Bookshelf Covers

My bookshelf is from Ikea and for the longest time it looked like this, especially with little ones in my home.

Before....

After....

So I got the inspiration from here to make my bookshelf more organized. I didn't want to make boxes, but to simply cover up the empty spots or books I didn't want to display. So I came up with this alternative.

I got some patio furniture this summer so I kept the box it came in and cut it up to make the covers, which were 13x13 inches and the sides were 13x5 inches. The center slot is 1x3 inches.

Items needed:

• Cardboard
• Box cutter or blade
• Measuring tape
• Glue gun/glue sticks
• Fabric of your choice (2 yards to make 12 boxes) or you could even us Scrapbooking paper
• Mod Podge
• Paint (if you want to paint the sides)
• Sponge Brush or Paint brush

What do you think? Much better right!?

Menu Board

Here is my latest project.... a Menu Board

I got the idea from here which I saw on Pinterest :)

The frame was from the dollar store and I added my own scrapbook paper, ribbon, and cut out letters. If you want it use a fancier frame you can do that too.

This is going to save me a lot of paper by just simply using my hand or a paper towel to clean the dry erase marker off and updating my menu regularly.

Two more skirts

I made these over the weekend and finally got Anya to model them to take a picture. What do you think? I was trying to figure out what else I needed to put on the skirt so I came up with the flower on the floral skirt and a bow for the gray skirt.

Onesies into Cutesies

Here is a picture of my new little niece Rebecca with it on. Isn't she so cute?!

I bought a pack of white onesies at Walmart and added some tulle, fabric, ribbon, and bottons to complete these three creations.

Cupcake Skirt

Anya modeling her new skirt at grandma's house.

Here is the cupcake skirt I made for Anya. I got the idea at Simple Simon Co a blog I love to visit. This was my first skirt I made for Anya and she is actually wearing it to school today.

Quick note- if it bothers you to have the very top piece white (because that is the the under skirt fabric) make sure the fabric of the top layer and the under skirt fabric are the same. I think the skirt would look better that way.

3 Layered Tiered Skirt

Tiered Skirt

Top 7 inches wide, 28 inches long

Middle 7 inches wide, 45 inches long

Bottom 7 inches wide, 60 inches long.

I made the flower with extra fabric and large button for the center.

The length of the elastic is 1 to 2 inches smaller than my little girls waist.

Re-Purpose Shirt to Skirt

Used my old red knit shirt to make a skirt for my 5 yr old little girl.