DIY Flower Petal Pencil Holder

So, I have a board on Pinterest called DIY Maybe.  Up until now I have yet to create anything noteworthy but I liked the way this project came out so I thought I would share. Yesterday, I went to the dollar store and picked up clear plastic spoons and fake roses.  The instructions are simple...glue petals to the spoons and then glue to the jar.  The original project can be seen here.  My mom saves old glass peach jars for me and I thought the shape was perfect.

I used the large petals from four roses to fill the majority of the jar.  I used the smaller petals to fill in the gaps.  I want to make a few more but I plan to use better quality roses.  If you are heavy on the hot glue it will show through the cheap petals.

Have you created anything Pinterest inspired?  Leave me a link in the comments below!

Linking to Show Me What You Got #156 & Creative Mondays

DIY Reupholstered Dining Room Chairs

My sister and I had talked about recovering the chairs in her dining room for months now because they were covered with stains from the boys and this past weekend I finally got the chance to actually cover them.  I wanted to share how they turned out.

My supplies: 

Heavy duty staple gun

Fabric

Screw driver

Scissors

Clear shower curtain (optional)

My sister unscrewed all of the seat cushions while I cut the fabric to the size of the chairs with about 2 inches extra on each side.  Then folded the fabric over the cushion to line up the pattern (I didn't remove the old fabric).  

When I felt it was straight I would hold the sides of the seat and flip it around.  I stapled the top and bottom first and then the sides occasionally flipping the seat to make sure the fabric was ok.  I didn't pull the fabric super tight because if you do it will be noticeable from the sides and I also didn't want to fabric to rip.  

The corners are tricky so I honestly tried to wing it and make it as neat as possible.  The chairs are not perfect but we all love them.  I then trimmed any extra fabric from the back.  We got the fabric from Wal-Mart (its duck-cloth so it's pretty thick).  Since my 2 yr old nephew is a messy eater I used the clear shower curtain to cover his chair so now my sister can just wipe it down and not worry about the stains.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you can make something today!