
<li>Frame out mirrors in master bath</li>
<li>Deocorate half the room as nursery </li>
<li>Make upholstered platform bed</li>
<li>Reupholster a rocking chair (will find on craigslist, waiting to find out sex of baby first)</li>
<li>Find a dresser to redo for changing table</li>
<li>Find a credenza or dresser to redo for tv</li>
<li>Accessories, accessories, accessories</li>
</ul>Make a ton of cute little clothes for the new one when I find out what I'm having<br />
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Sooooo I am not making any promises. I may get done every item on this list, I may get done more, or I may just give up all together and just take a ton of naps. Only time will tell ;)<br />
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What are some projects/goals that you have for 2012? <br />
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Tomorrow is my one year blog anniversary!! Whooo! Stay tuned for a recap of the past year. I got a lot done last year!<br />
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MichelleUnknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110470201673168757.post-82453593248922581902011-12-12T14:50:00.000-06:002011-12-12T14:50:02.651-06:00A sweet baby dressI know, I know, it has seriously been a month since I posted last. I didn't even give you guys warning! Geez not very nice of me. So for those of you who are new around these parts, I am in my first trimester of my pregnancy. I usually post several times a week, but I have been having horrible nausea and pretty much tired all the time. Yay! Fun times people! So the computer screen basically makes me want to vomit (sorry was the too much info?). Hence, the reason for the lack of posts. Oh and I have done like zero crafting. I had so many grand crafting ideas for Christmas. Sighh......Next year.<br />
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Any who, I went to a friends baby shower last week and decided to make her the Itty Bitty dress that I have made several times before. You can find the pattern <a href="http://www.made-by-rae.com/2008/04/free-itty-bitty-baby-dress-pattern/">HERE</a> at Made By Rae (make sure to check out more on the site, she has some amazing tutorials). with out further ado I give you my version of the dress. So stinking cute! If I am having a girl, I will be making tons and tons of these dresses!!<br />
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MichelleUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110470201673168757.post-86932465230659131992011-11-15T08:28:00.000-06:002011-11-15T08:28:28.794-06:00Round 3 VotingIt's that time again people! Go VOTE for your favorite! Round 3 project is Styrofoam. You will be impressed at everyones creativity. <br />
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Click <span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.onemonthtowinit.com/2011/11/season-6-week-3-projects-styrofoam.html">HERE</a></span><br />
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After you vote come back and tell me which one is your fav! Can't wait to hear. It's going to be a close one this week!<br />
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MichelleUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110470201673168757.post-72317722249717474242011-11-11T09:08:00.000-06:002011-11-11T09:08:46.691-06:00Wood Canvas ArtSo I made it to the next round in <a href="http://www.onemonthtowinit.com/">One Month to Win it</a> people! Whoooo!! Super excited over here. The next round is styrofoam (which I had a hard time with, but it's part of the challenge right?!).<br />
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Are you wondering what project was mine? It was the Wood Canvas Art:<br />
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Also, please forgive my lask of posting this week. Morning sickness and tiredness has taken over my life this week. Hopefully I willl feel up to doing more next week!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110470201673168757.post-67498491374634180812011-11-08T13:54:00.000-06:002011-11-08T13:54:59.042-06:00Vote People!It's that time in the week again where I would love if you went over to One Month To Win it and voted for your favorite project. Hopefully it's mine!!! I can't tell you which one is mine, you are going to have to guess. Come back here and let me know which one you voted for in a comment!<br />
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Fun times people! click <span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.onemonthtowinit.com/2011/11/season-6-week-2-projects-deco-art.html">HERE</a></span><br />
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MichelleUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110470201673168757.post-57897151889445274472011-11-04T08:21:00.001-05:002011-11-04T16:09:02.241-05:00Yard sale chair makeoverGuess what?! I made it!! Whoooo! Round two here I come! Thanks to everyone who voted for me. If you happen to visit <a href="http://www.onemonthtowinit.com/">One Month to Win it </a>and are wondering what project was mine, it was the yard sale chair makeover.<br />
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I found this chair at a yard sale a bit back and knew it would be perfect for my entry. Remember I have been searching for a chair. It kind of helped it was only $4.00. That really won me over.<br />
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Also thank you thank you thank you for all your kind comments yesterday about my pregnancy news! Yay!!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110470201673168757.post-65387284435360363462011-11-03T08:36:00.001-05:002011-11-03T08:38:45.160-05:00Oh Baby!I don't know how long you are suppose to wait and tell people, but I am just so excited I can't contain myself over here. I. Am. Pregnant!! Whooooo! We have been talking about it for a couple months and last month we were like "well what are we waiting for?" So a month later here I am PREGNANT! How awesome is that?! I don't think we were expecting it to happen so fast. I feel so very blessed. I immediately told just about everyone I knew within an hour of finding out. Now I am tell you guys! Yay! Happy days :)<br />
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From my scientific calculation (aka baby centers due date calculator) I am 5 weeks and will be due July 2!<br />
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MichelleUnknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110470201673168757.post-60820784055588120282011-11-01T08:14:00.000-05:002011-11-01T08:14:21.253-05:00VOTE!!!!!!!!!It's up people! Go vote! Like now, PLEASE :)<br />
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Click <span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong><a href="http://www.onemonthtowinit.com/2011/11/season-6-week-1-projects-krylon.html">HERE</a></strong></span><br />
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I can't tell you which one is mine until voting ends on Friday soooooo you are just going to have to pick your favorite one and hopefully it will be mine people! Please let it be mine!<br />
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After you vote come back and tell me which one you liked the best. Can't wait to hear!<br />
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MichelleUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110470201673168757.post-76233746604989665372011-10-31T10:07:00.000-05:002011-10-31T10:07:41.793-05:00Do you need a good sugar cookie recipe??Well, I am totally going to give you one. The best ever! Seriously. My mommy group made and decorated sugar cookies for a local nursing home on Thursday. Then on Friday we dressed up the little babes in costumes and gave the cookies to them. It was a lot of fun, minus the fact Ethan absolutely refuses to wear his Spiderman costume. Ugh! Oh well. Hopefully tonight he will. Probably not though. So don't count on any cute pictures of him in it. Darn!<br />
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Anywho, These cookies were so stinking good you could eat the whole batch plain. Recipe adapted from this pin <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/399338087/">HERE</a>. My recipe is slightly different.<br />
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Preheat oven to 375<br />
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2 cups all-purpose flour<br />
½ teaspoon baking powder<br />
½ teaspoon salt<br />
1stick of unsalted butter, softened but still cool<br />
4 tablespoons of shortening<br />
1 cup granulated sugar, plus ½ cup for rolling dough<br />
1 large egg<br />
1½ teaspoons vanilla extract<br />
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Cream together butter, shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla until just mixed. In a seperate bowl mix together flour, baking powder and salt. Slowly mix into wet mixture. <br />
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Roll into 1 inch balls and roll in the remaining sugar. flatten with the bottom of a cup to have perfect circles. Bake for 12-15 minutes. If you want to make cut out cookies you will have to let dough sit in fridge overnight and then rool out on a floured surface.<br />
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<strong>REMINDER! Tomorrow starts the voting for One Month to Win it!! Yay!!!! Super excited over here! Will you please stop by and vote! I will post tomorrow when the voting starts. Hopefully mine will be your favorite. I can't wait to tell you which one is mine!</strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Michelle</span><br />
Also, get your Krylon projects ready because Saturday there will be a link up for YOUR projects.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110470201673168757.post-28945045322183197752011-10-27T09:06:00.001-05:002011-10-27T09:09:36.707-05:00Trick or Treat BagsMy kids are now officially ready for Trick or Treating! Alexa is going to be Strawberry Shortcake and Ethan is going to be Spiderman (Hopefully, he doesn't like costumes). I thought about making their costumes this year, but really it was just a fleeting thought. Maybe next year. Maybe. So I felt inclined to make them bags. I made Alexa a cute strawberry ruffle bag and Ethan a pumpkin bag. Okay seriously get ready for picture overload! I am doing both bags in one tutorial because I made them with the same steps, just different shapes. Feel free to just scroll down.<br />
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1 yard of pink fleece fabric<br />
3/4 yard green striped fabric<br />
2 yards of tulle ( I bought 4 just in case. Didn't use even the full 2 yards. Oh well)<br />
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Cut out two (of each) strawberry shapes in both the pink and green fabrics<br />
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Hope everyone has a great Halloween!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Michelle</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110470201673168757.post-40839424201222280752011-10-25T08:42:00.002-05:002011-10-26T07:12:45.407-05:00An Unintentional Knock-offWell sort of. I found this table at Goodwill over the weekend:<br />
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So doesn't this remind you of something. Oh are you not a Pottery Barn stalker like me. Well let me just show you. Take a look at Pottery Barn's Newberry rectangular coffee table:<br />
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So I sanded down the entire top to bare wood. It was pretty beat up on the top otherwise I might have just left it.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110470201673168757.post-69788939202863286622011-10-24T09:14:00.002-05:002011-10-25T08:41:45.456-05:00Thrifting 101: What NOT to doSo I bought this lovely dresser the other day at Goodwill. It was painted AND a couple of the drawers were broken. Not anything a little sanding and wood glue couldn't fix....Or so I thought. <br />
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Don't buy furniture that is already painted from anywhere (seriously who needs the extra work AND it could be lead based paint)<br />
Inspect your "wood" pieces thoroughly to make sure the said item is actually wood.<br />
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Now I have a question for you. What should I do? A) Toss the dresser and take the loss B) Finish sanding it down and repaint it with oil based enamel (apparently that's all that adheres to pressed wood) C) Sand down bottom and paint, then ADD a wood top to the dresser with planks of REAL wood. <br />
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What should I do people?? I am leaning towards chucking it.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Michelle</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110470201673168757.post-618669484554923842011-10-21T08:09:00.000-05:002011-10-21T08:09:25.100-05:00You have one month to win it!Ready. Set. Go. Okay it hasn't started yet but, I am totally overly excited about it. If you're all like "What is this person talking about?" Well I mentioned briefly that I was in the One Month to Win it crafting competition. I just wanted to share with you what it is and all the juicy (is it me or does juicy sound like a weird word that I shouldn't be using on a family blog?? Okay..Just me. Moving on.) details of it all.<br />
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I have FINISHED round one which is Krylon paint. I am so excited about it. And since I am not allowed to give any hints, sneak peaks, ect, I have been sending picture messages to random people so they can "comment" on it. One response was "Holy S@#t" I kid you not. Okay I don't want to pump it up too much just in case when you do see it you're all like "Really? That's it?" Any who, Voting starts October 30th for round one. And wait one more thing, YOU can link up your themed projects every week too. So come join in the fun and vote......for me....please (you are going to have to guess which one is mine).<br />
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Week 1 Krylon Spray Paint<br />
Week 2 Decoart products<br />
Week 3 Styrofoam<br />
Week 4 Christmas<br />
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MichelleUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110470201673168757.post-27778216996033380962011-10-20T07:52:00.001-05:002011-10-20T07:54:03.589-05:00Ruffle ValanceI actually made this a couple weeks ago and keep forgetting to post it. Well at least I am now. Right? Do you remember the burlap curtains I made for my kitchen? If not go <a href="http://prudentlypaintedvintage.blogspot.com/2011/02/little-elegance-with-burlap.html">HERE.</a> I made a roman shade-ish curtain for the small window in my kitchen. It was a craft fail. It looked alright in the picture, but in person it just drove me nuts. SO I made a cute little ruffle valance that was super easy to make.<br />
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Said curtain before in burlap:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsrUyxCxxScolmHyUJ4YSP7-vnnd6A2muvRAzmFtsN1nGaOBX2R-2r1nyJJamlcVLtkzs9jUqTMbdWVPZUxQ_HZ1Y4w0iR0l-bt3-yVr21O1AyESIFsk7vha-4mintBG5VY0qeqf_O9g/s1600/burlap+curtain" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsrUyxCxxScolmHyUJ4YSP7-vnnd6A2muvRAzmFtsN1nGaOBX2R-2r1nyJJamlcVLtkzs9jUqTMbdWVPZUxQ_HZ1Y4w0iR0l-bt3-yVr21O1AyESIFsk7vha-4mintBG5VY0qeqf_O9g/s640/burlap+curtain" width="480px" /></a></div> I took some left over drop cloth I had from my <a href="http://prudentlypaintedvintage.blogspot.com/2011/08/my-weekend-project-revealed.html">drop cloth curtains</a> in my living room and measured the width of the window and added 4 inches. Then I measured 1/3 of the height of the window and added 5 inches.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110470201673168757.post-22565379652941771912011-10-19T09:04:00.001-05:002011-10-19T09:11:59.787-05:00Pedestal table makeoverI have been MIA this week a bit. Sorry about that. I have had horrible allergies and have not wanted to do much. Feeling so much better today. Thanks for asking! I have also been working on my One Month to Win it project. I can't tell you what it is either. Darn! It's part of the rules. Annonymous voting. I am pretty confident you will all LOVE it though. Voting starts next week. I will keep you all informed, of course. Also, be sure to check me out at the <a href="http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/2011/10/prudently-painted-vintage-bathroom.html">DIY Showoff today</a>. My bathroom is being featured. Yay!<br />
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Alrighty then! On with the post, shall we? I bought this table for a whole $20 dollars at Goodwill. It was actually a lot more work than I hoped it to be, BUT I have it sold already and she isn't even done drying. Awesomeness!<br />
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I know, I know, you are SUPER jealous of its orange oakey fabulousness right here. You're asking, Why would you every want to change a thing about it?! Well sorry to disappoint, but I did.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCm-huVyrAyErRNmj4zbUnKF6M42BbY9dsY7M_bK5ZaAC6TyLHmW1KY5zPoJlcc2WmhxFOsbVo7DkPboR3cf2X46ehZE9A3_JEIfuObV3fT7xk1PY6udo99HQN2uObbQtVLsV532e1r5Y/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCm-huVyrAyErRNmj4zbUnKF6M42BbY9dsY7M_bK5ZaAC6TyLHmW1KY5zPoJlcc2WmhxFOsbVo7DkPboR3cf2X46ehZE9A3_JEIfuObV3fT7xk1PY6udo99HQN2uObbQtVLsV532e1r5Y/s640/006.JPG" width="478px" /></a></div>I completely sanded off the top stain and ligthly sanded the bottom. You will lose feeling in your arms and you will have a garage full of saw dust. It's going to happen people. For the sake of change, it's worth it!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBTtpZ0JooYd7v5yWdwSrp2r5i0-z9kMYk8vMoou3tgB_13qDlJCf47Tee38tYyK4DhoHMcN9bGRXynpkYoPg_ttM2Qxc_jwmZN461dHOxk2IIaZXF_mDF4Ymxy4HL1TPdO5kS1_oA8M/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBTtpZ0JooYd7v5yWdwSrp2r5i0-z9kMYk8vMoou3tgB_13qDlJCf47Tee38tYyK4DhoHMcN9bGRXynpkYoPg_ttM2Qxc_jwmZN461dHOxk2IIaZXF_mDF4Ymxy4HL1TPdO5kS1_oA8M/s640/005.JPG" width="478px" /></a></div> I stained the top my favorite Miniwax Dark Walnut. The bottom is a cream color I found in the Oops paint at Lowes. It was a dollar. Oh yes! This is how professionals dry their furniture, on paper towels. All the cool kids are doing it, so you should too. Just saying...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvWCvbkBuDiRc68kg7BlYUH78kk0CHKlW9JaewzB6s1aGjgHsbgAiZep7fJbMU1z6z3fF0mUa6UfG7YoUEU8MeQujIxrtSP1zht359hula6QQv1zdo5CdlOH_SoC8fiUznLmLKgWTzAk/s1600/029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvWCvbkBuDiRc68kg7BlYUH78kk0CHKlW9JaewzB6s1aGjgHsbgAiZep7fJbMU1z6z3fF0mUa6UfG7YoUEU8MeQujIxrtSP1zht359hula6QQv1zdo5CdlOH_SoC8fiUznLmLKgWTzAk/s640/029.JPG" width="478px" /></a></div>I actually ended up having to restrip the top! So annoying! The stain dried all funky, so I just refinished it.......again.This has never happened to me before and hopefully never happens again. That's why it was more work than I intended, but at least she's going to a good home :)<br />
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It really makes the room feel complete. Hallways can be tricky sometimes and to think I had that mirror sitting there for 8 months. Wish I would have done it sooner!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110470201673168757.post-21411311403354702282011-10-11T14:20:00.001-05:002011-10-13T07:11:57.843-05:00Framed Family Subway ArtSo my ruffle shower curtain was featured on Sunday at <a href="http://knockoffdecor.com/">Knock Off Decor</a>, I love that site! Not just because they have featured several of my projects, but the projects on there are always inspring! Be sure to check it out if you don't subcribe already! <br />
Alright on with the post. I have been wanting to do something in the empty frames below my <a href="http://prudentlypaintedvintage.blogspot.com/2011/08/its-about-time-for-knock-off.html">Pottery Barn burlap matted knock offs</a>. See empty frames is no good:<br />
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I think it looks just lovely in my entry. Don't you? <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Michelle</span><br />
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