ruffles

let's talk about how I'm lazy?

don't pretend I'm not.

cause I am.

I rarely do a project that takes longer than an hour...that's why you like me right...fast and easy (that's what she said) (maybe that's other reason you like me...all these silly quotes)

heck..I rarely do a project that takes 30 minutes.
Hello, my name is kim...and I'm lazy.  not like real lazy..more like I have 3 kids and a house to clean and all that mom crap lazy. I just don' t have time to sew a perfect little dress with perfect little ruffles while my perfect little children (i snorted three times just writing that) play in their perfectly clean rooms...

where oh where am I going with this?!

RUFFLE FABRIC!

this fabric may very well be the cutest and coolest darned thing ever. it makes me (mrs.lazy) look like I spent a ton of freaking time sewing all these perfect rows of the cutest ruffles ever!  I will FOREVER Sing the praises of ruffle fabric! I love it.

I got some in the mail....and laid it across my lap and "petted" it.

(okay it came all wrapped up nicely in plastic..I recreated this..)

then laid it across my daughter and backed up about 5 feet and stared at it. then I started sketching all the ways I want to use it...so much fabric so little time!!!

so I thought we would start with a valentines project/hot glue project!!!!

Items needed: cardboard box.

I had a frame that I cut this carboard to fit. then I cut my pretty ruffle fabric.

and hot glued it around the sides

ON to the frame...my bbbbffffff mand showed me this awesome glaze...and I've been itching to try it out...and guess what? on sale! that's a WHOLE lot of glaze!

so pretty! this frame was thrifted for about 2 bucks and was just wood. so I painted it white...added my tinted glaze and whipped it off! amazing!

put in my ruffles!

the backside

glued around the frame..

I had this old heart thing that I got at the thrift store...so i touched it up with a little paint....

then I added a little ribbon to the top of the frame

then I hot glued the hearts on

and hung it on my green door!

whats that..a no soliciting sign..and its not even cute!

I took this picture..and then realized I locked myself out.

awesome.

with no shoes on.

and its about 20 degrees.

double awesome.

and I know this is a valentines craft...but my daughters room is pink and red...so this little frame can be displayed allllll year round! whooot!

i know this is a weird shot..but any lower and you would start to see mess...

....... I have got more coming..(I don't want to OVERwhelm you with ruffles..but believe you me..we could have had another themed week on our hands!!!(cause ohmygosh have you gone over there...they have the CUTEST stuff!) and they even have a link of tutorials from some of our favoritest bloggers (click HERE) so not only can you get cute stuff..but ideas on how to use it....