Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Harley Davidson desk accessories

Sorry for the photos. I had the hardest time photographing these items. Most of you know that I use a camera phone to take my pictures. Well, dont' get too excited (because I am!!), but a digital camera has been ordered! I don't think it's shipped yet, but it will get here soon, and this is me progressing in the right direction, don't you think? I'm entering the modern world, and I'm getting a digital camera! It's about time! On to my project that I'm showing you today. My husband is currently moving his home office from a bedroom into the basement. It's an on-going process of getting organized here at home. With all of the moving and rearranging, we're coming across so many things that serve no purpose, and they can be thrown away. Well, I rescued a few items, and I gave them a facelift, and now my husband loves them!


This was a magnetic clip advertising some kind of car company or towing service. Not sure which. It wasn't very attractive. One small piece of Harley-Davidson orange flame paper and a dimensional sticker, and now it's not only functional, it looks good too! My husband was so impressed. It took two minutes to alter!


On this one, I really should have taken a "before" photo. This was a corporate mug with logos, etc. It was very unattractive, and my husband couldn't even remember where he got it from. On this one, I used grey on black Harley-Davidson logo paper, it's wrapped around the mug up to the handle, and then I added stitched ribbon on the top and the bottom to give it a finished look. More stickers, even one on the handle, and this one is fantastic! This is my favorite project, because it REALLY looks great! The mug color perfectly matches the stickers I selected!



This is the sticker on the opposite site. Perfect color match!


This wasn't headed for the trash, but it still needed a little something. Just a small strip of paper and a sticker, and it was done.

My husband and my oldest daughter pointed out that the sticker isn't straight. They're right. Oh well! Perfection isn't everything!

Here are the items together. My husband's desk is now really stylin' with Harley-Davidson accessories! Fun to alter, and he's thrilled. It was very flattering with how happy he was with his "new" accessories.

Thanks for stopping by!

14 comments :

Andrea, said...

These are fabulous, no wonder your hubby was pleased with them

Fe-Fe said...

Gosh you have been busy. These are wonderful.

The Cryer Family said...

These are fab!! Congrats on the camera too. I have a fairly recent new fancy one, that ONE day I will read the manual to...

The Cryer Family said...

P.S. Do you want to do the pay it forward thing on my blog, so I can send you something?!

Unknown said...

WOW!HOW COOL DO THEY LOOK!LOVE EM.

My Paper World said...

You have so many great ideas! These look fantastic!

Anonymous said...

fab ideas thanks for sharing with us:)

The Cryer Family said...

3 comments for one listing...a record?! (Honestly, I'm not a stalker!) Thanks for your earlier message - yes - hadn't quite thought about how the next month is going to explode!! Oh well!

Misty said...

That is so cool of you to do! I love it.
Misty

Deb said...

These are fantastic, I so love the mug, it looks fabulous!

Sharon Caudle said...

Well first.....CONGRATS ON THE CAMERA GIRL!!!!!! I JUST got into the world of digital photography in September (got one for my birthday). You are going to love it so much!!!! I'm so excited for you!!!

Your altered items are SO awesome!!! Great job on all of them! And I'm also thrilled that he really appreciated them too! Fabulous!!

Dawn♥ said...

OH my heavens Carol these are dynomite girl! WOW I'm speechless! Great job in altering those items! I bet he was beside himself with a 'gift' like these to showcase on his desk! Awesome job! :)

Bethany said...

What a great job you did of altering hubby's old things....you breathed a new more stylish life into them! I'm excited for you about the new soon-to-come digital too!!!

Lisa'sLettersandLace said...

These are great. We used to have bikes, now we have kids. They must be a pretty good investment as well!!!!Just kidding. Happy crafting. Lisa