fall wreath

Bought a wreath wheel at Michael's, wrapped with fabric and hot glued the flowers. Inspiration below.

http://pinterest.com/pin/128423026845413230/

DIY lace denim shorts.  Easy.  Cut an old pair of jeans, fray the ends and sew on lace trim on the inside.  Perfect for the beach!  Tutorial below:

http://www.refinery29.com/i-diy-how-to-make-3-pairs-of-denim-cut-off-shorts

DIY skirt

Great for the beginner seamstress.  Made with orange and white gingham fabric.  Tutorial below is the one I used-but my version is a little modified.

http://sweet-verbena.blogspot.com/2011/06/very-simple-skirt-tutorial.html

DIY Canvas: using a circle punch, punch out different colored cardstock, and mod podge to canvas-inspiration below

Inspiration here:

http://www.stlmag.com/Blogs/Secretary-of-the-Interior/January-2012/How-to-Create-a-DIY-Kate-Spade-Inspired-Gold-Confetti-Art-Canvas/

Recovered my dining room chairs in gray/white chevron fabric. Fabric purchased at Carousel Designs, http://www.babybedding.com

Tutorial here http://isabellaandmaxrooms.blogspot.com/2010/01/oh-so-pretty-chair.html

Silhouette painting of my dog. Take a picture of your dog in profile, or a cool pose, blow up and print off. Tape it onto canvas and trace around it, paint the outside black. Easy. More detailed blog that inspired this below:

http://thespacebetweenblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/09/diy-canvas-silhouettes/

Revamp a boring lamp by hot gluing trim from sewing/crafts store onto shade.

Coasters-cheap tiles at Home Depot, Mod Podge on cardstock that's cut to fit the square, let dry, flip over and add felt stickies to bottom. Better tutorial below. http://thehappyhousewife.com/home-management/diy-coasters/

leather cuff

Cut a piece of leather into rectangular shape, smoosh in the middle and hot glue/superglue a small rectangular strip around the middle, and glue on snaps to the underside.

Better tutorial below.

http://ohthelovelythings.blogspot.com/2011/04/diy-tutorial-how-to-make-leather-bow.html

While this isn't exactly a DIY or a piece of art, there's something about organization that's aesthetically pleasing to the eye...spice jars. Quattro Stagioni Spice Jar from the Container Store, $1.49 each. The mouth is large enough to dip tablespoon/teaspoon measuring agents into...

DIY cork wreath

Cork wreath-buy straw wreath ring, and attach corks with a hot glue gun, add ribbon.

DIY fire pit

Since we've moved into a new place, I'm taking a break from painting and concentrating making our house a home...first up is the DIY firepit-20 Castellan bricks from Lowe's at $1.87 each, grouped around a fire pit bowl we already had.