Headboard!

So excited!!! Finally made my own headboard! I have been wanting to make one for years now and just never had the time, but with the help of my Darling Husband we did it!

We both are really tall so we wanted a high headboard so it would still be comfortable to lean on :) so we customized it.

There are loads of tutorials out there, here is one we used for ideas:

http://blog.addicted2decorating.com/2010/08/how-to-make-diamond-tufted-upholstered.html

Hanging Hearts

So i wanted something really cute and girly for my baby girls nursery, i went shopping and couldn't believe the prices! No ways i will just make it myself! So i did and i am so happy with the outcome. They are so easy to make.















All you need is ribbon, scraps of pretty material and some batting.


















To start cut out your heart shapes (double for each heart) and put the batting between each heart. Now sew the two pieces together but leave a gap at the top and bottom of the heart so you can thread the ribbon through when you done with all the hearts. You can decorate each heart by adding some ribbon or lace ect. Then prestik to the wall :)












And there you are pretty heart wall hangings :)

Cool alphabet magnets

To start off with you need some lids, any will do. I decided to use the lids from my babies food jars. Nice way to recycle all those glass bottles and lids!

You will also need some lettering. I used these i got from a scrapbooking shop.

Now measure out some circles that will fit into the jar lids, and cut them out. Choose any paper or colours. The brighter the better :)

Then if you want you can distress the edges of the circle to give it that rustic feel. I used a brown stamp pad to give me this effect.

So now you can attach your letters to your circles. i used double sided tape, its a bit stronger than glue, and makes me feel better as my little ones fingers will be pulling and poking lol

Next stick the circles into jar lids. Now attach the magnet strip at the back of lid. Make sure you stick a large strip or it wont be able to hold the weight of the lid. Lastly you can varnish it just to give it a bit of shine, and waterproofing if your little one is going to be playing with them! And you done!

Flower Balls

What you will need:

1: Various sizes of polystyrene balls, coloured paper, drawing board pins, and flower shape cutter

2: Cut out some flowers with your paper of choice. Then bend them a little forwards so they look realistic. Then place the drawing pin in the middle of flower and stick into polystyrene ball. Keep doing this until ball is full of flowers.

3: Do different colours and different sizes and fill a bowl with them. Its really a striking center piece. I have had tons of people where i got mine from :)

Paper Flowers

This is so much fun and the outcome is so pretty, and the bonus is its so easy to make!

So to start of with you need:

Some skewers or pencils

Now take any colour card and draw a spiral like shown.

Then cut following the lines you just drew. You should end up with something like this.

Now wrap up the spiral starting from the middle and ending on the outside.

Then attach you flower bud onto your skewer with glue .

Then finally you can wrap ribbon around your skewer or pencil. You can also make a bouquet of different flowers using different colours or designs.