It's a little late, but...

I did something new for Valentine's this year, decor-wise. I saw this tutorial via Pinterest and thought it would be perfect for my leftover Valentine's fabric from this wreath. It was about a month ago that I did it- I'm pretty sure that there are some good pictures on the broken camera, but I'm going to quit waiting for Mike to recover them from the card. So here are my Valentine's Day themed fabric covered letters-

These were such an incredible pain. When I bought the letters, I was thinking it would be a nice n easy one movie project. They were not.

Cute, though, right?

Dresser --> Entertainment Center

 I have such a distinct memory of taking "before" pictures, but I might be going crazy because I couldn't find them anywhere. Oh, maybe they're still on the broken camera! (lightbulb!) So, in lieu of a real before picture of just the dresser, here's an after picture of after I cleaned the garage that happens to have the dresser in it! Ta-da! I got the dresser for either $60 or $80 on KSL (a local classifieds) last summer, when I was giant pregnant.

Here's why I was looking for one to turn into an entertainment center:

 We couldn't fit all our stuff into our itty-bitty Target buy from when we were first married. Here's what it looks like now:

{Sorry about the crappy cell phone pics again. Also, I love "How to Train Your Dragon."}

 Here it is all opened up:

 DVDs fit perfectly into the drawers, they're just the right height. The bottom middle drawer has all our exercise gear like weights, yoga mat and resistance bands.

I made the labels with my Silhouette; the font is Lobster. 

I took out the top two drawers and lined the cavity with 1/8" mdf. I put a thin molding around the open areas to make them look more built in and to hide the seams from the mdf. I know we don't need need 2 missing drawers worth of space for just an xbox and a DVD player, but I'm planning ahead for speakers, a receiver, a BluRay player, and whatever else they come out with. I'm going to move the DVD player up to the top level once I find a basket that fit that spot. Then I'll use the basket for extra storage until we need the open space again.

 

 

I love it. You maybe also noticed the tv upgrade. Woot!

Another Garnet Hill Knockoff

This time, it's a pillow! I say "another" because one of my most popular posts of all time was this one, where I recreated a shirt from their catalog.

Looking through the last catalog they sent me, these really caught my eye:

Really simple and cute.
So here's my version:

{I even drew my husband's power alleys!}

When I was practicing on paper, I was trying to draw people in the same style GH did. It was not working for me, so I went with how I've been drawing stick people for the last 10 years or so. I'm glad I did it that way. It's a little rougher and sketchier, but my people look happier.

Here's what I did- I cut out a basic envelope back pillow cover and then drew on the front piece, first with a disappearing ink fabric marker and then with a Sharpie. YUP. A Sharpie. We'll have to see how it holds up. I'll definitely be washing it in cold water, but if it gets ruined I'll toss it and try with a paint pen.

Sooo-oooo, I love it. It makes me happy to see it and my daughter loves pointing to everyone and telling me who they are.

The photos aren't great- they're from my phone. My little point n shoot gave up the ghost recently (which I was all mad about because I've been working on several projects that I've wanted to take pictures of), so hooray for tax return and possibly getting a nice camera. I still can't decide if I would use it enough/well enough to justify the cost.

Anyway, hooray for pillows!