Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Flutter By Wednesday 186, Open Challenge


 It's an open challenge at Flutter By Wednesday this week.  Remember to include a fairy, butterfly or angel on your creation!  You can check out what the other design team members created while you're linking up your creation on the Flutter By Wednesday blog!  
For my creation today, I finally decorated some letters I've had for my craft space.  I finally got around to repainting the wall on the backside of the bonus room where my crafting area is, and this project has been put on hold until I found the right paint. When I say found the right paint, I mean the discounted paint returned by someone on Lowes. It's generally 75% off, and I love the price I can get the paint for.  But finding the right color isn't always quick, and I stalk that shelf of paint finding colors that will work in my home.  I walked in though once after being at Lowes the day before, and there was a fun color of purple that wasn't there the day before!  I'm in love with the color!  For 10 bucks for a gallon of paint, can't beat it!

I have to show off a few other things I'm pleased with that where finished up when I got the painting done...I had found this rack holder thing at Ikea in Atlanta over a year ago.  I thought the little cups that fit on it where perfect for the kids.  I Had pictured putting them in their rooms, but things changed and they ended up in the bonus room.  I cut out some vinyl to them labeling them.  Cuteness right? 

I grabbed the two purple ones for me, and put them on the racks I had gotten myself.  I envisioned the flat little baskets to hold buttons.  Perfect for the PTI button jars!  They were in the kitchen area, and dirt cheap at Ikea.  I was pleased as punch last night as I was putting up the stuff, and seeing it come together so nicely.  

I finished off by adding the create letters I decorated with retired TAC Maggie paper. I used prima flowers, stickles, ribbons, and buttons on them.  They are so girly!  Love them!  I added a few floating butterflies around the room, and one to my letter A.  The R is hard to see the pretty prima swirl of pearls on it.  Was a nice touch to add with some fun colored prima flowers. 

I'm so tickled with how the space turned out.  Took me wall weekend to get it done, but the end result is perfect for my space!  Just excited to have done it all myself! 

8 comments:

Leanne said...

So cool Anna! Wow you did that all by yourself? High Five!! Talk about DIY girl! You rock! The letters are awesome and I love the way you decorated your space. Fantastic job!
;)

Amanda R said...

Love seeing all the personal touches you added and the CREATE wallhanging is very inspiring. Great ideas!

Harriet Skelly said...

Thanks for sharing all of your awesome ideas for decorating your craft space! I really like those decorated letters! Thanks for the tip regarding paint - I never knew that!

Lynette said...

Very cool! How awesome to have the time to work on decorating and organizing your crafting area!!

Michelle said...

wow that color purple is awesome! Would love to have that on a few walls. Great decorating - feels good to be using what you've had I bet. Your letters are pretty - Maggie was one of my favorite lines. I need to decorate my letters but sadly I had bought "TAC" so now I need to spell something else!

Nancy said...

Anna, what an inspiring work space!! I love it!! Can I come over?

Mary J said...

This is so fab, Anna! Great way to use the patterned papers against the plain!

Karen Wilson said...

Wow!! How cool and creative! I love what you did!!