Pallet for Home: July 2012

REVIVAL MONDAY #73

NEVER ENOUGH TIME FOR TEA!
WELCOME TO REVIVAL MONDAY,

I HAVE SOME GOODIES FOR YOU TODAY
SORRY THEY WERE A DAY LATE!
DID YOU MISS THEM?

VINTAGE MAILBAG

THIS FEATURE IS FROM

JULIE @

THIS IS THE BEFORE...

ITS ONE OF THOSE ORDINARY

BLUE AND WHITE STRIPED PILLOWS,

IM SURE YOU HAVE SEEN THEM.

AND AFTER...

IT'S ADORABLE, I THINK
I WILL MAKE ONE, OR TWO!
SHE HAS A GREAT TUTORIAL

ON HOW SHE MADE IT ON HER

BLOG BE SURE TO CHECK IT OUT!

HERRINGBONE

THIS FEATURE IS FROM

ALLISON @

ITS A VERY BEAUTIFUL AND

ORIGINAL IDEA AND IT TURNED

OUT FABULOUS,

HERE IS THE BEFORE...

AND THE AFTER...

LOVE IT, THE DESIGN, THE

COLOR- BEAUTIFUL

BE SURE TO CHECK IT OUT

AT THE GOLDEN SYCAMORE!

NOTICE ME!

THIS GREAT DRESSER REDO

IS FROM ANNE @

IT'S ACTUALLY A REDO

OF A REDO THAT WAS LOOKING

A LITTLE PLAIN

SO....

THE BEFORE...

AND AFTER...

I'M SURE IT WILL GET

NOTICED NOW!

LOVE THAT HEAVY DISTRESSED LOOK!

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT HER

BLOG TATTERED TIQUES!

GREENERY

THIS CUTE LITTLE REDO IS

FROM JODI @

HERE IS HER LITTLE

CABINET BEFORE...

AND AFTER...

IT USED TO HOLD RECORDS

IN IT'S DAY. AND IT

LOOKS REALLY CUTE IN

IT'S NEW COLOR! I LOVE THE

STAINED TOP, I DO THIS

LOOK ALOT IN MY PIECES.

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT HER

TUTORIAL!

#5
DIY MANTLE
THIS REALLY GREAT
TUTORIAL ON HOW TO BUILD YOUR
OWN MANTLE IS FROM MIMI @

SHE SHOWS YOU HOW

SHE DID IT...

AND WITH A LITTLE WORK HOPEFULLY

IT WILL TURN OUT AS BEAUTIFUL

AS HERS....

WOW! I LOVE THIS

MANTLE!

SHE'S A BEAUTY

THIS AMAZING FEATURE IS

FROM SHARI @

I HAVE FEATURED HER BEFORE

SHE HAS ALOT OF AMAZING

PIECES.... AND THIS

IS NO DIFFERENT.

HERE IS THE BEFORE..

AND AFTER...

ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL, I LOVE IT!

THIS LAST FEATURE FOR TODAY

IS FROM JUDY @

THIS IS HER BEFORE...

AND AFTER...

IT LOOKS TERRIFIC, IM

A SUCKER FOR CHIPPY PAINT

AND STENCILING!

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT HER

TUTORIAL ON THE

GRAPHIC SHE DID!

SEE YOU NEXT WEEK...

THANKS FOR TAKING THE

TIME TO STOP OVER~
I'LL TRY TO BE ON TIME
NEXT WEEK!

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Filed Under: REVIVAL MONDAY FEATURED BEFORE AND AFTERS

I have been writing to this blog for the past few weeks to share my endeavors with pallet woodworking, and over that time I have seen my blog grow exponentially. This is definitely an exciting time for me as I get to share all of these experiences with more and more of you, however, it has been received with some mixed reviews as well.

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Filed Under: pallet, pallet craft, pallet projects, pallet wood recycling, pallet woodworking, pallets, woodworking with pallets

Fengaros Music Festival in Lofou

ΦΕΓΓΑΡΟΣ 2012 - ΑΓΓΕΛΑΚΑΣ, ΤΡΙΟ ΤΕΚΚΕ, ELECTRIC JALABA, ΠΑΥΛΙΝΑ ΚΩΝ/ΠΟΥΛΟΥ, ODYSSEY from Louvana Diskoi on Vimeo.

Ohhh...so looking forward to the Fengaros Music Festival in Lofou this weekend. The event is organised by two independent production teams from Nicosia and Limassol with groups from Cyprus, Greece and the UK performing. Lofou is a tiny, stoney village in Limassol, with no permanent residents. It only comes alive at weekends, holidays and thanks to events like these.

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Filed Under: event, music

Saying goodbye to our first home

Hey there! It has been a whirlwind these last few weeks. We have been cleaning out, moving furniture, and prepping our house to sell. All the hard work and stress has paid off for us. Just after 16 days on the market our house sold!! We couldn't be more excited that our first little home we built can now be appreciated by another sweet couple.

Now that we prepare to build our dream home, we are looking forward to the next chapter in our lives. We cannot wait to begin building.

In the last month we have also bought a lot in a great neighborhood to raise our future family, designed an amazing open floor plan, and found an (inspiration house) exterior that we want our house to look like.

I'm mostly looking forward to choosing all the materials and putting those special touches throughout the house. Of course, my main concern will be design and decorating decisions.

I pray I don't get too stressed out during the building process, the planning part was fairly easy, for the most part. Construction should begin in September and take 6-8 months to finish. I'll keep you posted on the process.

Now the FUN part begins. . . packing and moving everything out that we've accumulated over five years.

Thank you for stopping by.

I hope you have a great week!

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Capri-Sun's and Polka-Dots

My girl has been saving her Capri-Suns from her school lunches and I finally got around to making something super cute with them. In all it took 28 pouches. Now that school is starting again, start saving them and you'll have enough in no time.

Wash and dry pouches and set your sewing machine to zig-zag. When sewing the pouches together, I just layed one on top of another slightly and stitched them in place.

Sew 6 top-to-bottom pieces.

Sew 4 of the 3-in-a-line side to side pieces.

To construct the front and back, add two of the 3-in-a-row pieces on either side of a top-to-bottom piece.

Now make the top and bottom pieces. Take one of the top-to-bottom pieces and add about half a pouch. I measured it against the sides to make sure they were even. You will need two of them, one for the bottom of the bag, and the top flap.

Stitch the sides and bottom together creating the sides. I turned mine over to get the silver showing for the sides.

Stitch the sides to one side of the back. It's kind of tricky to do the corners. I sewed down one side, then moved the needle to sew the next side down.

NOTE: Attach the ribbon closures now before fully assembling the bag. I didn't and it was very difficult to sew them in place.

Get some D-Rings and cut one pouch to make the side rings for the strap. I folded them over and stitched both sides.

Prepare your ribbon by cutting equal pieces the length you want for the front straps. I finished the ends by sewing the ribbon together at the end, then turning it right side out.

Once it's turned sew a straight seam across the bottom to secure the point.

Add the D-rings to either side of the bag and sew the ribbon in place around the ring.
Sew the ribbon to the top flap and attach to bag.

And you're done!

So Cute!

She's done with the photo shoot and can't wait to put her treasures in it. She already informed me that this is the bag she's going to use for school. I don't mind one bit!

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Filed Under: Capri Sun, tutorial, upcycle