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Just wanted to quickly share with you these fabulous chargers!

Aren't they the yummiest?!?!

Peridot metallic green...gorgeous on the fabulous pink matelasse tablecloth from my MIL.

Just wanted you to have a better view...this is AFTER Easter brunch.

These gorgeous chargers started out as the everday low price gold chargers found at Hobby Lobby...$1.99 each.  (I know...that one is silver...duh...used the gold ones for the chargers.) 

A few different options to create green chargers went through my head...Mod Podge some quatrefoil patterned green fabric or possibly even scrapbook paper.  I also thought that maybe that Metallic Peridot paint might work to highlight the Mod Podge plates that never were.  Started to get ready to cut out fabric and glue, but after thinking it out (messy, time consuming, little wiggle room for error,) I decided to just paint them all with the metallic paint.  No good.  The paint offers very little coverage. 

 Then, the lighbulb went off...start with green chargers.  Ran to my trusty Home Depot, scored a can of this FABULOUS Painters Touch spray satin paint in Eden, threw on about a coat & a half of paint and waited for it to try (about 29 minutes.)  

Then, with a simple foam brush and the FolkArt Metallic Peridot paint, I just coated the entire surface of the painted chargers.

  It is CRA-ZEEE how cute these are.

My SIL, MIL and neighbor all commented on them without even knowing I painted them (auuuuh shuucks...that makes me feel good...thanks ladies!)

The true beauty of this little project is that they were SOOOO easy, SOOOO quick, and SOOOO cheap to create.

 

Pretty little chargers for my sweet little plates...will share the entire tablescape later this week!

***Update - Click here for the tablescape***

Hoppy Easter to you all!

He is Risen!

Smiles!

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Monogrammed Flag

When I started to put away my 4th of July decorations I realized that I really liked the flags in the urns by the front door.  I didn't have any other flags to put in them, so I decided to try to make my own.

(Of course, I didn't take a before picture.  This one shows the flags a little, but it mostly shows some of the cutest kids on the planet! smiles!)

Let me also just put in a disclaimer right here. 

I did not take measurements...I just eyed it.  If you need exact measurements, this is not the "tutorial" for you. 

The items I used in making these flags were:

old flags, muslin, scissors, print out of letter, iron, sewing machine, acrylic paint, fabric medium, scotch guard, E6000 & fabric glue

First I cut out muslin about an inch wider than the flag on each side.

Then I folded over the top fabric (twice) to make a hem.  I iron each fold to make the sewing way easier.

Sew the hem closed.

I printed off the intial (Porcelain @ 720) and put it underneath the muslin.

(Martha says you can use an ink jet printer, print off the mirror-image, and iron it to the front.  It should leave enough of a mark that you can see it to easily paint over it.)

 I used acrylic paint mixed with fabric medium.  After it dries for 24 hours, then you heat set it.  I went over it with an iron.  Then I sprayed a light coating of scotch-guard on to make it a little more "all-weather."

I spray painted the tops of the flags black.  It doesn't need to be neat as you cover the dowel part with the flag.

When the "flag poles" were dry, I used E6000 to glue fabric to pole.  I made one turn of the pole, then added fabric glue to finish it off.  Once is was all dry it was ready to try out.

What do you think?

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Sugar and Spice

Art by Boys - 6 & 4 years old

My boys created this for their playroom...I think its sweet.

We used a spray painted canvas, acrylic paint and paint pens.

First they wrote their name, added their handprints, drew a picture of themselves and finally, their footprints.

I'm loving the big heart my sweet boy (6) put on his chest.

My youngest likes to embellish things as you might notice by more than one picture of himself!  He's a character!

 Anyway,  it was a sweet, easy little project that we all had fun creating.  Smiles!

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