One of my favorite things I did were some mirrors. I bought a string of glass pearls from Michael's, as well as a scalloped edge mirror. I bought some heavy duty glue, and I glued the string of pearls along the edge of the mirror. The finished product was really beautiful, and ultimately useful!
I'm also a big fan of tote bags, but I love my AXO tote bags a lot. I found this tutorial earlier today for stenciling on it.
Tutorial
I painted bulletin boards for my littles as well- just a cute design on a very useful item.