Rosy Red Buttons: January 2011

January 31, 2011

monday {monday}

I know, I know another picture of my kid. :) I finally got some of her sleeping, unfortunately when she sleeps she also scowls. My hubby says I do the same thing, so there you go. We just love this little girl!

While you're here, go check out the Crafting with the Stars competition at So Dang Cute Crafts. There are some AWESOME decoupage projects this week. Someone even made a back splash out of paper and modpodge in their kitchen. It's amazing!! I'm totally attempting it soon...or later. :) Go and vote here!!

Happy Monday!

January 28, 2011

Friday {Flip}

So excited to have Lauren from the Elephant's Trunk here today! The best part of crafting is all the cool people I get to meet and know. So many talents and great projects out there, and Lauren's blog is no exception so be sure to check it out! Plus her blog has the cutest background ever, so really you should see it. I know, random, but Chevron Stripes rock! ;) Here she is:

My name is Lauren and I am so excited to be here! I found Rosy Red Buttons one day and I am so glad I did. I started my blog a little over a year ago and I've had so much fun. My favorite thing about blogging is seeing all the amazing creativity out there and meeting new people like, Camilla.

My blog is called The Elephant's Trunk:

Here are some of the projects that I've done since starting The Elephant's Trunk...

I hope everyone has a great day and I want to thank Camilla for letting me post here at Rosy Red Buttons.

Thank you Lauren! Go check out her projects and follow along with her at the Elephant's Trunk! And if you are interested in playing Friday Flip, email me at rosyredbuttons.blogspot.com!

January 25, 2011

Thank {YOU}!

Thank you everyone for your sweet comments on the nursery and the arrival of our little bambino. We have been so blessed! Sorry if this blog is a little sporadic over the next few weeks, I promise I have a really adorable and little excuse. :)

Thanks again! Hat and Diaper Cover: Sweet Kiwi Crochet

January 24, 2011

monday {monday}

I'm republishing last Friday's flip, because I kind of took it over with the baby news. :) Check out Jonie's blog, she's amazing!

I'm so excited to welcome Jonie of Just Between Friends. Man this girl can craft. We actually met in college and have had fun being friends post married life.

If you remember these clocks, you'll know we made them together!
You have to check out her blog and say hi!

Take it away Jonie:
I'm so excited to be here at Rosy Red Buttons, and I'm even more excited that Camilla will be taking over my blog! She has so many incredible projects. Have you seen her nursery? Of course you have. I love it! It makes me want to re-do my daughter's room....almost. :) That's a ton of work.
Now, if you don't mind, Camilla, I am going to take over your blog.
Let's get down to the nitty gritty....

I'm Jonie from Just Between Friends. I am married to a man that loves to fish and we have a 17 month old little girl that seems to always keep us busy.I am pretty new to blogging. I started my blog just this last August, and I love it! It has been such a great motivator for me as well as a creative outlet. Some of my favorite projects I've done are:#1. Scrap Wood Shelves My daughter loves to read and I wanted a way that I could store her books without her needing to throw them off the shelf to see the cover. That is how I came up with this idea.

She still seems to need to throw her books everywhere, but at least she knows what book she is grabbing before she throws it.
#2. Skirt to Hat Transformation I made this hat for my sister using an old skirt that she was going to throw away. I am really pleased with the way it turned out!

#3. Front Room Makeover I wanted to surprise my husband with a room makeover while he was out of town. I am pretty sure that when I told my husband I had a surprise for him he didn't imagine this. He of course likes the way it looks. (I don't think he would dare tell me otherwise)

One of my favorite parts about this room is this pillow. I made it from the skirt my sister wore at my wedding. You can read all about how I made the pillowshere.

I think that is enough to get you started in my blog. I really would love for you to stop by and follow along in my many crafting adventures.

Thanks so much for having me over! You can have your blog back now :)

Oh, ANYTIME Jonie, you rock! Be sure to check her out here and follow her!
And if you are interested in being apart of Friday Flip, please email me at rosyredbuttons@gmail.com. Thanks again Jonie!

January 21, 2011

baby {girl}

She's Here!!!
6 lbs 13 oz. 19 inches Long
Born 1/20 at 8:23 am.

Photos by Melina Moore Memories.

Friday {Flip}

I'm so excited to welcome Jonie of Just Between Friends. Man this girl can craft. We actually met in college and have had fun being friends post married life.

One of my favorite parts about this room is this pillow. I made it from the skirt my sister wore at my wedding. You can read all about how I made the pillowshere.

January 20, 2011

teensie {booties}

Aren't these the cutest kimono booties ever?? I made them using a pattern from Home Spun Threads. They have amazing tutorials and patterns... for free! Holla! So go get yourself some. These were completely free for me since I had all the material on hand. I just embellished with a button, and switched up the pattern a little. They took me about 25 minutes, most of which was just trying to figure them out. I didn't use interfacing, because I am WAY too lazy to go to the store for that. Let me know if you have any questions!

January 19, 2011

wednesdays of {whimsy}

Well, still pregnant. Boo. ;) In the meantime enjoy these awesome projects from this week!

These AWESOME sweater bracelets from Organize and Decorate Everything. What a great idea!

You know how you can go through life super happy, then you happen upon something that you suddenly need and can't live with out it being put on some space you free up on the wall? Love this version of paint chip wall art from Creative Passage and it just went on that list for me. :)

These darling Be Mine Jars from the Elephants Trunk are such a simple and great idea for valentines! I'm not a big decorator for anything other than Thanksgiving and Christmas, but these just might make their way onto my kitchen counter....with some candy. For our neighbor kids, or me. Yea, probably me.

Thanks again for your talents!! Grab a featured button, and if you would like to have a project featured here, email me at rosyredbuttons@gmail.com. Happy Wednesday!

Be sure to check out Everyday Lettering! Amazing deals and beautiful art!

January 17, 2011

monday {monday}

I've been bouncing a lot on this:

And doing a TON of this:

To try to evict this:

So I can do a little of this:

So far? No luck. :) I know she'll come when she's ready... but can't she be ready today? Have a great Monday!

January 14, 2011

Friday {Flip}

Today I'm excited to start a new game on Rosy Red Buttons. (Ok, I confess it's really not a game, but a blog swap, but calling it a game makes it SO much cooler...) I'm super excited to have Charlie from Attempting Aloha today to take over my blog and amaze you. Because she is amazing. Check her out! Here she is:

Aloha! Welcome to beautiful Oahu. It's sunny and in the 80's today, so pull up a beach towel and play in some waves!
I started my Attempting Aloha blog in October of last year as a way to help me think through the many home renovation projects we have going on in our $.5 mil+ (I'll round down to keep you from having a heart attack from sticker shock at our prices here) 3 bedroom, 1600 sq ft., foreclosure fixer upper. But then I started leaking my crazy crafting endeavors into the blog as well, and it's just been a blast getting to know so many fun bloggers.

If you've ever been to Oahu, you probably experienced the Aloha Stadium Swap Meet. Over 500 vendors with flowers, shells, swimsuits, and all kinds of other wonderful treasures. So in honor of one of my favorite places to spend my leisure time here, I've started Swap 'n' Meet Saturdays! This is my way of getting to know other blog readers and to give my poor readers a break and let them get to know someone new. ;)

As a newbie blogger, I get so excited when I think I have a truly original idea pop up or a knock-off no one has attempted yet. Then I met Camilla and her blog. At first I thought she was stealing my ideas and not giving me credit, and I was a little miffed...then I noticed the dates, and some of them were posted before mine! It was so hilarious!Then I just had a blast looking through her blog and seeing so many things I've either done similarly or have plans to do shortly. We became "kindred spirits" as my other bff Anne (ya know, of Green Gables) would say.
Here are what the Attempting Aloha lovelies are loving the most:

My personalized PB Union Station knock-off clock made from a sad little $3 Walgreens clock:

This set off a chain of clock designs (some of which I still have yet to post!!).

Personalized teacher subway art clock I made for my daughter's teacher at Christmas. :)

And, of course, since I have girls, there's bound to be frilly stuff around. Like my version of the PB Kids lamp (which was also the inspiration for Camilla's nursery lamp!).

And because I'm just a drippy, sentimental kinda gal (don't even get me started on Hallmark commercials...), I went and made a pillow out of my wedding dress and one of my husband's white button-up Sunday shirts. This one was a top 10 pick at the CSI Project in last week's "white" theme.

So if you love girly and ruffles, come check out my blog. There seems to be a lot of ruffles and flowers going on around our house lately!There's also a lot of hammers, nailguns, drills, and other things most girly girls don't dare tackle! And I desperately need help making some decisions along the way, so if you like to put in your 2 cents, I'm in need of those kinds of friends!!

As a special treat for Rosy Red Buttons readers, I'd love to offer free personalization on any of the clocks on my blog to the first 15 readers to leave a comment. And if you're feeling the aloha, go ahead and check out my site when you get a chance! We love tourists. ;)

Aloha,
Charlie

Thanks again Charlie for being here and what an awesome deal! You pretty much rock the world. Go and follow her here, she has amazing ideas! If you are interested in being apart of Friday Flip and blog swap with me, email me at rosyredbuttons@gmail.com. I'd LOVE to flip with you. Hahahah I crack myself up. But seriously, let's swap! Happy Friday!

January 13, 2011

The Nursery!!

I am sure that I am way more excited to show you this then you are to see it. Oh well, you're still looking right? :) Now I just need a baby to put in it...

This is the before. Sorry not the greatest picture, but it's all I have. Originally this was just used as a guest bedroom. I had painted three walls a soft green and was going to do the fourth wall as an accent for boy or girl. Since we weren't pregnant at the time, the wall stayed white. Forever. Yea, real classy. :) And the bed really wasn't always in the position, I promise. It's just pulled back from the wall.

After going through a bit of change in design taste, I knew I wanted the nursery to be gray with a board and batten look. So we set off to make a fake molding. The how to is here.

The theme of the nursery was Birds. Originally I wanted a little more vintage feel, but it ended up coming out really delicate and clean, which I also love.

I found the big cage at The Salvation Army and spray painted it white. The other little ones my friend found at Michaels for $1 and used them to decorate my shower. Love them! Gray ribbon is from the dollar store, pink from Hobby Lobby, and the little birds are from the dollar store.

A little wider angle of the birds. You'll notice this pic does not have the curtains up yet, so here ya go:

You can find the super simple tutorial for these bad boys here. The tutorial for the ruffled table runner is here.

A close up of the lamp shade, tutorial is here. Still love it every time I go into the nursery.

A view of the left hand corner.

Close up of the modpodged mirror. All the paper was from Joann's, the mirror from the DI. Tutorial here.

Shelf when entering the room. Here is the front view:

The bird house I painted and modpodged the top with the same paper as the letters and paint as the murals. The little booties are just cute ones I found, the little rosette purse a gift from her Grandma. The sleigh is her first ornament from Michaels, but I liked it so much I put it in here. The bird is my favorite ornament from growing up. The wreath I made using this tutorial. Yea, I realize I only painted half, but there ya go. The bird ceramic holder thingy is from Ross'. :)

Shelf over crib. Ceramic bird from Hobby Lobby, vase from IKEA, roses from the dollar store, and letters and paper from Joanns.

My favorite part of the room. I knew I wanted a toile bed set, so I looked up how much the fabric would cost me. About as much as this Alyssa Preston design. So I just cut the sentimental and bought it. :) Shelf is a shelf my dad built for me to go over my window in the bedroom when I was 15 or so. It's been repainted to creme. Material is from Hobby Lobby that hangs. The wash bin is from Ross's, with a hand crocheted white blanket my mom's friend made. Letters are from Joanns, sorry you can't see much because they are blurred.

View from the entrance. The changer has a cover over it now. The rocker I recovered and it works perfectly. Tutorial is here. I made the pillow out of coordinating fabric.

I hand made the mobile from coordinating fabrics and it makes me pretty happy. The tutorial is here.

My second favorite part. I bought a pack of flat 16x20 canvases at Walmart and then picked out some paint at Hobby Lobby to coordinate. I used a bird stencil I found online, but the branches are free hand. I made the numbers stencil also just from a font on the computer. Ribbon is from hobby lobby and I just hot glued it to the top corners to make a loop. After hanging I added the little bows over the top.

The nursery furniture. Boy these were ugly before. They rock now though! Read about them here
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I love this bassinet. It made it through all my parents children, including me. It worked perfectly in the color scheme, and the cover, pad, and sheet are all from my friends bassinet- the ones you can get at Walmart. I just tucked up the other two ruffle layers so it wouldn't cover the basket weave.

I made the blanket from fabric I found at Joanns. I just needed two yards, one for each side. Put right sides together and sew a seam, leaving a little area open. Flip the blanket inside out and push out the corners. I sewed a little x right in the middle, then just top stitched around the edges. I tied the bow and sewed it into the corner so it would be secured.

Close up of the wash bin. It's actually one of my photography props, but I think it works great here too. :)

I CANNOT wait till she gets here. :) Sometimes I just sit on the rocker like a crazy person waiting. I'm totally in love with her already, so I just need to meet her. :) Hope you have an amazing Thursday! Your comments (and following) are most welcome!