this is how it began it's life...$30 from goodwill...
imagine the drawers with straight, all the way across pulls...why am i not better about taking before pictures with "hardware" on????
same process as dresser number one, i sanded it using my orbital sander, primed it with Kilz latex primer (brushed on because i bought a quart size of it), and then sprayed the paint. Krylon Dark Gray in Gloss finish is what Ethan picked for his dresser. he actually picked it, i did not pick it for him! yahoo:) then i sanded the handles, but i didn't prime them. i painted them with a regular acrylic craft paint, because i loved the color! i sealed the handles with Minwax Polycrylic Sealer
and there is no bottom drawer...it was broken when i bought it and i didn't even bring the drawer home because i didn't want to mess with repairing it. so i bought some wrapping paper from Big Lots (love that store!)
it has grid lines on the back for easier measuring and cutting...
and i used some trusty mod podge to fix my lack of drawer...i'll get some containers/baskets from Ikea i think to go down there to help corral some toys...
{before mod podge}
{after mod podge}
i like the way it turned out a lot!
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i finally got the tooth pillow made! last sunday while i was home with new baby christian and he was asleep i made this!
i used this pattern but i changed some of the shapes, i didn't like the rounded ears available in the pattern so i used the "horn" template for the ears, shrunk one of the teeth down to be smaller, and free-handed the hair because i liked the spiky hair on a different monster pillow she made. i used the same dimensions though. this pillow is made from a lot of the same fabrics as Christian's bedding, which i hope to have done soon, i'm about halfway through i'd say:) no hurry though because Blake's still using the crib!:)
(and if you made it to the end of this post, give yourself a pat on the back!)
3 comments:
Sooo cute! And sooooo impressive that you got that done with a super newborn baby in the house. I've been really wanting to sew lately, but Kaitlyn is queen of two 20 minute power naps to get her through the day and so this mama gets the basics done and no more day in and day out.
That dresser is magical! I am so darn impressed. I got two shelves from a give away pile this week. I might have to give the modge podge a whirl. I have to hurry though! You're amazing but naughty!! Sewing instead of sleeping while baby Christian was sleeeping and Blogging about it! Girl, go catch some zzzs!
WOW that dresser looks AWESOME! I miss crafting/sewing with you!
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