DIY Cute Button Pin Tacks...

I'm still beavering away at the office makeover, 
and the room has suddenly developed pops of yellow!
Button Craft
The pot plant got switched, 
as I thought the black pot was just too big.
The new orchid is potted in a crackle glazed yellow pot!
Then that meant that I covered the coffee coaster in a yellow-toned fabric.
All that was needed was some new thumb tacks...
And look what I found in the button stash!
The cutest yellow-toned buttons and embroidered flowers.
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Perfect for the upcycled thumb tack idea.
I saw this somewhere in Pinterest land.
And what a cool idea it is!
Button Craft
 Here is the Mia Bella Passions version...
You'll need:
A hot glue gun
Pin tacks
small buttons
small embroidered flowers
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 All you do is put a dab of hot glue on top of the pin tack 
and press the button or embroidery flower tightly on to it.


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And that is it.
Super simple and super cute,
DIY button pin tacks for your office or craft room mood board.




DIY Coffee Coaster Fabric Makeover...

The 'Let's make the home office beautiful project' continues
with a coffee coaster a makeover.
Nothing worse than coffee cup rings all over the desk,
(Did I mention I LOVE coffee?)
So a pretty coaster was the obvious answer!
 Fab excuse to use some pretty fabric from the stash...
All I did was paint over the picture on a coaster with white paint.
This created a neutral back ground for the fabric. 
After the paint is dry cut fabric to fit, 
leaving a fold over edge.
Then glued (mod podged) the fabric on top.
When it was dry I folded the fabric under the coaster and glued it.
 Cover with a layer of mod podge...
As you can see the Mod Podge will dry clear.
Leave for 24 hours,
then spray it with a clear enamel sealer.
And there you have it...
a pretty Fabric covered coffee coaster for the home office.
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DIY Chair Cushion...



Here's a quick way to make a small cushion 
- perfect for a little back support while working at the computer.
Upcycle a pillowcase for the backing.
Cut to desired size.
Mine is rectangle.
Cover front with desired fabric using machine stitch.
Stuff it with pillow foam and stitch shut.
When not in use as a back support, 
this cushion can dress up the vintage rattan stool in the office.
Only a few more things to do 
and then you will see the office makeover... 
coming soon - I promise!

DIY Chalkboard Labels...

Right now I'm LOVING anything chalkboard...
so I thought I'd whip up some chalkboard labels for the home office makeover.
Label templates are freely available on the Net.
Here are a few to choose from...
Cute heart shaped labels from;
and
funky shaped ones from;
http://www.soubelles.com/2012/03/diy-chalkboard-labels.html
Print out the labels,
cut out,
and use as a stencil on heavy cardboard.
Cut the cardboard shapes out...
Paint with chalkboard paint.
Leave dry.
 When dry, punch holes for twine to hang.
Chalk the tags with words.... 
 Hang
Or glue to attach.
Yes - I'm definitely loving chalkboard labels!




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