"T" is for Turf Letter

Craft: big turf letter

Construct a 3-dimensional letter from cardboard, cover with turf and add a floral decoration for some fun Spring front door decor:

"R" is for Ruffle Towels

Sew: personalized ruffle towels

Add bias cut ruffles and appliqued letters to a simple bath towel to make it cute as can be!

"A" is for Aprons #6

Sew: Ana White work aprons

I just posted a new batch of Ana White work aprons available in her shop here.

New for Spring 2013 I added some navy, orange and lime combinations:

As well as the usual pink, turquoise and yellow fabrics:

Don't let the fun patterns and print fool you, these aprons are hard working!

Made from drop cloth canvas, they are sturdy yet still soft.

And each pocket is fully lined with drop cloth:

You can always make your own work apron using our pattern here, pick your favorite colors and prints and start sewing today!

Or stop by Ana's shop here to view all the available work aprons.

I'm linking up to:

SAS @ Funky Junk

Nifty Thrifty Sunday @ Nifty Thrifty Things

That DIY Showoff @ The DIY Showoff

Tutorials & Tips Tuesday @ Home Stories A to Z

Strut Your Stuff @ Somewhat Simple

Transformation Thursday @ The Shabby Creek Cottage

Share Awesomeness Thur @ The 36th Avenue

Pretty Things Thursday @ Scissors & Spatulas

Flaunt it Friday @ Chic on a Shoestring

Frugal Friday @ The Shabby Nest

Furniture Feature Friday @ Miss Mustard Seed

SAS @ Just a Girl

Remodelaholics Anonymous @ Remodelaholic

inspiration board @ Carolyns Homework

Sunday Showcase Party @ Under the Table & Dreaming

Weekend Bloggy Reading @ Serenity Now

"S" is for Skylanders Storage Shelf

Build: Skylanders storage shelf

 

Build the perfect cubby storage shelf for Skylanders (or any play figurines) using modified cubby shelf plans from Ana White.

"D" is for Dressing Table

Paint: kids size dressing table makeover

A friend had the cutest little kid size solid pine dressing table.

"S" is for Shamrock Pouches

Sew: shamrock pouches

Easy to sew drop cloth pouch with appliqued shamrock on front and green zipper closure. 

"W" is for Wall Shelves

Build: knock off wall shelves

Build your own beautiful wall shelves to fit your space.

"L" is for Lumbar Pillow

Sew: personalized lumbar pillow

"P" is for Pencil Holder Favors

Craft: pencil holder party favors

 

Take a square dowel, drill holes, stick in some personalized pencils, attach a tag and you have a great, useful party favor: 

"B" is for Bath Towels

Sew: personalized bath towels

Add any name in fun fabric onto bath towels for a personalized gift.

"B" is for Book Style Ornaments

Craft: book style ornaments

I made these book style ornaments for a novel night party with an "All the Pretty Horses" theme.

Unfortunately, because of Hurricane Sandy, the party never happened but I thought I'd still share the ornaments:

"T" is for Tabletop Chalkboard Easel

Build: tabletop chalkboard easel

 

I modified plans from Ana White here to make portable tabletop size chalkboard easels.

"A" is for Aprons #5

Sew: Ana White work aprons

A new batch of work aprons posted in Ana's shop here.

You can use these aprons for any task: gardening, crafting, cleaning, cooking and best of all - building!

Of course you can always make your own apron using the plans here.

These aprons hold A LOT, all the necessities right at your fingertips:

My favorite part is the hammer loop, it makes the perfect embellishment even if you don't actually hang the hammer in the loop:

Check the shop now, Spring projects are right around the corner.

I'm linking up to:

SAS @ Funky Junk

Nifty Thrifty Sunday @ Nifty Thrifty Things

That DIY Showoff @ The DIY Showoff

Tutorials & Tips Tuesday @ Home Stories A to Z

Strut Your Stuff @ Somewhat Simple

Share Awesomeness Thur @ The 36th Avenue

Pretty Things Thursday @ Scissors & Spatulas

Flaunt it Friday @ Chic on a Shoestring

Frugal Friday @ The Shabby Nest

Furniture Feature Friday @ Miss Mustard Seed

SAS @ Just a Girl

Remodelaholics Anonymous @ Remodelaholic

inspiration board @ Carolyns Homework

Sunday Showcase Party @ Under the Table & Dreaming

Weekend Bloggy Reading @ Serenity Now

"C" is for Chalk Pouch

Sew: zippered chalk pouch

Make a drop cloth canvas zippered pouch with CHALK sewn on front in fun colors.

A great accessory for kids to store their chalk:

"D" is for Dormer Window Seats

Build: dormer window seats

To finish off the playroom built ins from last week we added two dormer window seats.

We debated back and forth about adding a center divider, mainly for looks, but in the end decided an open base would more easily accommodate different bins and baskets.