Make Mine Eclectic

Vintage Kids Desk Redo

jessimarie33 — Wed, 01 May 2013 00:02:18 +0000

Over the summer we found an old kids desk for $2 at a garage sale. Jeremy might have thought I was crazy, but I knew this baby had potential.

Before:

I sanded her down, and painted a few coats of this lovely grey. Then roughed it up with some distressing. The finishing touch was the adorable new yellow knobs! Here is how she turned out:

Adorable, no?

I’m pretty proud of this little baby and hope that someone else loves it and wants to give it a new home too!

Toy Box

jessimarie33 — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:37:45 +0000

A project done! The abused vintage toy box started out like this:

The white is actually wood filler, added by me. But, you get the picture. It was old, and rough, and needed lots of wood filler and love. I sanded and filled and sanded some more. Finally I chose turquoise paint and white for the inside. Not as creative as I originally sought out to be, but it turned out fun so I left it there. I antiqued the edges a bit and roughed up the “wear spots”. I like how it turned out simple and fun!

After:

What do you think? I think it turned out super adorable. I was going to replace the handles, but the old ones are vintage ceramic and actually cleaned up nicely. I’m even tempted to keep this one! Why keep a toy box? … more news to come!

Mini Paint Project

jessimarie33 — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:56:54 +0000

I have finally completed a tiny project that has bugging me on my to-do list forever now!

Remember the little downstairs bathroom with the cute antique cupboard… (tiny room = bad photos, sorry!)

Well, here is the very sad, and a little scary inside of this cupboard…

So, a little paint and some pretty things to make the cupboard useful, and… viola!

The cupboard is antique, and therefore has many bumps and cracks, so it will never be “perfect,” but now its not such an eyesore. When company is over I will not be so embarrassed to let them reach in for another roll of toilet paper or necessity!

I even did a bit of decorating to the necessities in the cupboard. These antique jars got new fun lids. And a small box got a bright cover to hold small things.

Aah, much better! What do you think? More projects on the way too!

Some Handmade Gifts

jessimarie33 — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:48:29 +0000

Hi there! I wanted to do a quick post to show you what we made for our family members for Christmas (and an upcoming wedding!). I started with a few simple stone tiles from Menard’s. I used a flat round brush, a stencil, and some solid paint pots. I dabbed the paint on over the stencil without wiping. I then added some clear coat and some felt pads to the bottom corners. Now…we have personalized coasters! I know I have seen this done before, but I had to share because they turned out so sweet and simple. And, they didn’t break the bank!

What do you think? I think they turned out great and it was a lot of fun making gifts this year instead of buying something no one needs!

Rustic Chair Love

jessimarie33 — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:48:08 +0000

I have so many more tidbits to post, but I loved this!

http://missingsisterstill.tumblr.com/page/28

Chair Love

jessimarie33 — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:46:20 +0000

I have been wrapped up in work lately. Being couped up in an office is not very fun, especially when the winter weather makes things even more dreary. I am itching for spring! But, here is a beautiful office for inspiration. If I were sitting in this office while doing my work maybe I would be feeling a bit more motivated. Maybe. I will also have some WEDDING photos coming soon!

http://brabournefarm.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-07-17T06:46:00%2B10:00&max-results=75

Is that not an awesome chair?! Hope that helps your winter blues, and that spring is on the way!

A Little Monogram

jessimarie33 — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:37:55 +0000

Like everyone else lately, I have been completely addicted to Pinterest. I have been seeing many ideas for monogram letters and it has been on my to-do list (which is always long) to make one for us. I finally got around to this quick project!

I made my letter “L” out of cardboard, by drawing the letter freehand and then cutting it out with a utility knife.

I then traced the letter on scrapbook paper that was perfect for our decor. I used some twine and some fabric. I have other embellishment ideas, but this is where I left it for now. Cute and simple.

Things are always changing in the house, but for right now our “L” is in the living room, tucked into a frame.

What do you think? Any ideas?

Thanksgiving 2012 and Our Christmas Tree

jessimarie33 — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:35:49 +0000

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We have been very busy here lately (when are we not?), so we had a quiet Thanksgiving celebration here alone on Thanksgiving day and celebrated with family on the weekends. I thought I would share our simple table for two:

Simple, yet festive. Just what the two of us needed for a quiet dinner at home. And, of course, there were antlers.

The rest of the weekend? We got ready for hunting season and found the perfect Christmas tree.

Here is our first Christmas together ornament from last year:

What did you all do for the holiday?

Fun Chair Love

jessimarie33 — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:32:49 +0000

Hi, all! Wow, have things been busy around here. Wedding is 45 days away! But, while I had a moment away from wedding projects I thought I would share some fun chairs that I absolutely adore!

Anything turquoise, especially in leather…mmm…

http://media-cache-ec4.pinterest.com/upload/273523377338658240_zKUtzGM0.jpg

This room is a little too silver and modern for me normally, but this curvy chair done in a patchwork of prints is just awesome!

http://www.houzz.com/photos/living-room/funky-chairs

I love this dark walled room and even more love this zebra chair!

http://livmarie.tumblr.com/post/18457663753

I have no words for how cool this chair is… AND, I can’t read all of the post, but this one was definitely a very neat DIY, so go check out the site!

http://hviturlakkris.blogspot.com/2012/02/hej-igen-tusen-tack-for-alla-vackra.html

Hope you enjoyed as much as I did! Updates coming soon!

A New Chair Love And Wedding Tid Bits

jessimarie33 — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:04:55 +0000

I fell in love with another chair. That happens often, doesn’t it? My wonderful, loving fiance drove me an hour away to pick the cutie up. Now, we have one more seat in the living room. Best part of this little guy though, is that it would work in just about every room of the house as things evolve.

What do you think?? I’m in love. I love the navy and white stripes, but my favorite part is the nail head trim that goes all the way around the back. I think he is pretty old and was redone with changes to the bottom half and I just adore how they did it! He even has casters, which make it easy to reposition for company. And once the walls are painted I think this will work so well in here.

Also, we have been super swamped with wedding planning. I have made every little detail by hand, and wold love to show you all, but also want them to be a surprise, so that will have to wait! But, I did want to show our framed engagement picture. This will be used at the wedding too, but also will be on the wall in our living room, somewhere! Notice the same feel of the stripes? Not intended, but I love it! I took an old frame and painted it, then roughed it up. The mat was also painted in one of our wedding colors. I think it turned out really well.

I think the two new additions go so nicely together in the living room! And, the rest of the wedding details are coming along too! Can’t wait to share! Only three months from today!