Flower Frame

My lil bro wanted to give his sweet girlfriend a homemade gift that she could have to remember him since they are in a long distance relationship. So pooling our ideas we came up with this little keepsake for his girl to cherish.

 

It was very simple to do (if you have a silhouette). We just cut out the pink sheet with the names and the ampersand, slapped some cool paper behind it and viola! The paper rose template can also be cut out with the silhouette, although we just cut ours out by hand.

I totally love how it turned out! I kinda want to make one for me and the hubs. 

Monday: Sew Can Do, Graphics Fairy,  Mad In Crafts, It's So Very Cheri, Skip To My Lou, The Girl Creative,  DIY Showoff, Making The World Cuter,  Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Keeping It Simple, Trendy Treehouse, 

Tuesday: Sweet Floweret, Hope Studios,

Wednesday: Sugar Bee,  Silly Little Sparrow, Today's Creative Blog,  
Thursday:Someday Crafts,  The Thrifty Home, 
Friday:Beyond The Picket Fence, Train To Crazy,  733,  Shabby Cottage,  Fireflies and Jellybeans, Somewhat Simple, Thirty Handmade Days,  Shabby Nest, 
Hodgepodge Friday,  Fun To Craft,  Tidy Mom, Finding Fabulous, Fingerprints on the Fridge,  Simply Sweet Home, 
Chic On a Shoe String,  Kojo Designs.
Saturday: Show and Tell,  I Am Only One Woman, The Hungry Hippo, Funky Junk Interiors, Saturday Spotlight @ Craft Envy.  

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Our Valentine's

I hope you all had an incredible time celebrating Valentine's Day this year!

 

I just wanted to share our Valentine ideas with you!

I found this idea via Pinterest and decided to make it for the ladies in my life.

 This Old Spice Valentine was for the guys in my family. ;)

 "Have a Super Valentine's Day" Suckers for my son's friends and cousins!

And he had a blast delivering them.

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Valentines Wreath

I recently decided that I hated my old Valentines Wreath (which is why you will see the post about it deleted :)

So I actually used the same wreath and transformed it into something that I actually kinda like!

 

I love the little banners. They're so teeny! I cut the little letters out by hand with my elmer's precision scissors and it was actually quite simple. And the great part about this wreath is the cost: with a craft store coupon, it should only cost about $3.50 - $4!

Monday: Sew Can Do, Graphics Fairy,  Mad In Crafts, It's So Very Cheri, Skip To My Lou, The Girl Creative,  DIY Showoff, Making The World Cuter,  Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Keeping It Simple, Trendy Treehouse, 

Tuesday: Sweet Floweret, Hope Studios,

Wednesday: Sugar Bee,  Silly Little Sparrow, Today's Creative Blog,  
Thursday:Someday Crafts,  The Thrifty Home, 
Friday:Beyond The Picket Fence, Train To Crazy,  733,  Shabby Cottage,  Fireflies and Jellybeans, Somewhat Simple, Thirty Handmade Days,  Shabby Nest, 
Hodgepodge Friday,  Fun To Craft,  Tidy Mom, Finding Fabulous, Fingerprints on the Fridge,  Simply Sweet Home, 
Chic On a Shoe String,  Kojo Designs.
Saturday: Show and Tell,  I Am Only One Woman, The Hungry Hippo, Funky Junk Interiors, Saturday Spotlight @ Craft Envy.   Read more

Fabric Flower Wreath

This kinda seems like a Valentines wreath to me, I must have been in a lovey dovey mood when I made it
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What you will need: 

-10 strips of fabric 1.5"x 15 " each

-piece of fabric to cover the wreath

-black ribbon

hot glue

1. Start by cutting or tearing strips of fabric out for your flowers.

2. Twist the fabric as you roll it up for the flowers. This will make them more believable.

3. Roll up the fabric keeping the twists in the fabric.

4. Your flowers should start to look like this. Continue to make 10 of these.

5. Cover your styrofoam wreath with fabric leaving loose folds to give an elegant look.

6. Wrap some black ribbon around the wreath, leaving the folds in the fabric.

7. Hot glue your flowers on tightly together. Place a bow above the flowers!

Now you have a "Valentines in August Wreath"!

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LOVE Block

I went to a wedding yesterday and made this to give to the wonderful bride and groom!...

I made this craft for two reasons:

- I found this old hunk of wood
- I wanted to give my friends some advice

 I chose a few words that I think are VERY important things two people need to keep a marriage strong.  Instead of putting them into a card where it will get tossed and quickly forgotten, I crafted something with them!
 

What you will need:

-black acrylic paint and brush

-sand paper

-white cardstock

-print outs of words, monograms, and pictures

1.  I simply took my piece of junk wood and painted it with acrylic black paint.
2. Distressed the edges.
3. Glued on some cardstock with a black and white collaged and some of my "advice words"  to the wood.
4. Sprayed clear lacquer.


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Turn Trash into Art! Egg shell picture frame

This, my friends, is an egg shell picture frame.  Don't you love the texture?  I've seen this done in Brazil, and I thought I'd give it a try for this cute valentine's frame I had.  This picture doesn't do it justice, it really is a very cool texture, and you can't really tell what you're looking at, which is half the fun.

Let's get to the tutorial

You will need:

1. Wooden frame ($1.00 at Michael's)

2. Mod Podge ($6.97 at Walmart)

3. Acrylic paint in hot pink ($.50 at Michael's)

4. Sponge applicator ($1.00 for 4 at JoAnn's)

5. Clean and dry egg shells.  I think I have about 8 egg shells here

1. With your finger, apply a thick layer of mod podge to the wood, then brake off little pieces of the egg shells and apply it to the glue.  Make sure to lay them curve side down, so it doesn't poke you or breaks off easily from your frame.

2. Another tip - don't brake the pieces too small, it'll be impossible to handle.  Make them a little bigger and lay them down, then just push it down to crack it right on the frame itself. Much easier to work with that way.

3. Once you've covered your frame, let it dry completely before moving on.  I think it took just about 20 minutes.

4. Using your sponge applicator, paint the edges and the inside of your frame in the color of your choice.

5. Very gently, apply paint to the egg shell surface.  I did two coats.  Just push the sponge down on the surface until you get your desired color intensity.  Let it dry.  

6. Once it's completely dry, apply another layer of mod podge to your frame, it'll protect it and give it a nice shinny finish.  Let it dry.

There you have it!  I made a little flower out of some scraps of tulle and added a little embellishment to my frame, but you could just leave it as is, or do whatever with it, just make it special to you!

Happy Valentine's Day! 

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Valentine's Craft Tutorial: Vellum Covered Picture

This is a very simple craft that could make a great valentine's gift for anyone!

You will need:
-One photo (size of your choice)   $0.19
-One peice of vellum large enough to cover your photo  $0.59/8.5x11"
-Picture frame  $1.00
-Access to a printer


1. You will need to choose what phrase or quote you would like to put on your vellum and print it out. I used a 4x6 picture and printed it 1/4" from the left hand side of the vellum and 3.5" from the very bottom.

2. After you have printed your phrase, cut out the vellum with the picture lined up behind it.

4. Vellum is very unforgiving when it comes to bends and folds in the paper, everything shows. Carefully place your vellum and picture in your frame, and you're done!

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Adorable Valentine's Wreath

So I have this thing about wreaths, they just call to me!  I saw this wreath by Glue Guns and Spatulas, and I loved it, because it uses a wire hanger!  Who doesn't have a bunch of wire hangers sitting around the house?

I am DEFINITELY making myself one of these, for sure!  Check out their tutorial here!

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