Yesterday On Tuesday

Pinterest Party #20

Hi everyone! My name is Kara and I blog over at Mine for the Making. 

I'm super excited to be here today! Thanks to Tammy, Michele, and Malia for having me. I am an avid pinner myself, so I feel I fit in well here with all of you! : ) You can find my boards HERE.  

I'm excited to share this week's Feature! 

Meet Amy from The Mombot!

I love Pinterest not only for all of the inspiration, but also for all of the new, awesome blogs I find! 

Amy has 35 boards and 2293 pins! 

I loved all of Amy's boards, but here are a few of my faves...

This collections of Outdoor Spaces is perfect for the upcoming spring weather.

I am a sucker for organization, and Amy's Organization board has a ton of great ideas.

Amy's Fashion and Style board caught my eye; we seem to have very similar taste!

I also really ♥ her Embroidery Hoop Art board. So pretty!

How cute is this DIY doll in a suitcase idea?!?

                                                           Source: hartandsew.blogspot.com via Amy on Pinterest

What a fun bookmark!

                                                       

                                                        Source: dulcesobremesa.blogspot.com via Amy on Pinterest

       

 

I have to make this for my daughter...toddler friendly sewing basket!

       

                                                                Source: childhood101.com via Amy on Pinterest

         

 

Such fun boards and pins, right?! Be sure to visit Amy's Pinterest boards for even more inspiration!

Amy, be sure to grab a featured button!

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Have you linked up to the Pinterest Master List yet? It's a great place to find even more great ideas and fun pinners to follow! And the girls feature a new pinner every Friday!

Thanks for having me over today! It was so fun to snoop around on some new boards!

Guest Postage: Carolyn's Homework

Hi everyone. I’m Carolyn from Homework and I’m delighted to be here at Yesterday on Tuesday. Malia and I met through her link party and solidified the blog friendship when I started my link parties. I love when that happens.

Anyway, Malia asked me to share some of my projects with you and I’m happy to oblige.


I love a good upcycle project and I made this magnetic board out of an old cookie sheet. It’s such a simple project – just wrap a cookie sheet in fabric and add some fun twine. Instant magnetic/memo board.



Do you remember those candy necklaces on elastic string? Do they still sell those? Here’s an easy way to make your own candy necklace. Wrap candy in cello wrap and tie with pretty string. This is a fun craft for kids or to pass out as party favors.



If you like the chippy, vintage rusty look, you can make your own rusted cans. These are regular tin cans covered in paper. The paper is a print out of a rust image and then I Mod Podged it onto the can. Fun!



This tray had seen better days and was almost heading to the donation center but I decided to give it a facelift. I spray painted the tray black and then printed out a tile image. I cut out the tiles and Mod Podged them onto the tray.

I hope you enjoyed my projects. Please feel free to come visit me over at Homework. 

And thank you so much Malia for having me over. 

Guest Postage: The Cottage Market

Hi Everyone-- how are you today? My name is Andrea and I'm visiting from The Cottage Market. Today I have the wonderful honor to be guest posting here on Yesterday On Tuesday.

I thank Malia for inviting me!

 

I have a little gift for you today. A little Valentine's Day image that is something that I think you can use all year round-- it's all about love.

The prints are 4X6 and look great in a little frame. Here's an example-- not exactly a plain frame but one that looks funky or elegant depending on the wall . They are great for V Day but perfect all year round. Love seems to works it way into our day-to-day every day!

Run one off for your collection-- there's a pure white version as well as a distressed one.

And there is a download for tags also!

Once again, thank you Malia-- your friends are fabulous and  a pure delight! I hope to see you all soon! Wishing you a Happy Valentine's Day... Hugs to all!

*Prints* Download *Tags* Download

*Please note: Be Sure to download Original size*
Once you have click on the links follow these steps:
1. Hover over the image with your cursor
2. A tool bar will appear, the first option to choose is FILE
3. Hover over File and Click Download Original file and your done! :)

Guest Postage: Thrifty Ways to Give Rooms a Facelift

Hello... I have a treat for you. Some creative ideas on improving you decor from Design Shuffle! 

Hi, I'm Susi and I am a writer at Design Shuffle, a community for interior designers, home decorators and other design professionals to showcase their design projects find inspiration and meet other design enthusiasts.

I'm excited to be visiting Yesterday on Tuesday this week to share ideas about thrifty ways to give rooms a face lift. Seems like we're all living on budgets these days, but that doesn't mean we can't continue to find great interior design ideas and redecorate our homes. There are so many clever and thrifty DIY projects online. I hope these inspire you to give your rooms a face lift without breaking, or even denting, the budget.

 
via Censational Girl

One of the current popular trends in decorating is also a great, inexpensive DIY friendly trend: stencils. Use stencils and paint to makeover a wall, floor, rug or fabrics. The results are incredible.

via Ten June

Paint is the ultimate thrifty transformer. Paint thrift store furniture and lighting finds to give them a fresh look. Paint existing furniture, including cabinets and vanities, to transform them into something new.

via Junkin Junky

Transform a standard white drum shade into something uniquely chic. Use stencils and paint, fabric, ribbons, or cording to change the look in an afternoon.

via Salvage Savvy

Looking for new inexpensive decorating ideas for living rooms or dining rooms? Change out your light fixture by making your own pendant light! No, seriously, this charming vintage inspired string pendant is a clever DIY project. Looks great!

via Thrifty Decor Chick

We all probably have Mason jars and glass vases in our cupboards. Transform them with paint to create colored vases to hold seasonal flowers.

 via Windgate Lane

Create a colorful gallery wall. A can or two of spray paint, inexpensive frames (Ikea has great ones,) enlarged family photos and voila!

via Take the Side Street 

Buying new bed linens can be an expensive endeavor. If new linens aren't in the budget, shop your own linen closet and remake your bed with a mix of patterns and colors. Pull accent pillows from the living room or make some from cloth napkins. All great decorating ideas!

via Confessions of a Plate Addict 

Tea towels are a great, thrifty way to give a kitchen or powder room a face lift. You can also customize your linens with stencils, iron-on transfers, and trim to make them feel new. Want more decorating ideas? Come visit Design Shuffle where you can network with interior designers and design enthusiasts to get the latest on interior designs!

Thanks for the great ideas, Susi and Design Shuffle.

XO

Guest Postage: Funky Polkadot Giraffe

Woohoo!!!!

I'm so excited to be here today as a guest of Yesterday on Tuesday!! I'm Kyla from Funky Polkadot Giraffe.

 

I've lived all over the country. Born in Las Vegas, jr. high and high school in Iowa, a summer in Kentucky, college years in Utah and now I'm settled in fabulous Orange County, California. I'm married to my college sweetheart and we have two crazy munchkins. I have an Etsy shop, do day care full time, and love blogging on my crafty blog.

I'm a second grade teacher, turned creative blogging enthusiast, and I tend to have obsessive tendencies - just ask my husband :) I hope you'll stop by Funky PolkaDot Giraffe and check out my fun projects like: Interchangeable Ruffle Headband Tutorial:

 

Candy Corn Bunting Tutorial

Rainbow Jell-O

 

Banana Cookies

 

The BIG Ice Cream Cozy

 

Crunchy Little Corn Bag Tutorial

 

Ruffled Bookmark Tutorial {Teacher Appreciation}

Thank you Kyla! 

Guest Postage: Flamingo Toes

Hello Yesterday on Tuesday readers! I'm so excited to be here today!

My name is Beverly and I blog at Flamingo Toes.

I love to do sewing, home decor, and jewelry projects - with my favorite being knockoffs! I love taking an overpriced item and recreating it for a lot less. ;)

So that's what I'm sharing with you today! I found a gorgeous necklace at Ann Taylor Loft and decided to make my own version.

Here's mine:

And here's theirs - for the not-so-low price of $39.50!

I made mine silver - I don't wear a lot of gold jewelry. (The beauty of knockoffs - you get to make your version your way.)

Ready to get started? You'll need:

• Large assortment of jump rings (4 sizes total) • Small piece of chain (at least 6") • Decorative silver chain (at least 16") • Bead assortment • Head pins • Necklace closure

Begin with your small piece of chain. (I cut mine the length I wanted, 6", but it made it pretty difficult at the end to get the rings on. So I recommend leaving your chain a little longer and trimming it when you're ready.)

Add a medium sized jump ring onto one side of the chain.

Begin with your smallest rings. These are just a little bigger than the chain.

You can do as much or as little of each size as you'd like, you just want the rings to get gradually bigger, then smaller down the chain.

Before you move on to the next size ring, add a small jump ring through the link in the chain at the end of the small jump ring section. Then add the next size up jump ring to the next link in the chain. This will help keep the rings from overlapping.

Add the next size jump rings to the chain.

Before adding the next size rings, add a bead on a head pin loop to the chain. (You can find detailed instructions on how to put a bead on a head pin in this tutorial.)

Add your largest jump rings to the center.

Repeat the process across the chain so it mirrors what you've done so far.

Finish out the chain and add a medium jump ring to the other end.

Add your beads to head pins and make loops as you did before. Add them to the rings along the center section.

Measure with your decorative chain how long you'd like your necklace and cut two pieces for the sides. Mine are 8" long each. Add a length of chain to each of the jump rings at the ends of your short chain.

Add your necklace closure to the other ends of the decorative chain.

And you're all done!

I love the way it turned out!! The rings look so cute all jumbled together. I hope you like it too!

I'd love for you to come by and visit me at Flamingo Toes!

Malia, thanks so much for letting me guest post!

Thank you, Beverly!

Guest Postage Week continues tomorrow with a BEAUTIFUL giveaway from Katie Orse. Hope you'll stop by A Crafty Soiree and check it out.

Guest Postage: The Speckled Dog

Howdy, Yesterday on Tuesday readers!  

I'm Kristi from The Speckled Dog and I'm your guest poster today. This is like, my first guest post ever and I was totally excited when Malia contacted me about guesting.  I got even more excited when she asked that I share my glazing tutorial with you guys.

If you've never tried glazing before, you're in for a good time. It's a great way to transform a tired thrift store find into something fabulous. I'd like to start out by saying that I'm in no way any kind of professional on this. I'm just here to show you what works for me. 

Once you start glazing, you'll likely to find other tips and techniques that work better for you.  So if something I've told you doesn't work out, please don't come beat me up.  Kidding, kidding!  Seriously, though, I hope someone is able to use what I'm sharing to create beautiful pieces just like I feel I've done. 

Alright, let's get this show on the road!

There are several types of glaze out there and the most popular that I've seen are the tintable glazes. I chose not to go that route because I didn't want to invest too much money in something that I wasn't even sure would work. I ended up getting this small (half-pint) bottle of Valspar Antiquing Glaze in Asphaltum, which is basically black.

It cost me around $9. Even that seemed a little pricey to me, but I found that with glaze, a little goes a long way. I've only used 1/4 of the bottle and so far, I've done all of these projects. 

 

Whew!  That's a lot! I didn't realize just how much that little bit of glaze had done until I went looking for photos. Now that you can see just how far you can go with just a little glaze, let's get down to the nitty-gritty. The how to.

Step 1:  Find your object. I recommend using something that isn't all that important to you on your first try, just in case it doesn't work out. Use something from around the house or head on out to a thrift store and get something cheap, but also something you like. Make sure it's clean before you paint it.

Step 2: Paint your item. I just use acrylic craft paint. My favorite brand is Folk Art. Since it's flat, I don't prime. You may choose to prime, I don't. I usually do at least 2 coats of paint. I sometimes do more depending on how well it's covering. You don't have to get full covereage because the glaze will most likely cover any flaws, but I do try to get mine as evenly covered as possible. Anything with grooves, will just be getting glaze in those spots so don't sweat it if you can get it fully painted. The bottle of glaze says to make sure you let your item dry at least 24 hours. I don't usually do this. I wait a few hours and then get to it.

Step 3:  Gather your glazing supplies:

your item

glaze

paint brushes (make sure at least one is one of those tiny pointy ones)

soft cloths (I use those t-shirt rags that Goodwill sells as cleaning cloths)

plastic cup of water (to rest your brush in)

 
Step 4: Start glazing

Shake your bottle of glaze to make sure it's mixed well.  

Working in small sections at a time, brush on some glaze, making sure to get down in any nooks and crannies. Then take a dry cloth and start wiping the glaze off. Repeat the last two actions until your whole piece has been glazed.

glaze on

glaze off

TIPS

  *Don't rub too hard because you'll probably find yourself rubbing the base paint off. If you do this, you can always go back and touch it up. I'm not sure if this is something priming or letting the painted piece cure the full 24 hours will help, but I'm just too impatient for all of that. I've just learned to be very careful when wiping. I usually don't have a problem with this while doing wood pieces so it's probably a priming/curing issue. Anyway, just do what you think is best.

*You'll probably find some places where the glaze has really settled into some of the crevices. Like, settled a little too much. This is where that little brush comes in handy.  Just dip it into your cup of water and then use it to break up some of the pooled glaze.  Use your cloth to wipe away the watery excess.

*If you don't like the way a section looks, you can use some water on a brush and your dry cloth to remove some of the glaze (it's workable for up to 15 mins). Then just reglaze that section.

*Don't worry about messing the piece up by holding it by an already glazed section. I do it all the time and it hasn't been an issue. You'll get some glaze on your hand, but it washes right off.

*I've found on some of the bigger pieces that I needed more than one cloth. I guess when the glaze builds up on the cloth, it doesn't work as well. Just be prepared.

* Sometimes a wait a few hours and then go over the piece with some Polycrylic, but I don't always since the glaze gives the piece a nice sheen itself.

That's it!!  You're all finished and you hopefully have given an ordinary object an awesome makeover.

Thanks Kristi!

Visit The Speckled Dog for more great ideas and Kristi's etsy shop for some very cute finds.