Bed Skirt From Vintage Tablecloths

5-DSCN5497Oops! I flew through this project without taking pictures. The ones I have are different shots of the finished skirt.

I could give you a bunch of excuses.

-My flash doesn’t work on my camera. True.

-It was a cloudy day. True.

-Batteries were exhausted in my camera. False.

-Project was too big. True, but that’s never stopped me before. :)

The truth is, I simply got in the groove with no set plan and forgot to grab my camera. Regardless, I’d like to tell you about it.

3-DSCN5495I hide store my yarn stash under our bed, but my bed is pretty high off the ground so the sides of the spread do not cover what I have stored. I’ve always wanted a bed skirt, but I built the bed from doors and decking boards. A purchased skirt wouldn’t cover the sides.

Light Bulb Moment!

I buy vintage linens at auction that I use for crafty projects. I had quite a few white tablecloths. They all had different decorative edges, but I made them work for me.

I mixed them up and used the decorative edges for the skirt. The best thing was I didn’t need to hem them. Yay, Me!

My foot board extends to the floor, so I only needed skirts on the sides.

1-DSCN5493Basic construction-Flat sheet of fabric covering the top of the box springs. The skirts were gathered and attached to both sides.

I love the shabby look!

Places I’m partying this week:

Monday

Keeping It SimpleSumo's Sweet StuffMakingCreative Corner Hop

Tuesday

PhotobuckethomeworkThe DIY Dreamer

Wednesday

Adorned From AboveWhite Lights on WednesdaysManic MotherFine Craft Guild{Primp}Daisy Cottage Designs
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Thursday

shabby creek cottageCatch a Glimpse ButtonPhotobucketSomewhat SimpleThe 36th AVENUEThe Taylor HousePhotobucketBeyond The Picket FencePhotobucketThis Silly Girl's LifeDesigned DecorDomestic SuperheroA Crafty Soiree


Friday

The Shabby NestThe Fun In Functional @ Practically Functional - Wednesdays @ 8amBlissful and DomesticHappy Hour ProjectsI'm Lovin' It at TidyMomRooted In ThymeLadies Holiday

Saturday

Too Much Time On My HandsFunky Junk's Sat Nite SpecialYour Homebased MomThe Girl Creative

Sunday

UndertheTableandDreamingDIY Show Off

Weekend

Homespun Happenings Lovely Crafty Home

Chenille Bedspread Bunny Bag

Another Easter offering made from a white chenille bedspread.

9-DSCN5163Chenille Bedspread Bunny Bag on CraftBits

The bedspread I used for this just seems to go on an on. In the last year I have made things for Valentine’s Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas…Okay, since I made multiples of each project I suppose it’s possible that I used a couple of white chenille bedspreads. Chenille bedspreads are like diamonds to me. If I see them while out junking, I just have to have them.

5-DSCN5154Doesn’t his face look like he wants to tell you where the eggs are hidden?

The cute little ears on the bunny is the handle for the bag. Can’t you just see a little girl carrying this to church? It would also work great as a gift bag, or for gathering eggs during an Easter egg hunt.

I used Easter fabric for the lining, but any spring fabric will work.

Check out the tute here.

Enjoy!

 

Recycled Chair Leg Easter Bunny

6-DSCN5034My Chair Leg Bunny Tutorial on CraftBits

DSCN3905I am determined to use up this chair.

You may remember that I made a Chair Back Snowman Family a few months ago. I never threw the rest away. Seriously! Me? Throw something away? I don’t think it’s in my genes.

5-DSCN5033This funny bunny was made from one of the chair legs!

Enjoy!

Carrots, Chicks and Bitty Barn Kitties-Oh My!

New offerings in my Etsy shop.

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With the flash not working on my camera I have had to rely on sunny weather for my photo ops. Of course today I was ready to take pics for these Etsy listings and I woke up to rainy weather. Finally the clouds parted this afternoon and I was locked and loaded.

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These Carrot Bowl Fillers were made using a dyed chenille bedspread.

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The Primitive Barn Kitties were made from corduroy scraps.

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Crocheted Chicks were made using my newest crochet pattern.

Oh yeah, I also listed more Scrappy Tags the other day. They seem to be moving fast once again. Who knew?

Enjoy!

New Hearts In My Etsy Shop

Added a few new hearts to my Restyled Junk Etsy Shop.

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Chenille Hearts

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Quilt Hearts

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Ticking Hearts

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Painted Jean Hearts

Check out my Etsy Shop for the particulars.

Enjoy!