DIY Pillow from Sweater || Valentines Day Pillow

I got this sweater a year or two ago from the Target clearance rack, but I didn't have the intention of wearing it. It fit weird. But I LOVE LOVE LOVE the pattern. I picked up a plain pillow case and pillow and did exactly what any lazy, non-talented sewers like myself would do. :)

I traced around it on the sweater and cut it out. Then I hot glued the edges right around the back of the pillow.

Isn't it precious? I was thinking this would be Valentine's Day decor but now I'm convinced it will stick around all year long!

Show me yours! #LittleBitsofLacey 

xoxo, L

DIY Push Pin Art | A "Bow-tiful" Piece

So if you haven't seen push pin art by now, have you been on Pinterest? 

My favorites are by LiveLoveDIY and life in velvet.

SO of course, I had to make my own! (Laws of Pinterest)

All you need is a canvas and push pins. My canvas is 8 x 10 and I got my gold push pins from Dollar Tree. I haven't seen them recently though, so if you don't have luck try these. (affiliate links)

I printed out a bow (you can really use any shape!) and cut it out. I made sure that the bow would fit in the space inside the wood frame, because my lack of strength is incapable of sticking lots of push pins into the wood.

I traced the bow, then added the gold push pins. I just did the outline and center knot of the bow. Partially out of laziness. Partially because I was running out of pins. AND partially because I really like it this way!

What do you think? What shape will you make? :) Show me! #LittleBitsofLacey

Hope you liked!
xoxo,
L

DIY "It's Okay" Watercolor Art

I love, love, love pastel colors and simple reminders that life is great. So I made this cute little wall art.

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I just used a thin canvas, a water color paint set from Dollar Tree, and black acrylic paint. I like the thin canvas on a board because they're cheaper and they sit more flush to the wall, which I needed since I was putting this on the back of my bedroom door.

Outside to keep the mess at a minimum (I still ended up with spotted legs), I painted a rainbow, slightly overlapping each color. I used Roy G. Biv. :) Something I learned in elementary school! I did a couple of coats to get the look I wanted. Since the watercolors were from Dollar Tree, they would sometimes leave little chunks of color, but they come off easily with water.

After I had a pretty rainbow, I printed off the saying "It's okay." in the font Arial. You could use any phrase you want though! Like "Breathe" "Be happy" or "I love pizza"

I shaded all behind the words on the back of the sheet with a pencil, then placed the paper where I wanted it on the canvas. Also an important step is realizing it's 5:30 then panicking because you work at 6. I used a sharp pencil to outline the letters, which transferred the outline of the letters onto the canvas. It's hard to see in the picture but I swear it's there. Once I had all of the outlines done, I just filled them in with paint!

I attached it to the back of my door with Command Strips under my "Smile" banner I picked up from the dollar spot at Target for $3.


I just love this little positive spot on my door and LOVE pastels.

Let's see yours! #LittleBitsofLacey

Happy Monday!
xoxo, 
L

DIY Pretty Chain Pulls

Hey!
Today I'm showing you how to make some really cute fan/light/chain/pull things (Someone please teach me a correct term for this)

It's really simple to do and I think they're really cute.    I really need to stop saying that in every single post. 

What you'll need is:

• Gem Table Scatter
• E6000 Glue
• Hot Glue Gun
• Some type of bead or way to attach to the chain

So all I really did was sandwich together a bigger diamond gem thing with a smaller one and attached a bead at the top. I used E6000 glue for this step because it's clear and super strong.

Once the pull dried I filled the bead with hot glue and stuck the chain from my fan into the bead. I used hot glue for this step because my arms are not strong enough and I'm definitley not patient enough to hold the chain in the bead until E6000 dries. Heck no. Once it's completely dry, the chain holds up great. I've had these on for about a month and have had no problems.

What are some other ways you've made your chain pull things pretty? (P.S. how many times have I said chain pull thing or gem thing. Do I even know English?)

xoxo

L

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DIY Dollar Tree Chalkboard Jar

Today's post is almost too simple.

All I did was buy a jar and some chalkboard labels both from Dollar Tree.
That's it guys. I stuck a label on a jar and I'm calling it a craft :)

It's a super cute way to hold Bob's treats though!

That's all y'all!

Hope you have a great day!

xoxo, Lacey & Bob

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From Candle Lid To Pretty Coaster

Hi! Today I'm sharing how I turned a candle lid into a pretty jeweled coaster! 

If you've ever been to Bath & Body Works you've probably been convinced to buy one of these delicious smelling bad boys.

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Then you probably burned the whole thing in a day because it smelled so good. Anyone? Just me? Oh.

There are a million cute things to make with the jars when you're done though!

Today I used just the lid to make an adorable blingy coaster for my desk. 

All I needed was:

Any candle lid

E6000/Super Glue

Jewels/gems (affiliate links)

All I did was spread the glue with a tooth pick a little at a time and added the jewels in no certain pattern. 

(Cute envelope backdrop, right?)

That's it! I think this is so so pretty. I've been in the process of making my room fabulous (including the craft shelf I've been promising for 7 years) so I will be posting lots and lots about my progress organizing and decorating my bedroom!

Share any pictures of your own coasters by tagging me on Instagram or use the hashtag #LittleBitsofLacey

kisses!

xoxo, 

Lacey & Bob

DIY Simple Dollar Store Valentine's Decor

Love is in the air! 

I have started decorating my room this year for Valentine's Day with just a small package of "table scatter" from Dollar Tree. It had 60 of these pink and red glittery hearts.

I simply made a string of hearts for my window by sandwiching the small foam glitter hearts on a string of fishline.

I also did the same thing with some pieces of bakers twine in my doorway and on the dress hooks above my desk.

As most of my DIY's, it's super simple and I think it's super cute!

What creative dollar store decor do you L-O-V-E?

xoxo, Lacey

DIY Washi Storage + Pretty Craft Shelf Sneak Peek

Hello!

Today, I'm sharing the way I'm storing my Washi tape. I took the idea from Jen over at iHeartOrganizing.blogspot.com. You can see her storage here. 

I simply picked up a clear acrylic container and some tension rods from Bed Bath and Beyond and added a cutout from my Silhouette. 

And for curious & planning minds: here is where all the washi is from.

I love it!

As I mentioned in Wednesday's post. I've been getting my life together. Part of that process was deep cleaning and organizing my bedroom. I was originally storing all of my crafting supplies in a tub under my bed, but it simply was not working.
Over Christmas break I bought a cheap-y 5 shelf white bookcase at Walmart and have been using that to organize it all into a functional, yet pretty place for the things that make me so, so happy. This project is taking me 600 years though and I'll share it all once it's 100% complete, but for now here is a sneak peek!

Stay tuned!! :)

Don't forget to tag me in any pictures of your washi storage @LittleBitsofLacey or by using the #LittleBitsofLacey

Have a fabulous weekend!
xoxo, Lacey