Earring Frame

Making a pretty place to display my earrings was one of those things that had been on my never ending crafty to-do list FOREVER but I never got around to it.  Then I decided to make one for my sister for Christmas and finally got around to it. When I saw two of these lovely fox hunt pictures at Salvation Army for $1.99 each, (minus 50% for yellow tags that day) I snatched them.  

Another stop at Home Depot for silver spray paint and 36 in. x 84 in. Charcoal Fiberglass Screen and I was ready to go!  

I know it's probably hard to believe, but those dapper horsemen came out of the frames pretty easily.  A little sanding and 2 coats of silver spray paint covered the woodsman-ness and make them much more sleek.  

I had quite a lot of fun with the staple gun and the screen.  I was happy to have two frames to complete so I could perfect my skill with the second one.  My sister received the neater of the two, of course.

I already had picture hangers on hand so I attached those and was ready to hang up some earrings!

I love having my earrings out so I can see what I have and actually wear them!

Money breakdown:

- 2 Salvation Army Frames: $1.99

- Rusolium Silver Spray Paint: $4.24

- 36" x 86" Screening: $6.48/roll  (TONS left over)

- Picture hangers: already had

- Staple gun: already had

Final Price for 2 Earring holders: way cheaper and more meaningful than buying one.

Now to figure out what to do with the 70 + inches of screening I have left....

Fall table center piece

This is one project that is so simple and looks so good! 

I actually made this last year but never took pictures of it.

I used one and a half strands of a leaf garland that I bought for 50 % off at Michael's. Then pulled the stems off the leaves so they were more easy to sew through. I arranged the leaves so I was sure I'd have enough to go around and put bigger ones on the corners.

The burlap-y fabric was a piece I had in my stash from my mom. 

Cut a square, folded the edges under and sewed around.

I used the only decorative stitch on my machine to sew the leaves in place with a zig zag scallop, overlapping each leaf a little.

It was actually really fun to sew through silk leaves!

The added bonus is it matches the other leaf garlands I have around the house.

A clean dining room table - so nice! Wish this was a more frequent occurrence.

Go sew some silk leaves!