Mirrored Starfish Coat Rack #upcycle #upcyclemirror #halltree #Upcyclecoatrack

Living in a condo changes everything. I am always in search of  space saving ideas. Unfortunately, I also find myself having to get rid of things I had in my home but no longer fit my current situation. Above is a photo of a full length footed  floor mirror.( This is not my mirror ,of course I can't find my photo for the before, so you'll have to use your imagination here.) I had one of these when I moved and I knew that taking up sf on the floor was a no no for the mirror. I removed the base and was left with the mirror which could now be mounted to a wall or a door . 

 I upcycled it into a coat rack /catch all.

First I gave the mirror a good coat of Crisp Collar Chalk Country Paint. 

Then I used a dry brush along the edges, using Chalk Country Paint Pure pewter, for a distressed look. 

I found these hooks at Lowe's and added 4 of them to the bottom. Actually, my Fiance did that work for me.

Of course it wouldn't be complete without a little nautical flair so, I added a Knobby Starfish to pull it all together.

This piece is hung behind the door of our Okaloosa Island  Beach Condo Rental in Florida's Panhandle. It's great for hanging beach bags, sweatshirts, pocketbooks and more. 

This is my beach shabby chic version of an entryway mirrored coat rack.

With love and gratitude,

Michele

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If you are in Myrtle Beach come on down and visit us at the Coastal Bohemian Studio or check us out on Facebook, Pinterest , Instagram, or  G+ .

Funtastic Friday 176 and a Bohemian Fringe Table Runner

Let's celebrate another Funtastic Friday  but first here's my latest blog post .

Bohemian Fringe Runner

It feels good to be sewing and creating again. I used to love to sew gowns and dresses and home decor and especially little outfits for my baby girl. She's 24 yrs old now and I've just started picking up my machine more and more these days.

These days I'm creating some funky pieces for our camper and for the rental condo on Okaloosa Island in Florida. 
When we bought the condo everything had a glass top, apparently this makes for easier cleaning for the housekeeping and people are less likely to make ring marks on furniture with a glass top. Yeah, problem. I hate glass! 
So I decided to throw out the glass and create runners and place mats.
This quick tutorial is not a sewing lesson. I'm not the one to look to for sewing lessons, there is plenty of that on Youtube. This is ,however ,a creative use of found supplies and thinking outside the box with limited resources. 

I did a craft house clean out with my son, ( Yes a craft house clean out. Don't be jealous), and I found this Chenillebedspread. After a good washing, I had packed it away to sell online. I had sold one yrs ago for $200.00. Cha ching.

And then I realize how pretty the fabric would look as a table runner.

I pulled together a few scraps of fabric from my stash. 

(remember we are at the condo readying it for renting and i don't have what I normally have in the studio)

I 

Now, I'm on the floor measuring and cutting the fabric for the runner . 

 I just measured the length of the tv stand and added a few inches on each end.
At this point you can sew the sides to create a clean edge but leave each end open so you can attach the two tiered Boho fringe..
For the Boho fringe, I cut 7 in strips of each fabric and cut fringe into each of  them. 

 Cut a few pointed pieces to break up the uniform look. 

Use a machine running stitch along the top and then gather the threads . Measure against the width of the runner end pieces to determine the final length of your gathered fringe .

Pin the two gather pieces of fringe together and attach them to one another  by using a machine running stitch across the top.

Sew the boho fringe  to the runner ends. 
Iron the seam . Complete.

 It's a little shabby chic, in a beachy world, and that pretty much works for me. 

Be Coastal, Be a Bohemian, Be a Coastal Bohemian but be well. 
 

Funtastic Friday 176 Link Party

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Meet the Funtastic Friday 176 Link Party Hosts

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• Sherry @ Olives & Okra | Twitter | Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram | Google+ | BL | SU |
• Donna @ Two Chicks and A Mom | Twitter | Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram | BL |
• Lacie @ Easy Peasy Pleasy | Twitter | Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram | BL |
• Heidi @ Building Our Hive | Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram |
• Debra @ Life Between the Kitchen and the Coop | Twitter | Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram | Google+ | BL | SU | YouTube |
• Cristy @ Happy Family Blog | Twitter | Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram |
• Michele @ Coastal Bohemian | Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram | Google+ |

MOST VIEWED

21 Day Fix Freezer Meals @ Carrie Elle

HOST FAVORITES

Debra's favorite - Beer Battery Pizza Crust @ A Proverbs 31 Wife

Lacie's favorite - Crockpot Cheeseburger Casserole @ Dizzy Busy and Hungry

Donna's favorite - No Bake Orange Creamsicle Cheesecake @ Cincy Shopper

Heidi's favorite - DIY Rustic Wood Wall @ Sweet Parrish Place

Sherry's favorite - Sparkling Strawberry Mint Lemonade @ Quirky Inspired

Michele's Favorite  DIY Wire Laundry Hamper  @FairiesandFauna.com

 

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2. Family friendly posts only
3. Old posts are welcome
4. Comments are greatly appreciated
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With love and gratitude,

Michele

Find me partying here all week at these link parties with some great bloggers.

If you are in Myrtle Beach come on down and visit us at the Coastal Bohemian Studio or check us out on Facebook, Pinterest , Instagram, or  G+ .

Welcome Spring Link Party Features

We've enjoyed celebrating Spring with many bloggers posting their best at our Welcome Spring Link Party. We had a tremendous response with a total of 410 posts to the party. Thank you to all who participated and made it a fabulous party.

Here are the Co-hosts of our Welcome Spring Link Party.

 Be sure and visit them also for their featured Party post. 

Beverly - Across the Boulevard • Laurie - My Husband Has Too Many Hobbies

Michelle - Our Crafty Mom • Carol - Comfort Springs

Lynda - Reviews. Chews, and How - Tos • Shirley - Intelligent Domestications

T'onna - Sew Crafty Crochet • Sharon - The Blue Willow House

Sherry - Olives & Okra • Gail - Purple Hues and Me

Joann - Our Unschooling Journey • Michele - Coastal Bohemian

Marci - Stone Cottage Adventures • Kristin - Peppermints & Cherries

Erlene - My Pinterventures • Donna - Two Chicks & a Mom

Julie - Sum of Their Stories

Below , I've featured some of my favorite Spring posts. I hope you enjoyed our party. On to Summer.

Easy Lemony Birds Nest Dessert - I love the idea of these for a garden party any time of year or for a wedding or baby shower. These are darling and would brighten any gathering. 
posted by Diane at An Extraordinary Day 



Crochet Cactus-I love home decor projects and DIY , mostly because it's a time to be unique and these Cacti are perfectly unique. Can you imagine these on display in your home?
posted by T'onna at Sew Crafty Crochet 

Charming Watering Can Wreath- If you are a gardener like me, you'll appreciate the design and beauty of this piece. Don't you love the cascading Amaranthus, mimicking water flowing from the can?
Posted by Debbee at Deb's Buzz (I get the feeling she really thrives in the Spring!)

Growing Wheat Grass for Decoration - I just bought a book about Wheat grass prior to seeing this post, so I'm sure it's fate that connected us. I love the Wheat Grass for decor but I can juice it too. 
Posted by Joy at Artful Homemaking 

Hoping the sunshine brings you the Spring.

With love and gratitude
Michele
Coastal Bohemian

You can find me blog hopping at link parties here all week. If you are in Myrtle Beach come on down and visit us at the Coastal Bohemian Studio or check us out on Facebook, Pinterest , Instagram, or  G+ .

Funtastic Friday #175 and Pirate Princess Artist Trading Cards

Pirate Princess Artist Trading Card

This is an ATC aka an Artist Trading Card that I made by using a card from a deck of Pirate Cards. 

I wanted to participate in an artist trading card swap down at my studio and I also wanted to make enough  ATC's to swap with a few friends and some new friends.

Here's how they were created. 

I started with these paper food liners that I got at a restaurant I was at with my girlfriend, Kat . She fell in love with the paper and so we asked for a few for our artwork. Kat is the one who introduced me to ATC's and she is the one who teaches it at our studio.

I used Mod Podge to adhere 10 cards to the paper.

Before the paper dries I peeled back the area that would show a bit of the pirate skeleton face .

After the paper dries , I cut the cards  apart. 

( You can speed up the dry time with a blow dryer.) 

 The front of all the cards got a spritz of gold to make them sparkle.

After that I distressed around the edges with  a make up sponge and 

 

Just tap around the edges to create a vignette.

 Next I printed an image of a ship's wheel and the words "Pirate Princess" . I cut them and used a glue stick to adhere them to the card.

Using a black sharpie, I add a few whirly gigs around the card and highlighted with the marker around the words Pirate Princess. I added some bling to the center of the ship's wheel and declared my project complete.

I love the way these came out and I  love that I completed a set of ten. 

Let me know if you'd like to trade ATC's . 

And now on to the party.

FUNTASTIC FRIDAY 175 LINK PARTY

We’re always looking for bloggers to join us as party hosts. Our rules are simple. If you’re interested in joining us, get in touch with me or one of the other party hosts. We look forward to hearing from you.

Meet the Funtastic Friday 175 Link Party Hosts

We would love for you all to follow us on social media.

• Sherry @ Olives & Okra | Twitter | Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram | Google+ | BL | SU |
• Donna @ Two Chicks and A Mom | Twitter | Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram | BL |
• Lacie @ Easy Peasy Pleasy | Twitter | Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram | BL |
• Heidi @ Building Our Hive | Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram |
• Debra @ Life Between the Kitchen and the Coop | Twitter | Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram | Google+ | BL | SU | YouTube |
• Cristy @ Happy Family Blog | Twitter | Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram |
• Michele @ Coastal Bohemian | Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram | Google+ |

MOST VIEWED

Old-Fashioned Strawberry Dessert @ Sew Historically

HOST FAVORITES

Heidi's favorite - Churro Ice Cream Cups @ Cookie Dough and Oven Mitt

Sherry's favorite - DIY Sweet Orange Bath Bomb Recipe @ Gluesticks

Michele's favorite - How to Grow Wheatgrass without Soil @ Sew Historically

Debra's favorite - German Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting @ Rose Bakes

Lacie's favorite - Avocado Cheddar Grilled Cheese Egg in the Hole @ The Kittchen

Donna's favorite - Mini Grad Banner @ Building Our Hive

If you’re a featured blogger, please grab a button to place on your blog (right-click on the image and save the image to your computer):
 
If you’re linking up and joining the party, please grab a button or link back to Coastal Bohemian  or one of the party hosts (right-click on the image and save the image to your computer):
 We will also share your post on social media if sharing buttons are readily available in your post. Help grow the Funtastic Friday link party. Tweet about the party, please!

All features are pinned to Olives & Okra’s Funtastic Friday board.
Disclaimer: By submitting a link to this blog hop, you are giving me permission to share and/or feature your blog post and images on social media and on my blog, Olives & Okra. All links shared will either link back to the blog hop (link party) or to your blog.

Funtastic Friday 175 Link Party Rules

1. Post as many links as you like
2. Family friendly posts only
3. Old posts are welcome
4. Comments are greatly appreciated
5. Show fellow bloggers link love

An InLinkz Link-up

With love and gratitude,

Michele

Find me partying here all week at these link parties with some great bloggers.

If you are in Myrtle Beach come on down and visit us at the Coastal Bohemian Studio or check us out on Facebook, Pinterest , Instagram, or  G+ .