Leafy Beaded Sandals

 

So, I wanted a new pair of embellished sandals, but could not afford ones that I actually liked, so I decided to try updating an older pair. Here's what I came up with. I used a leafy charm, glass and wooden beads, thin beading string (kinda like fishing line), and some krazy glue to secure the knots. 

 Before.....

And after!

I've been wearing them for about a month now and all the beading is staying where it should. I love these ones very much and because I used sandals I already had they were practically free!

Botanical Spray Paint Bookshelf

This bookshelf was originally dirty, black and home to a large black spider and about 3 billion of her babies. I bought it from a thrift store for $14 and I must say I'm pretty happy with what my boyfriend and I were able to turn it in to. Here's what we used:

Various colors of spray paint

A drop cloth

An old book case

Cedar bows

Ferns

Leaves

We used 7 different colors, which I think worked really well, and started by randomly spraying the base using mainly darker colors.

Then we laid down foliage and sprayed over top, like natural stencils! The flatter the better here. Cedar was definitely my favorite, it was very flat so it gave clean edges with lots of detail.  I also specked so white over top and I really like the effect.

And the finished product! Took only about an hour and turned out great. A perfect match for my tie dye curtains!