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Dec14

Santa’s Workshop

Posted on December 14, 2010 by guisi

Santa’s Workshop

Sep18

A simple transformation

Posted on September 18, 2010 by guisi

A simple transformation

A large mailing tube, some twine or rope, a glue gun and some ribbon to finish it up!! A cute decorative vase for the living room!!

Jul12

Art Chair

Posted on July 12, 2010 by guisi

Art Chair

Here is the chair that I created for the Show Your heART: Furniture, Arts and Decor Expo, benefiting the Houston Furniture Bank. I’ve created a photo collage of the process and posted the “after” pictures separately. I love the result!

Feb16

Home Makeover

Posted on February 16, 2009 by guisi

Home Makeover

I have been trying to make my apartment pretty. I get it to where I’m happy with the way it looks and, two days later, I absolutely hate it and have to start over.
I love Design Sponge and one of my favorite sections is the Sneak Peeks, where you get to see artists’ homes and studios. They are so inspiring! I recently saw Jill Bliss‘ place and fell in love with her breakfast nook. I’m not sure if that’s what it is, maybe it her dining area. Either way, I think it’s pretty darn wonderful. So, with that in mind, I set out to make my tiny dining room a little more Jill-esque. It still has a long way to go but I like it so far. I’ll be sure to show you when it’s totally finished.

BEFORE

I moved all my furniture out of the space so I could start from scratch.

AFTER

It still needs work, artwork on the wall, and specially more color but we’ll get there soon.

Jan26

…and a "huge" one!!!

Posted on January 26, 2009 by guisi

…and a "huge" one!!!

I was watching TV a little while ago when, all of a sudden, I heard this horrible noise…like the world was coming to an end kind of noise.

Next I saw the cat run out of the bathroom and I obviously thought he did something! Well, I went in and all I found was the soap dispenser on the floor…so what happened???

Let me show you

Disaster area (my magazine shelves came crashing down)

And from the other side

This is where my book/magazine shelves used to be. I guess they were too heavy!!

Jan26

A "Little" Accident

Posted on January 26, 2009 by guisi

A "Little" Accident

I was warming up dinner the other night and when it came out of the oven…this is what it looked like:

The lid flipped completely inside out! That’s never happened to me before!

And this is what I ended up with after trying to fix it.

Jan18

Better than I expected!!

Posted on January 18, 2009 by guisi

Better than I expected!!

Lots and lots of lint but at least it came out the same size!

Jan18

Something blue…

Posted on January 18, 2009 by guisi

Something blue…

I’ve “felted” way too many sweaters in my life but this is ridiculous! I have this light blue area rug and it was filthy so…I have to wash it, right?
Well, here’s what I found when I opened the washing machine!!! The thing is in the dryer now and I’m scared to look.
I’ll show you in a few minutes…

This is the inside of my washer after I pulled the rug out.

And some of the fuss that got everywhere!

Even on the floor!

May31

Craftster Challenge No.1

Posted on May 31, 2005 by guisi

Craftster Challenge No.1

These are two projects are created for the first Craftster Challenge.
The idea was to use items from the dollar store and make them into something new. And you were only allowed to spend $5.00
Here’s a link to the post:
Craftster Challenge

Frame to Bulletin Board

Before