Fabric Flower Necklace

Confession: I have been making lots of flowers lately (there will be more on that later). Until now they have all been to put in hair. So I decided to try something different. A fabric flower necklace! I used a easier way (I call it cheating) to make the flowers for my necklace than the way I usually make flowers. I used this tutorial as a reference. I was lucky enough to find all the materials right in my house and the fabric I used is actually one of my dad's old shirts!

What a great way to dress up a simple shirt! I added a pearl in the center of each of my flowers for a little extra something. Also, my flowers are slightly larger than that of the tutorial and I did not make the chain as long. Overall, this was a very easy, non-stressful project to do and took me less than an hour!

-Dani

Tennessee crafts

So, here's the thing. I finally gave in and got a Pinterest. BUT I'm actually surprised at how much it's inspired me. Instead of just sitting there and surfing the internet more, I have all this motivation and some fantastic ideas for things to do on my days off from the hospital.

Yesterday I decided to take a trip to the craft store, which turned out to be a disappointment. (I miss my Hobby Lobby and JoAnn's!) But I picked up a few things and sat around in the sun with my puppy doing projects all afternoon, which was great.

First up, I bought a cute picture frame on clearance for just $2. I put a cute patterned paper in it and now we can just write on the glass with an expo marker... it's perfect for writing verses or quotes or just little messages! I also bought some of those cinnamon-scented pine cones and just put them in a little bowl with some scrap fabric. This apartment still smells pretty strongly like cigarette smoke and I've literally been doing everything I can think of to both cover up the smell and get it out of here. If you have any thoughts on that, PLEASE let me know. So gross. But the pine cones remind me of Michigan, so I love them. And I had a few leftover to put in the bathroom too.






Here's what I have on top of the bookshelf. I LOVE the candle in a mason jar (from Amber's wedding I think!) Then of course we have a picture of the family and I got some flowers to brighten up the room.


And here's the whole shelf:



I also decided to recover my lampshade since it was boring old white and looking pretty grosss. I bought a little piece of tan colored fabric and recovered it, then put a dark purple velvety ribbon around the edges. I also bought some flowers to put in a little vase in my room, so I pulled off a couple of those and glued them on the lampshade as well. Then (Pinterest idea!) I used a sharpie paint marker/pen to write verses on it. It's not perfect, but I think that's why I love it so much. Now I just have to recover the bottom of the lamp to match it.


There should be more to come soon :) Or maybe some pictures of these gorgeous East Tennessee mountains I've been enjoying.