More in the Bedroom

 I decided to change my bedside a little bit.  A friend who stayed in the room gave me a thank you gift -- two black plaid place mats.  A piece of fabric I had planned to use to edge a blanket wasn't quite wide enough and I was too lazy to cut and match two pieces, so I came up with a different plan.  That is hung over the shade covering the window in back of the night stand.  I am very happy with the result.  The French biscuit tin did once hold delicious nibbles.  The container was too pretty to discard.  Little zebra printed bags hold the pills I take on some nights, as well as lip balm.  A nice little pin which I realized is too fragile to actually wear is pinned to the smaller of the two bags -- which came from Dollar Tree.

The nightstand on the other side got a few adjustments too.  I found a red drawer pull at Hobby Lobby that was half off.  This was attached by drilling a hole in the center of the lid.  It makes my forgery effort look a little bit more like the real thing, and it also makes the lid easier to pull off.  The blue checked butterfly (knock off of Mackenzie Childs Royal Check pattern) was a camp painting project.  I was very pleased with the results.

Finally,  I used the second place mat on the dresser.  Another small addition is the butterfly medallion above the mirror, which I also painted at camp.  It sure is worth it to keep arts and crafts supplies in the trailer.  They may take up a little extra of our precious storage space, but they provide the opportunity to do some nifty crafting!