Projects

Projects, T-shirt Scarf

T-Shirt Scarves are fun to make.  Why not dress up an outfit with a cute recyclable scarf? I used a picture I found on a blog: http://psimadethis.com/ and ended it with my own touch.  It was very simple.  Here are the instructions and the end result: 

First, follow these steps.  Remember to use a LARGE t-shirt.  If you like what you get go ahead and keep it like that.  I wanted to add braids to mine. 

Second, hold your finished product above into a circle and follow these steps  Yes, the scary looking eyes are supposed to be the scarf.  I didn't take any pictures of this step.  This makes it easier to understand.....

Gather your braids into two different sections.  I used left over t-shirt material to tie these sections together. I paired the scarf with a matching necklace.  

Projects, Candles

Candles are one of my favorites things in life.  I have them going all the time and love the peace they bring to a home.  I had a drawer in my closet were I would store them.  I didn't like this because then I didn't know how many I had or what kind.  I find candles pretty and homey so I thought, "why not display them."  Now my apartment feels like a Yankee Candle Shop! :)

This is the before boring cabinet.  Kevin and I painted it black to match the rest of the furniture.

BEFORE: 

 AFTER:

Projects, furniture makeover

Kevin and I wanted to make all our furniture match.  We have black picture frames and a large black mirror.  I thought, "why not paint our coffee table and movie cabinet black to match?" Our TV trays and entertainment center are already black so I thought it would be a nice fit.  I love the results of the coffee table.  Cabinet makeover coming soon! BTW, we painted both our furniture pieces for under $15. 

Before:

After:

Projects, My first quilt

This is my first quilt.  I am very excited about it!  Even though I did most of the sewing, I could not have done it without help from a lady in my church (Mrs. Testa). She was so patient and kind when I messed up. I went over her house the past month a total of five times to get this done.  I made it for my new niece, Jenavieve. <3 

This type of quilt is called a Log Cabin Quilt.

Here is the detail of the center block. 

This is the blanket laid out on my living room sofa chair. 

Up close details. I put bees on it because that is how Jannabee's room is decorated.  I call her bee for a nickname as well.

Laid out on my floor. 

Close up. 

Bella, the blanket is not for you. 

My sister, Beckie, opening the gift. 

Spread out.

She loved it! :) 

Projects, The pan experiment

*Update* I was told by one of my mom's friends to use ketchup.  I shrugged my shoulders and thought why not.  Ketchup is vinegar based. I soaked it overnight. The results were pretty amazing, but my pan is not restored back just quite yet.  Here are the pics.

Before I went to sleep I rubbed ketchup all over my pan. Then I laid it on a plate face down.

When I awoke there was a blue paste on my pan.  I looked this up on google and it said:
  "hydrogen mixed with oxygen. When these two mix the setharene inside the hydrogen combines with the glucomate in oxygen to produce setharene glucomide. This invokes a pigment in the copper sulphate with a tiny electrical impulse. It then turns blue."  

Apparently I am a great scientist because there is a formula to do this (NH3 + H2O NH4+ + OH-.)  Yep.

 Anyways, wherever the blue paste was the grime just came off.



 I am going to soak it in my mom's paste next over night. ( dish soap, white vinegar, and baking soda)  
Is it weird I find this fun?

Projects, The pan experiment

I have eight Paula Dean pans that have shiny beautiful copper bottoms. I really don't know how my frying pan got like this. I use this one the most out of all my pans. It still works great and it is my favorite.  I wanted to try  to restore it as much as possible.

  

                The experimental ingredients: Vegetable oil, Baking soda, Hydrogen peroxide,  half of a potato, and salt.  I used all of these in different combinations. (I know the pan seems hopeless) lol

The best combination I came up with:  First applying 1 tablespoon of  vegetable oil with a tablespoon of baking soda (you really could eye ball it).  Rub it with your fingers on the pan.  Next sprinkle salt and scrub with a half potato. 

 As you can tell there is a difference.  In the before section I did go around the rim, but that is the only part I messed with.  I am going to keep doing this treatment and see if it will restore it back.  Dish soap is just not cutting it. (I will do an update blog) 

Projects, The Logo.

Last night my hubby pointed out to me that the logo didn't look right on his computer.  It looked great on mine, but he has a better computer then I do. This morning I fixed it on his computer.  Here is the new one:

My computer can't even tell the difference.  However, the difference is clear on my hubby's laptop and computer. Anyways, I am happy with it.  This is my old post and logo: 

This project took a good part of my day to design it.  It was hard work over all making this blog, but I like this kind of stuff. Even though it is 1:00 AM, I finally have my blog how I want it.  I am sure I will add more pages or change something, but over all I am content. Enjoy!