before meets after

For some reason, I constantly have a million different projects going on. Since we have moved here, I have done less socializing and more sewing, painting and crafting. I don’t know why I have to have more than one thing going on at once-the second I start my sweet husband reminds me that I will never finish it (well this year at least). He is right about 97% of the time. I have never taken before and after pictures of my projects, but I still have two unfinished pillows and one cabinet door left over. So you get to see some pictures of before meets after :)

These pillow case slip covers were the easiest thing I have ever sewn. I just took up sewing a couple of months ago and get addicted to projects. For some reason I have to take breaks from sewing before I start again, I think its the concentration it takes to sew something-my mind can only take so much. I am thinking of making some more but white and yellow stripped? I need to do something with those ugly brown pillows-I cannot stand the sight of them! Lets put that on the list to get done by 2012. Seriously. (project cost about $6)

This cabinet needed a little love.

There is nothing that a little ivory spray paint and CHALKBOARD spray paint cant fix! Yes Chalkboard spray paint; super cheap, super easy, super fun!
With the extra one I have left over I might do the same thing as a wedding gift for a friend OR spray paint the whole thing one color then get some pretty hooks on it and call it a coat hanger. What do you think? (project cost $5)

This is my recent project that I have started dreaming about. . . I love it in blue. The person that makes these sells them for 145 bucks! Good for her, but I would rather just make it myself :) I was thinking of doing it in shades of blue, grey and yellow. What do you think? Anyone have a heart punch out that I can borrow?

to see more of these beautiful heart frames go visit her etsy shop here.