DIY HERRINGBONE CANVAS 

Last week I had the opportunity to help one of my dear friend Becca out with this amazing DIY Herringbone canvas. A print like this can sell anywhere from $118 to $360.  Becca being the creative DIYer that she is whipped up this fabulous one up for only $12.21. I love a good deal,  DIY projects and spending time with friends,  and this awesome day had them all wrapped up in one blog worthy package! 

Becca and her darling offspring Arwen!

Cost:  $12.12

Time : 4 hrs.

Supplies:

- A canvas any size, (Becca got her's from Hobby Lobby on sale)

-Various colored paint (most of us have half empty cans sitting around, that could easily be used! Becca                only purchased the Neon pink the rest was up cycled!)

-White spray-paint 

- Thick masking tape.

*Sadly I showed up half way through the project so the first few steps are lacking in pictures :/

STEP 1:

Begin by  painting the canvas. Becca Used 4 background colors,  pink,  kaki, a peacock green/blue and a metallic. The pink and metallic were sprayed and the peacock and the kaki where painted on with a bush and in no particular order just left up to your creative judgment!.  Let the paint dry.

STEP 2:

After the paint has dried, You can begin to measure the tape out, Becca did about "3'1/2" strips, the pattern is not as complicated as it looks,  you want to place the tape diagonally meeting up with opposite diagonal strips.  Working from one side to another until the canvas is complete.

* A tip would be too use an edger (something like a credit card!) on the tape to make sure all the bubbles are out and the ends are flat. 

*If you want the "negative space" look its best to do the whole pattern and then remove strips of tape before painting.

It should look like this

 STEP 3: Spray paint the whole canvas white! And let it dry!

                                      

It should look like this!

                                          We decided to take a walk while we waited for it to dry! 

STEP 4: REMOVE THE TAPE!

STEP 5: Enjoy your new ART!

Through The Lens

My week in Photos!

Thought I would have a little fun this week and capture it all in photos! 

friends ( A must for being happy!)

facetime (a must for staying close to my rockstar!)

eats ( a must for staying alive)

walks ( a must for keeping sane and enjoying life)

self portraits ( a must for a far away husband)

things ( a must for DIY projects, Supporting the capture of a mass murder, getting work done and Staying close to God)

shoes (a must for getting from one place to another and looking good doing it! ;)

What a week, and a good one at that!  Jonny is currently on the road for 3weeks so I'm holdin down the fort.  Despite missing him like crazy I like  to take these time's to catchup on projects, work and just spend time with Jesus! Hi-lights: Booked a plane ticket to see my family in Colorado the end of next month,  Booking a Ticket to go see my family in L.A. ( a trip thats long overdue!) organized and deep cleaned 2 closets! Walked everyday despite the weather not being able to make up its mind if it winter or spring. Spent time with some amazing friends. Went to yoga a few times, Was sore from yoga the whole week. Cut sugar out of my diet (for a while) Juiced, made breakfast quinoa for the first time (on a major health kick currently!)  Did several diy projects, We Are Leos newest single jumped up to #3 this week on the christian rock charts,  Face timed with the hubby and wrote this blog! Its been a good week!

DIY painted upholstered chair

Hello everyone, Im going to give a quick how-to on painting upholstery/fabric! I get asked all the time how I did this chair, its super cheap and oh so easy!

BEFORE                                                                      AFTER

Ok so I found this little treasure at a yard sale for $5 yep :) It once called a Victoria Secret it's home, not surprising the cheesy gold and hot pink has the store written all over it. But I fell in love the moment I laid eyes on its "90s" gold exterior and knew I could transform it into something rather charming! I thought about reupholstering it and probably will eventually. But I needed a quick fix and I liked the diamond pattern so I got brave and pulled out the paint!

Total cost: $15 (including chair!)

Total: time: 5 hours

Supplies: Sand paper

               Small can of high gloss white paint

               roller

               Acrylic paint ( from a craft store, like a buck)

               fine tipped paint brush

Step one-  The paint  on the frame was pretty badly chipped so it needed to be sanded down to even out the surface!

Step two- I took the white high gloss paint and watered it down so it acted like more of a die then a paint I then rolled the entire fabric white washing out the gold and reducing the hot pink to a light pink. I also painted the wood frame with the same paint but undiluted. I then allowed the chair to dry overnight! It looked like this:

sorry for the bad picture :(

Step three-  once the paint had dried, I detailed the light pink diamonds with a fire truck red Acrylic paint and a fine tipped brush, outlining and filling in each diamond until they where complete!

And thats it! Its that easy!!!

*As you can see I am in the middle of painting another chair as well, if you do decide to paint a chair you want to choose one where the upholstery is tightly woven and somewhat stiff already. The paint will change the texture of the chair! 

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! This year I hosted our dinner, here are a few snapshots from our lovely day! hope you enjoy!

my springy easter decor!

dlish deviled eggs and a blackberry tart made by my sister in-law for desert!

cutie niece and nephew we adore them!

Because Jonny is gone all the time on the road we really cherish our times with friends and family! I love cooking and having people over to enjoy a meal with us, what a lovely time! We are thankful for for the reason we celebrate easter and live our life out of the reality of what Jesus has done for us! Hope your holiday was wonderful as well!