Craft Room Gallery Wall

After creating my craft cabinet, I needed something to fill the space above it. You know how I love gallery walls and this was the perfect opportunity to creat something fun and not just pcitres of the family.

Here's the before:

I needed something to balance out the shelves. Here's what I came up with:

The large canvas I got at Hobby Lobby on clearance for $10! The three shadow boxes I created over 2 years ago and never hung them up. They finally have the perfect home.

I finally made myself a sign. I love fun, whimsical vibe!

I printed off these fun faux chalkboard printables from U-Create here.

I love how it all came together. The craft room is slowly taking shape. I can't wait to get the office half of the room complete so I can give you a tour of the entire space.

Have a Crafty Week,

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Instagram Print Display

Instagram is such a fun way of sharing pictures. I use it on a regular basis to capture fun activities and moments of my kids on a daily basis. I finally got around to getting some of my favorite Instagram prints printed so I could display them at home. I went with a company called Prinstagram. The prints turned out great and I needed a place to display them.

I've had this old shutter sitting around. It has been moved to various places around my house and was currently in a pile in my craft room. I figured it would be an easy way to hang my prints. I used bakers twine and mini clothes pins and attached it with my staple gun. I love that I can rotate the pictures when I choose and it can hold a lot of pictures at once.

What do you think? This project is easy and simple and if I decide to use this shutter some other way, it will be easy to undo. I love projects like that!

Happy Crafting,

Shara


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A Dining Table Gets A Face Lift

I've had this table sitting in my garage for months. I been toying with several ideas of what I wanted it to look like and finally decided to give it a go.

I love this table because it has a hidden leaf that stores under the table when not in use. this is so handy because you don't have to find a space in the garage or under a bed to store the extra leaf. I originally had a couple of ideas in mind. Plan A and B involved stenciling the top similar to my previous dining table make over but that ended up not working due to the size of the hidden leaf. Working around that I set off to work on Plan C which was to paint the legs and top in two different colors. I wanted the top to be all white while the legs and base stayed a different color.

Well, Plan C eventually evolved into Plan D as the edges of the table had a bit of water damage and the discoloration was showing through even after using primer. So, to remedy that problem, I brought the darker color up onto the top. I seriously love how this turned out. It looks even better than what I had imagined. It feels so retro chic! I used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Old White and Duck Egg Blue for this make over.

I was originally going to sell this piece but I think it's a keeper (for now anyway). I can't wait to redo my dining benches and get a couple of industrial chairs to make this the perfect piece for my kitchen. I love when things all come together in an unexpected way.

Happy Crafting,

Shara Pin It

New Craft Counter

My craft room/computer room/loft has been in dire need of a more useful space for storage and a dedicated space for working on projects instead of using the kitchen table. My craft projects have taken over and I needed to find a solution.

Here's my utterly messy craft space before:

I couldn't find anything. My craft cabinet and craft table where packed full. This area isn't very big so I need to pack a punch. Enter Pinterest. I saw this pin a while back and it got the wheels turning. I decided to start hunting down 2 drawer file cabinets. Couldn't be that hard, right? Well, lets just say that I hit up every thrift store in a 10 mile radius with no luck. I finally found a large lot on CL and jumped in. 

I started by spray painting the fronts and the sides that would be visible with Rustoleum Aqua spray paint (my most favorite color). I then took a lot of measurements and hit up the Depot for some plywood. I had the guys in the orange aprons cut down the wood to my specifications and the hubster loaded it in the car for me. We got it home and started by attaching the casters to the base piece. I used 8 casters. They were not very cheap so it kind of defeated the thriftiness of the project but I wanted the added height to the counter so I could stand or sit at a bar stool to work. 

The casters are totally awesome so I guess I shouldn't complain about their cost! Anyway, all the file cabinets that I found were varying heights and lengths.  So we had to build up each of the shorter ones to match the tallest one. We did this by cutting extra plywood and screwing it into the base piece. 

Here's the hubs helping me build the bases. 

Once they were all level, the next step was to stain the top.

We used a maple/birch veneered plywood. It had a gorgeous grain to it. I used my favorite dark walnut stain and set to work. 

Here it is all ready to be poly'd. It took the stain great. I did 3 coats to achieve the desired color. 

 After that my hubby cut down the trim pieces and we attached it with out nail gun. The final step was painting and cutting the base molding to hide the varying layers of plywood under the cabinets.

Here is the finished product. I love the size and the amount of storage. I can spread out and work on crafts without having to clean up every time we need to use the kitchen table. What do you think? In total, this project cost just under $200 for all the supplies. If I hadn't have gotten the casters, I could have saved over $50 dollars. Not too bad for a custom built craft cabinet.

Now I just need to work on a gallery wall for above it and this 1/2 of the craft room will be complete. Then I need to do something to the other half. Stay tuned for that project!

Happy Crafting,

Shara

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More Signs

More custom signs:

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Dresser Make Over

This dresser was a fun project. I love bright and fun colors so when my friend Heather asked me to redo a dresser for her daughter, I knew this was the project for me.

This dresser had been painted black years before and it was time for a fun face lift. Here it is after I stripped the paint off the drawer fronts and sanded the base:

And here she is after:

I love the fun hot pink drawer fronts. The pop of color this piece will add to a room is fabulous.

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A Few New Signs

I've been busy lately creating some new custom signs. Here are some examples:

Happy Crafting,
Shara Pin It