Unsure of my Spoon and Fork

So I am sort of unsure about this project! I have seen people decorate their kitchens with some of those large sets of silverware set that are similar to some that Pottery Barn featured in one of their past catalogs so I was sooo excited when I found these at Goodwill for 5.00.
This is what they started out as! They were made in the Philippines. I shared that with my husband and all he said was that they must make big salads there. Whatever guys just don't get it!I painted them both with black Acrylic Paint. I know a lot of bloggers are in love with Spray Paint and I love it too but my medium of choice is Acrylic Paint I guess I feel more in control with it. Then I used sand paper to distress the edges just a tad.

Then I coated them in Modge Podge to seal the paint. I only wished I had used a matte Modge Podge instead.

I tied burlap to the tops for hanging purposes and here they are. I am not sure where in my kitchen they will go but we shall see. I will post a pic when I hang them. I like them I just feel like they are missing something. HMMM. Well that's my project for the day. It was definitely fun to do. Have a great Tuesday all!

A Few of My Favorite Thingz

This week I participated in a few blog hops. (Love them) Today I am featuring my faves from DIY Day at ASPTL and Get your Craft on at Today's Creative Blog! There were so many ideas and I can not wait to try them all!

The first one I love is from Chris and Erin Keith . They used a rubber doormat to make this beautiful wall art Click here to check out all the details of this project!


The next one I have seen before I think and have been wanting to try out! It is by Our Liebert Family. Check out the details of how easy this project was here!

The totally cute Royal Plaque above was made by Life at Eventually Cottage. I adore black and white and crown decorative accents are all the rage right now. You can see how they made it here!

Okay I have mentioned before that I love that some of the women I read even have totally chic and elegant laundry rooms. This project by This Full Life would be a welcome addition to some of those rooms I have seen. But I was also thinking this makes a laundry basket cute to be used in other parts of the house as well. Check out the project details here.

The decor above was feature by Diary of a Craft A Holic. It is so simple yet so very cute! I love anything framed like this. Check out her instructions here.

The tree above was made from something you wouldn't normally think of. But I am so glad that The Eeck Life shared it because I have been looking for a cheap easy topiary like tree for my porch and now I have it! Check out their idea here!

Lastly and but totally not least is an adorable table top rope tree by I Like the Way You Do. Again I love the simplicity of the ideas these women feature but yet the projects turn out so beautiful. Check out the details on this cute little tree here.


Tomorrow is Thanksgiving I may not post for a few days, family time, dinners, etc will be keeping me busy. But I pray that every one's holiday is so wonderful and full of Thanks for the many blessings that God has bestowed on us. I think it is so appropriate the Thanksgiving is right before Christmas. It's a time when we can't get our hearts and minds focused on the biggest reason to be thankful and that is the baby who was God with Us, Emmanuel, who grew into a man and gave His life for you and for me and for all who would acknowledge that He is Lord.

Happy Thanksgiving,

Burlap Ribbon Wreaths

As I said yesterday I am having so much fun sprucing up my decor from last year. I have lots and lots and did I say lots? of artificial wreaths. Some have been given to me some I have purchased etc.

I have recently fallen in love with burlap. It seems it's everywhere and it is so versatile when decorating. I also love the ribbon like material you can get in the sewing section that looks like burlap with red stripes that is used mostly when making furniture. I don't know it's official name so sorry hope the description works. Anyways I also have to let you know that I am the queen of cheap I mean it is seriously hard for me to spend over 10$ on most anything.

So that ribbon stuff I was mentioning, it's kind of expensive so I decided I would just purchase some burlap cut it and color some stripes down the side with sharpie marker. They are not super straight stripes they could have been straighter. But having four children makes me have to craft fast!

But I liked how they turned out. As I tied them they frayed a bit but I liked that look too, more shabby! I have seen other projects where sharpie is used on burlap. It worked great!

The pics below show how simple it was! Enjoy!