Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Abstract Art, Made Easy:
Monday, May 30, 2011
Dead Plant Made Into Faux Ocean Coral Center Peice:
Well, I was walking my dog, Odie, around my apartment complex and was going to drop off the trash when we passed the dumpster. I noticed that, just behind the dumpster, there was an old dead shrub lying on the ground. It looked as if it had been pulled from a flower pot and just thrown away at random.Well, to me, this dead plant was an art project waiting to happen. I grabbed the dirt covered shrub and my dog and headed back to my apartment. I was so excited, this was going to make an awesome center piece on my table! I rinsed the dirt off the plant's roots and then turned my oven on and to the the lowest temperature possible. When the oven was hot enough I placed the shrub inside and let in bake, this made sure any bugs inside were dead. I then took it out of the oven after about 10-15 minutes and then proceeded to pull off any loose branches. I took a can of white spray paint, that I had used for a recent sculpture project, and headed to the porch, plant in hand. (I can only imagine how strange I looked to my neighbors.) I began spray painting the dead bush white, but I ran out of spray paint, half way through...so I grabbed my acrylic white and began hand painting, making sure to get in all the small cracks and ridges. After I finished I hung it from my chandelier, upside-down, and let it dry. The next morning I pulled out a glass jar and some teal glass beads and finished my perfect coral center piece! What do ya think?
Junk Yard Finds into Apartment Jewels:
Concrete Polishers Made Into Modern Wall Art:
Okay so a few weeks ago I was having an urge to craft, but my supplies were running low. I was driving past a junk yard and decided to stop by and take a look. I had always heard the trash can be made into treasure so I decided to give it a shot, and see if I could come up with anything. Well, I found 2 old and rusted concrete polishers, I bought one cheap and got the other free. They had an unique look to them and I figured that they would look great hanging on my wall, but they definitely needed some help. I took them home and with some old metallic silver spray paint I had lying around, I gave them new life. And now I'm proud to say that I get comments all the time, on just how great they look!
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Sewing Hoops Made Modern:
Well, when I first moved into my apartment, it was plain and boring. It's my first place, so I really just had hand-me-down furniture...lame. So I decided the first place to start was the walls, I couldn't paint the walls, due to apartment rules, and even if I could. The plaster on the walls is textured, making it difficult to paint. So why not add some color through cool wall art? Maybe something modern? So I did some looking around, and found a cool idea to make sewing hoops into modern wall art! Cheap, easy, fast! Perfect! So I rushed to my local fabric store and grabbed the necessary items.
Here We Go!
Hello, My name is Rachel and I've been experementing with diffrent decor ideas for the past year and this blog is my way to share some of my ideas with you. I hope you enjoy and remember, Have Fun!
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