Repurpose Ikea Furniture with Fleur Chalk Paint

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While expecting my baby girl, I needed to prepare her room. Like we had just move to a new appartment, from the previous one I had an extra Ikea Molger Shelving Unit that I no longer wanted. At the time, I was watching a tv show in which they painted almost anything with chalk paint. So I decided to give it a try and repurpose it with some chalk paint.

I bought Fleur Pretty Ballerina and finish it with it mat varnish.

I also decided  to paint  the Ikea Sniglar Changing Table.

I really enjoyed painting these two pieces of furniture, it was quite easy to do. The only thing I found most difficult was applying the varnish. For some reason, while applying the varnish with a Fleur brush, the layers of paint moved a bit. It's not something easy to see in the final result, but I know it's there. Here is a close view:

This is my first project with chalk paint and not my last ;-)

Love,

   

Zafu

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When being with kids, we end up sitting on the floor. Sometimes to read them a book, sometimes to play.  During one of those times, I thought, I need a cushion to seat on... This, together with the fact that my son tends to sit a lot in "W position" (not recommended), made me think of buying a zafu. But of course, why buy it when you can make it.

So I bought some upholstery fabric from the sale section and I made three zafus filled with spelt husks (hulls).

I made them with  a carrying handle. 

They have a zippered removable cover to allow easy cleaning. After all, they are going to be all over the floor. 

 

Up to now, my kids are using them every day. To read, to play with dolls, to watch the theater, as a circuit to jump from one zafu to the next one....

 

  

         

Now, I need to start using them to meditate ;-)

Love,

Quick Cute Ghost



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My little girl's nursery teacher told us that for Halloween she needed to be dressed as a ghost.

I couldn't resist to make a cute ghost costume, with headdress included.



Very very easy to do, all you need is:

1. White shirt
2. Black fabric paint (to paint the face of the ghost)
3. White tights
4. Elastic por the tutu waist
5. Tul roll.
6. White hair-band
7. Felt (pink, white and black)

Love,

DIY Hulk Costume

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My son has been putting some pressure on me, he really wanted a Hulk Costume. And yes, it was my fault, I told him "we don't need to buy it, we can make it".
Finally here it is:

To do the body I followed imfeelincrafty instructions. I bought the pijama pattern from peek-a-boo . And I made a very small variation. Instead of stuffing the muscles before attaching them to the body (the pijama). I only cutted one piece of fabric for the muscles and sticked it to the body, leaving a hole for stuffing. So, I used a bit less of fabric.

Also I added the fist. For my son the fist was absolutely neccesary. And the fist had a very important requirement, he needed to be able to use his hand. So I thought about making fingerless gloves and adding the fist over them.

I din't know it was so easy to make a pijama, for Christmas I'm planning on making more.

Love,