Friday, November 7, 2014

DIP DYE OMBRE AQUA AND NAVY CURTAINS

 
DIP DYE SHEET CURTAINS
 
I SAW SO MANY INSPIRATIONAL POSTS ON PINTEREST ON HOW TO MAKE DIP DYE CURTAINS SO I DECIDED TO FINALLY GIVE IT A TRY, I HAVE BEEN MAKING A LOT OF CURTAINS LATELY FROM SHEETS, THIS IS VERY INEXPENSIVE, MORE INEXPENSIVE THAN BUYING FABRIC BY THE YARD AND ALSO THERE IS NO SEWING REQUIRED .
 
I BOUGHT FOUR TWIN FLAT SHEETS IN WHITE FROM WALMART. PICURED IS ONLY TWO ON THE WINDOW. UNDER $5.00 A PIECE, ONE BOTTLE OF LIQUID RIT DYE IN AQUAMARINE, FOUND AT ANY CRAFT STORE FOR $3.99. AND ONE BOTTLE OF ROYAL BLUE FOR $3.99 AND YES I ONLY USED THOSE TWO BOTTLES FOR ALL FOUR CURTAINS.
 
. FILL A LARGE BUCKET HALF WAY WITH VERY HOT WATER AND ONE CUP OF SALT AND BOTTLE OF AQUAMARINE DYE, MIX WELL . I EYEBALLED THE SHEETS , NO MEASURING JUST DIPPED THEM TO WHERE I WANTED THEM TO START. LEAVING ABOUT A FOOT AND A HALF OF WHITE AT THE TOP . AFTER 30 MINUTES I PULLED OUT ABOUT ONE FOOT OF EACH CURTAIN FROM THE TOP FOR A SLIGHT OMBRE EFFECT AND LEFT THE REMAINDER OF CURTAIN TO SOAK FOR A FEW HOURS. NO RINSING, REPEAT WITH OTHER TWO CURTAINS .

 
AFTER THE FEW HOURS WERE UP I MIXED UP THE ROYAL BLUE DYE, SAME METHOD AND DIPPED ALL FOUR CURTAINS ABOUT ONE FOOT FROM THE BOTTOM INTO THE DYE BATH AND LEFT OVERNIGHT. I DID NOT WASH THESE, ONLY RINSED SLIGHTLY AND HUNG THEM OUT TO DRY.
 
 
 


Sunday, October 19, 2014

NAVY BLUE, WHITE AND GOLD DIPPED CHAIR AND OTTAMAN

 
NAVY BLUE, WHITE AND GOLD DIPPED CHAIR AND OTTOMAN REMAKE
 
 
 
STEP 1. UNSCREW PADDING FROM THE LEGS OF OTTOMAN AND CHAIR
STEP 2. I USED NAVY BLUE CANVAS MATERIAL FOUND AT WALMART ONE YARD AND A HALF COVERED THE CHAIR AND OTTOMAN.
STEP 3. PAINT LEGS OF CHAIR AND OTTOMAN IN A SEMI GLOSS WHITE PAINT OR YOU CAN SPRAY PAINT THEM IN A GLOSS WHITE, LET DRY
STEP 4. TAPE OFF THE BOTTOM OF LEGS AS TO HOW HIGH YOU WANT THE GOLD DIP
STEP 5. SPRAY PAINT THE BOTTOM OF LEGS WHERE YOU TAPED OFF IN GOLD METALLIC SPRAY PAINT( I USED RUSTOLEUM GOLD)LET DRY!
 
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STEP 6. COVER THE CHAIR AND OTTOMAN IN THE FABRIC BY STAPLING TO UNDERSIDE OF CHAIR AND OTTOMAN
STEP 7. SCREW THE PIECES BACK TOGETHER
 


Monday, May 12, 2014

recycled dresser with missing drawers

So I found this dresser on the side of someones curb that they were throwing away noticed the drawers were missing but I knew I can still put it to good use. I browsed through Pinterest and got some really great inspiration. I used about 3 different paint colors I had around the house in a satin finish. I only had to sand the top down.
 




Friday, March 14, 2014

UPDATED RATTAN BAMBOO FURNITURE

WHITE RATTAN BAMBOO FURNITURE                                 

AN EASY AN AFFORDABLE WAY TO UPDATE OLDER BAMBOO FURNITURE IS TO JUST SPRAY IT WITH A GLOSSY SPRAY PAINT OF YOUR CHOICE , I DID SAND THE BAMBOO DOWN A BIT SINCE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY STAINED, MY SISTER IN LAW MADE SOME BEAUTIFUL COLOFUL NEW PILLOWS AND NOW HERE WE HAVE IT, A NEW PORCH SET!



Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Ribbon Trim curtains on sheets

Easy Ribbon Trim Sheet curtains
 
I bought two full size sheets at Walmart for $11.00 a piece in white, and 2 disks of Gross grain ribbon from AC Moore at around $3.00 each. At first I tried to use the fabric glue which literally sucked! the glue showed through the ribbon and it did not stick. I ended up sewing it straight on with the ribbon still attached to the disk it came in . Keeping the ribbon attached to the disk made it very easy and fast to sew on and in a straight line. I am going to ad two more panels to these windows though , to create a fuller effect.