Wine crate renovations and moving day

Recently I have become obsessed with finding, refinishing and decorating wine crates. I want to hang them on the walls to create shelves, but I can't do that yet, because we are moving! So this will probably be my last post for a while, as I start to pack up my craft stuff. But here are some photos of a couple of the wine crates I managed to take pics of before packing:


I managed to collect about 11 crates, some I got for free, some I had to buy, and some had fancy lids and other unique details. I sanded all of them down, teak oiled them to make the wood stronger, stained, and then poly-d them. These I stained in a walnut finish and then I used my awesome retro stencils to decorate all the sides of the crates. Then I lined the inside with these cute papers I found.


I went a little crazy at the Paper Source store when I went to get paper for the crates. I ended up buying these little book binding kits as well to match, I think they came out adorably.

This koi fish paper is so cute it makes me want to cry. It's screen printed, and when looking closely, it looks as if by hand. Photos can't even do the paper justice.

I cant wait to use all of these crates for decorating. I have a whole set more that I lined with fabric, but those will have to wait. Here's hoping the move to the Big Easy is nice and easy!

My Everest part 2: CV Tea Towel

For my self promotional package, I decided to screen print a cover letter on a tea towel to give out to potential employers. I started with my design and printed my transparencies; here are my screens being exposed:


They came out great! Someone wants to be in the picture too.


Printing... I always get the mean face when I do art for some reason.


Checking....


Tra la!


Here are all the colors after they're all sewed: gunmetal, black, and gold.



I also added a loop to the back so they can hang...


I folded it with my business card inside, tied them with twine, all topped off with my signature logo "chip".


They're all ready to be delivered!


I hope the recipients like them!

Making things all match-y

We have had this cabinet for a while now, thinking that we would fill the bottom part with fancy wines. Shocker, we didn't. The space is kind of unusable for anything else besides wine with the shelves in, so I decided to take the shelves out and use that space as storage, but it looked pretty bad.


So I got out my "new" toy:


Got out some gorgeous fabric I've been wanting to use for something,


Made a curtain, and a pillow to match! I am really starting to like having a sewing machine.


Look how pretty!

Pillows!

I finally finished this crazy pillow. I am going to try to sell it in my Etsy shop and I will post the link as soon as it's up!


Leafy side

Birdy side