Don't Forget Door Hanger

In our little apartment we don't have any entry way to speak of. We also don't have a front closet so we had to be a little creative. I found a wonderful coat tree at Ikea that fits perfectly beside the front door. Then I put a little mat under it so our shoes can sit there nicely. The only thing that was missing was a place to hang our keys, place our phone, and put mail. 

I did the only thing that you can do when your stuck... I ran to Pinterest. After a long search I found the perfect solution. This is my inspiration for the project.

Here's what you need:
Door Hanger Template (You can download my template here.)
Fabric
Thread and Needle
or
Glue Gun

Step One
I first made a template and made sure that the door hanger would be wide enough to fit a standard envelope. Then I traced the template onto cardboard so that it would be sturdy enough to hang my phone and keys.

Step Two
Then I cut the fabric just a little bit bigger than my template. For sewing you'll want to cut out two pieces of fabric. I found a beautiful, green, sturdy fabric that was perfect for this project.

Step Three
Sew the fabric together. That is way easier than it sounds. I don't have a sewing machine so I tried to do it by hand. I am ok with a needle and thread, but when it came time to sew around the the circle cut-out, I got stuck.

Maybe if you have more experience you would be able to do this. I just decided to use what I know. So... step three, glue the fabric to cardboard. 

Step Four
Add pockets. I would suggest adding the smaller ones first and then working your way down to the bigger ones. I didn't think mine through and had a hard time added the one for my cell phone (and a little tip, don't put your phone in the pocket to test it until it is dry... your phone might get stuck to the hanger and give you a heart attack). 

Step Five
Add the finishing touches. I choose to wrap jute around the outside edge of mine. I also made a cute little flower to add to it.

This is now working perfectly on my front door. I will never forget to mail that important letter, grocery list, or Metro Pass. You could also make this for your child's room to help them stay organized. The possibilities are endless!

Happy Crafting,
Kristin

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Two Little Containers

I hope that you all had a wonderful weekend. I spend the beautiful weekend with my in-laws. We had a BBQ on Saturday (my second one of the year) and a yummy ham dinner on Sunday. This week Courtney and I have a lot of fun projects to show you. But first some exciting news.... we were featured on twosasters.com! This blog is written by two lovely sisters. We love their Friday linky party. Please check out the project they featured here.

I've had two little projects that I've wanted to work on for a while and I had a bit of time so I thought I would tackle them.
The first was to wrap a little dish I had with jute. I love the look and it fits perfectly with my decor.

I only need a bowl and some jute to make this cute addition to my table. The bowl was $1 at the Dollar Store and the Jute was $5 at Micheal's, but I only used a bit of it.

Next I took my hand-dandy glue gun and set to work. I started in the centre of the dish because I felt that would be the easiest. I put a dab of glue and slowly started to wrap the jute around and around in a spiral adding more glue as I went.

To be honest, this took a lot longer than I was hoping. I thought this would be a quick five minute craft, but it ended up taking a long time. I wanted to make sure there were no gaps so I could only wrap the jute very slowly. Unfortunately, when I use a glue gun I always feel rushed. Is that just me, or do you feel that way too? I try to hurry and use the glue before it starts to melt and drip out of the gun and before it drys on the craft. I took a couple of breaks to clear my mind, but I am really excited with how it turned out.

 At first it looked a little rough because of all the glue strings. After I took all of those off and trimmed up the jute, it looked smooth and finished. I think I might move this to my night table and use it for loose change or jewelery.

The next little container is more for storage than for decoration. I do like to make storage look nice so here it goes. I used a gravy container from take-out, some cute green and blue paper, and mod podge.

I cut up the paper to fit the container.

Then I brushed on some mod podge and put on the paper. I put a finishing coat on the top to seal it all in and to make sure the paper won't fall off.

This little container has a lid, so I thought I would put in some craft supplies that my cat finds very interesting. Here's to not finding craft supplies under the couch!

Happy Crafting,
Kristin

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