Repurpose The Girls Old Crib

Easy Kids Bookcase

Made from an old drop down side crib.

Carys has transitioned to a  toddler bed, so I was left with her old now not recommend to use drop down side crib!

WHAT TO DO WITH IT? 

In total I made three different pieces. Will post the other two soon.

THIS IS THIS IS THE FIRST PIECE I MADE.

So first I cut off every other rung, using a cheap jigsaw from, Walmart, leaving it just the right  sized gaps I wanted.

 Next I used the tried and tested and love Krylon Primer & Paint in white, let it dry. I Also did the same for a shelf I had lying around. Then once dried I painted it with Bubblegum pink :) Both crib sides & shelf took TWO coats.

 On the left is the final color. Next I sewed the fabric (Walmart deal, $2 a yard), right side together. Next I started to work out the lengths I needed so the books would sit neatly and not fall out.

( I did this by using the girls' books)

 Next I pinned where I wanted to sew the Velcro. The middle picture, you can see I had plenty of fabric left. I used soft easy sew on Velcro. The picture below shows where I had marked with pins, were the Velcro was to go. This took the longest to do. Between stopping to play with the girls or stopping Carys pull out the plug, stopping me in mid sewing !! Lol

 Then I fitted the finished fabric with Velcro to the crib frame, used scraps of leftover material and tied them on, like a rag garland.

Here you can see how the book sits on the fabric, with the added cuddly toys, thanks to Seren :) The picture below I added the painted shelf, just so you can see the finished project. When we move I will post a picture of it in the girls new bedroom all fixed to the wall.

HERE IS THE FINISHED REPURPOSED CRIB

 NOW A KIDS BOOK HOLDER.

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Happy 13th Birthday Ashton.

It was my daughters 13th birthday and today she had her party. Her friends Megan and Jessica came. Seren wanted to join in the fun..lol she insisted she played the flour game too.

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Happy Birthday Daddy!

It was Jason's birthday yesterday and the girls got to ahare in a chocolate breakfast with daddy!

Carys' s first taste of peanut butter cups lol ....mmmmmm yum yummy :-)

And seren helped blow out the candles xxx

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Carys eating fry sauce

Went to sizzler with Jason and our girls, Seren and Carys..and both loved their fries and chicken strips, but most of all Carys loved eating the fry sauce from the pot...lol

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Sisters x

At the park with Seren, Carys and their big sister Ashton. Ashton flew into town last night, from Wales...its wonderful having her here for 3 weeks :-)

Carys were showing how brave she was, by going down the slide by herself ! And not wanting to be shown up, Seren had to keep up with her little sister.. lol

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Big Brother Bradley

BRAD & CARYS.

Carys endlessly tries to get hold of, Brads iPad and cell phone. It's quite funny to watch, everytime Brads gets up, Carys makes a beeline for his stuff......You just got to see it..makes me laugh everytime xx

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Big shoes to fill.....

WHAT BIG SHOES TO FILL, CARYS.

Carys loves to try an wear her daddy's shoes...lol

How darling x

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Shabby Chic Side Table Makeover

Lately I am on a revamp roll. I have just finished another painting revamp. Under each of the pictures, I will post the instructions. The only thing left I have to do is give my side round table a coat of sealant.

So to start with I used Krylon white primer and paint . It took three coats over the black, with a gentle sanding in between each coat...again I forgot the before pic!! Duh me.

 After letting the base coats dry, I used Glidden Vanilla shake paint, from Walmart. It took two coats. I also gave the door knobs a light coat, using the same paint.

Now they do say many hands make light work!...lol Carys bless her little cotton socks, wanted to help sand :) The end picture is me at the end of 1 hour of sanding to make it look shabby. Carys lasted all of five minutes, then she decided, her toys were much more fun!!! Than mammy's project!


THE FINISHED PROJECT #2.

I used the serving tray I made, to take this picture. I liked how it looked, I am now going to make a smaller serving tray, for my round table. 

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