Felt Flower on Canvas

I had pinned a cute Esty sample of a felt flower on a canvas a few months ago and I finally got around to crafting it the other day. I was happy with the outcome & the total price ($9.00)! Thank god for coupons.
My supplies:
Canvas
Blue painters tape
Spray paint
Hot glue gun & sticks
Felt
Scissors

I started off by making a cheveron stripe pattern on my canvas. This is a lot harder than it looks.

Making all the lines line up was difficult. There was a lot of re-taping going on and by the end I had a major headache. I then was excited to spray paint! I chose the Winter Gray color that I had left over from redoing my thrift store lamp. I thought, well since I already have the paint I should use it. Two coats and this is what I was left with!

It may not be perfect but it looks good enough for me! I then got to cutting out my flower petals. In the flower I had pinned on Pintrest the petals were triangle shaped but I thought that was a little to difficult so I went with circular petals. I cut out 3 diffrent sizes of circles then cut the circles in half. I basically outlined a drinking glass and a ring of ducted tape to get my circles perfect. I then started assembling my flower with a little layering. I first put it all down without hot gluing

When I had all my petals in place I took them off and started to hot glue. I figured it would be nice to have some value in the flower so I simply pinched the middle of the petal together and that added the right amount of depth

After about 5 hours (I'm sure it can be done in less time then that but I am a perfectionist and needed it to be just right) I was done! When it came to the middle of the flower I kind of just folded a bunch of petals in 3's and glued them down.

I am so happy with the outcome!! I couldnt stop looking at it for hours. This now hangs above my dresser and I get to look at it every morning. I am actually thinking of making another since I have so much felt left over. Or maybe I will make a throw pillow!

Girls in White Dresses

Today I finished the book Girls in White Dresses. At the library last week I was browsing in my own little world and I had already picked out 3 other books when I found this one on the NEW BOOKS shelf. I thought the cover was cute and the title was intresting to I quickly grabbed it, read the summary and went to the checkout area. I was excited to read it and got to it right when I got home. It is the hilarious story of a group of college girls who realize that everyone around them is getting married. The way the characters interact with each other is awesomly played out. It kind of reminded me of myself and my friends. People seem to be getting engaged or married a lot earlier in their lives these days and recently a number of people from my town have done this. Just something to get used to as you get older! Anyways, if you need a luagh this book will give you a chuckle or two!...I think I am even going to look into others by this author..

Thrift Store Lamp

So I have become a little addicted to going to thrift stores and looking for sweet deals. When I found this lamp I knew I wanted it, BAD. I had been looking for a cute lamp to give my room a tiny makeover but couldn't find the right one. BUT it was priced at 5 bucks. I kinda thought that was a little pricey for a small table lamp that had some stains on it so I put it back (sort of hiding it in the corner for knowone else to see). I procedded to buy a cute octagon end table for 9 dollars which I will post on once I am completed. At the checkout stand I was given a 50% off coupon for the next day. I am also a coupon girl so I thought SCORE! I couldn't get that dang lamp out of my mind so the next day I jammed to the thrift store and got my precious lamp for $2.50!!! After whiping it off the stains disapeared and I was left with this..

Super cute right? I love the lines. I was really excited that it cleaned up so nicely but I had already bought the spray paint at home depot so I felt I had to paint it. Plus, I already had a white lamp shade..white on white is a little boring for me. So I primed and painted using a Rust-oleum primer and Winter Gray color. Once I had the little number all painted up I was super excited about the outcome..BUT it still was missing something. My mom recently bought an awesome deep red colored lamp with tassels hanging on the rim of the shade that I fell in love with and wanted to secretly snatch away from her (being in the living room I think she would notice quickly). So I thought AHHH-HA I'll add some tassels. To Joanns I went, found the trim asile and went to searching. There were many on clearance but none that would look good with the new gray color and match my room decor of black furniture and light green bed spread. THEN I found it. An awesome beaded trim with light greeen and clear beads. I had to have it. After looking at the price per yard, having a little heartattack at the expense then telling myself "hey you bought the lamp for $2.50 go for it!" I made the buy. A little hot glue gun action and my masterpiece was complete. I am SOOO loving the look and think I will keep it on all night and stare at the beauty when I wake up in the middle of the night!

The Gazebo

I just completed reading this book and I must say it was amazing. My mom recommended it to me after she had read it saying that it was a type of book I would like. At first I wasn't so sure. I am a huge Nicholas Sparks fan and for a short time I wouldn't read anything but his novels. Well I eventually read them all so I had to turn to other authors. When my mom presented this one I though..well why not? I am happy to say that she was right! I am somewhat of a hopeless romantic when it comes to books. To me a good book has somewhat of a tragedy involved then in the end all the characters find what they really want, which of course is love! If you are in need of a quick read then definatly pick this book up.