How To Fold a King Size Pillow Case to Fit a Queen Size Pillow

Like I mentioned in THIS post, we have a tall bed. Proportionally our queen bed looks better with a king bedspread as it hangs a little lower on the sides. But that means the king pillow shams don't fit our queen pillows. 

 But there's always a way around it! Sit the pillow upright and tuck the backside of the pillow sham into the pillow case, covering the pillow as in the photo below:

 Then take the front part of the pillow sham and tuck that into the front of the pillow case like the photo below:

 Pull the ends tight and your done! you could add a few buttons on the inside for a more permanent solution but I just keep them folded like this on our bed!

DIY Pottery Barn Style Headboard and Bedskirt

I had noticed this gorgeous bed at Pottery Barn for a while. I loved everything about it. I love the material. I love the nailhead trim. I love the shape. Everything...except the price tag! Then when I saw this blog post on a tutorial on how to make a headboard from a drop cloth, I knew I could do it.

Here's my version (Don't laugh at my lack of photography skills. I promise to work on it!!)

Tenth Ave South has a wonderful step-by-step tutorial on the headboard! It was the same one I followed when making ours. I altered the size to fit our bed but that was the only change I made. I used the drop cloth she recommended and the nailheads she has a link to. It turned out perfect! My father-in-law had extra wood for us to use so I ended up only paying for the foam, batting, drop cloth and nailheads which totaled roughly $100. Not bad for a headboard that looks identical to the Pottery Barn version that retails for $800! Plus there was enough material left over to make a bedskirt!! 

Our bed it very tall...which I LOVE. My husband and I are tall so it works perfectly for us. We have drawers under our bed which it why it is so tall. I love the extra storage that provides but it also means I have to custom make a bedskirt because no one sells one to fit our bed. I've made one before so I kind of had an idea of what I was doing. I used a fitted sheet and put it on the boxspring. I then measured the top of the boxspring to the ground and added roughly 3 inches and then measured the width and made sure to measure around the curve of the corner of the bed. I then used the extra material from the drop cloth and cut 3 rectangles the sizes I had measured. I finish off the raw edges of the material on my sewing machine but left the top edge raw. I could have finished it off but I knew it would be under the bed and the only person who sees that is me. :) I then pinned each of the 3 rectangles on the fitted sheet while it was on the boxspring. This makes it easy to see where the bedskirt hits the ground and make sure it is straight. I added a lot of pins to keep it in place. I then took the fitted sheet off the boxspring and sewed the drop cloth to the fitted sheet. 

This is a tad tricky as it is so large. I just bunched up the bedskirt part to fit through my sewing machine and made sure to grab the fitted sheet and pull it to the side so it didn't accidentally get sewn under the bedskirt.

 Then I put it on my bed and added the mattress and linens. 

I love the way it looks. I love how it hides the drawers under our bed. I love how it matches the headboard. And of course, I love the price!!

Now my next project is to make of those nightstands! :)

Wall Collage Ideas & Tips

Here are a few ideas of wall collages and a few tips as well:

Start with what you already have. I had the large canvas and the long canvas so I played around with the layout on the ground until I figured out something that would work with what I had.

Use large pieces to make statements and smaller pieces to add variation.

A long hallway is perfect to showcase some of your favorite photos. Don't be afraid to use different textures!

Using a big statement piece like this mirror really makes this fireplace standout!

Stairways can be intimidating. Lay your frames on the ground and figure out the design on the ground first. Measure the same distance from the stair to the bottom of where the first frame will go. Use that measurement as a guide for all the other frames so the angle is the same as the stairs.

 Play around with the design until you love it!!!

DIY Whiteboard Makeover

This was such a quick and easy DIY craft that anyone can do it!! Years ago I purchased simple magnetic dry erase boards from Walmart similar to the one in the photo below or like THIS. Since moving into our new home, they just sat in my office not being used.

 I'm not even sure where the idea came from but I knew I needed a way to display all the cute announcements, cards, etc that we get from friends and family. And since the dry erase boards were magnetic, I thought about just covering them with some cute fabric and using magnets to hold the cards. 

 I bought some cute fabric and first tested the material and magnets to make sure my magnets were strong enough. I simply laid out the fabric on the board and made sure my magnets held up a card or two. Once it worked, I laid out the fabric and my boards. Since I wanted them side by side on my wall, I wanted my fabric to match up. I made a mark on the wrong side of the fabric of where the top of the boards would lay on the fabric. Then while the boards was still laying on top of the fabric, I simply cut the fabric out leaving a inch (or more) border to wrap the fabric to the backside. Then I got out one of my favorite products EVER! My 3M Super77 Spray Adhesive that I've had for 8 years and it's still going strong! Love this stuff. I took my fabric to the garage and sprayed one coat of spray adhesive to the entire backside of the fabric. 

 Then I carefully laid my dry erase board on top of the fabric using my marks as guides. I started laying it on the fabric at the top then flipped it over so I could straighten it out and get any bumps out. Once the front was nice and smooth, I made sure the fabric wrapped around the side and to the back. I pretty much folded the fabric in the back like I was wrapping a gift. 

I let it dry overnight (although I don't think that was needed) I only did it because this was a late night project, and I wasn't going to pound nails into my walls late a night and wake up my kids! The glue dries pretty fast. Once it's dry you can hang it up and enjoy your super easy DIY boards!!

DIY - Girls Hair Clip Holder

I wanted a cute way to display my girls hair clips and when I found this frame in my stash of decorating supplies, I knew it would be perfect. It was a gold frame that didn't match the room's decor, so I spray painted it with a black gloss spray paint. 

I then flipped the frame over and measured the opening and divided it into three sections. (I didn't paint the back side of the frame so you can see the gold frame underneath.) I marked the top and bottom so I would know where each ribbon went. Then I got out my handy hot glue gun and started gluing the ribbon to the back of the frame where each blue arrow is. I made sure to hold the ribbon tight and hold it in place until the glue dried so it would be tight and secure. I also added some rubber frame dots so the frame didn't move around on the wall as I was getting clips on and off.

Finished project! This was a completely free project as well since I had everything on hand. Even if you don't have everything already, it could still be fairly inexpensive if you find a cheap frame on sale or at a thrift store because the ribbon and paint are inexpensive as well. 

Good Luck!