tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711503222193376683Sat, 01 Nov 2025 14:37:04 +0000embroideryholidayscross-stitchBeacongiftssewingmomStevenbirdscross-stitch suppliesgiveawaywork in progressembroidery flossClay Wood and CottonSassybugscompletely randomentertaininggardeninginspirationartworkrecipesdadmusicsoftwareFourteen Countessnoreply@blogger.com (Fourteen Countess)Blogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711503222193376683.post-8374379391635604519Wed, 09 Oct 2013 11:00:00 +00002013-10-09T07:00:11.350-04:00Dresser to Nursery Changing Table Make-Over!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As I mentioned in my last post, we're going to welcome a baby into our family some time soon</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> through adoption. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The waiting period for a baby can be tough! But we've been able to make it a happy time as we have spent it preparing for the little one to arrive. Getting a nursery ready is a blast for someone who loves to craft as much as I do!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">At the beginning of the year, I made a trip over to our <a href="; target="_blank">local Habitat for Humanity ReStore</a>, in search of something that I could make over into a changing table for the baby's room. As soon as I walked into the store, I spotted this beauty of a dresser (for $30!) and knew my search was over.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's the perfect size for our space, and aside from the Kermit-like drawers and some minor damage to the surface, it was in pretty fine condition. With a little sanding, a little priming, painting and a coat of wax, I knew it would be like new.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sassy gave it an inspection, and I'm pretty sure he approved.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I didn't photograph the re-do process but if you'd like to take on a project like this, I recommend checking out the many amazing furniture make-overs that can be found on the fabulous blog of <a href="; target="_blank">Centsational Girl</a> for inspiration and instructions. (<a href="; target="_blank">Here's</a> one of my favorites.)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I decided to paint the dresser white, to refinish the drawer pulls with yellow paint, and to add some railing to the top. And here's the final result!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Now I can finally share where the <a href="2013/02/changing-pad-cover-tutorial.html" target="_blank">changing pad</a> I re-covered has ended up:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And here's a look at the railing I added to the top. I bought this railing at Home Depot, cut it down to size, sanded, primed, painted and affixed it to the top with some very strong adhesive.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There you have it! For $30 and a little elbow grease, we have a like-new changing table for our nursery. I wonder what I should refinish next...?</span><br />
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<br />2013/10/dresser-to-nursery-changing-table-make.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fourteen Countess)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711503222193376683.post-4789591175104148391Mon, 07 Oct 2013 11:00:00 +00002013-10-07T07:00:15.036-04:00Knitty Kitty!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Now that fall has arrived, I'm in the mood to do a little knitting again. I started a scarf for Steven yesterday, and today I stopped by <a href="; target="_blank">my favorite shop</a> to buy some new needles so that I can <i>finally</i> take the plunge and learn how to knit in the round. (Wish me luck with that!)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Getting back into the knitting groove reminded me of a knit project that I worked on earlier this year that I haven't shared here yet: a knit kitty cat!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I wanted to use up some spare yellow cotton yarn that I had in my craft stash, and I wanted to make a toy cat for the baby who will be coming into our lives (through adoption) at some point sooner or later. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I googled around a bit for ideas and found this <a href="; target="_blank">cute little pattern</a> to base my project on. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And here's how he turned out:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He's got a bit of a wonky look to him, but I still think he's kind of sweet. And it was good for me to let go of my perfectionist tendencies and just let a project evolve for a change!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Meow! Tune in here again in a couple days to see another baby-related project: the beat-up thrift store dresser that I made over into a changing table for our nursery!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have two pairs of flats in my closet that I haven't worn in the longest time. I snapped them up cheap at Famous Footwear a couple of years ago for under $20 a pair. (Which was a steal, since they are Born brand; a quick check of their website shows that their <a href="; target="_blank">flats</a> go for around $90!) I bought them because they were cheap and very comfortable, but I never really loved the big leather flowers that were stuck on the toes. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This weekend I decided to see if I could get rid of those silly flowers and give these comfy flats a more current and grown-up look.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I thought the flowers were just glued on, but when I took them off, I found that they were glued <i>and</i> stitched. This meant that I had sticky residue and needle holes to contend with.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Yeesh. Not cute. First I gave them a little TLC with some <a href="; target="_blank">shoe cream</a>, which improved their condition quite a bit. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Next I thought that some studs and a bit of strong adhesive could cover up the punctures on the toes quite nicely. I found <a href="; target="_blank">this post</a>, which gave me plenty of inspiration <i>and</i> the idea to order <a href="; target="_blank">these studs</a> to get the look I was going for. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I played around with the studs on the black shoes until I came up with a pattern that I liked, and then I stuck 'em down with a little <a href="; target="_blank">E-6000</a>. And here's how the black flats turned out:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(I wore them out to a very fun birthday party on Saturday night with my favorite Smurfette tights.)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For the gold shoes, I decided to try something a little more bold. I've been really enjoying all the cap-toe shoe styles that I've been seeing around, so I thought I'd try to recreate that look. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I googled "DIY cap toe flats" to get some inspiration from the web, and decided to use some spray paint for this makeover.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I went to our local hardware store and picked up a can of <a href="; target="_blank">neon yellow spraypaint</a>. I wrapped the shoes in saran wrap and taped them off where I wanted the yellow to end, and sprayed on a few coats of paint.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">...so once the paint was dry, I grabbed my glue and created a studly little square to cover them up. And voila! Aren't they cute? </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Now I've got two rehabbed pairs of comfy flats for the cost of one can of spray paint (about $5), a package of studs ($3.95 plus free shipping and I've got a few hundred studs left over) and one tube of E-6000 ($6, and it too will last me through many more projects). </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Now what else do I have laying around here that I can give some new life to?</span>2013/09/ballet-flats-makeover.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fourteen Countess)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711503222193376683.post-2611420113332510820Fri, 28 Jun 2013 00:43:00 +00002013-06-27T20:43:56.912-04:00entertainingsewingMad Men Season Six Withdrawal<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Well, folks, season six of Mad Men has ended and Don Draper is not the only one having the delirium tremens. HOW, I ask you, HOW am I to carry on living until season seven comes??? And let's not even talk about what survival looks like when the show is actually over; I am quite sure that residential rehab will be required to treat my Mad-diction.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So here I sit, with <a href="; target="_blank">Zou Bisou Bisou</a> playing in a never-ending loop, and I thought I'd <i>finally</i> share the rest of the pics from the season six shindig we threw back in April.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In my <a href="2013/04/mad-men-season-six-premiere-party-mod.html" target="_blank">last post</a>, I shared that our Mad Men season six premiere party had a luau theme, inspired by the fact that episode one was set in Hawaii: </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Back in the late winter and early spring when our party plans were coming together, I was totally on the prowl for a perfect late-60's hawaiian muu-muu. I knew that I found my dream frock when I stepped into a thrift shop in Woodstock, NY named Castaways (which is apparently so retro they don't have a website!) and spotted this little beauty:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I loved the colors, I loved the pattern, and I loved the fit, but I was not feeling the super-long length. Fortunately, I knew that could be fixed easily enough, so fourteen bucks later, this baby was mine.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The dress is a Ui-Maikai brand muu-muu, made right in Hawaii. If you want to snag one of these for yourself, a quick <a href="; target="_blank">etsy search</a> will lead you to heaps of them.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To get this thing party-ready, I set about chopping off all that excess fabric at the bottom. The faint blue dotted line on the left of this photo was my cutting line.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Whenever I want to shorten a dress, I always pull out a dress that already has a length I like, and use that as a guide:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">...and stitching the new hem in place:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We knew we'd have some very hard-core fans at our gathering, so a Mad Men season five trivia quiz was created:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In our goodie bag of prizes, we had <a href="; target="_blank">Heinz Baked Beans</a>, a bag of <a href="; target="_blank">Bugles</a>, and a mix of our favorite tunes from season five.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Since we were throwing a luau, of course there were leis for all:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As everyone knows, if you're expecting the gang from Sterling Cooper Draper Price to come over, you better stock up on booze:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">...and going along with our tiki motif, we knocked back <a href="; target="_blank">Blue Hawaiians and Mai Tai cocktails</a>:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And here's how I pulled my newly shortened dress together with my <a href="2013/04/mad-men-season-six-premiere-party-mod.html" target="_blank">refurbished earrings</a> and some big, teased and hairsprayed hair:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Steven and I snapped a couple of selfies before our guests arrived:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We had an absolute blast welcoming season six in with a bunch of really wonderful friends. I cannot believe that the entire season is already behind us!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I don't think it's too soon to start dreaming about season seven, and to start <a href="; target="_blank">pulling together our final premiere party ideas</a>, do you? </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I can hardly contain my excitement over the fashion options for next year's big soiree! (Will somebody please alert the local vintage/consignment shops to expect a run on polyester pantsuits?)</span><br />
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