Framed Witches Hat

Most people will frame a pumpkin at this time of year.   Not Honeybear Lane.  She framed some witches hats and a black feather wreath!   The witches hats are such a cute wall hanging, in front of the orange stripes.   LOVE this idea.

See the framed witches hats.

Pallet Art

Use wood from an old pallet as your canvas for a nice piece of wall art! Young and Crafty did and it turned out great! Don't you love all the pallet projects around blogland lately?

See the pallet art work.

Assymetrical Cascading Plate Wall

I've seen some very beautiful plate walls. However, I have never seen one like this one! I love how colorful and assymetrical it is. I also love the way it cascades down the wall. It definitely catches the eye. My Lil' Pumpkin shows this picture on her blog. Could you pull off a wall like this?

See the assymetrical plate wall.

Faux Metal Wall Clock

Suzy's Artsy Crafty Sitcom is the queen of TP Roll projects! She created this gorgeous clock using tp rolls! I know, it is wickedly unique and creative! You've got to check out all her tp roll projects. (They are amazing!)

See the faux metal wall clock!

Pebbled Rope Rug

This rope rug from Jame is so cool. Think of the possibilities with all those little rope circles! So many options for funky shapes rugs, table runners, wall art and more.

See the pebbled rope rug tutorial.

Washer Monograms, Washer Wall Art

There are so many uses for washers that you buy at the home improvement store. Add this washer monogram to the list. It's fabulous. I'll Get You My Pretties made some other interesting shapes and cool designs with washers for some great wall art.

See the washer monogram and washer wall art.

(Found via Hyphen Interiors.)

Guest Blogger - Lolly jane - Address Subway Art

Hey Someday Crafts readers!

We are Kelli & Kristi of

Lolly Jane

and are just thrilled to be guesting here today!

We ♥ home decor projects and just about anything crafty! We showcase home improvement projects, craft tutorials, furniture & thrift store before/afters and sometimes a recipe or two :)

Take a peek at some of our latest projects:

1. Whiteboard command station 2. Turquoise lamp redo 3. Anthro knock-off zinc letters

Something else we love to do is take a cute idea and make it our own, like today's project, address subway art:

Ours is subway art with heart! ;)

These addresses represent all the places Kelli has lived... and the hearts are symbolic of where she lived as a newlywed {the first turquoise ♥} and the following 4 represent each address she brought the baby home to. Awww!

If you want to make your own, follow these easy steps:

1. Board size: 11x22

2. Paint base color

3. Cut vinyl lettering & backwards weed

4. Apply transfer paper onto vinyl quote

5. Apply vinyl onto board, peel off transfer paper

6. Paint desired color of acrylic paint {we ♥ Plaid brand!}

7. Let paint dry completely

8. Peel off vinyl lettering

9. Touch up & sand edges

That's it!

Your very own personalized subway art with heart:

E-mail us at lollyjane@gmail.com for any questions or visit our FB here!

Hope you'll stop by our little corner of Blogland to say hello :)

Thanks ladies!!!! What a fun subway art to have in your home! I love the touch of blue! Visit Lolly Jane to see more amazing projects.

DIY Corbel

Have you ever noticed how expensive corbel and decorative wood items are at the home improvement store? I think they are quite pricy! Not JUST A Housewife made her own out of a boardd (or MDF should work too) and they rock!!!!

See the DIY corbel tutorial.

Alphabet Mosaic

Sprik Space ALWAYS has amazing printables and downloads! This one is absolutely fabulous for so many reasons and occasions. Whether you have little kids, are celebrating back to school or just want some cool, colorful wall art, this alphabet Mosaic is too perfect to pass up. (I would have loved this on my classroom wall when I was teaching school.) It comes in four different sizes you can print.

Get the alphabet mosaic download!

Guest Blogger - Little b - Photograph Painting

Hello all!

My name is Amanda, author of the blog

little b.

I'm a new momma who loves my little family, crafting, and sharing my passions with others. I'm recently new to the blogging world and am having such a wonderful time learning from others and getting to share my new journey through mommahood and my crafting ventures!

I am so thrilled and honored to be guest blogging here at Someday Crafts! Being one of the first blogs I came across when I first was exploring blog world, I jumped at the opportunity to come share one of the things I love creating.

Have you ever had a photo that you would love to see as a painted piece of artwork? Well I'm here to show you how :) For this tutorial I used a black and white photo but if you would like to learn how to do the same thing in color feel free to give me some feedback and I'd love to do a follow up tutorial on my blog!

Here is what you will need:

~ Painting canvas {I used a 9in. x 9in. canvas

~ Your favorite black and white photo

~ A copy of your photo {To fit the size of your canvas and printed onto regular computer paper}

~ A painting tray {If you don't have one a plastic plate or even a piece of tinfoil or wax paper would work!}

~ Various sizes of paint brushes

~ Black and white paint {I used gouache paints}

~ A pencil {softer lead works the best}

~ A ball point pen {you want a pen that will not bleed through paper}

~ A cup of water

~ An eraser

~ Tape





Here is the photo I started with...

First, you want to take the copy of your photo, that you printed on regular paper, and draw a layer of pencil onto the back of it...

Next you want to tape it to your canvas, pencil covered side down {only place a piece of tape on the top of the photo}...

Now you take your pen and outline the various shadows. Outline the darkest part of the shadows first, then the next darkest and so on until all hues of the shadows have been outlined...

Your photo should end up looking something like this {my printer wouldn't print out the photo with out the light lines through it, but those aren't part of the photo}...

Looks a little funny right? To help yourself more when it comes to painting you can number each of these sections to make it easier to match the hue of paint to the section of the shadow {kind of like making your own paint by numbers :)}.

Now you can remove the photo from your canvas and you should be left with faint pencil lines where you outlined your shadows on your photo, looking something like this...

I did not number mine, but I recommend for your first time with this project to help yourself get through it a little quicker :)

Now you get to start painting! Starting with your shadows that are completely black, use your black paint to paint those sections in {use your photo you drew on as your reference, this is where the numbering comes in handy :)}...

Next, move on to the second darkest group of shadows. Add white paint to your black paint to lighten its hue {not a lot of paint is needed to do this}...

Continue repeating the last step for each hue of your shadows until you finish painting your photo.

For the areas that are completely white you can just leave that area blank and not paint it with white {that just takes more time and I think it looks better to utilize the white of the canvas}



Once you finish painting in all of your sections, you can use your original photo as a reference to compare to and add any highlights or lowlights with you paints as you see necessary! You're the artist here :)

And voila!!!

You have transformed your favorite photo into a beautiful work of art!

Want to take it one step further??? You can do this same painting in your favorite color! You can create a monotone photo painting by changing the hue of your favorite color. This is done by adding black to the color to make it darker and white to make it lighter. So follow the same steps, but instead you just use various hues of your color! This is fun if you want to have more than one painting side by side :)

Thank you so much for reading my tutorial! I hope you enjoyed it!

As always I absolutely love seeing your finished products, feel free to send me photos by contacting me here {I'm also happy to take any questions :)}

Come visit me at little b and check out more of my life!!!

Happy painting!

AMANDA, THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT TUTORIAL!!! I love this idea and see so many possibilities. I love the thought of doing a couple different colored paintings of the same picture to match the color of my daughter's room and hanging them side-by-side! Darling.

Go give a shout out to Amanda at little b.

Framed Stitched Furniture Silhouettes

There are several things I love about this wall frame display at Flamingo Toes. I love the pop of color, the spray painted, fancy frames and the handstitched furniture inside the frames. Handstitching would look great with any type of silhouette. It definitely is a conversation piece. You gotta check it out.

See the framed handstitched furniture wall display!

Guest Blogger - Kitchen Counter Chronicles - Tea Towel Hanging Bags

Kitchen Counter Chronicles

I am excited to be here at Someday Crafts, sharing my crafty ideas with all of you. Hope you enjoy my post today!

I love vintage aprons and tea towels. Today's tea towels are typically pretty boring. Tea towels from the 50's and 60's were so much more interesting. Some of my vintage tea towels are in better shape than others. I have been looking for a way to repurpose some tea towels...give them a new life. Then one day it hit me...transforming the tea towels into handy sacks.

Here's what I did.

You will need:

1 vintage tea towel
coordinating thread
iron
binding tape
2 hooks (and anchors if necessary)
screwdriver
measuring tape
pencil


Steps

1. My vintage tea towel was rather large, so I cut and hemmed it down to a 34" X 17" piece of fabric.

2. Fold your tea towel, bring the bottom edge up at approximately 15" and press the fold.

3. Sew along the sides of the tea towel...creating a large pocket...leaving about 6" piece for the flap.

4. Turn the sack right side out and press.

To make the loops:

5. Cut 2, 5"pieces of binding tape or ribbon.

6. Fold the pieces in half and pin on the backside of the sack at approximately 7" from the top and along the side seam.

7. sew the loop in place...leaving a 1" loop at the top

8. Hang the hooks in the wall or door - following the manufacturers directions.

9. Hang the bag on the hooks.

I filled mine with potatoes and hung it just outside my kitchen...on our backdoor. My 5 year old daughter suggested we put our flip-flops in the bag during the summer...great idea! These bags could be used for anything from toys and shoes to laundry and onions. I love that vintage tea towels have such a great texture - they feel soft and well worn.

I hope you come visit me at Kitchen Counter Chronicles.


THANKS for sharing this cute and easy way to make a hanging bag. I have a few tea towels in my craft room that I could definitely use as bags!

Head over to Kitchen Counter Chronicles to see more!

Amazing Party Highlights

There are way too many awesome projects linked up today! Here are a few that stood out to me!

There is more than one reason why Tidbits at the Tremaynes is one of my favorite blogs. She is hilarious and is constantly cranking out projects like this window bed! How is that for AMAZING!!!!!

Combined two shirts into one to make this cutie at Inspiration and Realisation.

There are so many amazing variations of sunburst mirrors. I'm loving this wood one from Thrifty and Chic.

What do you get when you combine a circle skirt and a maxi skirt together? A circle maxi skirt like this one from Show Tell Share.

Who wants a sliding barn door inside their house? ME!!!! See this beauty over at Breakfast for Dinner. Gorgeous!

Learn how to make your own nail polish with Heck Fridays! How fun is that?

Check out more amazing ideas from the Whatever Goes Wednesday party!

All Circles Mirror and Twirl Bustle Dress

I wanted to show off a couple more projects from the Whatever Goes Wednesday show! I hope you like these as much as I do!

This wall mirror made of circles is for rockstars or princesses! Don't you love the shapes and the jewels and....everything about it? The bling makes it stand out and dazzle! It is made from cardboard and sequins! Check it out at MeiJo's Joy!

I'm loving everything about this twirl bustle dress too from Wildflowers and Whimsy. It is SO CUTE!!!!! If you sew for young girls, you need to check this dress out!

Guest Blogger - Sweet Peas & Bumblebees - Pottery Barn Kids' Artwork Clothesline

Hi Someday Crafts readers!

I am thrilled to be unveiling my latest craft project here at Someday Crafts! I love Michelle’s blog and am constantly checking out her newest finds. Thanks to Michelle, I have quite the collection of pins on Pinterest! (:

I’m Briana from the blog Sweet Peas & Bumblebees. My twin sister and I LOVE to blog about all things crafty and thoroughly enjoy spending our time creating! We even have a linky party on Wednesdays where you can show off your craftiness! We totally love seeing everything you all come up with and would love if you would join us!

Now for my tutorial…

Kid’s Artwork Clothesline {Pottery Barn Knock Off}

My kids love to create their own masterpieces, but I have yet to find a great spot to show off their latest art. Before, my fridge was covered in their creations and they ended up getting lost underneath magnets and dentist reminders. I wanted to be able to show them off like the proud Mom I am!

When I saw these super cute artwork displays at Pottery Barn Kids, I knew they would be perfect! The only problem?!? My hubby would never agree to me spending $39….each….$78 total. Yikes!

I knew I could make an amazing art display for just a fraction of that. In fact, by using supplies that I already, I only spent about $4 per artwork display! Love it!

Here are the supplies that I had to purchase:

Picture Wire

I debated on what to use for my actual clothesline. I eventually settled on picture wire. It’s easy to use and very inexpensive. This 25 feet roll was only $2.99!

Wooden Cutouts

I found these already painted wooden cutouts at Wal-Mart for $1 each. Score!

Additional supplies needed:

Gluegun
Rhinestones *optional*

2 Screws

Screwdriver
Vinyl

Clothespins

Once you have all of your supplies, it’s time to start hanging up your clothesline!

Using a measuring tape, start marking the wall with pencil where you would like your screws to go. {I measured 35” down from the ceiling and made a mark.} Make sure your screws are level to each other!

{I used screws to anchor my clothesline because we seem to have an overabundance of them at our house! Nails would work great too!}

Now string a piece of picture wire between your two screws. Another benefit of using picture wire…all you have to do is twist it around itself and it stays! I didn’t leave a lot of slack because I didn’t want it to droop a lot once the weight of the artwork was pulling on the wire.

Add a little dot of hot glue to the top of your screw and attach your wooden cutout. {Don’t worry about it never coming off…it will come off with some tugging when the time comes.}

To dress up your clothespins, pick out some matching scrapbook paper and trace the top of the clothespin onto the back of your scrapbook paper. Cut out your strip of paper and Mod Podge it to the front. Let them dry several hours before you try to use them.

Using my Cricut along with my Sure Cuts A Lot 2 software, I cut out my vinyl quote. Using this incredibly easy software, I was able to use several of my favorite fonts: Digs My Heart, Grace, and His Name Is Honey.

Now it’s time for the fun part…hanging up your little one’s art!

And if you have a little guy in your life, here is the boy version!

Thanks for letting me share my tutorial today!

Come visit me at Sweet Peas & Bumblebees to see some of our other great tutorials like these:

Family Name Stacker Blocks:

Subway Art Flower Pot:

Chewy Caramel Chunk Brownies:

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THANKS, Briana. I love easy knock-offs and this was certainly an easy, cute idea. I have the same situation with artwork EVERYWHERE. I need to get the picture wire out and hang some pictures! I lover your subway art flower pot! Looks like we all need to be hanging out at Sweet Peas & Bumblebees!