Personalized finger-printed envelope star pillows are an easy and fun gift item to make. My boys and I enjoyed making these pillows for their home room teachers. We got the idea from Cristina's beautiful seaside themed thumb print pillows. Materials: Fabric (I used … [Read more...]
21 Ways to Make and Decorate Totebags
Have you been enjoying all of the awesome tote bag tutorials this week? Today we've rounded up even more sewing tutorials, decorating ideas, and an amazing crocheted tote bag. How To Sew Totebags: Who can resist an adorable lined tote bag with a monogram. Can you believe this … [Read more...]
How to Sew a Custom Canvas Tote
Hey guys! Do you know what today is? It's the beginning of Tote Week! What, you had no idea? Tote Week here on Pretty Handy Girl is five days devoted to Tote Bags! Learn how to sew adorable tote bags and how to customize store bought tote bags. If you're just joining in here's … [Read more...]
DIY Striped Euro Shams
Every DIYer loves a little drop cloth project right? Jaime from That's My Letter here to share how to make striped euro shams. Using drop cloth and acrylic craft paint, I made these grain sack inspired shams to finish off our new poster bed. I added piping to finish … [Read more...]
Stenciled Drop Cloth Table Runner
I love a functional gift that will last beyond the holidays! These stenciled table runners are just the ticket for anybody who likes to host parties or just make their table look festive. … [Read more...]
Scraping Your Own Popcorn Ceilings – It’s a Messy Job, but Someone’s Gotta Do It!
Many of you guessed correctly that I would be scraping my own popcorn ceilings. It wasn't hard to do, but it also isn't for the bad neck or bad back sufferers. Normally I hire out this job — but because our laundry room is so small — it seemed silly to pay someone else to do … [Read more...]
Demolition Day
This past weekend I was able to make some serious progress on our laundry room. Yeehaw! Sometimes in order to make a room pretty, you have to make it uglier first. That was certainly the case with this project. If you are just joining me, a few weeks ago the nice folks at Flow … [Read more...]
Making Printed Drop Cloth Bulletin Boards
I'm so excited to share this tutorial with you. I knew it could be done, but honestly I didn't believe it until I tried it. When I saw THIS cute project over at Home Frosting, it got my creative wheels turning. I asked Lesa for a few clarifications and she gave me the … [Read more...]
Slipcover for Bistro Table – Going Undercover
Our office renovation is nearing completion. We've been working on the room for two plus months now. The majority of the work is complete, but we are waiting for two desk cabinets to come in to the Office Depot warehouse so we can actually order them. At this point I'm wondering … [Read more...]