DIY Home Decor: Part II

In my recent search for inspiring ideas, I've found a couple of blogs that have sparked my creative interest-- Centsational Girl being one of them.  She has tons of great ideas on how to decorate on a dime, and has an entire section of her blog dedicated to resources for home makeovers.  I'm sure you'll see her inspiration all throughout this DIY mini series :)

Here are a few pics from her blog and I used as inspiration:

I was particularly focused on the covered books:



So I ran to my nearest Hobby Lobby and picked up three sheets of scrapbook paper (on sale for 3/$1.00), recovered some books I already had, and voila!  I had my very own set!

I loved the way she gathered everything together in a tray, so I pulled out a tray I had (it was shoved under our TV console) and put it to good use on the sofa table.  I loved out it all turned out!  And, see that apothecary jar?  I've had that thing for almost a year and couldn't find anything to put in it.  I found a bag of mini acorns at Hobby Lobby (on sale for $2.50) and poured the bag into the jar.  A perfect fit, I tell ya! 

Another blog I love to read is Buzzings of a Queen Bee.  She has great taste (at least I think so), and does a lot of Pottery Barn look-a-likes on the cheap.  One of her recent crafts caught my eye, and I had to try my hand at copying it (imitation is the highest form of flattery, right?!).  She had a few candles around her house that were the wrong color for her decor, so she just recovered them.  Genius, right?! 

So, here are my step by step instructions on how I made my own :)  Take two candles...

And wrap them in burlap.  I just measured the amount of burlap I would need, then hot glued it to the candle.  Surprisingly enough, the hot glue did not melt the candle--WHEW!  Also, burlap is very forgiving, so when I messed up, I just pulled it up and started over. 

While the glue was drying, I printed out a few numbers in Modern No. 20.  I traced them onto the burlap using trace paper, then filled in the letters with black acrylic paint.  Easy as 1-2-3!! 

 Til next time!