DIY Hanging Monogram

Over the last few days, I've been working on a little project to fill the empty space above our bed. Today I finished it up.

 

I had everything I needed to put this together, so it didn't cost a thing! I started with an old painting that I bought years ago with the intention of transforming it into a Ballard-type bulletin board. So much for that....

 

After popping the canvas out, I brushed a little black craft paint over the frame to tone down the gaudy gold a bit. Then I stretched a grubby old sheet over the canvas to cover the painting. I just stapled it to the frame in the back, pulling it tightly as I went. Then I did the same with a piece of white burlap - pulled it over the frame & stapled.

After I decided what font to use & got my sizing right, I printed off the letters and did a little measuring to center them up on the canvas.

 

It was at this point that I figured out that my plan to print out my monogram on an iron-on wasn't going to work. Why? Because my printer's acting like a piece of junk. So I just rolled with it - I cut the letters out & traced around them with a marker.

 

Then I got to work filling in with my craft paint. It took a few coats to cover it well. I'm loving the result!

 

While you're in my bedroom, let me show you my new find - a perfectly shabby turquoise table the I found (in a shed, covered in greasy grime) Friday at an estate sale. 

 

 

  

I love, love, LOVE  this table!

****This project was inspired by Little Big Nest.**** 

Thanks for the idea!  

Linking to:

 Tales from Bloggeritaville 

The Shabby Chic Cottage

My Romantic Home 

Finding Fabulous 

Funky Junk Interiors 

The Twice Remembered Cottage 

The Persimmon Perch 

Cottage Instincts 

Thrifty tassel

Today's post is going to be a quick one - I just want to show off the tassel I made. I initially made this to hide some ugly (an exposed screw after I hung a chalkboard), but it didn't work for that so it's just hanging around being cute.

I started with half of a wooden thread spool that I found. After painting it black and threading some twine through it for a hanger, I just started layering on whatever I could find. I wrapped it with burlap first, then cut that into strips and pulled out the bottom strings to make it fringe-y. Then I added some fabric from an old curtain and ribbon left over from making hair-bows. I didn't have a clue how to finish it off, so I just coiled twine around the top, hot-gluing as I went.

I've been admiring cute tassels in blogland for a while now, but I never really thought I could do it. I didn't follow all the rules on this, but it was an easy one to get started on. I think I'll be trying another one soon - it was fun!

 

The Twice Remembered Cottage 

  

The Persimmon Perch 

Cottage Instincts