A crafty little key holder

So. You know when you go to the store and attemp to find a key holder and all they have is the same old same old typical shelf looking thingy??  Well, totally NOT what I wanted for our mudroom! (aka the hallway because we dont have a mud room!) So this is what I came up with! I got the pipe clamp/mason jar idea from  my friend Liz's blog. Love her! She is one crafty little lady :) you can see her blog post here... http://www.lizmarieblog.com/2011/01/mason-jar-love.html 

 Totally simple. All you will need is....

1 pipe clamp
1 12oz mason jar
2 hook and eyes
2 picture holders
twine
super glue
1  16in piece of wood

                First I attached the picture holders side by side to hand the pipe clamp off of...

Then with twine, I spelled out *keys*

 

Then with twine I covered the pipe clamp. Some people like the way they look against the mason jars. Me, not so much!  I also used the hook and eyes on each side to hang the keys off of. ..

Love it! And so so simple :) 

~Danielle

Goodwill chair Re-do!

So. I WILL admit it....my name is Danielle and I am addicted to Goodwill. True story. I have never been a fan of paying retail for ANYTHING and now that we live in a  city that actually has a Goodwill, I will forever be addicted! . We had a space in our master bedroom that needed a little something. This little gem looked just right :)  It started off rough. I mean, no wonder it was at Goodwill! The wood was scratched all to pieces and the fabric looked like it had never been washed!

First I had to sand it. A lotttttttt. There was so much furniture polish on this chair! so after what seemed like a year of sanding, I wiped it down with denatured alcohol to make sure there was nothing left on the wood so the paint would stick. I used Behr ultra white paint and polyurithane as a top coat. The cushion covers came off (thank GOD!!)  so I bleached the covers 3 times...I am a germ-a-phob!  And the finished product turned out great! It matched our bedroom perfect! Its the perfect little chair to watch tv in!

Love it :)

~Danielle