Tag: DIY and Crafts

Mad Scientist Lab Front Porch- Halloween Decor 2017

jackiecantblog@gmail.com October 31, 2017 0 Comments
After having a bit of a Decorator's Block, I knew that this years Halloween Front Porch needed to highlight all of my DIY Poison bottles. For the last three years I have made a few different ones, but this year I saved bottles and jars for a couple of months. I wanted to have an excess amount of bottles and jars. Abundant and cluttered that was kind of the look I was going for. A Mad Scientist's...

Sugar Skull Front Porch- Halloween 2016

jackiecantblog@gmail.com October 28, 2017 0 Comments
Today I have more Bright Colorful Sugar Skulls for you- I do love them! I have more Halloween Decorating to share. Trying to share all the Halloween decor that I can before the big day next week. Next month we can talk Fall Decorating :) Then jump to some Christmas decor. I'm feeling the need to ramble, so I am warning you, I'm not sure where this post is going. Please feel free to just look at...

A Halloween Skull Mantel

jackiecantblog@gmail.com October 26, 2017 0 Comments
Leading up to Halloween I will be posting a Spooky decor or craft post everyday. I just love Halloween and I love to decorate for it. I think it brings out that Goth teenager in me who wore all black and had too much eyeliner on. That girl in side me just wants to get out every once in a while, you know? ;) For the photo a day challenge back in September, the theme for the last day was Treat. I...

Scrap Fabric DIY Art- You can do it too!!!

jackiecantblog@gmail.com October 25, 2017 0 Comments
A have a wonderful friend who loves to sew. She often will give me scrap pieces of fabric. I have used them to patch jeans, and many other crafts. My friend knows how much I love Sugar Skulls, so she gave me a couple of pieces of this fantastic fabric. The same day that I made the 99 cent Art piece, I made this quick project too! This is a project so easy, that I know you can do it too! For this...

Pretty Outdoor Spaces

jackiecantblog@gmail.com October 24, 2017 0 Comments
I take lots of photos. I take photos of pretty little vignette and spaces around the house and yard that I haver decorated. It fuels my creative side. The decorating, and then the photo taking. More and more I am trying to do the things that make me happy, and it makes me happy. But now what? Well, I collected a few of my favorite photos from the summer to show you. All together they don't tell a...

99 cent DIY Skull Art- You can do it too!!!

jackiecantblog@gmail.com October 23, 2017 0 Comments
I have a super quick and easy DIY craft project today. I love to decorate, and I love to craft. And I love saving some money too. This project has all of that, and I believe that you can do it too! Are you ready to jump in? Here is what you are going to need for this project: a 99 cent shopping bag of your choice art canvas scissors white paper (optional) tape (optional) stapler I had gotten this...

Best of: My Halloween Front Porch Posts

jackiecantblog@gmail.com October 17, 2017 0 Comments
Now, I don't want to toot my own horn. But I think my decorating game for Halloween is on point! I have always loved it! Today I thought that I would share some favorite photos from the last 3 years. Click on the heading of each year to go to the original posts.    My Halloween Front Porch 2015 This was a creepy gothic look. Skulls, crows, and spiders ruled the roost, with a rat throw in...

Paint is a Wonder! An old stool makeover with a can of paint.

jackiecantblog@gmail.com October 12, 2017 0 Comments
Old stuff- I love it! Worn, used, and loved. But sometimes an old item needs a new life. I am here to show you a stool that I bought at an Estate sale for just a couple of dollars that got a new life with a new coat of paint. Here is my vintage, or just plain old step stool. He had a few paint drips here and there. Both steps were a bit rusty and the legs were rusty too at the feet. He was still...

DIY Crafts: My Sashiko and Shibori Pillow Covers

jackiecantblog@gmail.com October 10, 2017 0 Comments
Sashiko is a form of decorative reinforcement stitching or functional embroidery from Japan. White cotton thread on the traditional indigo blue cloth gives Sashiko its distinctive appearance. Shibori is a Japanese dye technique that typically involves folding, twisting or bunching cloth and binding it, then dye the fabric in indigo. I have been looking at Sashiko and Shibori how to tutorials...

What I learned from an Instagram Photo a Day Challenge

jackiecantblog@gmail.com October 9, 2017 0 Comments
Sometimes, even creative people need a little push!!! I started Instagram earlier this year. I started so that I could follow some of my favorite bloggers. From what they were writing and posting, it seemed they were spending time and energy on this little app and I wanted to find out why! It was a slow learning process. I think I may even have started out doing everything wrong, and I almost...