A Girl and Her Hot Glue Gun..

Pinterst is such an exciting place- with all the ideas for decorating, cooking, fashion, designing, etc, it is hard not to feel inspired!  There were a couple of pins that I saw that referenced using shoe box lids covered in fabric for art. I was skeptical- could it really be that easy & inexpensive? So I tried it out...

There is a spot above the doorway going into my kitchen that needed a pop of color and my daughter recently had to get new shoes because her feet went up 1 1/2 sizes in just a few months!!!  

Here are the shoe box lids-...

I also had a larger lid to a box that I wanted to try out as well.
For each of the lids, I roughly measured the fabric around so that I would have enough to pull it tightly to the back.

My hot glue gun worked really well for this project. I would just put a little glue and then press my fabric down. Once I got to the opposite side I just pulled tightly so that there was no loose or saggy fabric on the front.

They fit nicely on the ledge above the doorway!

It gave it just the pop of color it needed!!

I was so excited that it really worked!  These could easily be hung on the wall as well! Art can make such a difference in a room, but it can be pretty expensive. So I am always happy to find an alternative that looks great, but costs lots less!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog! Hope you stop back by soon :)
Thank you,
Faith

Master Bedroom redo!

Happy Tuesday to you!!  It has been a busy past couple of weeks- how about in your household? We are talking about "back to school" shopping & it is so hard to believe!!  In our house we have several projects going on- sometimes I really feel like I have decorating ADD!! Our master bedroom has been a work in progress since we moved in, and it is still not "complete"- but there has been a lot of progress lately so I wanted to share!! 

BEFORE

BEFORE

this light fixture should actually be illegal- it was pretty bad!!

AFTER

I cleared off our bedside table and put only what I use on there! Who wants to look at a bunch of clutter   last thing before bed and first thing in the morning? Not good!!! So much more peaceful now...

I found this light fixture on clearance at Target for over 1/2 off what it was normally. I think it was a return from an online order. I was so excited because it was exactly what I was looking for!  Just goes to show going through every isle at Target and looking at the "end caps" where they put awesome clearance items really pays off- that's my story anyways :)

The bedding came from Target also, I waited for it to come on sale & then I snatched it up!! 

This RIBBA picture frame is from Ikea, I found some scrapbook paper that I liked and just put it in! Easy wall art for $11!

Just changing a few things made a big difference in making our room a more peaceful retreat!

What are some ways that you have turned your bedroom into a place to rest and rejuvenate? With so many projects we have in the works it's nice to have one done! Any fun projects in the works?

Thanks for stopping by!
Faith