Shower Curtain Rings...Rings

Shower Curtain Rings...Rings Tutorial:

Supplies: ---E-6000 glue ---package of Rings with small pad... 10 pieces ---shower curtain rings with some kind of flower on them- I found mine at a local thrift store.

First things first, break or pull off the ring part from the flower.

Next, spray the flowers with primer.

After the primer is dry, spray paint the flowers with desired colors.

Once the spray paint is dry, spray each flower with a clear coat spray.

Next, glue the rings with a pad on the back of each flower with the E-6000 glue. Make sure the rings with a pad are glued in a place where it will look good when you put it on your finger.

Now you have an assortment of CUTE and CHEAP rings!

I think my favorite one is the gray one, I have been wearing it all day... it looks fabulous!!

The back of the rings will look like this.

Lovely!

Union Jack Pillow- Etsy Adds

Union Jack Pillow Supplies: -(2) red fabric strips that measure 1.25"x 26.5" -(2) white (I used drop cloth) fabric strips that measure 2.75" x 26.5" -(2) red fabric strips that measure 3"x 20" -(2) white (I used drop cloth) fabric strips that measure 4" x 20" -(1) 19"x 19" blue fabric square -(2) 13" x 19" blue fabric rectangle

Flower Boxes

Flower Box Supplies: -cedar fence slats ($1.97 each at Home Depot) -paint -stencils for the words -dowels -14 gauge wire

First things first, make some boxes. My boxes measure 12" X 7.5".

Next, paint and once dried, distress.

Using my Cricut, I cut out some stencils...flowers, seeds, and herbs. Since I used vinyl, I was able to stick the stencil onto the front of each box without worrying about the stencil moving.

Next, dab on some paint.

This is what the boxes looked like after I removed the vinyl and let the paint dry.

Next, sand each box, so the lettering becomes faded.

If you want to add handles, drill two holes on each end of the box.

Cut the dowels so they measure 2.5" long. Next, drill a hole in the middle of each dowel. Each box will need (2) dowels.

Next, cut (2 per box) 12" pieces of wire and slide the dowel onto the wire until it is in the middle.

Now, stick each wire end into the holes you drilled previously.

Twist the wire as shown, so the handle is secure.

Add some flowers, stack and display!!!!

My flower boxes are based on some that I found HERE.

Cross-Stitch Letter Pillow

Cross-Stitch Letter Pillow Tutorial:

First thing is to find a pattern for the letter you are going to cross-stitch. I found THIS pattern (the green letters). Somehow you are going to need to enlarge the letter to the size you need. I saved the image, and then zoomed in and traced the X's. My "P" is 10.5"x12". Now you need the fabric piece for the pillow front. My pillow is 18"x18". Now that you have your letter pattern, you can trace the image onto your fabric.

The technique I used was tracing paper and a tracing wheel.

Next, put your fabric on a embroidery hoop, grab your embroidery floss/needle and cross-stitch away.

I am not a professional corss-stitcher, so this back looks messy. But you get the point...

Once you have the front cross-stitched, you can sew the back piece on and stuff it, or you can make it an envelope pillow case, like I did.

This pillow is based on THIS post by Design Sponge.