Wooden letters accent

As I redo the kitchen, I've been thinking about new accent pieces for above my kitchen cabinets. I was surfing the web for ideas and I saw this! E-A-T! I found a great assortment of unfinished letters at JoAnn so I chose a plain style. They were about $5 each. I spray painted them my accent color Colonial Red. I think this is a cute accent idea for the kitchen!

Linda's Green Toile Tote

Made for Linda B. for her daughter's birthday.

Handmade Valentines

Handmade Valentines made on the sewing machine!
I chose 3 different patterns of scrapbook paper and cut out hearts.
I folded a piece of cardstock and sewed the hearts on the cardstock.
Easy, handmade Valentine cards!

Master Bath Redo

Well, I've updated the guest bath and now it's time to update my master bath. I painted the cabinets the same as in the guest bath. More photos will be added to this post as I get things done!

Primer coats

Coming along!

Judy's Embroidery Work

Blanket and bib embroidery work done for Judy L.

Kacie's Pink/Brown Diaper Bag

Made for my friend Kacie's little girl, Peyton Elizabeth Reed.
See Peyton's matching travel bag here:  http://beulahbags.blogspot.com/2011/12/12411-kacies-pink-chenille-diaper-bag.html

Jen's Little Boy Blue Diaper Bag

Created for my friend Jen's little boy named Garrett!

Juliette's Lavendar Travel Bag

front with monogram

closer front view

inside divided pocket

back view of the bag with divided pocket

inside view

reverse view

front view

close up of zipper/pull

close up of monogram

bottom of bag

another reverse pic

Made for my niece, Juliette! Happy First Birthday!
See Juliette's matching diaper bag here:  http://beulahbags.blogspot.com/2011/05/51011-lavendar-stripped-diaper-bag.html 

Guest Bathroom Makeover

I've been wanting to update my guest bathroom for awhile now. Especially the cabinets and faucet. The faucet was so close to the edge of the sink you had to rub against the back of the sink to get any water! I had been cruising Pinterest and the web for alternate cabinet solutions that I could afford. I was inspired by the idea from this website: http://timmonsfamilylemonade.blogspot.com/2010/09/cupboard-makeover-phase-1.html

Here are some before pictures:
Don't you love the 90's orange glow wood?

 Here is the old faucet:

 Here are the old "Hollywood Lights":

I didn't want to remove the cabinets or sand them (lazy, I know!) so I used 2 coats of primer prior to painting the cabinet black. I also primed the medicine cabinet that was that same orangey wood color.

While primer was drying I attacked the old light fixture.  Guess what was underneath?  A lovely hole in the sheet rock.  Of course the base of my new light fixture is round and won't cover this so back to the Lowe's for a patch kit.  Some man made that hole and then covered it up!

 Here is my after the patch picture.  I did really well didn't I??

I also added a new switch to turn on the light fixture since I had a dimmer switch and my new fixture is not compatible with one.  I sure am brave working with all this electricity!
Here is the finished patch and new light fixture. 

Next I started the coats of color on my primed cabinets.  I did 2 coats of Valspar's "Kettle Black" in satin.  After they thoroughly dried, I touched up any places I missed.  Here they are in progress:

 Here is a glimpse inside the cabinet (I decided to leave this unpainted).  Look at that edge.  I'm good!

In between coats, I tackled the faucet.

I'm in love with that push to plug drain AND we can actually wash our hands under this faucet!

I worked on storage for towels next.  There was a chrome towel bar on the wall across from the toilet but it wasn't working for me so I surfed the web and Pinterest for a cute storage solution. 
I found an idea for using baskets on the wall to store towels.  I loved the idea!  I got my baskets at Target in the storage section and used drywall screws with small washers around the head to hold the basket tighter to the wall.  The wall paint in this photo looks yellow but it is really a beige color.

 I found this great decal at JoAnn's and I thought it'd look great above the door. 
It looks great with this room!

 
More reveal photos in a while!