Enter: the pretty sheet that I thrifted.






I decided that what my dressing table needed was a sweet floral skirt!






 I looked around the house and found three tension rods that I wasn't using. I pick mine up at Walmart for a couple of dollars each.






Then I measured how much fabric I would need for each side of my dressing table.

Side note: Every time I lay out fabric on the floor to cut, my sweet angel Jeffrey always has to lay on it. EVERY. TIME. lol I just had to share a snapshot of him. Look at that cute face.






Once the fabric is cut to the desired length, I fold it over at the top and create a rod pocket like on a standard curtain. You can easily use a sewing machine for this, but unfortunately I don't know how to sew yet. I use a product called Peel n Stick Fabric Fuse.  It looks like tape and creates a seam very quickly.







Once that was finished, I was able to slide my fabric onto the tension rods and hang my pretty dressing table skirt.












Closeup of the details on the dressing table.






I am very happy with the end result. I feel like this piece is finally complete.





The chandelier that hangs in this room was purchased the same day as the dressing table as well. They both actually came from the same person! I love Craigslist.






Very shabby chic and so pretty!

Have you done a similar project in your own home?



-Larissa

Now that its the first of August I start thinking of autumn decor. Today I wanted to share a budget friendly autumn craft that I created using mostly Dollar Tree supplies. I wanted to get this post out early so if you wanted to create your own wreath, the supplies would still be available at Dollar Tree.




There has been a lot of buzz around the new velvet pumpkins that Dollar Tree is offering this year, so I decided to check them out for myself. I absolutely love velvet pumpkins and usually make my own each fall. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the Dollar Tree velvet pumpkins and decided to take advantage of the one dollar price tag and create a couple of wreaths. There were several colors to choose from, but I ended up choosing white and orange.






For the first wreath you are going to need 8 white velvet pumpkins.






Next you will need a circular wire wreath form from the Dollar Tree. When we create our wreath we will be using the backside of the wire form.





You will also need one-two bags of Dollar Tree moss.





Ribbon. Dollar Tree has lots of options when it comes to ribbon, but I like to get mine at Walmart. I chose a pretty pink satin.




This is such a simple project. Start by adding a large circular amount of hot glue to the underside of your velvet pumpkin and immediately stick to the wire wreath form which should be underside up so that the wreath is cradling each pumpkin.




Continue until all pumpkins have been attached securely with hot glue.

Next you will need to fill the empty spaces between each pumpkin with the moss. Be careful not to burn your fingers while doing this step. As I am editing these photos, I noticed that I have some spots on my wreaths that need more moss, so I will be going back to add more! Don't skimp on the moss, especially if you are hanging your wreath on a mirror.





Once that is finished, cut your desired length of ribbon and tie a simple shoelace tie around the bottom of your wreath.







Now you are ready to hang it! I hung my wreath with clear fishing line, but a ribbon would be pretty also.




I love how simple and elegant this wreath is.




I actually tried to purchase a white velvet pumpkin wreath similar to this one last year from Joann Fabrics but they sold out quickly. For roughly eleven dollars, I think this wreath is just as pretty and elegant!






I do think I might change one thing to this wreath though...I might paint the stems a very light pink...I think that would be very pretty! If I end up changing it I will share another photo of it in a later post.




You could also add faux or dried flowers to this wreath as well to dress it up a bit. I really like my wreaths simple so I will probably leave mine as is.





The next wreath that I created is all about Halloween! I decided to go with the traditional orange pumpkins. When I decorate our front porch for Halloween I always go with the traditional orange and black. I feel like its very festive and kid friendly and this wreath will look great on our front door.




This wreath is created the exact same way as the white one. You will need eight orange velvet pumpkins.



Start adding your pumpkins to the wire form and don't forget to make sure its on the backside instead of the front.



Add your moss




This is optional but I decided to paint the stems of my orange pumpkins black with acrylic paint from Walmart. I thought it looked better than the brown.




Tie your ribbon of choice at the bottom of the wreath.





Now its finished! You have created a beautiful but traditional elegant Halloween wreath for very little money!





I staged my wreath on my mantel with some black crows. I'm loving the vibe that its giving off! Maybe closer to Halloween I might add some delicate black spider rings to it for a more spooky vibe.





I think my favorite wreath is actually the orange and black! So fun but very spooky elegant!



 I hope you decide to make a couple too!


-Larissa

On this particular day what I spotted was a very large Degas print. The ballerinas caught my eye immediately, as well as the size of print.




What didn't impress me was the dark frame that it was mounted in. The below photo is my "before" photo, and while its not the greatest photo...you can see what I'm talking about. As I was wandering  around the store with this giant painting in my cart, I started to notice that something was "off" with this print. After inspecting it closer I could see that the previous owner had taken a "dark wash" of some kind and darkened the painting from it's original brilliant colors. That actually made me sad for some reason and I debated about putting it back...but I didn't.



Once I got it home I took soap and water on a sponge and was able to actually clean some of the dark wash off of it, which made me so so happy. Now the frame needed some attention. Its a very nice wood frame with lots and details, but I needed to change it to gold. I love gold! I know white is very "in" right now, but gold just has my heart.



I had just ordered some gold leaf off of amazon so I decided that I would try my hand at that for this particular frame. I usually use a gold paint for my frames, so this project would be a little different for me. Well...lol gold leafing is definitely a lot different than what I'm used to! Its honestly not hard at all, just follow the directions. I think my issue was since it was my first time using gold leaf, I should have started on something that didn't have a lot of details. My frame looks a little more "rustic" than I had intended it to look, but it works for me. My husband even commented that the frame turned out really nice, and he doesn't usually notice things like that. I will definitely use gold leaf again.




A close up of my Degas print. Aren't the ballerinas beautiful? Its truly a beautiful painting.





Currently I have it hanging in my entry way and I love it here for now. In the future I want a huge gaudy gold French Pier Mirror for this spot...just waiting for it to show up on one of my thrifting outings or Craigslist...lol




I'm so happy that I took a chance on this beauty and brought it home. I think it cleaned up very nicely and is definitely a keepsake.




I hope you enjoyed this post! Don't forget to stop and look at the wall art when you are out thrifting, you just might stumble upon something beautiful!


-Larissa