Halloween is when all the fun holiday decorating starts! We LOVE it! My home is all decked out and ready for all that Halloween fun to begin! Studio 5 just filmed a fun segment on my old haunted home and we had a blast!
Showing posts with label Outdoor Spaces. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Outdoor Spaces. Show all posts
Fast Fun Fourth of July Projects!
Studio 5 Sneak Peak! Watch for Chikkaboom Design on Studio 5 today at 1 to see these fun projects or go HERE
Need some last minute ideas for your 4th of July?
We've got a few that are so fun, you might just want to keep them up ALL YEAR LONG!
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I love the shape of our country its so dang cute! So we decided to turn that shape into art!
The one above was made with fabric on fabric...on fabric! Just find a a good shape, cut it out and spray glue the fabric right on top! Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy
or use spray glue and cover it in glitter, because glitter is awesome :)
Get Your Cross Stitch On
So to do this Cross Stitch Cutie just find a shape that you want to do...
Then with an exacto knife cut out the shapes
(aren't Taylors hands pretty?) Then trace your design on your fabric
Then start Cross Stitching!
TIP: Don't cut any excess fabric until your completely finished! The fabric tends to stretch a bit and it's a lot easier to tighten if you have that extra fabric to pull on!
Perfect Paper Pinwheels
We have had SO MUCH FUN with this paper pinwheels and they are super simple to make! The pinwheel above was made of old book pages torn out and folded.
TIP: Lay the folded papers FACE DOWN as you are making your pinwheel, once you have them in place then just lay a few pieces of tape (we used painters tape) on the top to keep everything in place!
These book page pinwheels can be used all year long to change it up a bit just add some POPS of COLOR like the triangles cut from a used coke pack!
To make this type of pinwheel you just take some paper and roll it into a cone shape, then hot glue your cones to a piece of cardboard or card stock. (I'm talking about the paper cones...get your mind out of the gutter!;) Scrapbook paper is fun to use, but to get the red stripes like the one above we used regular printing paper and painted the lines with red nail polish! Waste Not Want Not!
Patriotic Pillows
How Adorable are These!? These are DEFINITELY staying up all year long!!! For these pillows we sent the image we wanted to a screen printer which transfers the image onto fabric. Then we just cut the fabric into the sizes we wanted, these are about 18 inches, and then sewed some fun fabric to the back!
What's that? You want a FREE PRINTABLE? Click HERE ! And HERE......oh and HERE.....and definitely HERE .
Did i say printable? I meant PRINTABLES HERE , and last but definitely NOT least HERE !
Did i say printable? I meant PRINTABLES HERE , and last but definitely NOT least HERE !
Big Thanks to Jessica at Great Basin Graphics in Cache Valley & our sweet family for helping us look polished!
DIY Simple and Sassy Sandbox!!!
Most everyone has one or two of these lovelies lying around, so why not put it to some good use?!
Brush off any dirt or cobwebs, and spray paint it your desired color ( I used a Krylon brand in Turquoise)
Then just line the inside with some garden fabric and then pour in the sand!
Ours took about 4 25 pound bags
The PERFECT size sandbox, and my kiddos LOVE IT!!!!
DIY Herringbone Painted Rug!
Hey Friends! I am SO EXCITED about this rug I could just pee a little (side effects of getting older)! ANYONE can make this rug, and really you could do any pattern you choose! Here is the How To for the Herringbone pattern!
So I have been looking for a cute rug for under my table FOREVER!!! And every one that I would find would end up being $500 to $1000 BUCKS!!! That's just ridiculous!!! There are PLENTY of other things I would rather spend that kind of money on (like a vacation)! So I decided to make it myself!
I found this 5 by 8 foot Beauty at Walmart for $29 bucks! By itself it wasn't very cute, but it was the perfect canvas!
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So what I did is I measured the width and divided it by 2 (get out your calculators) to find the middle, then I marked it on the top and bottom with magic marker. Then I borrowed my hot hubbys chalk line (you can find these at any hardware store and they are GREAT for making straight lines!) I pinned the chalk line to my wood floor (its old) at the top marking point and then pulled the string tight to the bottom marker, once your line is tight pull up on the string with your other hand and let go! This will give you your first straight line! Its sound complicated but its really not, don't let me scare you!
Then I did the same thing measuring between the middle marker and the side of the rug, so I ended up with 3 blue lines running down the rug...are you still with me?...ok
Once you have your vertical lines you can start measuring the other way except this time don't use your chalk line (or you will be cursing me trying to wipe it off)! Instead make your marks starting in the middle with a magic marker, you basically want to end up with squares you can trace on.
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Once you have finished marking your rug you will want to find something straight that you can trace with (I just used a piece of scrap wood) then start tracing a chevron pattern with magic marker.
Ok, the hard part is done!!!!! Now just paint!!!
And Paint...and paint...The time goes by a lot faster if you have a Coke and watch a good show on Hulu (I watched Community, its my guilty nap time pleasure!)
I just used black craft paint, six bottles to be exact!
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And so with a little elbow grease, some paint and an ugly rug you can make something FABULOUS!!!
p.s. don't judge my unfinished chairs, that will be another project!
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Topiaries
Mama bear made her own cute topiaries! She got tie wire and some needle nose pliers and made circles, then overlapped them and put them in a pot. Stacked books make levels, and yes another upcycled lamp! ( that one never gets old!) On our way to Studio 5! Watch our segment on channel 5 at 11:00 today! Or..... You can check out there website! Luvs- Bre
Fun Basics for Your Outdoor Space!
Just because Summer is almost over doesn’t mean you can’t still have a fabulous yard! We at Chikkaboom have come up with a few fun and creative ways to spice things up in your outdoor space!
Bicycles are a perfect addition to any outdoor space! Here we have wrapped some fun fabric through spokes and around handles to add a POP of color!
We found this basket at a second hand store and attached it to the back of the bike! This basket fit PERFECT but any basket would work!
Another fun item to use in your yard are chairs, not just for sitting you know ;) ! Here we spray painted a couple of old chair and hung them on the fence! They make GREAT shelves for anything from planting pots to Spooky jack O lanterns, or I think they are pretty darn cute all by themselves!
As the weather cools down we always love a good campfire in the evenings. Here we took an old buffet table and turned it into a Do it Yourself Hot Dog Stand!
These SO cute cones are made out of rolled scrapbook paper and mesh or chicken wire! Filled them with some fun greenery!
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