Bowholder:
People have been so sweet and given me tons of bows and headbands for Hadley, she is all set for years to come! My problem was I had no way to store them besides shove them in a basket. With my newly developed OCD/nesting, this would just not do. So thanks to pinterest I decided to tackle a bow holder. I've seen them on etsy for $20-50, but I just couldn't justify the price tag plus shipping to hang silly little bows! So off to Joann fabric store I went
I lucked out and only needed to purchase some ribbon, I got 3-4 yards of a pretty lace ribbon, and used a 40% off coupon. Hot dog! Then I went to home depot and purchased some cup hooks, they came in a pack of 40 for like 3 bucks. I had some extra fabric left over from the lamp I made. The board is just a canvas that I also had left over.
I just took the fabric and hot glued it to the canvas real well, then hot glued the ribbon on the back of the canvas. Lastly I took the cup hooks and screwed them in to the bottom of the canvas. Voila! A bow holder was born. You could also do this with just a picture frame and skip the fabric if you want if you don't have canvas.
Rosette Lamp:
The lamp is one of my favorite elements of Hadley's room, but it was definitely a labor of love. It isn't hard, just really time consuming. But if you sit down and catch up a few Housewives shows on DVR you should be good to go. I first saw the lamp on pinterest, and then just googled how to make it. I purchased 4 yards of a 100% cotton fabric. I think muslin would work best, but I couldn't find it at Joann's. I found the lamp and shade from Ross for $9.99, the lamp originally had a polka dot fabric on it, but I just ripped it off and it was white underneath.
Then I took the fabric and cut it in 1 inch strips, you can just cut about an inch or two down and then rip the pieces off. It doesn't need to be precise and I had lots of frayed edges. Then you just roll and twist the fabric around itself like a donut and it will start to resemble a rosette. Hot glue along the way to make sure it all stays together. Then glue the rosette after its the size you want to the lamp. And repeat. Like 500 times. Ha! Just kidding
Origami Dress Art:
This last project I just wanted something cute above her crib. I'm not sure I love the end result, but it turned out cute and is a special decoration made with love for my little girl. I took shadow boxes from Joann's (use that coupon always!), and also bought origami paper in a pink print I liked. Then I went on you tube and searched "origami dress" and there are a TON of how-to fold an origami dress. Just pick one that tickles your fancy and follow the steps. It took me a couple tries to get the hang of all the folding, but the whole project took like 10 minutes.
So there you have it! My DIY projects so far. My next mission is to transform the playroom in our house because to say it is a chaotic mess in an understatement. I want to organize and revamp it before little miss comes and adds to little mister's toys and mess!
