{ Laundry Description Decor }

I have been working on some decor items for my new laundry room.

This is my version of a {Laundry Dictionary Description Sign}

The description is directly printed on burlap and then placed in an old frame I painted black and then covered the backing with cotton canvas fabric.

I used 4 upholstery nails to pin the burlap to the backing. The nails had to be shortened of course, or they would punch through the back! The frame has been left without the glass. Somehow I like it better without it.

Thanx for having a looksee =)

{ My Desert Rose Plant Is Finally Blooming }

I'm so excited about my Desert Rose being in bloom. 

I've had this plant for a few years now and never seen it with it's flowers. It's been hard keeping it alive since I got it. The store I bought it from unfortunately did not bother watering it. The poor thing was in pretty bad shape and I felt sorry. 

Last winter I read somewhere to cut the stems back towards the end of winter, but I was chicken and simply could not do it out of fear I would kill the plant. So I left it, and a few days ago I was rewarded with lovely pink trumpet like flowers.

Thanx for having a looksee =)

{ Butterfly Specimen Displays }

I made some cute butterfly specimen displays, without harming any of those lovely creatures.

A long time ago I bought several cheap, small and unfinished shadowbox frames. For sometime now I had been thinking about what to do with them. Then the idea of a butterfly specimen display came about. They seem to be rather popular in home decor these days. Besides, who doesn't like a pretty butterfly?

Since I like butterflies to be alive instead of speared onto a pin I searched the internet

for butterfly photos I liked. Then printed and cut them out. 

The back and sides of the inside of the frame were covered in cotton fabric.....a.k.a. 

{A painters drop cloth}.

The frame has been painted a crisp white and finally the butterflies have been glued to the frames backing.

Hardly took any time at all to do!

Thanx for having a looksee =)