Sunday, January 31, 2010

Pet supply organizer.

I haven't posted a project in awhile, so I wanted to share my latest. It's a toy bin that I did for my pooches. What I enjoy about this toy bin is how delicately they select their toys out of it, like they know I made it for them and how mad I'd be if they messed it up. I've trained them well, maybe?
Supplies and Tools:

FolkArt Acrylic Paint
Coffee Bean
Sky Blue
Terra Cotta
Mod Podge - Gloss
Wood bin - mine is from JoAnns from their everyday wood section
Wood balls for feet (1.5") - 4
Scrapbook paper - I used KI Memories Pet Shop purchased at JoAnns, 2 sheets
Embellishments - Spare Parts brand from Hobby Lobby, bones and paws
Ribbon - I used KI Memories Pet Shop, 2 rolls of striped purchased at JoAnns
Buttons - brown, a total of 8 (4 for each side)
Flat Paint Brush
Beacon's Premium Tacky Glue
Stencil tape
Scissors
Ruler
Pencil or pen

1. I always trace the shapes for my finished project first. Why? Because if pencil marks get on my surface, then I can paint over them. Start by tracing the side of your bin onto the back of both sheets of paper. Using the ruler, measure 1/2" on the inside of the tracing lines. Use the scissors to cut out the sheets and then set aside.
2. Use the paint to basecoat the inside of the bin Coffee Bean and the entire outside and bottom Sky Blue. Allow to dry. Paint the four wood balls with Coffee Bean and allow to dry.
3. When the paint is dry, use the stencil tape to make stripes on the sides with the handles. Paint a few coats of Terra Cotta on the exposed areas, and remove the stencil tape as soon as you are done. Allow to dry.
4. Use the Mod Podge to apply the two paper shapes to the sides without the handles. Completely smooth out all air bubbles and allow to dry for 15 – 20 minutes.
5. Coat the entire bin with at least two coats of Mod Podge. Do the wood balls at this time as well. Allow to dry completely.
6. Cut the ribbon to trim around the edges of the paper and glue down. Glue the bone and paw embellishments down on the striped side. Glue the buttons down where the ribbon meets. Finally, glue the wood balls to the bottom of the bin as feet.
7. Allow the bin to dry for at least 24 hours before using.

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guilty pleasures? oh man... i have to pick just one? :)

definitely uber-trashy romance novels. I love me some Nora Roberts!!

my guilty pleasure? shopping for craft supplies!

My secret guilty pleasure? I spend way too much time on the internet, reading mommy and/or crafty blogs! Not that it's a secret though ;)

Anything Bruce Campbell-I am totally addicted to cheesy sci-fi flicks. I am with you on the carf licks-starting way back when with Bullitt-love 'em also.

hurley48@bellsouth.net

I watch old episodes of "The Office" much more frequently than I'd like to admit... I don't watch much TV at all, but I can watch that show (seasons 1-3 especially) for hours!

My guilty pleasure is purchasing fabric when I don't have a project planned for it. It gets a little expensive :)
melissabunn@msn.com

Amy, I have a couple of confessions to make:
First, your toy bin is ADORABLE!! (Not really a confession, I know, but it really is super cute!)

Second, your blog has saved my insanity. I don't know how I stumbled across it, but it has made me so happy! I am currently unemployed, like so many others right now. I'm a teacher in California and I've been through two layoffs and a move to another state to see if I could find a teaching job there (I couldn't, and came back home.) Crafting with Mod Podge has really given me something to do everyday (aside from looking for work to no avail). Your website has given me some great inspiration and ideas! In short, thank you...and sorry for such a long comment! :)

Oh, and my guilty pleasure has become trips to Goodwill to see what I can find and redo with a little love and Mod Podge!

Guilty Pleasures? Turning on a movie for my daughter so I can read my favorite books! I admit it, I love the Twilight series! I have read the 5 books at least twice! Then there's this over book I can open up to any page and immediately be thrown into the story.... Out of the Blue. I will read it a million more times! And my husband makes fun of me for it! I have to hide to read!!!!

I too love the movie, The Fast and the Furious!!! Something I have started getting into lately is America's Next Top Model. I have know idea why. My husband thinks I have flipped. LOL....
Hugs,
Tara

Guilty pleasures always come down to chocolate! Chocolate Ice Cream is IT for me!

Watching the Bachelor. And I probably bake more often than I should.

My guilty pleasure is to steal away some time to my self to do something like sew, read great blogs like this one, or just sit in a bubble bath for as long as I want. Thanks for the give away! dbmarissa(at)gmail(dot)com

Brownies, and not just one! My guilty pleasure is sharing a pan of brownies with my husband for supper. We do this about once a month!

Ohhh my guilty pleasure would have to be blog hopping. If I'm feeling stressed off I go to blog world to pretend I'm creating whatever they are making. kaleybadger @ hotmail.com

Dr. Pepper, Fruit Loops, and (sshhhh- I love watching TMZ- it's terrible, and funny!)

My guilty pleasure? A long hot bubble bath and a historical romance novel!


I too would loooove to win :)

My guilty pleasure would have to be ribbon. I don't know what it is but I cannot have enough of it, even if I don't need it at the moment I still get that urge to buy some.

My guilty pleasure is Ben & Jerry's Pistachio, Pistachio ice cream. I have been known to down an entire pint at one sitting. Oh I do hope to win! I'd celebrate with Ben & Jerry!
~ Kathy

I love Scifi movies, like Star Wars and Star Trek....my hubby loves Star Wars too, so it works out, and I'm so NOT your typical SciFi fan, lol=)
carriebryant2001@yahoo.com

guilty pleasures...just basking in my new craft room...there is always a need in this world for modpodge!!

My secret guilty pleasure would be eating whole chocolate bars without sharing
and buying different colourful paper when I ran into them even if I don't know how and when I will use them :)

Marija (Zagreb, Croatia)

m a r i j a . 8 6 . p u p i c @ g m a i l . c o m

Hi Amy! Thanks for posting Betsy on your twitter! I'm so proud of her! Anyways, my guilty pleasure is poker night. About 2 Saturdays out of the month, my husband and I host a poker game at our house for all of our friends. I always look forward to it so i can beat all the guys and take their money!

dothecancan@gmail.com

I love your blog. My guilty pleasure is looking up craft blogs for hours at a time on the internet. shonee.smith@ymail.com

hmm I guess my guilty pleasure would have to be chocolate milk....I "have" to have a glass everynight before bed...it has to be the nesquick powder though.

Kellee

kiwii22@msn.com

My guilty pleasure is historical romance. Love them!

Alright people. Some of these are NOT guilty pleasures. I'll show you guys what a guilty pleasure is. Spice Girls. That's right, I LOVE rocking out to Spice Girls in my car. But I make sure my iPod is changed to something else before I exit my car in case someone should ride with me. Can't have it popping up! & if there are people walking by my car I turn it down some, until I pass them then I turn it back up!

Now THAT'S a guilty pleasure!

My secret guilty pleasure is watching reality TV.

My guilty pleasure is dancing ridiculously...I do it when no one is home of course.

My guilty pleasure is chocolate covered marshmallows. Yum!

Vanilla Lattes, I drink one everyday! I know I know, don't tell on me!

Ooooh, Amy...what a fab giveaway! My guiltiest guilty pleasure is CRANKIN' 80's glam rock, playin' air guitar and singin' (LOUD and OFF KEY usually), and craftin' in between sets! Hey, don't hate a girl for channelin' Joan Jett!!! lol
xoxo, AndieBee
(thebrownbee@gmail.com)

My secret guilty pleasure is watching The Bachelor series on TV. I know it's an incredibly stupid concept, but since I've been married for 27 years, there's something about watching this dating process and these young, beautiful people seeking love that just hooks me every season.

My guilty pleasure is The Bachelor (and other reality tv shows I'm not willing to admit!). I'm in love with Mod Podge...I'd love to win!!! dixon.holly@gmail.com

I love thrift stores, and probably spend way to much time on facebook.

My quilty pleasure is sweet.I love most any kind os sweets brownies,cookies,
and pies.My e mail address is joanshanks@eastlink.ca


Joan

Just found your blog. Love it! Can't wait to get started. My secret guilty pleasure is spending too much time on the computer reading blogs. I have way too many that I read.

Ice cream, ice cream, and ice cream. Sadly, my 9 yr-old has inherited this...

My guilty pleasure is reading in the bathtub. Even when I know the kids have gotten back out of bed and my husband has to deal with them. Someday I'll have a big tub with jets and I'll light candles and play soft music. Until then, I just prop my feet up and read to the sound of the fan (and my kids running around).

earlkristib (at) gmail (dot) com

I love hostess cupcakes, but I know they're awful for you. When I buy them, I hide them in the back of the pantry so I'm the only one that eats them. At least then I'm not killing my family too :)
stephpax @ gmail.com

My guilty pleasure is Mod Podge! ;) I just can't get enough. I don't know what I'd do if I ever ran out!
esplins@gmail.com

The toy bin is so cute! My guilty pleasure is disco. I still love to dance to most of the disco hits from the 70's.

My secret guilty pleasure is spending way too much on facebook and surfing the net for new craft ideas. I am new to crafting and am enjoying seeing all the things that can be done with Mod Podge!!!

Half & Half! I cant even have coffee, but I LOVE the thick, creamy goodness that lives in those little plastic shot glasses. I used to buy and drink the cartons of it but gained too much weight. poo.

oh...I WISH mine was old movies...but..its CHOCOLATE...and I should not eat it! but...I LOVE IT and I HAVE TO HAVE IT especially when im feelin crafty lol....ty for a chance..and yes your blog is wonderful! 1800 followers says A LOT! gl to all! xox Cher
hilly77 at comcast dot net

My guilty pleasure is ......drumroll.......Cafe World on Facebook. Can't stay away from it!

omg...sooo many. actually as we uhh type (?) i'm dipping grahm crackers in icing...YUM!

ikeandella@yahoo.com

My goodness! My secret guilty pleasure is my addiction to college football message boards. How goofy is that?

I'm not sure how I lived without this lovely blog! Wowsas!

my guilty pleasure (other than junk food) is glancing at crafty and decorating blogs...I cannot get enough!!
So, happy you came by today and gave me a little visit. Love your Mod Podge blog!

Yep, mine is definitely all these crafty blogs...sadly, I've neglected my own blog but continue to ogle everyone else's!

Nicki
nursenicki@hotmail.com

Hmm.. my guilty pleasures have got to be A&E reality shows & CSI: Vegas.

For someone who doesn't like TV, I sure watch a lot! :)

rebecca03stringer@hotmail.com

Guilty pleasures... oh gosh, why is it when I'm clicking through the channels and get to HSN or QVC I end up on it forever! haha, I catch myself, shake it off and get back to whatever I was doing hours before! ;)

I like to sneak white chocolate chips out of the baking jar :) I also am learning to have fun with mod podge... check out my store! www.whispersofjoy.com

My guilty pleasure is sticking my finger into a pot of pure honey when I think no one is looking :) I just can't help it!

My guilty pleasure is staying up super late crafting or surfing the craft blogs. Mornings are not a pretty site at my house!

I have to say I have two guilty pleasure, chocolate and staying up late at night. Neither of which are good for me!

My guilty pleasure is true crime shows. I record them for days and then on the weekend - I wait until everyone goes to bed and watch them all!

My secret guilty pleasure is hot chocolate chip cookies. I could just eat a dozen of them fresh out of the oven. YUM! Love your blog. I am just getting stared with Mod Podge. I am wanting to do a lamp shade for my son's room but not real sure how to begin but I am learning. thanks for all your wonderful ideas.

My guilty pleasure is digging through recyling bins and alleys for treasure and supplies. I have found so many good things!

i would love to win! my guilty pleasure is watching 'it's always sunny in philadelphia' its kind of raunchy & crued and i LOVE it! Don't tell anyone!

My guilty pleasure is mixing up chocolate chip cookies just to eat the cookie dough!

My guilty pleasure is marathons of reality tv. I can't stand to watch just one episode at a time and don't like it enough to tune in week to week, but if it's a marathon? Instand gratification. Count me in!

My guilty pleasure is fast food... I will pay cash and bury the trash deep in the can so my hubby doesn't see it. I only get it about once a week but I think about it way more. Darn TV commercials!

OH WOW!!! This is WAY better than the one I did for my fur-baby! This just totally rocks!!

My favorite guilty pleasure, besides chocolate, would be watching shows (project runway) and movies on mylifetime.com.

My guilty pleasure is bad. My daughter is allergic to peanuts. She can't even smell them.
So when she is staying with my mom for the night... I go to the store and buy Rese's peanut butter cups!

My guilty pleasure watching late night tv. I rarely go to bed before 1 since I don't have to be anywhere till 10:30.

My guilty pleasure is...SUGAR. Any way, any form. I would eat it by itself! Weird? yes. Can't help it!

LOVE me some Mod Podge. Would love to win!!!

My obsession is Hoarders on A&E. I see each home as an opportunity to buy a whole bunch of new plastic bins and organize and label each one! It is truly my dream...sad, isn't it?

I swear my luck is getting better. I keep entering later and later, and yet the number of entries seems to be getting lower.

Guilty pleasure? True Crime novels. I love Anne Rule.

Guilty pleasure?? Blog reading, of course! Thanks for all the inspiration!

I love eating chocolate chips late at night. Mmmmm. rebolsen at gmail dot com

My secret guilty pleasure is earrings. I can never have enough and sometimes buy them without telling the hubs... Too bad he is good at noticing new things anyway!

love this toy bin! totally need to make one for our fur baby! let's see...my guilty pleasure is probably the gossip rags! even though i know it probably isn't true, and it terribly unethical, i love to read all the dirt on the celebrities! and so does my hubby too! he's the worst! LOL! oh, here is my email too, just in case (LOL!) crystalbeshear at yahoo.ca

My guilty pleasure is sleeping in during the week when my husband is at work and even when I have a ton of stuff to do at home. So guilty!

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