Make It Monday!

Today, for Make It Monday, I have a few items to share. The blue wine bottle with the etched glass forest animals was actually done last Monday. I just forgot to share it.

 The Ombre Pink terra cotta flower pot, is a yard sale find, that I painted with acrylics. I love ombre color schemes. This will have something beautiful planted in it, and put in the garden. These are super easy to make. Just clean the terra cotta pot, and then choose three colors to make the ombre. I like to do colors kind of in the same family, like red, dark pink, and then the lighter pink. But, you could use any combo. I hope I find some more of these pots at good prices.

 Last, but not least, is this beautiful swan I am painting on the back of a pink Tshirt. This is my second week working on this, and it might take two more before it is done. But, I love it already. This one, and the woodland wine bottle will be available in my Etsy and PatternbyEtsy shops, within the next day.

 What did you make today? Oh, I also planted cucumbers and gourds. I hope the gourds grow, I want to make birdhouses.

Upcycled Water Bottle Into Angel Wind Chimes

I have had many people ask me, do you ever actually make or use stuff you save on Pinterest? The answer is, absolutely! I use items I save on Pinterest for all kinds of ideas, and info. I homeschool my kids, so Pinterest saves me a ton of planning time.

 I love the concept of upcycling, or reclaiming garbage or junk and turning it into something useful, or beautiful. I did not copy the one I saw on Pinterest, but it did spark an idea. BTW I would love to make one of the water bottle green houses, but I just haven't had the time, or the canoe, how cool! Anyways, I cut off the top part of the water bottle, painted it purple, punched three holes, and then using beads I already had created the angel dangles. The Christmas tree looking thing actually holds the bell to make it jingle. I have to find a better way to hang it, completely not happy with that. If I perfect this, I will list them in my Etsy store. Right now this one is mine, and it hangs on my porch. I need flashier beads too, like crystals or something that really catches the light.

Do you use Pinterest? What do you use it for?