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Let Me Watch Your Money Honey / Embroidered Felt Wallets

Let Me Watch Your Money Honey / Embroidered Felt Wallets

Paige Grose
DIY, Fashion, Gift Giving, Clothing

I can’t remember how this project came to be. I do remember thinking the felt remnants left over from a previous blog, Marimekko Moment, reminded me of Evil Eyes every time I came across them rummaging through my fabric basket. The creativity was inspired by the supplies I had on hand. I bought the felt wallets on Amazon (I searched “felt pencil cases” to find them), and my friend Bee gave me my tagline, “Let Me Watch Your Money Honey.” I embroidered embellishments on the felt eyes and attached beads, buttons, and studs before gluing them to the wallets with Alene’s Tacky Glue.

Organizing Kitchen Silverware

Organizing Kitchen Silverware

Paige Grose
Organizing, DIY

Something is refreshing about opening a drawer and seeing it perfectly organized. Some call it anal-retentive, others call it obsessive-compulsive as if it were a bad thing, and I simply call it bliss. We all have our foibles, but how can you find fault with one that looks so good and makes finding items easy?

Sinister Clown Ornament

Sinister Clown Ornament

Paige Grose
DIY, Halloween, Holiday, Holiday Decorations

I was surrounded by clowns my entire childhood, literally and figuratively. My father dressed as a clown and walked his imaginary dog in local parades for years. He approached it with an enthusiastic, kid-like joy. His imaginary dog was even known to pee on passersby via a small handheld siphon pump tucked up his sleeve for special effect.

Pumpkin Halloween Ornaments

Pumpkin Halloween Ornaments

Paige Grose
DIY, Halloween, Holiday, Holiday Decorations

Halloween was absolutely my least favorite holiday as a kid. Boundless piles of candy didn’t appeal to me, and the sheer thought of walking door to door in a splendid handmade costume that took my parents weeks to construct terrified me. Yet, every year, I was drawn in by the creativity that surrounded the holiday, and little has changed. I’m still lured by the creativity and enjoy sharing my creations. Watch the video below to see this year’s creations, and have a Happy Haunted Halloween.

Boho-style Felt Trivets that Protect Your Dishes and Table in Style

Boho-style Felt Trivets that Protect Your Dishes and Table in Style

Paige Grose
Entertaining, DIY, Gift Giving, Holiday, Upcycle

The holiday season is here, and Winter weather is settling in for many of us. The cooler weather and the thoughts of upcoming celebrations lead many of us to think about sinfully scrumptious foods that warm our hearts and souls. My favorite dishes, bread stuffing, bread pudding, my Dad’s oven-baked applesauce, and green bean casserole, bring back memories of family celebrations and make me pull out my most treasured casserole dishes to begin planning. Yes, just like I pick my outfits based on what shoes I want to wear, serving dishes often dictate the holiday menu at our house. I consider myself a foodie, so the right menu is essential, but I am first and foremost a visual creative, and how a meal looks and is served is at least fifty percent of my holiday experience. I also enjoy when form and function come together beautifully, and this project ticked all those boxes.

Illustrated Alphabet Books - H is for Helping Hunter Learn to Spell Her Name

Illustrated Alphabet Books - H is for Helping Hunter Learn to Spell Her Name

Paige Grose
DIY, Gift Giving, Kids

I love illustrated alphabet books, and one of my favorite books as a kid was Richard Scarry's "The Best Story Book Ever." It began with an illustrated alphabet. I read and leafed through it so often that it no longer has a front and back cover. When the youngest member of our family started learning her alphabet, I thought fondly of my favorite book and immediately started planning my version of an illustrated alphabet book. I created it for that day very soon when she starts to spell her name. As you can see, the result is an illustrated alphabet book titled "H is for Hunter."

Happy May Day!

Happy May Day!

Paige Grose
DIY, Gift Giving, Holiday

This May Day card was created using vintage, botanical game cards discovered at a thrift store. I painted the perimeters to bring out the color of the flowers. I then scanned the cards into my computer and printed the images on watercolor paper. I cut the images out, placed a grommet in each corner, and glued them to the front of a 5” x 7” greeting card. The vintage game cards remind me a little of seed packages, and the thought of spring flowers prompted this May Day card.

Upcycle Old Photos and Send a Message of Love this Mother's Day

Upcycle Old Photos and Send a Message of Love this Mother's Day

Paige Grose
DIY, Gift Giving, Upcycle

This gift idea for Mother's Day is beautiful and simple to make, and it won't clutter up Mom's bookshelf or give her more stuff to dust.

At some point, most of us end up having too much STUFF! Some people really like stuff. Others are mindful of getting rid of stuff. If your mother is mindful of getting rid of stuff, give her stationery made out of upcycled photographs of flowers. Not only are you getting rid of old photos, but your mom can feel good about getting rid of your gift.

PRIDE HIGH-TOPS

PRIDE HIGH-TOPS

Paige Grose
DIY, Clothing, Fashion

I bought a pair of white canvas high-top sneakers from OYSHO, and I drew rainbows on them with Sharpie and BIC permanent markers. I made them in June to honor LGBTQ month and forgot to post them on my blog. As I say often, better late than never! . It’s so easy for anyone, young or old, to create a look like this. I hope you try it!

Thank you, @xoxoanniedepressant, for the fabulous pins I embellished my sneakers with when completed.

Peace, Harmony, and Puddy Cats

Peace, Harmony, and Puddy Cats

Paige Grose
Fashion, DIY, Kids, Clothing

Transforming a plain shirt could never be easier than this. Start with a design. Print out mine if you like. Use a LED light board to project the design through the fabric, and trace it onto your garment with a disappearing ink marker. Pull out your permanent markers and acrylic paint pens, and start coloring! I’ve included links to the LED light board and disappearing ink marker that I use. Bic and Sharpie are my go-to permanent markers, and Zeyar is the brand of acrylic paint pen I used on this shirt.

Evil Eye Deck Shoes

Evil Eye Deck Shoes

Paige Grose
Fashion, DIY, Clothing

The evil eye dates back to approximately 1500 BC and has been embraced by many different cultures around the world. The folklore of its supernatural power may or may not hold any truth. I think that depends on the person who’s wearing it. The notion that they ward off evil spirits makes me happy either way. And, considering the state of our world, I thought there was no better time than now to complete this project.

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