Pinterest...how I love thee...

Pinterest is my latest obsession for inspiration for all things...house design/decor, baby everything, recipes and projects galore. I'm proud to say that not only have I spent lots of hours searching this website, I have actually ACTED on some of the ideas I pinned. I spent the last weekend or so getting my craft on! It's been fun, time consuming and rewarding! Don't worry, I was able to do most of these crafts with my feet up!

Here are a few pictures of my finished projects!

I made these decorations to spice up our kitchen island. I had the fake peonies and took blue tint mason jars, wrapped in burlap and ribbon to make these. Super easy and super springy!

Here's an up close look.

Fabric flowers are so my thing...really flowers of any sort I love so why not add some flowers to picture frames. I bought these boring burlap covered picture frames from Gordman's for 5 bucks and spruced them up with a brown fabric flower for our living room decor.

Soon to be filled with photos of our sweet baby!

Up close view of the flower...Laura Morse - I was totally thinking of you while making this project!

 Chair rehab...this guy started out an oak rocker with a sweet hunter green pattern. Now I can't take full credit for this beauty because Leslie's awesome seamstress mother recovered the cushions for me and I painted the frame this past summer. I love how this turned out and I think we will love having this guy on our first floor when baby arrives. Matches our office perfectly!

 A sneak peak and the nursery...full reveal coming soon.

Many already knew I was doing brown and teal and I made these cutie fabric poms!

I painted these picture frames...they started off being cheap, unfinished frames from a craft store for a whopping $1.99. I started off by painting them ivory, let it dry and then put some circle stickers on and sprayed over it with espresso paint. Removed the stickers and wall-ah! Well, it wasn't exactly that easy because the stickers didn't come off perfectly but I'm ok with these being perfectly imperfect. :) More about what's inside these frames for now in the nursery reveal. 

I made 2 of these pinboards in order to organize our pantry desk area...the lighting isn't the best in this pic (sorry!) but it was way to bright with the under cab light on. Love these! Similar version sells at Ballard Designs for $139 a piece! I think I made both of these for under $10!

I re-re-covered this chair now that I knew it was going to stay in our guest room downstairs. Over the summer I painted this beauty and recovered in a fabric to match our master bedroom so it needed a quick re-cover to match the green and pink decor downstairs.

For the things I don't have photos of here is a list:

• I fixed a broken eye shadow that had shattered into pieces and is now in perfectly working order. Who knew a little rubbing alcohol can make crushed powder make up go back to it's original shape. 
• Did you know that a dryer sheet cleans shower doors? I didn't either and WOW is it amazing!
• Lots of recipes...specifically some freezer meals that I made for when Baby Day arrives.  

So there you have it...pinterest is worthwhile! I am not creative enough to come up with any of these ideas on my own...so glad to have the internet world to inspire me to create! I have to admit I like getting crafty and I think I'm improving my skillzzzzz! One day I might try to learn to sew...for now, I'll stick to some paint and glue gun projects! 

XOXO - j