Chevron Striped Tray- DIY

 I had this little unpainted wooden tray from Michael's, and I wanted to try my hand at a chevron stripe. 

- I painted the outside of the tray yellow and the inside white.

- I used a ruler to make equal squares on the white. I then used the ruler to connect one corner of the square to the other. I used a pencil and my hand kept rubbing, so the white got completely dirty.

- I taped off the stripes that were going to be white, and then painted them. After it dried I did the same for the gray.

-I pulled off the tape and I was disappointed, the tape let a lot of the paint seep through to the white.  

- I wanted clean lines and had no intentions of re-taping the stripes. I used gold glitter to clean up the lines.

It's not my favorite project, but it still looks pretty cute. Now I use it to throw my keys into when I get home, at least it has a purpose. What do you think? 

DIY: Vintage Embellishment Meets Shadow Box

For the past couple of weeks I've been helping my parents-in-law go through and pack up their house to move. No small task, seeing how they lived in the home for over 25 years.

I've found so many things to use for my crafting fun, including this sweet little embellishment. I thought it could go great with this old shadow box frame that I've been holding on to for years.

After a little painter's tape, some hot pink spray paint, and a piece of old scrapbooking paper -Voilà - A pretty picture for Charlie's room. What do you think?