Sharing The Love

I just had to share this photo from our dear friend Connie!

Along with her daughter, Connie attempted to make the heart wreath

 Candace was *inspired* to make from Amy at the Idea Room.

It's probably about 18 inches across

and absolutely gorgeous!

Connie said after several trips to JoAnn's,

about 4 yards of pretty red felt~oh my goodness!!~

and a wicked run in with her mean glue gun (she's got a nasty ouchy on her finger!)

she was pretty happy with the result!

No matter what we sisters do, there isn't anything that brings us more joy

than knowing we could share a bit of what we are learning or* inspired* with.

So here we are....sharing the love!

Thanks Connie!  It's FAB-U-LOUS!!!

Tufted Bench~Before and After

My fingers are raw, but it's done!  After I made the mirror a few weeks ago, I headed back to the thrift store for a bench.

I found this little table for ten dollars with cute legs.

Here's the mirror.

  I needed the bench to fit nicely against the wall, and the table was a little bit wide for the space.  

It's in the entryway.

The table was pretty gross.  Anyone want any gum? 

I first traced the bottom of the table on to the back of the top of the table.

I cut with the jigsaw around the traced line. I was a little worried about just chopping into the table...

Ahhh, much better.  It's beginning to look more like a bench.

I primed and painted.  

Next I used the bread cutter, btw..awesome tool  for cutting foam!! 

Drilled holes. Batted the foam, and now for the hard part...buttons and tufting.

I have searched and searched all over the internet for an understandable tutorial of how to tuft buttons. I have always been fascinated by it and this "how-to" seemed to explain it well.  Go here.  It's step-by-step, and explains it much better than I do.  Half-way into it I lost some confidence and didn't take the best pictures. My stapler is old and malfunctioning, and I had short needles.  Both of these made tufting buttons very difficult.  The right tools make a huge difference. Long needles, good buttons, and a good stapler are very important!

I glued the trim onto the wood instead of the fabric.  I thought I could get a straighter line. 

I think it fits the style of the mirror, and it's a nice place to sit and put your shoes on. 

The folds are not perfect and I struggled with several areas, but not bad for a first time.

Here is a little Before and After picture.  The best part is, I used fabric, batting, foam, and cording all from past projects.  Total cost-10 dollars, and I tried something new. 

Linking to
Trash To Treasure at Reinvented

A Soft Place To Land, DIY Day
Make Your Monday at Twice Remembered
Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch