My DIY crafts

Over the last year I have been really into doing different crafty things.  I also got into this website called "Pinterest" which has just daily overwhelming inspiration for so many ideas I can't stand it.  I have always been creative and get into certain things, jewelry making, painting, drawing, writing, and recently I've been into the DIY crafts.  Some of this stuff is so easy to make and just great and handy little additions to my life haha. So now is my chance to share them..

Here is one that was inspired by Pinterest.  I went to the swap meet and spent about 2$ on a few framed pictures, i knocked out the pictures, spray painted the frames, added hooks for the necklackes and jewelry wire for the earrings.  It was so simple, cheap and cute!

This was also another really simple one! I think I saw it on Pinterest as well but it is a headband/clip hanger!  It is so handy and easy to make.  All you have to do is buy some ribbon, obviously a pattern or color you like, double it over and sew buttons on to create separate spots to loop your headband through!  The bow on the top is just a little extra decoration, i love it because i can put bobby pins on it, hair clips, and headbands all in one nifty spot!

For years I have had an odd childhood obsession with collecting seashells.  I know a lot of people are probbably thinking what the heck can she do with all of them?  Well I have used them for a few things!  I don't have a photo of it but charlie and I did a great colorful under ocean puzzle and so I decided to frame it and glue seashells around the entire frame.  I have put in our bathroom because we have an "ocean" theme in there and it looks really cool. I also have used shells to create some unique pots for my plants, I just use a hot glue gun, and put them around the rim so that it adds a nice touch to a very cheap and boring looking plant pot. Another idea I have wanted to try out was creating a seashell wreath.  I went to Michael's and for about a dollar got a circular plywood piece as my base, I bought a little bag of fake moss to add some texture and other component besides the shells, and lastly a cheap topcoat to paint the shells so they would have a glossy look.  It only took me about two hours and I absolutely love it.  I think it is one of my favorite crafts I've created. Not to mention the shells are from all over, San Diego, New York, Puerto Rico, and even Hawaii :)

These next few aren't exactly "crafts" but my experimentation with painting things to give them a little more personality.  I found a great looking (good shape and clean) stand by the dumpster the other day, it was a funky brown and looked like it may have belonged to an entertainment center.   We have needed a little extra shelf place (for all of our crap) and I had an idea to spice up this one!  I decided to spray paint it black to match our TV stands and other stuff in the living room, and then I bought a few stencils to create the pattern on the side.  I really like the color and I think it goes with all the other random colorful stuff we have in the house. The stenciling was a lot trickier then I thought but overall it came out pretty well, at least on the side that I took the picture of :)

This was just a little random painting as well, I saw the idea for painting the oil bottle on pinterest and found one at the dollar store so I decided to experiment and I found the fish and it was so faded out from its original color it was almost white so I revamped that sucker also.  

Thats all for now!  I have been making a lot of jewelry as well but I may do a separate post about it later.  I've been wanting to sell the stuff on Etsy or do a little stand at a street fair but I'm afraid I don't have enough crafted yet.  Maybe one day..!!