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Monday, September 26, 2011

Fall Pumpkin Shirt

It's officially FALL! I love all things Fall- cool breezes, warm clothes, and football! I decided to start quirky finch off with some fun clothes for the fall also! These are pumpkin shirts that are ready to ship in size 12 mo, 18 mo, 3T, 4T, 5T- I have one of each size! It's first come, first serve :) I am only charging my facebook and blog friends $18 plus shipping, but I will post them on Etsy tomorrow for $22. When they're gone, they're gone!

Here are some more pictures of some QF fall items. Please e-mail quirky finch to order any of the clothes below! Also, there are plenty more on Quirky Finch's facebook page!

Sunday, September 25, 2011

DIY + D

So I've not blogged in a LONG time, but I have decided to return and have a little more fun with the blog. Instead of just putting up Quirky Finch stuff I am going to add more "life" stuff. So I am going to start with a step by step tutorial of my Sunday project! I was inspired by something I saw on Pinterest. I didn't want to do plants because there would be no drainage for them and I already do not have a green thumb. I put a little twist on it and...  here is the finished product- wish I had a "good" camera! Promise it's super cute!

Here are the supplies- I got a 1x8x6 board cut in half at Lowe's (if you wink at them they will let you go in front of all of the men) You also need 6 clamps that will fit around the mason jars that you choose. They are in the plumbing section of Lowes. I also bought a paint sample because they are a lot cheaper than buying paint at a craft store. I got the 6 votives (Hazelnut mmmm....) from Wal-Mart. The gravel was free from our front porch.. don't tell my husband! All in all the cost for this project was about $20.
Then I took the wood and painted a coat. I watered it down so you could still see the texture of the wood under the paint. After that dried I sanded the edges so it would not look brand new.

 Next- It was time for the + D on my DIY project- the plus D would be my daddy :) YES my daddy! He came over to drill the holes into the clamps. He did a great job! After watching I can definitely do it myself next time... maybe it was a secret mission just to get my daddy to come see me..




Then you screw the clamps into the wood.. which I did!
Then it was the fun part- filling the mason jars with gravel and placing the votives inside them! It was a lot of effort to get them even. 




Ready to put it all together!


the end of the project.

I love the way it looks in our bedroom!


While I was waiting on the paint to dry I did another QUICK project... maybe 15 minutes :)
I traced an outline of the pot as I rolled it across paper. Then i pasted the fabric on with Mod Podge (craft essential). 
Finished fabric pot :) I plan to make various sizes in fall fabrics for mums!