Bulls-Eye!

Remember this?

Well thanks to my aunt, I figured out what to do with one of the circles.  A giant Shooting target!

So I painted it with a LOT of paint and a foam brush and made this:

I painted from the outside edge to the center.  I also added numbers to show scoring but I need to make them a lot bigger.

I hung it up on a tree in the backyard with some yarn so we could use it.  It would be so much fun to have target practice for a boy's birthday, and whoever gets a bulls-eye gets a prize and that sort of thing.  Unfortunately I'm am a girl.  We are planning on shooting arrows and Air soft guns

Another Wall Letter

Two or three months ago I made a wall letter to go on our wall.  No, I didn't just paint one that I bought, I made one.  And I am never doing it again.  I made it out of cardboard, cereal boxes, paint, paper-mache, and lots of tape.  It took me so long to make... oh the memories.  Anyway, in the process I learned an awesome trick; the opposite of stressing wood. I really wanted that distressed look, but you can't sand card board and paper mache. Here is the result of all the work:

First: Paint your store bought (don't dare to make one) letter dark brown (I used Apple Barrel's Burnt Umber)

Second: Take an old rag and rub black shoe polish on the edges of the letter

 Third: Hang it on the wall to admire.

 Enjoy your new work of art! And if you really do want to make your own letter out of cardboard, you can, because I did it, and I only 12 (it just takes a lot of patience) 

Chair Legs and Wall Letters

Just a Random idea,  broken chair legs are ideal for wall letters (after some sanding, sawing, and painting of course).  I came up with an H, L and T. I know the background is awful, but stick with me here.

Maddie

Re-purposing Day 2: Drink Mix Canisters, Glass Jars, and Sponge Balls

        Here's Re-purposing Day one if you missed it.  Now back to other stuff that makes the money we spent on things worth more: Glass bottles and jars from spaghetti sauce (or Marsala simmer sauce in my case) often fit with regular canning jar lids.  Instead of using the (ugly) metal top, cut out a circle of scrapbook paper to replace it when you are using them to organize things in a cute, color coordinating way.

Its amazing how many fabric scraps you can cram into that thing!

 As it turns out, they make great pen cases. This was from a Crystal Light Drink Mix container. Once you take the wrapper off, its clear, which makes it so easy to decorate! Just slasp some scrapbook paper on their and Wah-lah!

They are great for printing paper and cards with texture (I know the picture doesn't show it well, but they leave a really cool texture when you dip them in paint or on a stamp pad).

Maddie

Repurposing Day One: Boxes and Medicine Bottles

        I have found lots of useful things in my recycling  and thought I might share them with you.  I know boxes aren't very creative, but they are stackable and worth mentioning. But medicine bottles have lots of capabilities.  They are air tight so they can hold paint without it drying, which I have been pleased to find out. The only disadvantage is that they are hard to decorate.

(My mom got a bunch of mini first aid kits for free with coupons, and she gave them to me.)

Maddie