It's Caitlin, back at crafting again!!
Since moving in to our townhouse on campus, I have loved finding things to decorate with. One of my favorite things to do is to create the art to make a space inviting.
And somehow, I've been in luck these last two weeks, I have found some good deals and allowed my creative juices to flow!!
I have been struggling to find curtains that weren't black-out curtains, didn't break the bank, and provided enough color to color a space. And voila! I found them.
My secret??
They are actually scarves. Three different sheer scarves I found on sale in our campus bookstore for four dollars each. Whoop!! I'd say it was a pretty lucky find, and somehow they fit perfectly. There is a scarf on each side of the window, then one that crosses over the top of the window.
My other details to add color??
Paint chips!!
Paint chips are awesome to add color, and when I moved in, I was desperate to find more color. I love splashes of the bright and bold, and paint chips were perfect!
Since paint chips are free, I cut them in to strips and strung them on some twine.
Another quick and easy craft in my room was the clothesline of pictures. I uses command hooks to string up some twine with mini clothespins for the pictures. Not too bad!
My last two projects from my room include a snazzy magnetic chalk board and an earring holder.
For the chalkboard, I bought an 89 cent cookie pan at Wal-Mart, covered it with $3 Chalkboard paint from Target, and stuck on some magnets! Now if I could only find the chalk...
The last project was one I made two years ago. I took a cheap embroidery hoop with some scraps of lace and wrapped it around the inner loop of the embroidery hoop. Tied it off with some ribbon and it created a decorative and useful piece!
More crafts to come!
