Poppies & Posies » Getting Crafty

O’verlays

poppiesandposies — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 10:00:43 +0000

A few months ago I completed my DIY makeover on an Ikea Tarva dresser. It was such fun to transform the simple piece of furniture into something custom. In researching other ideas for DIY furniture facelifts, I came across these amazing ‘O’verlays’. Designed especially for the beautification of Ikea furniture, these decorative panels are the easy way to make something ordinary look like a million bucks!

(pic from HGTV)

Nicole’s Classes

poppiesandposies — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:34:22 +0000

I bought a sewing machine last year and after proving to myself that I still know how to thread it, it has been sitting in our closet untouched. Just the thought of it makes me feel so guilty. It's not that I don't want to use it, but it's intimidating to just take it out and start sewing as I imagine it may feel for some of you who are interested in learning floral arranging. I am starting to feel like the ultimate hypocrite preaching about taking our classes and not taking those that I've been pining over for months. So, when I heard about Nicole's Classes I thought it doesn't get any easier than this. She offers online classes from anything from sewing 101 to illustrator to baby's, toddlers & kids. What better way to jump back in than to start with her Fall online class. After that I'm eyeing the illustrator 101 course that I've been dying to learn more about.

Dresser Makeover

poppiesandposies — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:51:19 +0000

I had been searching for ages for a large dresser with a little pizzaz and couldn’t find anything affordable that struck my fancy. I decided I’d make something myself. I started with the Tarva Dresser from Ikea.

I liked the fact that it was unfinished- so I could paint it or stain it- and I loved the simple shape. First I puttied and sanded the existing holes for hardware then painted the entire chest in a high gloss color. After some debate, I decided to go with a bright rosey pink. Then came the hardware…

I hot glued these brass corner braces where I wanted them before drilling holes and attaching them. That way I could make sure they were all properly aligned before making them permanent. At first I wanted to have campaign styled hardware but then I came across these leather trunk handles and couldn’t resist.

After lots of measuring & remeasuring I attached the trunk handles and voila! I think one day I might change the color to something a bit more classic but for now I’m stoked to have a fun pop of color brightening up my room.

At Home

poppiesandposies — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:59:30 +0000

My apologies for the long gap between posts! With Sierra’s wedding fast approaching and a slew of exciting projects in the mix, the winter has been flying by. Today, I thought I’d share a little project I undertook last night. If you’re in NYC you know it’s been a few of the coldest days on record. I, for one, have not wanted to leave the house but was feeling a little antsy and less then excited about my dull jute rug. I decided to give it a facelift!

Here’s what I started with:

I wasn’t mad about how dark it was so I gave it a brush with white paint that I diluted a bit. Then I decided to add a little color!

I taped out an arrow pattern in line with the herringbone that was already on the rug. I decided to make it equidistant but think it could be cool to experiment with width and spacing.

When I took off the tape I was quite pleased with the result! I used a tomato red paint that had been thinned into more of a stain than paint.

And voila- A way less boring jute rug.

Have a wonderful weekend & stay warm!

Win this…

poppiesandposies — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:08:42 +0000

One of our favorite all time projects we worked on this past year was with Flea Market Style Magazine. Together we created a story about using vintage objects as vases, from boots to perfume bottles we filled them all with fresh blooms and they created a really fun story about searching for the perfect vessel.

We’re beyond excited to now be a part of their first issue of Flea Market Style Weddings magazine! It’s packed with beautiful photography, great ideas for DIY decor, resources for venues and shopping as well as gorgeous vintage-inspired dresses and pictorals from six great weddings with flea market flair! Poppies & Posies is also noted in this issue’s list of 50 vintage-inspired wedding websites!

To celebrate the launch, we’re participating in a giveaway with nine other wedding websites nationwide!

Enter here to win a free copy!

Just leave us a comment with your name and email, so we can contact you if you are the winner. We’ll chose a name using a random number generator on (January 11, 2013).

Good luck! You can read more about FMS Weddings at http://fleamarketstylemag.blogspot.com.