DIY Home Decor from a Salvaged Hobby Lobby Sign
I purchased this sign from Hobby Lobby on clearance years ago and I really liked it at the time! However, after the last time it fell and came apart is was time to turn this into a salvaged DIY Home Decor.
Supplies I Used
Hobby Lobby Sign: purchased on clearance years ago
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
Cooking oil or spray
Paper clay
Powder: I use what I have on hand and right now I use baking soda.
Plastic Putty Knifes: this is not the set I use but it’s very similar
Elmers wood glue
Dixie Belle’s Slick Stick, Caviar, and Clear coat.
ReDesign with Prima mould: the one I used may not be available anymore. I will keep looking!
ReDesign with Prima transfer: Love and Dreams. I purchased this transfer from my friend Anna at The Furniture Boutique
Dixie Belle’s white wax
paint brushes
220 grit sandblock
let’s get started
Before I started my project, I prepped by cleaning the sign.
While I was cleaning, I noticed for the first time a pretty large chipped area on the plastic frame.
And the large chipped area that was missing included some pretty details which is one of the reason why I wanted to salvage this sign.
I either ignore it or fix it.
REPAIRS
I saw a year a two ago someone making moulds from hot glue for repairs so I thought I would give it a try.
Why not? I had all the supplies on hand!
The area that needed repair was approximately 6″ long.
I should have measured but I didn’t.
HOW TO MAKE A MOULD
Once my glue gun was heated up, I picked a section of the frame that was longer than the area I needed to fix.
I rubbed this area generously with cooking oil.
Then I started applying the hot glue from the glue gun to this area.
Let this section cool and applied more where needed until I enough of the area was covered to make a mould.
Once it was cool, I started peeling the glue off of the frame.
Sure enough, I had made my very own mould!
REPAIRING THE FRAME
I really enjoyed this part.
It brings back memories of using Play-doh!
I used Paper-Clay and tried to grab enough of this material so I can roll it into one ball and then spread into the mould.
When making moulds, if we piece in the Paper-clay into the mould, it may make the embellishment weak and easy to break.
For this reason, it’s best to use a little too much and then remove the excess.
PREPPING THE MOULD
To prep the mould, first dust it with powder.
I use what I have on hand and right now that’s baking soda.
This will make removing the Paper Clay from the moulds easier.
I grab my chunk of Paper-Clay, roll it into a ball and then start pressing it into the mould.
Once I have the Paper-Clay formed into the mould, I use a putty knife and sometimes just my fingers to remove the excess.
Then to remove the material from the mould I “break the seal”.
HOW TO BREAK THE SEAL
To break the seal for my DIY home decor project, I just work my way around the mould and pull the mould away from the Paper-Clay.
It will bounce back to the Paper-Clay but the seal is mostly broken.
Then flip the mould upside down onto the table and slowly pull the mould up away from the formed Paper-Clay.
APPLYING THE PAPER CLAY TO MY DIY HOME DECOR
Here I just manually worked the moulded paper-clay into the areas of the frame I needed to repair.
It took me a couple of tries, I removed some of the excess and I used Elmer’s Wood glue to secure the paper clay until it dried.
Next, prepping the sign with Dixie Belle’s Slick Stick.
PRIMING MY DIY HOME DECOR SIGN
I decided to go back to the basics and cover my entire sign with Dixie Belle’s Slick Stick.
I realized after this sign fell apart was made from MDF-like material and plastic for the detailed frame.
Both surfaces are pretty slick so I decided to prep my sign with two coats of Dixie Belle’s Slick Stick.
Chalk paint is pretty adhesive but I wanted to have a little more security that my finished product would pass the scratch test.
Click here to see how I finished my salvaged DIY Home Decor sign!
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My Dollar Tree St. Patricks Tree Reveal
This is my first year decorating a St Patricks Tree! And I even surprised myself on how I was able to use mostly Dollar Tree goodies to accomplish this!
My St Patricks Tree
I was determined to have a St. Patricks Tree and not break the bank!
And what better way than to find my supplies at Dollar Tree!
ST PATRICKS TREE DECOR
I found these large Shamrock-shaped glittered styrofoam, garland, necklaces, flowers and picks all at Dollar Tree.
My “Welcome if your Irish” sign is something I’ve had for years (decades).
So my sign doesn’t really count. (right?)
DECORATING MY ST PATRICKS TREE
First I loosely wrapped three green garlands around the tree.
I had 12 carnation flower bundles with gold coins.
After spreading the flowers out, I placed them into my tree making sure to leave room for my large sign.
My sign has a wire hanger so I used that to secure it to my tree.
If you find a sign that doesn’t have a hanger, you can always staple wire pipes to the back and use them as hangers.
Then I hung my large styrofoam shamrocks.
And those St. Patrick Day necklaces?
I hung them like tinsel around the tree, and I love how they look!
Then I added my small shamrock picks throughout the tree to fill in any gaps.
For my tree skirt?
I simply used my Christmas tree skirt and added a few more St Patricks carnation flowers from Dollar Tree!
Next year, I may do something different?
We’ll see!
So in all, I think I decorated my whole tree for under $30?
Not to bad!
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How to Make my St Patrick Door Hanger
St. Patricks Day will soon be here and I have an adorable craft to share with you! Super easy with a little whimsy touch!
Supplies I Used for my St. Patrick Door hanger
12″ Wood round: You can also find these at Hobby Lobby and the craft section at Menards
8″ Wood Shamrock: Your local craft store may have these also!
Piece of Scrapbook paper of your choice: I picked this one.
Ribbon and scrap fabric of your choice to make a Messy Bow
Leprechaun coins: I found mine at Hobby Lobby and the Dollar tree
Fiskar Self Healing Mat, Cricut craft knife, sandpaper or sand block.
1″ foam brush, paint brush
Mod Podge
White and Black paint of your choice
Scissors
Hot glue and glue gun
Gold Paint Pen (optional)
3M Command strips for hanging (optional)
PREPPING MY ST PATRICKS PROJECT
Ready to start crafting for St Patricks Day?
After gathering my supplies, I started with painting my 12″ round board first in white.
To get a good coverage you’ll probably need to do two coats of paint.
While the paint was drying, I decoupaged my shamrock with my scrapbook paper using Mod Podge.
Now when I did this project, I did not have my Cricut knife or mat so I used a piece of sandpaper to clean up the edges around the Shamrock when the Mod Podge was dry.
I’ve learned I love my Cricut knife but I can craft without it if I absolutely have too!
PAINTING MY ST PATRICKS STRIPES
How did I get those cute black whimsy stripes on my 12″ round board?
With my 2″ foam brush and painted it by hand without any painters tape!
I dipped the edge in black paint and I just brushed across the round board, with my first stripe in the middle.
What is the neat thing about this?
The stripes being less than perfect actually add to the whimsy character and I just added more stripes going up and then again going down the round board.
MAKING MY ST PATRICKS BOW
While my stripes were drying, I then worked on making my St Patricks bow.
Click here for easy instructions on how to make my Messy Bow.
What’s so nice about this, you can use ribbons, leftover fabric from other crafts or both!
ASSEMBLING MY ST PATRICKS DOOR HANGER
Oops!
One more thing and this is optional.
I added some gold highlights on my black stripes of my door hanger with a paint pen I found at Hobby Lobby!
These were just random stripes of gold, here and there!
When that was dry, I then grabbed my glue gun and started assembling!
I glued my shamrock in place, a little crooked and on purpose.
Then I glued my Messy Bow in place and added a Leprechaun coin in the middle of the bow.
Then I glued some more coins around the shamrock!
HANGING MY ST PATRICKS DOOR HANGER
I love using 3M command strips to hang my wall decor.
But you can always use left over strips of fabric for a makeshift hanger by stapling them on the backside if you wish.
Another idea, you can staple two pipe cleaners to the backside and use these to decorate a wreath or even a St. Patricks tree…
Hmm…
That is it! Make sure to check out my video below!
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DIY Painted Books & ReDesign with Prima Transfers
Check out how I updated my painted books AND added ReDesign with Prima Transfers for an extra special touch!
Supplies I Used
Books: used or new
Dixie Belle Caviar
ReDesign with Prima transfers: Midnight Floral
Dixie Belle’s white wax
paint brushes
220 grit sandblock
Embellishments of your choice. I used black jute rope, small wood key and heart.
let’s get started
I decided to re-paint my books from another project I completed before, click here to see that post!
PREPPING BEFORE PAINTING
The only prepping I needed to do with these three books was to sand lightly over the areas of the book-ends I had stenciled and then wipe the dust off.
That’s it!
TIME TO PAINT OUR BOOKS!
I went with Dixie Belle’s Caviar!
I knew I wanted to go with this dark, rich deep color because I planned on using Midnight Floral transfers from ReDesign with Prima.
Since these books were already painted before and I am going dark, it only took one coat of Caviar to cover the books completely!
MIDNIGHT FLORAL
I absolutely love this transfer by ReDesign with Prima!
You can see here, where I used sections of these transfers on my daughters tabletop jewelry armoire and storage box.
Because I am using pieces here and there, I am getting a lot of use from this one transfer.
Of course, you can always use the entire transfer on large project.
It’s up to you!
Transfers come in three pieces
Backing
Transfer design
Clear plastic on top of transfer
First decide which section of the transfer you want to use and then decide where you want to place it.
Then carefully cut out and around the part of the design you want to use.
When I picked out the rose, I had decide on placement where I thought was the top of the book.
But after I finished the Facebook live I realized it was at the bottom.
Everything worked out just fine!
Instead of this book being the top of the three piece set, it instead became the bottom piece.
Then I found a larger section of the Midnight floral transfer I wanted to incorporate and I managed to hold the three books together and apply the transfer across all three spines of the books!
This was actually easier than applying the rose on the book shown below when I didn’t have the right squeegee.
Each roll of transfers you purchase comes with a squeegee.
This squeegee works wonders.
It’s just the right fit and shape so you can hold it and apply the pressure you need to make applying transfers easy!
After finishing the spine of the books I moved to the front book.
I found the perfect section and applied this in the same fashion also!
SEALING YOUR PAINTED BOOKS WITH TRANSFERS
I have yet to apply sealant yet like clear coat to books.
But when I do I will let you know how it turns out!
To seal this set I used Dixie Belle’s Best Dang White Wax.
I actually applied this pretty liberally and then buffed back the excess with a lint free cloth.
If you don’t have a brush to apply your wax, you can use the same lint free cloth to both apply and buff your book set.
I use cloth diapers for my lint free cloths.
To apply the wax, just dip the end of you brush into the wax and start wiping your project.
I rub the wax in circles, side to side and up and down.
When you have a section waxed, take your lint free cloth and start wiping or buffing the area you just worked on.
I usually run my hand over the area, if it catches or sticks, keep buffing.
When it feels buttery soft, your section is done and you can move onto the next section.
EMBELLISHMENTS
You can leave your books just as is or dress them up a little bit more.
First I added black jute rope to my books, and I added enough to wrap it around about three times.
In addition to the jute rope, I also added a small heart and key wooden embellishments I had on hand.
I’m not positive, but I think I purchased these at Hobby Lobby.
When it comes to personalizing your set of books, the sky is the limit!
I’d love to see what you come up with!
PAINTING PAGES!
Yes, I went back and painted the pages with Dixie Belle’s Caviar and waxed them too!
It wasn’t that hard!
I held the book in my left hand, and held the book closed.
I ran my paint brush over the pages and painted them with Caviar until the pages were covered.
Once the paint had dried, I went back and fanned the pages and separated the ones that were still sticking together.
That was it!
After the pages of all three books were painted, I went back and used my white wax in the same manner and even buffed them with my lint free cloth!
Now that I know I can paint the pages of my books, I will be adding more decorate books to my home decor!
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Dixie Belle's Sea Spray adding Textured Goodness to my Personalized Signs
Here I did a little experimenting using Dixie Belle's Sea Spray and stenciling!
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How to Make a Valentine's Day Garland
My coffee bar needed a little extra touch, and this Valentine’s Day Garland fit just perfect! I will show you how I decorated one of my favorite areas. And yes, I have a quick video included!
First gather your supplies
For your Valentine’s Day Garland you will need the following supplies
Your choice of banners. I used Chipboard Pennants from Hobby Lobby
Wood Heart Cutouts I found at Hobby Lobby in their Valentine section.
Messy bows: Click here for instructions and supplies you will need.
Jute rope or twine
Mod Podge, paint brushes, scissors, hot glue gun and glue sticks
You Choice of Paint (craft or chalk paint). I used craft paint from Walmart and painted each heart a different color. I used the following colors: Pale Daffodil, Candy Pink, Bright Magenta, Bright Red, and Jack O Lantern.
LET’S GET STARTED
Making these Valentine’s Day Garland is such an easy task and except for the use of the hot glue gun, this would be a kid-friendly craft.
This craft is also very versatile. Instead of using heart cutout, you could use letters to spell a specific word such as HOME or decorate your kiddos room and personalize it.
So many options!
LET’S PAINT
I started with painting my wood heart cutouts.
This will give them a chance to dry while I move onto putting the rest of the garland together.
The chipboard pennant banners I picked out from Hobby Lobby actually gave me enough to make 2 small garlands for the area I wanted to decorate.
For my small Valentine’s Day garland I used 5 pennants banners, so I painted 5 heart wood cutouts.
I decided to use a variety of colors and painted each one with a regular brush.
PENNANT BACKGROUND
For the pennant background, I used 2 pieces of scrapbook paper I had on hand.
I wanted to keep my color theme with the typical Valentine colors of red, pinks and I added orange, yellow and my base colors of black and white.
On the backside of the 12″ x 12″ scrapbook paper, I used the chipboard pennant and traced with a pen around the pennant.
On the scrapbook paper I was able to squeeze in 3 templates on one sheet and 2 on the remaining sheet.
Once these are traced, I cut them with my scissors.
Next, I grabbed my Mod Podge and a brush and painted the pennant with the glue.
I applied enough Mod Podge to cover the entire surface but trying to be careful not to leave excess for the scrapbook paper to bubble up.
I then placed one of the triangle scrapbook papers on the pennant with Mod Podge.
Once I had the scrapbook paper in place, I set it aside to dry, but I applied one of the paint bottle on top to keep the chipboard from warping.
When these were all in place, I then moved back to the wood heart cutouts.
APPLYING THE HEARTS
Here I used the hot glue gun.
I was somewhat generous with the hot glue but I applied the glue more in the middle of these wood cutouts.
I then immediately placed these on the pennant where I wanted them.
Hold in place for a few minutes or put something heavy on them while the hot glue cools.
MESSY BOWS
If you check out my video below I miscalculated how many bows I needed.
Better too many than not enough!
Click here, to see how I made my larger Messy Bows for one of my Valentine’s Day garland.
You can also click here to see how I make my smaller Messy Bows.
TIME TO ASSEMBLE
Now it’s time to bring together our Valentine’s Day Garland.
I decided to use black twine to string my pennant banners.
I wrapped approximately 1″ scotch tape to the ends to make it easier to thread them through the holes of the pennants.
Thread the jute rope through the holes of the pennant.
I didn’t cut my cut my jute rope until I had all the pennants threaded and knew how long I wanted it.
Once I had this arranged, I then tied the Messy Bows onto the pennants.
I placed one Messy Bow in-between each pennant and on each end.
That is it!
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My Easter Bunny
Check out how easy it is to use the PVPP method to make these adorable Easter Bunny crafts!
Supplies I Used
Unfinished wooden Egg cutout
Fabric strips or ribbons of your choice to make your Messy Bow: click here for more information.
Bunny stencil made from contact paper: click here to see how I use contact paper with my Silhouette personal cutter.
Dixie Belle’s Colonel Mustard and Fluff
Dixie Belle’s Crackle
Mod Podge
Glue gun and glue stick
let’s get started
For my easter bunny I decided to use an egg shaped wood cutout.
I painted the background and around the edges with Dixie Belle’s Colonel Mustard.
Once the paint was thoroughly dried, I applied my bunny stencil without transfer tape.
Normally I use clear contact paper to apply my stencils, however, this is one piece stencil and it was just as easy to apply it myself.
Then I burnished around the stencil with mod podge to prevent any paint from bleeding underneath the stencil.
Adding crackle to my easter bunny
I love this product!
Such an easy way to add a little character and so far I’ve only used this on small projects and not furniture.
Before starting, stir your crackle good.
Using a paint brush or foam brush apply a liberal amount of this product where you would like to see your paint to crack.
I applied this around the bunny and just up to the edge of my easter egg.
I used my heat gun to help this dry, or you can just wait.
Once this was thoroughly dried, I then painted in a cross-hatch pattern, Dixie Belle’s Fluff over the same area where I had applied the crackle.
As the Fluff dries, you will notice areas developing cracks.
This process can take awhile, so be patient.
Due to technically difficulties, I was only able to catch a short clip in a time lapse video.
What I was able to video tape, you can check it out below!
TOUCHING UP MY EASTER BUNNY
To touch up the paint around the edges of the Easter Egg, I used a fan brush and went around the edges with Colonel Mustard again.
This technique created a rustic-frame around my Easter Bunny.
You could also use a chip brush and do the same thing.
I also painted the backside of my Easter Egg with Colonel Mustard to give my project a finished look when it’s sitting in a tray in case the backside shows.
EMBELLISHING MY EASTER BUNNY
For my Easter Bunny butt, I decided to make a small Messy Bow with my favorite colors, naval blue and mustard.
Click here to check out my blog post on Messy Bows.
That is is!
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DIY Spring Flowers on Burlap Canvas
Whose ready for Spring? Me Me Me! Let me introduce my first Spring-y DIY Burlap Canvas craft! I have a super quick video tutorial included also, I hope you enjoy this and if you are inspired to make your own, please tag me! I really would love to see what you create!
First gather your supplies
My son calls me a hoarder.
He may be right BUT it came into good use with this craft! The only item I purchased specifically for this craft was the burlap canvas (50% Off!). If you wish, you can also use scrap wood instead. Just an idea!
Burlap canvases: I used the Master Touch Burlap Canvas 8″ x 16″ from Hobby Lobby.
Your choice of faux flowers: I used a Apple Green Hydrangea flower head from Hobby Lobby and the “woody” stem of another flower cut up in 2-3 inch pieces and the leaves.
Your choice of scrap lace and ribbons: I kept with neutral colors of white and beige
Wire or floral cutters
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
LET’S GET STARTED
PREPPING
While the hot glue gun is warming up, I grabbed my hubby’s wire cutters and a woody looking stem from a second flower.
The flower stem from the green hydrangea did not have a wood stem for the look I wanted.
I cut the flower stems in 2-3″ pieces.
Don’t forget the leaves!
Cut the leaves and set them aside to repurpose also.
I narrowed down my choice of lace and ribbons to 3 styles I had on hand. These choices include burlap and white colors.
Don’t forget to pick which flower you want to use.
When you cut it from the stem. Leave 1/2″ to 1″ of the stem left.
We can trim the excess stem before we glue to the burlap canvas if needed.
DRY RUN
For my flower head, I really struggled with which one to use!
The green hydrangea was my first choice, but I worried it would be too big for the project.
I also had a large pink carnation style flower head and two different blue flower heads to chose from.
Decisions, decisions.
In the end I went with my gut and I am thrilled that I did!
Lay everything down on the canvas and arranged the items in different ways to see which arrangement you prefer.
TIME TO ASSEMBLE!
First glue the lace and ribbons to the canvas banner.
For safety sake, I used my beat up scissors to press the ribbons and lace down where needed so I didn’t burn my fingers, again!
Next I started gluing the stems down. I didn’t butt the stems up next to each other, I did leave a small gap.
Next glue the leaves in place.
I didn’t glue them flat against the burlap canvas because I wanted dimension with this craft.
Finally it’s time for the flower head!
Be careful applying glue here also!
I laid some glue on the backside of the flower head.
Since there was no leaves on the back of my flower head, I also applied glue to the burlap canvas and then laid the flower down on it.
Viola!
We have a unique Spring-y decor!
REGRETS?
I love how this turned out!
I wish I had placed my flower head down a little more and made sure it was more centered!
Hazards or making this on FB live and upside down on my end!
Oh well!
She is a keeper and I am proudly displaying this decor in my dining room!
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Check out My 9 Favorite Spring Crafts By Some of My Favorite Crafters!
Spring crafts? Who’s ready for Spring? I found some adorable craft ideas you can try! I hope you’ll check them out and be sure to show some love to the creative bloggers showcased here!
Spring Craft #1. How to make easter Gnomes (diy sock gnomes)
How adorable are these spring gnomes from It’s Always Autumn?
Personally, I can’t wait to give this craft a try!
Have you ever made your own gnome? If you have, I’d love to see them!
SPRING CRAFT #2. DIY BUNNY POM POM CRAFTS FOR SPRING
I love gnomes and especially bunnies and how cute it this one from Birkley Lane Interiors?
Perfect for your Spring decor!
SPRING CRAFT #3. DIY EASTER BUNNY BUTT
This spring craft is by me!
I wasn’t sure how well she would turn out, but she did!
And several items I used for this craft were scraps!
The faux greenery and supplies I used for my Messy Bow for the bunny tail.
SPRING CRAFT #4. AN EASY DIY SPRING HOOP WREATH
Hello Central Avenue show us how to embellish a wreath she purchased (ON SALE) for her spring decor!
SPRING CRAFT #5. HOW TO MAKE ADORABLE STRING CARROTS IN 15 MINUTES OR LESS
Decorative carrots make great fillers for your spring decor and Surrounds by Debi shows you how to craft your own!
And it looks so easy! Thank you!
SPRING CRAFT #6. DIY SPRING FLOWER ON BURLAP CANVAS
This is another one of my favorite crafts from last year!
It was tough deciding which flower head to use for this project but I am so happy I chose this light green faux hydrangea!
SPRING CRAFT #7. AN EASY TULIP WREATH DIY
Tulips are the perfect spring flower!
And this adorable wreath by Chatfield Court looks so easy to make.
I’m definitely going to have add this to my craft-to-do list!
SPRING CRAFT #8. MASON JAR EASTER CENTERPIECES
These mason jar centerpieces by Crafting Morning are perfect for your spring decor and so easy!
I bet these would also be perfect on my mantle!
SPRING CRAFT #9. EMBROIDERY HOOP EASTER BUNNY DIY
Did I mention I love bunnies?
Check out this cute bunny by Just That Perfect Piece!
I hope the collection of crafts here inspired you to do some projects of your own!
If so, please join me on Facebook and share away!
I’d love to see them!
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How I Made my XO Signs
If you see those unfinished wood XO letters at a craft store, grab em! I’m gonna show you how to make them into cute signs you can use in your Valentine decor whether you add them on a shelf, or as fillers for those tiered trays!
Supplies I Used for mY XO Signs
Unfinished wood letters: XO
Craft unfinished wood cubes: I found these in the craft section at Dollar Tree and unfinished wood section at Hobby Lobby
Caviar: Dixie Belle’s Chalk Mineral paint in black
Mod Podge
Scrapbook paper of your choice: I used red and white stripes
Fiskar Self Healing Mat, Cricut craft knife, sandpaper or sand block.
Mod Podge in matte
Hot glue and glue gun
MAKING OUR XO SIGNS
Are these really signs? Or fillers?
Either way, I love how these turned out!
First I painted the backsides and the sides in Caviar, Dixie Belles’ black.
Once this was dry, I painted Mod Podge and then I decoupaged my scrapbook paper onto the front side.
Since I have striped scrapbook paper, I had to be careful I match the strips on each letter, going vertically.
Once the Mod Podge was dry, I used my cricut knife to cut around the letters and remove the excess scrapbook paper, then I used my sandpaper to clean up the edges.
When this was done, I applied a coat of Mod Podge over the topside of my XO’s as a sealer.
Since these letters won’t stand on their own, I ended up using unfinished wood cubes and glued them onto the backside.
I hope you check out my video, I try to show you how I glued them on.
They were not hot glued, flush on the backside of the letters, I placed the cube on the table and then butted the letter up to it the way I wanted the letter to be held.
This ended up being at an angle.
On another project, it took me a few times to get it.
I just removed the cube and re-glued until I had it the way I wanted it!
And that is it!
Currently my XO’s are sitting on my mantle, but they also fit nicely on my tiered trays too!
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Check out my Valentine Pom Poms Tree #Shorts
What do you do when you have left over Christmas supplies, Pom Poms and Valentines Day is coming? Craft of course!
Supplies I Used
Mini Christmas Trees: I found mine in the clearance section at Target
Mini Pom Poms of your choice: I found mine at Hobby Lobby in the Valentine section
Chunky yarn of your choice: I found this cute loop yarn in white and pink, click here!
Scissors
Hot glue and glue gun
SUPPLY SHOPPING FOR MY VALENTINE CRAFT
The day after Christmas my daughter, son’s girlfriend and I went shopping and we found some cute clearance items at Target.
But thats not all we found there.
I also found a craft kit of unfinished wood houses, click here to check it out how they turned out!
And I found mini white trees for $2.50 and I grabbed two!
One thing I love about crafting, is being able to save scraps or left overs from previous projects and incorporate them into other projects.
So I grabbed my loop yarn from my previous craft, my Valentine Trees and I am all set!
DECORATING MY VALENTINE POM POMS TREE
Once my glue gun is hot, I’m ready to get started!
First I started with the loop yarn first and started gluing and applying yarn as I go around the trunk of the tree bottom.
Working my way up until I get to the top of the of the tree trunk, I glue the end of the loop yarn and camouflage it a little.
Next, I grab my Hobby Lobby Pom Poms, do a quick sort by size and start hot gluing each Pom Pom onto a brand, starting with the bigger Pom Poms first and then gluing the smaller ones next.
That is it and I love how these turned out!
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How I Decorated my Farmhouse Truck for Valentines Day
I purchased my Farmhouse truck at Hobby Lobby a couple of years ago and I’ve never decorated with it! I decided this is the year I am going to change that! Wish me luck!
Supplies I Used for my Truck decor
Farmhouse truck: I see Hobby Lobby is coming out with different colors! Don’t forget your 40% coupon or you can wait until there 50% off!
Greenery from Hobby Lobby: also save some $$$, wait until they are 50% off
Foam block
Fillers: I used Valentine picks from Dollar Tree
Ribbon from DecoExchange: Ribbon #RGO120058
Miniature Wreath
Channel stems, wire, or pipes
3M Velcro strips: these aren’t the exact ones I used, I had some leftovers of another brand that I needed to use up.
Scissors and wire floral cutters.
Hot glue and glue gun
DECORATING MY FARMHOUSE TRUCK
I love my red farmhouse truck, but it’s sat on my shelf, undecorated since I brought her home!
So, to get started, I didn’t want to glue my foam block in the bed of my metal truck so I used velcro command-style strips instead.
I wasn’t sure if it would work ok, but it did!
Next I grabbed my floral wire cutters and started cutting the greenery in individual pieces.
Now, my truck centerpiece ended up being pretty big, but if you choose you can snip the greenery so the stems are smaller and make a smaller arrangement.
Once I had these mostly snipped apart I started arranging the different florals in the foam.
Now my foam was still partially peeking through once I had all my greenery in place, but I have some decorative Valentine picks and left over Christmas picks to add to my truck centerpiece that will add more filler.
I am not a bow maker, but I am learning and I have some pretty leftover ribbon for my truck centerpiece.
Make sure to check out my video below to see how I made my simple bow, simple but easy!
I attached my bow to one of my decorative red and white Christmas picks with a wire and then used that to anchor my bow in my centerpiece.
The final touch, I found in the miniature doll section at Hobby Lobby a cute wreath and hot glued this on to the front of the truck.
That is is!
I really enjoy and plan to make a new arrangement for Easter too and what’s nice, most of these supplies can be saved and reused!
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Easy DIY Valentine Day Decor
I absolutely love these easy DIY Valentine’s Day decor! I can not wait to share with you and hope you will be inspired to make them yourself!
First things first
First we need to gather our supplies.
Supplies were purchased from various places including Michaels, Hobby Lobby, and Walmart
All of my supplies either came from Hobby Lobby, Michaels or Walmart. Overall I think this project cost less than $6!
Frame of your choice: for my first project I used a 4×6 black frame, for my second project I used an 4×6 unfinished frame I believe came from Michaels.
Paint: I used DecoArt Black Tie and Americana Primary Red
Scrapbook paper: I bought several sheets of scrapbook paper I purchased from Hobby Lobby when it was on sale 4 for $1
Wood Heart Cutouts: I think I purchased these from Hobby Lobby in the Valentine section, I think.
Word Wood Cutout: I purchased “love” from Hobby Lobby
Fat Quarters: I used my 40% off coupon from Hobby Lobby to purchase a pack of fat bundles with Valentine designs. I also found different patterns of fat quarters I liked at Walmart.
Ribbons: your choice (optional)
Jute Rope
Mod Podge
Hot glue and glue gun
Paint brushes
LETS CRAFT OUR DIY VALENTINE’S DAY FRAME!
To get the ball rolling I decided to paint the frame and heart first, that way they could start drying!
But before I did, I removed the backing from the frame and set it aside.
My two frames I used for this project had cardboard backing only.
That is ok!
Save this and we will reuse it!
I painted my heart red, of course, and my frame in black.
I used paint I already had, DecoArts Black Tie and Americana Primary Red
TIME TO EMBELLISH THE FRAMES BACKING
That backing we saved? We will use this as a template to cut out our scrapbook paper.
Place your frame backing on the backside of the scrapbook paper and draw around the edges.
Cut this out and save your scrapbook paper for a future project!
Paint the frame backing with Mod Podge, nice thin even layer and apply the scrapbook paper directly on it!
INTRODUCING MY MESSY BOW!
I think this is my most favorite part of this project!
Here I used a combination of fabric that I had ripped in approximately 1″ strips, ribbons and jute rope.
I found fat quarters at both Hobby Lobby and Walmart in patterns and colors that I liked.
I used red and pink fabric in addition to Christmas Ribbon I purchased on clearance that was a combination of burlap with buffalo plaid.
If you have fabric or ribbon on hand, consider using this for your bow.
ASSEMBLING MY MESSY BOW
I assembled all the fabric, ribbons and jute rope and cut them into approximately 5 inches in length for a small Messy Scraps Bow.
The fuller these bows are the cuter they look!
I stacked the materials on top of each other.
Cut jute rope approximately 5 inches or more.
We are going to use this jute rope to tie the bow, so use whatever length you can work with. You can always trim this and include this into the bow.
Place the jute rope perpendicular over your messy pile of fabric.
Carefully flip this bundle over and then tie everything off tight with the jute rope. I usually tie it again to keep this secure.
Trim your jute rope and fluff your new Messy Bow!
You can embellish your bow if you chose with a button or a smaller heart.
Click here to see more information on how to assemble my Messy Bows in small and larger sizes!
TIME TO ASSEMBLE OUR DIY VALENTINE’S DAY DECOR
Now it’s time to put everything together!
Carefully replace the backing into the frame.
Then use hot glue and glue the heart onto the backing of the frame.
I like my heart tilted, you can do yours straight up and down, it’s your choice.
My “love” word wood cutout, I left unpainted on purpose.
I added drops of glue to the backside at the bottom of the word.
I then placed the word cutout towards the bottom of the frame.
Be careful your cutout does not overlap the bottom of the frame.
If you plan to use your decor on a table top, this will prevent your frame from standing upright.
My love cutout overlapped the sides a little and that is ok!
Now to decide where you want to apply your Messy Bow?
I kept mine to a corner, and of course I had to tilt this a little too!
That’s how I roll.
And that is it!
I have a short 20 minute video tutorial so you can see how I completed this project!
I hope you enjoy it.
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Check out my Valentine Pom Poms Tree
What do you do when you have left over Christmas supplies, Pom Poms and Valentines Day is coming? Craft of course!
Supplies I Used
Mini Christmas Trees: I found mine in the clearance section at Target
Mini Pom Poms of your choice: I found mine at Hobby Lobby in the Valentine section
Chunky yarn of your choice: I found this cute loop yarn in white and pink, click here!
Scissors
Hot glue and glue gun
SUPPLY SHOPPING FOR MY VALENTINE CRAFT
The day after Christmas my daughter, son’s girlfriend and I went shopping and we found some cute clearance items at Target.
But thats not all we found there.
I also found a craft kit of unfinished wood houses, click here to check it out how they turned out!
And I found mini white trees for $2.50 and I grabbed two!
One thing I love about crafting, is being able to save scraps or left overs from previous projects and incorporate them into other projects.
So I grabbed my loop yarn from my previous craft, my Valentine Trees and I am all set!
DECORATING MY VALENTINE POM POMS TREE
Once my glue gun is hot, I’m ready to get started!
First I started with the loop yarn first and started gluing and applying yarn as I go around the trunk of the tree bottom.
Working my way up until I get to the top of the of the tree trunk, I glue the end of the loop yarn and camouflage it a little.
Next, I grab my Hobby Lobby Pom Poms, do a quick sort by size and start hot gluing each Pom Pom onto a brand, starting with the bigger Pom Poms first and then gluing the smaller ones next.
That is it and I love how these turned out!
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My Valentines Tree Reveal
My first Valentines Tree reveal! I’ve been playing with bows, ribbons and swags and what better way to practice than decorating my tree! Let me show you what I did!
Valentines Gnomes
I found three gnomes during my recent shopping spree at TJ Maxx and Home Goods and I had to bring them home!
Today while decorating my tree I decided to add them into the decor!
I grabbed a couple of pipe cleaners, made a few small snips in the bag and threaded the pipe cleaners through my valentines gnome and I was able to use this to anchor them to my tree!
VALENTINES RIBBON
The Valentines Ribbon?
I purchased them through Decoexchange!
Recently I had made a Valentines wreath and I had some left over ribbons and what perfect use than to made a big bow and a couple of swags.
To make my bows, some time I use my EZ bow maker and sometimes I just use my hands.
I’m still working on my technique! 😉
Technically, I will probably keep adding and taking away from my tree over the next couple o weeks, depending on what I can craft or find when I go shopping!
Do you have a tree for Valentines day?
If so, I’d love to see it! You can follow me here and fee free to share your projects and crafts!
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How I Made my LOVE Sign
I LOVE making signs! I don’t do very many personal requests anymore (I am blessedly busy!) but sometimes the bug just bites ya! Check it out, with a few supplies I had on hand and few that I recently purchased I whipped up a new Valentine Sign in no time!
Supplies I Used for my LOVE Sign
Wood Sign: This sign measures 8 x 30. If you can’t find it, a wood board of the same sign would work!
Dixie Belles Cotton and Muscadine Wine Chalk Mineral Paint
Unfinished wood letters
Small Wreath: I found mine at TJ Maxx
Round watercolor brush, regular flat square brushes.
Mod Podge in matte
Hot glue and glue gun
GATHERING OUR LOVE SUPPLIES
Well the girls (my daughter, my sons girlfriend and I) had a shopping day not to long ago and I found this cutest heart shaped wreath at TJ Maxx for less than $8!
I knew I’d use it somewhere and when I dug out this long rectangle sign from the supplies in my craft room, I knew I wanted to make a Valentine sign.
So my next visit to Hobby Lobby I grabbed a few unfinished wood letters, L, V, and E.
Then I went back through my stash again and found a left over Never-ending transfer from Re-Design with Prima, several different designs of scrapbook paper.
Next I grabbed my paint, Cotton and Muscadine Wine.
These are the same colors I used in my last project on my mini houses, click here for the blog post!
Now I just had to figure out how to put it all together!
ASSEMBLING OUR LOVE SIGN
OK! Let’s Craft!
First I started out painting my letters, I painted my L in Cotton and my E in Muscadine wine.
Once these were all covered and dry, I added my Never-ending transfer to my L.
For more detailed instructions, click here to see how I use and apply transfers to projects.
I have several blogs post on how to do this, you basically remove the backing and apply it to your project. rub it really good before removing the top cover!
Super Easy!
Then I added a white and black polka dot scrapbook paper by decoupaging this on to the surface.
If you want to see other projects where I used decoupage, click here!
You just need your favorite glue, mine is matte Mod Podge, a brush and your paper of choice.
Once that was all done, I positioned everything onto my unfinished sign to make sure everything would not only fit, but look good.
Then I grabbed my favorite glue gun and started gluing away!
Later, I realized my E blended in too much with the background and looked too plain, so I went back with a little watered down Cotton and my favorite round watercolor brush and handprinted stripes.
Now it doesn’t get lost!
That is it!
I hope I inspired you to give this a try and if you do, please share!
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How I Decorated my Mini Houses for Valentines Decor
Recently my daughter returned home from a work trip and brought me these mini houses she found at Target as my souvenir! How cute are these? Let's see what I can do with them!
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How I Made my Valentine Trees
Valentine trees? Heck yes! Let me show you how I turned paper mache cones into adorable White & Pink Valentine trees!
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How to Stencil your Chalkboard | Part 2 | Melissa Peterson Designs
Did you know you can use a stencil on your chalkboard to create chalk art? I’m going to show you just how easy it is using re-usable stencils bought from stores like Hobby Lobby or Amazon or stencils made from your personal cutter like Silhouette or Cricut!
To see the related blog post go to
https://melissapetersondesigns.com/stencil-your-chalkboard/
https://melissapetersondesigns.com/chalkboard-sign/
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How to Personalize Your Tumbler for Valentine's Day
What easier way to personalize a tumbler than with vinyl decals! I came across some new red Rae Dunn tumblers at TJ Maxx and grabbed three! One for my daughter, my son's girlfriend and me!
For full blog post and supply list go to my website!
https://melissapetersondesigns.com/tumbler/
#ValentineDIY #valentinecrafts
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Check out My 9 Favorite Valentines Crafts By Some of My Favorite Crafters!
I have found some of the cutest crafts and DIY's from some creative and talented bloggers for us to check out and hopefully entice you to add to your to-do-list!
Make sure to show the bloggers showcased here some love!
For full blog post and supply list go to my website!
https://melissapetersondesigns.com/valentine/
#Valentine Crafts #ValentineDIY
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How to Make a Chalkboard Sign
Making your own chalkboard sign from recycled frames or kitchen cabinet doors is super easy. Whenever I go to a thrift store I always search for used frames with the ideas on how I can up-cycle them.
Blog post contains written instructions and supply list.
https://melissapetersondesigns.com/chalkboard-sign/
https://melissapetersondesigns.com/stencil-your-chalkboard/
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How to make a Wood Table Runner
Dressing up my dining room table with this wood table runner was a fun project to do! Adding a Valentine touch to this DIY decor makes it extra special! Let’s see if I can inspire you to make one of your own!
***FREE XOXO cut file when you join MPD Tribe! Info available in blog post, link below!
https://melissapetersondesigns.com/wood-table-runner/
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How to Make Your Own Disney Inspired ShadowBox
I am all about personalized decor, so when I was asked by a good friend to make a Disney inspired DIY shadow box, I was thrilled!
Check out my blog post on how to personalize your own shadow box for a special little one in your life using a Disney inspired theme!
https://melissapetersondesigns.com/how-to-make-your-own-disney-inspired-diy-shadow-box/
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How to Decorate a Pillowcase for Christmas
Have you ever crafted a pillowcase? I've made pillow case covers from seasonal kitchen towels, but I've never taken a blank pillowcase and personalized it! Let me tell you, it's super easy! Let's do this!
For full blog post and supply list go to my website!
https://melissapetersondesigns.com/pillowcase/
#ChristmasCrafts #ChristmasDIY
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