18" American Girl Doll DIY Bunk bed, IKEA Hack

I made the American Girl doll bunk bed from an IKEA wooden crate.

I removed the middle two cross pieces and one from the back. I used a pry bar to separate the glue and nails. The wood is fragile so use caution. As you can see, the glue took out a chunk of wood on the face of the upright support. I may fill it with wood putty, I may not :-)  I took the three pieces and glued them under the top supports. I used gorilla glue and a little piece of wood. This was my first time gluing wood and I didn't want to wait for my husband to come home. Needless to say,  it didn't come out very pretty but it holds and it is hidden.

For the bedding, I used unused pillow shams so the total cost of the bunk bed was $10.

Thanks,
Julianne

Vinyl Wall Fireplace

We moved into our new house two months ago and the flooring isn't complete, once it is, I will be putting a hutch on the vaulted wall. Until then, there is a big empty space on the wall. 

I have seen graphic faux fireplaces made of painted boxes and decided to make my own fireplace with adhesive vinyl and my silhouette cutting machine. A cutting machine isn't needed to make this if you are crafty and have vinyl. I made the entire mantel with a box cutter and a Sheetrock square. 

I used the clear Command brand adhesive hooks to hang each of the stockings. 

I felt it needed a little more decorating so I took to my computer and silhouette machine to make everything else. 

Thanks for looking,

Julianne

Construction birthday and bulldozer cake

Here is my son's party that I am putting on pinterest. 

My son's 3rd birthday. Construction party and bulldozer cake. I used one cake box, a can of frosting and covered the entire cake with candy melts. This is the first time I have made a 3D cake and I am in no way an expert ;-)

Cut the cake!

As you can see, it's not perfect but my I just jumped in knowing that if I failed, I could make cake pops. It took 5 hours and I made it up as I went. My son hugged me 4 different times and thanked me for the cake/birthday. The imperfections didn't even matter because he was so happy. If you have ever wanted to make a 3D cake, I say just try it! 

~julianne

Getting Started!

 I wanted to create this blog so my project pictures had a home before I upload them to Pinterest. I am new to blogging and I do not have the best spelling or grammar, sorry. I may add more posts and craft tutorials in the future.

Thanks for checking in,

Julianne