Recently our ward had a "Take it or leave it" night. I went and found a lot of stuff that I loved. I was most excited about the things I found to decorate Ameliah's room. Ever since we got her toddler bed, I have been looking for a cute bedding set. I did not like any of the sets they sell at Walmart or Target. It is difficult to find toddler sets anywhere. At the Take it or leave it, I found the picture board, the lamp, the "Live Love" plaque and the basket and fell in love! 
I knew what I was going to do for her room. The very next day I went to Ross and bought the jewelry box, the toile plate and this frame. The frame was red, but I painted it black. I believe it was a picture frame, but when I found it at the store, the glass was missing so I bought it at a discount. I envisioned it being a mirror, but I quickly learned how hard it would be to cut glass to the right shape. So, I hung it on the wall for now and hope to someday get a mirror in there. At Ross I also bought a little footstool that had padding on the top and knew I could find a way to make a cover for it to match her room. Then I went to Walmart and got the pink daisies to go in the basket.
Ameliah had a lot of fun wearing the lamp shade on her head. I thought it was too cute, so I had to get a picture of it.
I looked on ebay and found a brand new 9 piece black and cream toile crib bedding set that matched perfectly with the stuff I bought. I won the bid for only $30.15! I had never bid on anything before and I actually won! With shipping it came out to about $56, but that was still cheaper than the 4 piece sets they sell at Walmart. Since I didn't need the crib bumper or the skirt, I decided that I would use the material to make the cover for the stool and some pillows. 
When the package arrived, I immediately started pulling at the seems and pulled the bumper apart. I had to go slow so that I didn't tear the fabric. I made three pillows out of it. The first two had some serious things wrong with them. This is the third pillow and I am really pleased with how well it turned out. The material is chenille and it came from the bumper. The gingham border around the picture came from the ties on the bumper and the picture is a scene from the fabric that I cut out. I used the batting from the bumper to stuff the pillow. If you look too close you can see that I am a rookie at sewing. None of my lines are straight. I borrowed my mom's sewing machine and figured out how to use it. I know I could have asked someone else to help me, but I thought it would be fun and kind of special if I did it all myself.
This is the stool cover that I made. This was quite a project itself! I had to unscrew 4 screws in the bottom of the frame that held the plywood and padding. I had to take off like 100 staples that held the fabric and backing on. Then I had to sew two pieces of the chenille together to make it wide enough to fit. I don't have a staple gun, so I used a bunch of flat push pins to hold it on. Then I wrapped the fabric around the stool and measured out where the pleats would go, and I sewed the pleats. Then I measured how long I wanted the skirt to be, and I sewed the binding in that spot. That was not an easy task. Then I sewed a bow at each pleat. After that I sewed the open ends of the skirt together. I placed the skirt over the frame and put the padding back on. I pulled the material from the inside of the skirt until the binding lined up just right. Once I had it in place, I put the screws back on and it was done! Even though it was a big project, I am glad I did it because it is just darling and Ameliah loves it. I never really thought of myself as being creative decoratively, but I am having a blast with it! I am currently working on adding some "flare" to the valances because they are really plain and boring. I have added the gingham border from the skirt to the bottom and still don't feel like that is enough. I think I will use some more ties from the bumper to dress it up.
I knew what I was going to do for her room. The very next day I went to Ross and bought the jewelry box, the toile plate and this frame. The frame was red, but I painted it black. I believe it was a picture frame, but when I found it at the store, the glass was missing so I bought it at a discount. I envisioned it being a mirror, but I quickly learned how hard it would be to cut glass to the right shape. So, I hung it on the wall for now and hope to someday get a mirror in there. At Ross I also bought a little footstool that had padding on the top and knew I could find a way to make a cover for it to match her room. Then I went to Walmart and got the pink daisies to go in the basket.Ameliah had a lot of fun wearing the lamp shade on her head. I thought it was too cute, so I had to get a picture of it.I looked on ebay and found a brand new 9 piece black and cream toile crib bedding set that matched perfectly with the stuff I bought. I won the bid for only $30.15! I had never bid on anything before and I actually won! With shipping it came out to about $56, but that was still cheaper than the 4 piece sets they sell at Walmart. Since I didn't need the crib bumper or the skirt, I decided that I would use the material to make the cover for the stool and some pillows. When the package arrived, I immediately started pulling at the seems and pulled the bumper apart. I had to go slow so that I didn't tear the fabric. I made three pillows out of it. The first two had some serious things wrong with them. This is the third pillow and I am really pleased with how well it turned out. The material is chenille and it came from the bumper. The gingham border around the picture came from the ties on the bumper and the picture is a scene from the fabric that I cut out. I used the batting from the bumper to stuff the pillow. If you look too close you can see that I am a rookie at sewing. None of my lines are straight. I borrowed my mom's sewing machine and figured out how to use it. I know I could have asked someone else to help me, but I thought it would be fun and kind of special if I did it all myself.This is the stool cover that I made. This was quite a project itself! I had to unscrew 4 screws in the bottom of the frame that held the plywood and padding. I had to take off like 100 staples that held the fabric and backing on. Then I had to sew two pieces of the chenille together to make it wide enough to fit. I don't have a staple gun, so I used a bunch of flat push pins to hold it on. Then I wrapped the fabric around the stool and measured out where the pleats would go, and I sewed the pleats. Then I measured how long I wanted the skirt to be, and I sewed the binding in that spot. That was not an easy task. Then I sewed a bow at each pleat. After that I sewed the open ends of the skirt together. I placed the skirt over the frame and put the padding back on. I pulled the material from the inside of the skirt until the binding lined up just right. Once I had it in place, I put the screws back on and it was done! Even though it was a big project, I am glad I did it because it is just darling and Ameliah loves it. I never really thought of myself as being creative decoratively, but I am having a blast with it! I am currently working on adding some "flare" to the valances because they are really plain and boring. I have added the gingham border from the skirt to the bottom and still don't feel like that is enough. I think I will use some more ties from the bumper to dress it up.The Live/Love plaque has a picture if the Eiffel Tower on it, so we decided it would be fun to do a Parisian theme. I won a big poster on ebay of the Eiffel Tower, but still haven't hung it yet. I am keeping my eye out for more Paris stuff that would look cute with her room. I also am looking for more pink stuff to be an accent like the daisies in the basket.
Her dresser is red, so I have started sanding it and am going to paint it an off white color and put black knobs on it. I know this is a huge project, but I am having so much fun with it. I can't wait to do the rest of the house!
2 comments:
wow! that is way cute. I'd love to come by and see the room in person. I'm very impressed with your creativity.
dang, baby! you worked HARD! i am proud of my sister!!!!
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