Easy Picnic Basket Makeover

Finished my other Before and After yesterday. Again, there is nothing that spray paint can't enhance and cute-ify (totally a word). I got this picnic basket from my mother-in-law a couple of weeks ago and had it hanging out in the basement, when I saw two really cute posts on V & Co--one about spray painting baskets and the other about making a fabric covering for the lid.

So like I said in my last post...I morphed the two ideas and came up with a pretty little picnic basket...which I am sure my masculine hubby would love to tote around...oh well he will have to do it anyway.

So we started with this:

A cute basket, but lots of cuter potential.

Like I said I used a semi-gloss spray paint in black and covered the entire thing (in several coats). The next day I took some old material, cut it out in the shape of the lid. Next I covered the lid in batting because I didn't have any thinner padding, which was a little more difficult. I secured that with spray adhesive. Then I hot glued the fabric in place, using the hot glue underneath the lip of the basket.

And yeah...all done...well okay, I would like to sew a lining to put inside of the basket but that will be quite awhile. But for now this is how it looks...

not too shabby.
ps I don't normally picnic with porcelain plates and decorative pillows...but it makes a pretty picture.

Creative Sanity Break- A Tiny Before and After

Without creative breaks I would go insane. Now I haven't had too many of them recently due to, well funds and one more cutie patootie. Today I put my hypothetical foot down and made some time to do a couple of tiny things.

I have had a white shelf in my bathroom with only a mirror on it for way too long. I just could never find anything I liked to go on it. Then while perusing my lovely friends blog (will send you to her blog later in the post) I found a great idea using cheap ceramic birds and glorious spray paint. That was weeks ago.


I found the birds (and vase) at Michael's on clearance. All I needed was some white spray paint and a sunny day to use said paint. That was today baby!


Here is my tiny before and after:

BEFORE

AFTER

Not too shabby. I also started another project with spray paint...which is not quite ready for reveal...BUT I stole and morphed this idea and this idea from my friend Vanessa of V & Co. Are you excited...you should be.

Case's Room 85% Done

Here's What We Did

painted room three colors...yes insane

painted changing table

new changing pad

made bumpers

added brown border to white bed skirt

Still Needs to Be Done

hang floating shelves

make canvas fabric wall art

paint wall letters

reupholster glider chair

make pillow for chair

paint picture frames

print off pictures

knobs on changing table

The next post was supposed to be this room done in all its glory...well blame the boys getting the flu, then me getting the flu, then me thinking I was in labor...blah blah blah...not done completely or as soon as I had planned. But here is a glimpse any way to make myself feel better about missing my intended deadline.

Art projects and shelving should get done today. Chair hopefully tomorrow.

Special shout out to Kate, Lisa, and Jenny bedding would not have gotten finished without you.

Boys Room Done

Okay so the boys' room is done. It took me long enough. Here are some pictures of the final out come. I am horrible with before pictures, so sorry there isn't one. I get too impatient and just start the project before I even think about taking a picture.

The boys are doing great sharing a room. I love hearing them talk to each other morning and night. Morning is a little better because at least they have slept...where as at night we get a little annoyed when it rolls around 9:30 and they are still up there chatting it up. Jack has made the transition great. Can't believe how big they are getting.

Hope the pictures do the room justice...I am really proud of it. Let's give a round of applause to Walmart, Target, and Ikea. We couldn't have done it without you!

Main bedding from Walmart (sad to give up Pottery Barn, but it turned out great anyway). Bunk bed from Target...yeah they make bunk beds now!

Post Cards from USPS and Frames from IKEA

How cute are these postcards??

Painted old honey colored dresser red. Tins from dirty flea market in Las Vegas.

Remember the t-shirts? This is what I did with them. This was the cutest.