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It's time for one last project before taking my annual holiday break. December sure is flying by, isn't it? I've been collecting the pockets from old jeans for a while and finally decided on a project. After cutting the pocket from the jeans, I cut away the back, so all that was left was the front and the stitched edge. I started by gathering the pocket in an accordian fold. Next, I used some heavy thread and ran a stitch through all the layers a couple of times, then wrapped the thread around the outside and tied it off. A wood ball was glued on for the head and the outside edges were sewn together. A piece of lace was tied around the middle and some scrapbook embellishments created a halo. A small fabric poinsettia was added for a little color and the angel was done. Since I had the materials, I made a few more. I still have some more pockets left, so I'll need to think of more ideas for them. What have you used pockets for? I'd love

Wire Pumpkin Wreath

UPDATE: This project has been featured on HomeBNC. See it HERE . And once again, HERE . The Dollar Tree has really stepped it up lately when it comes to crafting and today I want to show you one way to use those wire pumpkin wreaths. I was in the dollar store and spied this wire pumpkin. I didn't know what I was going to do with it, but I knew I'd think of something. It all came together for me when I was looking through the sale bin at Joann's and saw this spider lace fabric for about $2 a yard. I grabbed a yard and a half. I cut the fabric into four pieces and placed the wire frame over one of them. I sat there for awhile and pondered how to attach the fabric to the wire frame. My first thought was hot glue, but thought it would look sloppy, so, out came the needle and thread. I started across the top by 'sewing' the thread through the fabric and around the wire. Then I grabbed the two ends of the thread and tied them in a knot. I re

How to Makeover a Marketplace Bookcase

For the longest time, my husband and I have said we need a bookcase. Why? Because we have books and, of course, tchotchkes! We scanned Marketplace and plenty of bookcases showed up, but many were not real wood or just too plain. We both wanted something out of the ordinary, not just a plain rectangle of shelves. When this one showed up we thought it ticked all the boxes. *It was small. *It was solid wood. *It was only $35. *The woman selling it offered to bring it to us! This photo was taken after I removed the hardware. More about that later! W elcome to the 'Do It Over' Designers blog hop. We are a group of bloggers who love to recycle/upcycle/DIY. I'm happy to host this hop and I hope you'll visit everyone to see what they have to share with you. Their links will be listed at the end of this post. This post may contain affiliate links We started to laugh when we realized how small this bookcase actually was. It's just shy of 5 feet tall and the shel

No More Polycrylic for My Tables!

Behold, my newly refinished table - once again! Yes, this is the second time this little beauty has been refinished. The table was originally refinished in 2013. I carefully sanded, stained, and sealed it with polycrylic. Everyone in blogland was singing the praises of polycrylic, so I thought I'd give it a try. It went on great, clean-up was easy, and it dried quickly. Win-Win, right? WRONG!! After about a year and a half, I started noticing some wear on the edges of the table. You know, the spot where people rest their arms? As time went on, these spots actually started to feel a bit sticky and you could see them: It was really difficult to get a picture of them, but, if you look carefully where the arrows are pointing, you'll see dull spots in the finish. We lived with it for a while, then I told my husband, "As soon as the weather gets nice, this table has a date with my sander!" Time for my full disclosure. Normally, I sand things d

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