Drawer turned into Dog Bed! It's a RUFF life and I'm lovin' it!

Hey y'all! Goodness, what a long time it's been since I posted something on here! I got a job and didn't have as much time for crafts, but now that I have a little more free time, I hope to starting posting more! I also have another blog with my sister that is about couponing so if any of y'all would like to learn how to coupon, check us out at Southern Coupon Junkies! I'm not sure how well I will do juggling between two blogs, but I'm willing to try! Hopefully with the help of my mom & sister, we can make it work :) I'm super excited about this dog bed that I'm going to share with y'all today. My mom and I made it out of a drawer that we got at our local Habitat for Humanity. It's super simple to make and your little furry friend is sure to love it :) I used my Cricut to cut the saying out, "It's a RUFF life...and I'm lovin' it!" I also hand painted the little doggy paw prints across the front. I think it turned out so cute, but I'll let y'all be the judge of that! Just be nice, please :)

 

 

 

 

What do y'all think!? :) You can leave me a comment on this blog post or over on our facebook page, The Raspberry Room! Also, this one is available to buy on our Facebook page, as well as some other items! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! :)

-Kara

 

 

Blog Award! :)

Hey everybody! I hope ya'll are having a great week so far!

I know I am!
WOW! I am SO blessed and thankful and I can't tell you how excited I have been these past couple of days!

First, I received the Liebster Blog Award from Bethany at Pitter & Glink! It was sooo very sweet of her to give me this award and I honestly can't thank her enough! I was literally jumping up and down with excitement! If you haven't already, go check out her blog! She has lots of cute craft tutorials! :)

What is the Liebster Blog Award??

 The Liebster Blog Award is an award that is given to blogs with less than 200 followers to show appreciation and encouragment. The word Liebster is a German word meaning 'dearest', 'beloved' or 'favorite'. If you are given this award you are suppose to link back to the person who gave it to you and then pass it along to 3-5 other bloggers and let them know.

So, I chose four bloggers and they are....

Michelle from Paper Krate

Karel from ArtandScraps

Katie from Pincushion Creations

Kim from Crafty Pink Anchor

Don't forget to check out their blogs and show them some love :)

Ok, so I have some more exciting news :) for me anyways lol My mom decided to make a couple of dog beds for our dogs. Here is the Paris themed dog bed she made and here is a turquoise and leopard print one she made. Well, I started helping her and we decided we are going to try and sell them. We finished an Alabama themed dog bed the night before last (I'll share it with ya'll soon!) and I uploaded it to Facebook and we had a girl comment wanting us to make her 2! And more good news.....There is another girl opening a shop (antique, custom pieces, furniture, art and more) close to where my mom works and she wants to put our pieces in her shop!!! I am SOOOO excited! We're still trying to figure out all of the details so it's not a for sure thing yet, but hopefully! We are also gonna be doing custom furniture, vinyl and painted windows and maybe a few other things. :) We have also talked about doing some local arts and craft shows/festivals. This is a great opportunity for us because it's what we love to do and I couldn't be happier about all of it! It's all just happening so fast! :) lol

And I also want to say that I am thankful for each of my followers and the sweet comments I have gotten so far! Every time I get a new follower or comment, I have to run and tell my mom lol

I get excited really easy in case you haven't notice already lol :)

So, I just wanted to say how grateful I am! I don't take enough time to realize just how blessed I am sometimes, but these past few days have really had me thinking about it! :D

I hope ya'll have a great day!

Thanks for stopping by!

Paris Themed Dog Bed

Hey everybody!

 I hope everyone stayed safe from the storms last night! Our power went off for a few hours but, other than that, we just had lots of wind, rain and lightning. It sure made for a beautiful day today though :) 70 degree weather in January is awesome! 

So, my mom finished the other dog bed today. This one is for her Yorkie, Lizzie Lou. 

Such a pretty girl :)

She got this end table at a thrift store for $20 and turned it into a Paris themed dog bed and you won't even believe it's the same end table now.

 Take a look :)

amazing huh!?! I LOVE it! Such a transformation. 

Here's the process...

(It's close to the same process as the other dog bed she made here.)

First, she took the top part off. 

and then she took the wood off that held the top on.

She decided to use those pieces as rails to hold the cushion in so she screwed them onto the bottom platform. 

(This is where the process is basically the same as the other bed) 

Next, she painted it using Valspar 'Spritz of Lime'. 

  Then she went over it using Valspar 'Sugar & Cream' and again using Valspar 'Spritz of Lime'. She sanded it to give it the distressed look. 

She bought some spindles from Lowe's to go on the posts to give it some more height and because we just felt it needed something. 

She painted them using the same colors and she also added some stain so that when she distressed it, it would look like old brown wood coming through to match the rest of the bed. 

The fabric came from Hobby Lobby and my mom liked the Paris theme of it so then we went to Lowe's for the paint and matched it to the fabric. 

I used my cricut to cut her name and the Eiffel towers in some pink and black vinyl so it could be personalized.

Her name is from the gypsy font cartridge and I welded them together and then the Eiffel towers are from the destinations cartridge.

I'm pretty sure Lizzie approves of it :)

Well, I hope you enjoyed it and I hope this project inspires you :)

 It really is a fun project and the hardest part is just 

finding the perfect end table to use! 

Thanks for stopping by! :)

Thrift Store End Table Turned Into A Dog Bed

*This is actually a craft that my mom completed and I am just sharing! She gets full credit! :)

Hey everybody! Today I'm showing ya'll an end table that my mom bought from a thrift store and she turned it into a dog bed.

Here's the before and after picture...

First, she started with the ugly end table

She removed the doors and the piece of marble on top. Wiped it down to removed dust or anything else.

Next, she used Valspar paint and painted the whole thing. (the paint is called: day at the jewelers and it has an eggshell finish)

Don't you just love that color!?! :)

After that paint dried she went over it with Valspar sugar & cream also with an eggshell finish.

Next, you can use a bar of soap in places that you want to be sure show through when sanding it.

After that she went back over it lightly with some more of the turquoise color paint.

 

I love the legs on this table!

Next, she sanded it...

Make sure to get the edges and any high spots that will get worn out over time.

You can do as much sanding or as little as you want. It's your preference.

 

 

Wipe the sand dust off and then it's ready for the cushion to be put in :)

My sister is the sewing queen around our house so she is gonna sew our cushion together to hold the stuffing in.

And that's it! I hope you like it :)