Made-it Monday

Welcome to the very first installment of Made-it Monday! I am going to try and do this or something similar to this each week (different days of the week will have different titles). Who knows, maybe I’ll even get motivated to do a couple fun installments each week! This week, I am starting off really simple. I took down my Christmas decorations this weekend (sad!) and put up the Valentine’s decorations. I had to change up the picture above my seasonal table to match the Valentine décor. So, my feature for Made-it Monday is the cute little banner on the top of the picture.

The banner adds such a fun touch. I used my cricut to cut out the letters in all sorts of pink scrap papers and to cut hearts out of scrap paper that matches the frame on the table. After attaching the letters and hearts with hot glue to Jute twine (one of my favorite things ever!), I taped it to the back of the frame to hold it in place. If you don’t have a cricut or die cutting machine, most craft stores sell pre-cut letters that would work as well.

Here is a shot of the Valentine’s Day table:

I am loving the blue with the reds and pinks. My favorite thing on the table is the fab blue bowl I got at an antique store that is housing some red Christmas beads.

Linking to:

www.fivedaysfiveways.com

http://www.iheartnaptime.net/

Car Seat Cover

My new little nephew was in need of a new car seat cover. The cover his two older sisters had used was a little too…pink. After looking at the current car seat cover, I told my sister I could make one. So, when we got together for Christmas, this is what we did:

I found this tutorial online that helped calm the fears that I had about making this with no pattern: http://www.sewingchickstudio.com/Infant%20Car%20Seat%20Tutorial.pdf I just used this as a guide—it didn’t have a flap, but it was good for showing how to measure the fabric.

This is what we needed:

3/4 yard fleece (plus a little extra for the flap)

1” elastic (I think we used about 30”)

button

small elastic hair tie (or some sort of fastener)

matching thread

sewing machine

If you are going to attempt to make this, one thing I would suggest is only cutting about a 6” diameter hole for the head. I made it 8” (I think the online directions said 7-9”), but the fleece stretched after adding the binding and made the whole very large! I also made binding out of fleece to go around the hole for the head, which was a little thick. It worked, just didn’t look professional. This project was quite easy though, and did not take much time. I think the supplies cost my sister under $5, so this is WAY cheaper than buying one.

I am also super excited that on Friday, I will be featured on my friend Brandi’s blog- You and Me Plus 3. Check out her blog at http://paulbrandiandkids.blogspot.com/.

Have a great weekend!

Lexi

linking to these great blogs:

http://www.fivedaysfiveways.com

www.iheartnaptime.net

Etsy Account!!

One of my new year’s goals  was to do something I have been talking about for months…open an Etsy account and get a shop up and running! Well, I finally did it! At this point, I do not have much in the shop—I am having technical difficulties getting pictures to load, but keep checking it—I am determined to get more in the shop. Here is the link to my shop:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/remnantsdiy

Also, just thought I would share with you the most popular post of 2011 on Remnants was:

Pottery Barn Inspired Baskets

http://remnantsdiy.blogspot.com/2011/03/pottery-barn-inspired-baskets_20.html

Thanks for supporting my little blog in 2011! 2012 is sure to bring more fun projects and postings!

Lexi

Feather Headbands

Hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus!

I have seen the new trend of feathery headbands and had been thinking of making one for a while. Then, one day, my brother asked if I could make some for a photo shoot for his new niece. It was a great opportunity to try them out. So I scoped Etsy to find some inspiration and here are a few headbands that I came up with (please excuse the horrible pics I took—I need to figure out a way to photograph them better):

And since they are Hawkeye fans…

Check out this link to see the professional photos…http://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.325948684089544.84483.114388051912276&type=3

Side note- I intended for the plum feather headband to be worn differently than in these photos

Until next year…

Lexi

Weekend Projects

Wow, what a weekend! I got quite a few projects done or close to being done and thought I’d share them with you…

The first thing on my to do list was to make a backdrop for my brother for his photography business (shout out to BK Photography…www.brentkastner.com). I fell in love with this fabric and can’t wait to see the photos he uses it in!

Next item up was a shower curtain for my mom. We had found this fabric together one day and both fell in love! (This is actually the same fabric used for my brother’s backdrop-just a different color. We found his fabric the same day.) I still need to finish the top and make all the holes for the shower rings, but it’s so close to being done!

I decided I needed to complete some of my projects on my pinterest boards, so here is one that I did quickly. This business card holder was really easy and fast! http://delilahsmomma.blogspot.com/2010/04/fabric-business-gift-card-holder.html

I jazzed mine up a little by adding a rosette and a hair tie to keep it closed (or it was fixing my problem of using interfacing that was too stiff).

I also whipped up a couple of onesies for some friends. Here are the bow tie ones that I did. I also made a cute cupcake one.

One last little project was finally finishing changing the picture above my console table to a Christmas theme. It had been sitting blank for some time and I’m so happy to finally have it done!

It felt so good to check these things off of my list! Now to tackle present wrapping…

Lexi

Extreme Makeover: Nursery Edition

On November 15, I became an aunt for the 6th time and this time I can finally say I have a nephew! Little Trig Matthew is just a cutie and I had the privilege of helping decorate his nursery. My sister did not know the gender of the baby, so as soon as he was born, we got to work.

First, my sister picked out the bedding and I went to town from there. My brother in law and I painted the walls last weekend and then I had to leave to go back to work for a couple of days before Thanksgiving vacation. We worked on the nursery part of the day Friday and all day Saturday and here is how it turned out:

walking in the door- the comforter was the inspiration

Love this gallery wall! I made the canvas pictures, and cut out the “T” and “Vroom” with my cricut. My sister painted the canvas and green frame.

Other side of the window. Again, I used my cricut to cut out all the letters and my sister painted it.

Newborn pictures above the crib. We bought some scrap wood, cut it to size, sanded, painted and modge podged on the pictures. We wanted them a bit bigger but couldn’t resist the $0.69 wood.

Check out more of his work at www.brentkastner.com. Here is the link for more pictures from Trig’s photo shoot: http://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.307625219255224.81396.114388051912276&type=3

I whipped up these curtains. My mom had the idea to add the orange to the bottom which added a fun pop of color!

We added a simple banner above the changing table. My sister didn’t want much on this wall so that when Trig is older he won’t have much to pull down!

I’d say he’s enjoying his new room!!!

Since I was doing new things in Trig’s room, his sisters also wanted a project for their room. Here is what we did:

Names on the bunk beds

I had put something similar to this in the nursery wall when my niece Brynn was born. The girls loved it so we decided to put it on canvas and make it more portable.

So, that’s what I was up to this Thanksgiving weekend! Don’t worry, I had plenty of time to eat way more than I should have! Hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving!

Lexi

New Headboard

A few months ago, my sister stole the bed I was using in my spare bedroom. It was part of a bunk bed set-she had the other half-and now needed my half. In return she gave me a bed with no head board. Part of me was sad to see the bed go, but part of me was excited that I had an excuse to make a new headboard!

On the same shopping trip that I bought my desk, I also bought some ceiling tin (sorry, I’ve been really bad about taking before pictures!). I bought it with the headboard in mind. I enlisted the help of my dad and here is what we came up with:

My dad made me a simple frame out of some scrap wood to mount the tin on. I spray painted it brown and painted the tin an off white. The tin was looking a little to stark, so I applied some stain to it.

After we finished the headboard, my dad and I headed off to the Wild home opener. Fun!

Hope you are all having a fantastic weekend!

Lexi

Linking to:

www.iheartnaptime.net