Chic on the Cheap - A Table Lamp and Vignette

Good morning everyone!

The kids are back in school now, so I've been doing a bit of cleaning as well as catching up on some neglected projects during the little one's nap time.

I wanted to show you this table that I finished.  There is a corner in our living room that's a bit dark when the sun isn't shining in, but the space just wasn't quite big enough for a regular size table and lamp.

While out thrifting one day, I came across this table/lamp combo.

Perfect!!

For just $10, I took it home with me.

I already had a can of Amy Howard paint as well as a burlap lampshade so this turned out to be a very inexpensive project.

Here she is all pretty now, lighting up this little corner.  

Statuary - pulled out of the garden {it's actually one of those things that you hide a spare key in}

Baby Ben Clock - 25 cents

Old Books - already had on hand

Not too bad for a grand total of $10.25 - Chic on a budget!!

Have a great day everyone!

xo and God Bless,

Kathleen

DIY Burlap Pillow

I have a quick project that I want to share.

I was in Hobby Lobby last week and saw some really pretty French inspired pillows.  They had graphics printed on them and I loved them, but not their price tag! 

So this is what I did:

you only need a few things...

burlap

sewing machine or needle and thread if you wish to hand sew

a printer

freezer paper

spray adhesive

one sheet of copy paper

metal spoon

I think that just about covers it.

Here's what you do:

First things first...sew a pillow cover out of your burlap, then

find a graphic that you like.  I went to The Graphics Fairy again for mine.  Take a piece of freezer paper and lay it shiny side down on your work surface.  Get your sheet of copy paper and spray it lightly with spray adhesive.  Lay it down on the dull side of your freezer paper and then smooth it out.  Cut the freezer paper to size by cutting around the edges of the copy paper.  Place this in your printer paper tray.  You want the image to print out on the shiny side of the freezer paper so make sure that your freezer paper is situated properly in the paper tray to do this.  Now you print the image. 

 **Remember to reverse or "mirror" your image before you print if it contains letters or numbers**

Final step:

Carefully remove the freezer paper from the printer taking care not to smear the ink.  Lay it print side down on your fabric and burnish with the back of a spoon.  Try not to let the paper slide around while you do this as it will smear.  You can tape it down if you wish.

Pick up your paper and voila!  A pretty printed pillow cover.

What I love about this method of transfer is that the image comes out faded.  I think it really gives the fabric and aged, worn look!

 

I like it even better than what I saw at Hobby Lobby! Have a great day everyone.

xo and God Bless,

Kathleen

edited to add:

I meant to add this link to the blog that inspired the idea of using freezer paper to transfer the image

My Wonderfully Made