
I didn’t think I could show my face until I had finished them. Why did it take so long? A combination of a four-month-old who just beat colic, and this chair not being the easiest to reupholster. But check out these beauties… I’m in love! Hilarious how so many of us have these chairs. One [...]
Posted by ohbrooke on 07.28.2010 at 8:23 am// Tagged: design solutions, projects, tutorials , cane chairs, reupholstery, tutorial

I miss my Better Homes & Gardens magazine subscription. I don’t have time for extra crafts right now (and I’m *this* close to finishing my chair but haven’t been able to work it in yet), but I’m sharing projects from the bhg.com website that I love: Silk Scarf Room Divider Fabric-Covered Organizers Magnetic Memo Board [...]
Posted by ohbrooke on 07.12.2010 at 8:39 am// Tagged: projects , crafts

It was fate that brought us together; $20 for the pair on Craigslist.
Posted by ohbrooke on 06.10.2010 at 7:08 am// Tagged: projects , new project

This is all going somewhere – my “Cute As A Button” themed baby shower post is coming up next. But these were the main attraction – little button-topped desserts. All the supplies needed to make these little buttons are at Bake It Pretty – and for cheap cheap! {Super cute baking supplies available here – [...]
Posted by ohbrooke on 05.10.2010 at 1:39 pm// Tagged: party + invitations, projects , Bake it Pretty, Button desserts, cute as a button, edible buttons

…And you thought I’d be bored on my Maternity Leave… This dresser was a wedding present from my mom, and we’ve had it for over 7 years. I love this dresser. I even loved it white but it was getting pretty dirty after so many moves. Here are the highlights: The dresser was almost raw [...]
Posted by ohbrooke on 03.23.2010 at 1:30 pm// Tagged: design solutions, painting tips, projects , before and after, dresser makeover, painting tips

I bought this Michael Miller fabric in Portland, because I couldn’t leave it at the store. I was going to make laminated placemats, but I love my new laminated tablecloth so much, I may never take it off! Thinking…
Posted by ohbrooke on 01.13.2010 at 8:35 am// Tagged: projects , michael miller fabric

The last time my mom went to Portland, she came back with some cute vinyl to make a wipeable tablecloth. While I was in Portland for the holiday, I did the same. This is Moda laminated cotton {I have a hard time finding moda fabrics online to show you, but here are some equally adorable [...]
Posted by ohbrooke on 01.08.2010 at 12:08 pm// Tagged: design solutions, odds and ends, projects , moda fabric, vinyl tablecloth

I cut up my t-shirt and framed it. It was a cozy t-shirt and I loved the print, but was a tad short {and more like a straight jacket now that I’m “with child”}. Now I can see it everyday instead of hiding it in a closet. Oh, and hey, freed up another hanger for [...]
Posted by ohbrooke on 12.03.2009 at 4:17 pm// Tagged: design solutions, odds and ends, projects , cheap art ideas, recycle t-shirt, t-shirt art

For craft night with my friends last night, we made these magnet boards from the brilliant Crafty Nest {instead of the LoRan magnet board, I bought 8″x12″ steel roofing shingles from Lowes and cut them with tin snips}. We thought it would be fun to swap out the fabric with the seasons. My spray paint [...]
Posted by ohbrooke on 10.06.2009 at 10:22 am// Tagged: I want to make this, design solutions, projects , craft night, crafty nest