I saw this darling crib mobile on Pinterest and of course pinned it for later… I finally got around to making one for baby Crosby!!  I LOVE how it turned out!!!

I followed THIS tutorial to make the circles.  And I opted out of the painted beads at the top, and used a simple ribbon instead.  The hardest part about this project was probably cutting out all 104 circles!!!  But other than that, a very simple project:)

More baby stuff to come:)  Thanks for sticking around!!!

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Ok Ok, I know I’m getting a little pinwheel obsessed…  But they’re just so fun and festive!!

Especially in these bright happy spring colors!!!

For this banner just follow the same technique used HERE, hot glue them to some yarn, and that’s it!!!  BTW, felt works the best, b/c it’s nice and stiff.

Simple right!!!

Happy Spring!!  I feel like it’s officially here, our weather has been so beautiful, lots of April shower and warm sunshine, makes me happy:)

I must be nesting, b/c there are a gazillion and one projects I would like to finish before he gets here in a month!!

I gotta get this nursery finished!!  How cute is this crib mobile!!

My kids are going to LOVE making a fairy garden!!  How darling is this one!!

And it’s that time of year again!!  Outdoor projects galore, I need to recover some chairs I found at a rummage sale, THIS is the perfect tutorial on how to recover patio furniture…

What fun spring projects do you have up your sleeves??

Oh my goodness!!  It has been a week since my last post!!  My hubby is out of the country, making my job as a mama a little tougher than usual, is it alright if I blame it on that:)

So remember last summer when I showed you guys how to tint mason jars for a more vintage feel…

We’re gonna use the same technique here to make a fun little spring tablescape!!

Grab your supplies, and let’s party:)

Supplies:

• different sized bottles (I used some old soda bottles, a wine bottle, and a cute apothecary bottle I found at hobby lobby)

• mod podge

• food coloring (I used the neon colors)

• felt

• buttons

• wooden skewers

• hot glue

Step 1:

Gather your bottles and clean them real nice, use goo-off if there are any sticky residuey stickers left…

Next pour about 1/4 cup of mod podge  into 3 separate  bowls.  Mix in some drops of food coloring until you get the color you like.

Step 2:

Paint the mod podge over the bottles with thin neat strokes (the thicker you apply it, the darker the tint will be , so feel free to vary it if you like)

My helpers meant well, but I had to re-smooth some of their paint jobs:)

Allow to dry for about an hour.

Step 3:

Now you can make your pinwheels!!  Remember the tutorial from last week?  Click HERE for a quick run-down on how to make felt pinwheels.

You will want to cut out as many squares as you have bottles.

Make into a pinwheel, and attach a button the center if desired.

Attach to the wooden skewers with hot glue.

Do you like the Fanta label?  Me, not so much… I used some twine and yarn I had leftover to wrap around the tops and cover the ugly writing…

Also, to vary the length of the pinwheels, you can glue the skewers together…

Arrange the pinwheels in your bottles, and you’re through!!

When the light shines through my window, I love the effect it has on the bottles!!

Happy Spring ya’ll!!

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So I have been seeing lots of versions of ombre art all over blogland, and I’m loving it!!!  You could hang this up in your home, or use it as a bright welcome for your front door like I did!!

The cute quote came from a free printable over on Landee See, Landee Do, go check it out:)

Would you like to make your own Ombre Art Canvas??   Grab your supplies and let’s get started…

Supplies:

• acrylic paint (4 or more colors in the same color family) and brushes

• canvas board

• vinyl and cutter

• coordinating ribbon

• felt, buttons, or any other embellishments

• an exacto knife

Step 1:

Decide what to use as your quote and kind of map it out on your canvas, I used a pencil so I would know what the placement would be, and where my colors would begin and end.

Cut out and apply your vinyl lettering or phrase, I left a big space at the bottom for some embellishments…

Step 2:

Pour your paint in separate bowls, you can even mix them to get more colors if you wish.

Carefully paint one stripe at a time, you don’t want the paint to bleed under the letters.

Enlist helpers if necessary:)

Step 3:

Let dry for about an hour,

then carefully peel off each letter.

In some areas, the paint bled under the letters, so this is where your exacto knife will come in handy.  Just scrape off any excess paint, so you can read your letters clearly.

Step 4:  You can leave your art as is…

or you can add some pinwheel embellishments…

To make a pinwheel, simply cut out squares out of felt (or any other fabric).  Then cut from each corner inward toward the center.

Next fold over each corner to the center, and attach with hot glue.

Add some buttons, glue to your art, and voila!!!

If you want to hang your art, hot glue a ribbon to the back and tie a cute bow.

You’re done!!

I am loving the bright pops of color that spring brings!!  Enjoy!!

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More little additions to the craft room.  Maybe I’m doing this backwards, but I’ll get to the big reveal as soon as the nursery is done too:)

So anyway, I started out with a boring ol white magnet board from IKEA, that needed some definite fabric love.

Haha, can you even see it??  Told ya it needed some love!!

Measure your magnet board and cut a piece of fabric about 2 inches bigger on all sides.

Hot glue one side, and then the opposite side pulling nice and tight.  Finish with the other two sides, and voila!!

Add some ribbon or ric rac, some cute magnets, and some cute pics:)

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Have I told you lately how fabulous  I think stencils are!!  I have lots of fun stencil projects lined up, but I wanted to start with something very basic, (if I can do it, ANYONE can)!!

Little by little I’m adding decor to this little craft room of mine:)  I needed some storage for my spools of thread, and thought a painted board would be a cute way to hang/display them on my wall.  But why not take it up a notch, and STENCIL the board!!

So for this project, grab your favorite stencil (don’t worry if you don’t have one, you will have your chance to win $50 to spend at the Cutting Edge Stencil site), and let’s get started!

Supplies:

• wooden board (I used an old broken board I’d been saving for later)

• sand paper (if your board is previously painted)

• acrylic paint (2 colors)

• stencil

• stencil adhesive

• stencil roller or brush

• hammer and nails

Step 1:  Prep your board.  I gave my board a good sanding to rub the letters as flat and smooth as I could, then I wiped off the dust with a damp cloth.  Now your ready to paint.

Step 2:  Paint your bottom coat of acrylic paint.  Wait a couple of hours and paint a second coat.  Allow to dry overnight before painting the stencil on top.

Spray the back of your stencil with adhesive spray.  I love this product from Krylon.

Position the stencil where you would like it, and press down to hold in place.  Dip your brush in the second color of paint, wiping off the excess.  (You don’t want to use too much, or it will bleed a bit)

Start at one end, and brush the paint over the design.

Remove the stencil and allow to dry.

Step 3:  Arrange the spools of thread the way you would like them displayed.  Take a pencil, and mark the center of each spool.

Hammer the nails in each of the pencil marks.  (I used 2 inch nails)

Hang the board on the wall,

and add your spools of thread!

A super simple but cute display for any craft room!!

Now on to the fun part…  The lovely folks over at Cutting Edge Stencils let me choose any stencil from their online store to review.  I chose the Marrakech Trellis Craft Stencil and LOVE it!!

Cutting Edge Stencils come neatly rolled up with very thorough directions to guide you as you create your stenciled project.

But check out their site for fabulous VIDEOS to help you along the way…

And the lovely folks at Cutting Edge Stencils have offered one of YOU a $50 credit to spend at their site!!

What stencil will you choose!!!

To enter this giveaway:

• visit the Cutting Edge Stencil site and choose your favorite stencil, come back and let me know what it is

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Lots of chances to enter!!!  Please leave a separate comment for each entry. Giveaway will end Tuesday, Feb. 7th.

Good luck my friends!!!

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This is a SUPER SIMPLE  tutorial, with a bold look!!  Slowly but surely I’m getting this craft room done:)  What’s a craft room without the words, “sew”???

Wanna make some fancy letters of your own?  Grab your supplies and lets get started:)

Supplies:

• wooden letters

• scrapbook paper

• mod podge and brush

• exacto knife

• self healing mat or another protected surface

• ink pad (optional)

Step 1:

Turn the paper over, and place the letters upside down onto the back of the paper.

Trace each letter with a pencil

Step 2:

Carefully cut out each letter with an exacto knife

Step 3:

Using the brush, apply a think layer of mod podge to the top of the wooden letter

Place the paper on top carefully lining up all of the edges.  Press down firmly on the paper from the center working your way to each end, smoothing out any bubbles.

Apply one more thin layer of mod podge on top of the paper.

Step 4:

I wanted to give my letters a bit more dimension, so I used an ink pad to smear the edges with black ink, giving it even more of a distressed look.

All done!!

Simple right!!

Now hang your letters and enjoy:)

My plan is to paint a cute board to display/store my spools of thread, and hang it right under my letters:)  Just a few more simple projects and this craft room will be done!!!

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Holy Moly!!!  Where did the week go!!  I mean weekend??  I had a couple of posts planned for this weekend, and umm, they will have to wait until next weekend I guess, sorry about that friends!!

I have a couple more Valentines tutorials for ya, so you can be all decked out ad ready for the day of LOVE!!

Today I’m gonna show ya how to make framed heart art:)

Supplies:

• an old frame

• red spray paint

• scrapbook paper

• vinyl or cardstock

• yarn

• hot glue

First, you’re going to paint your frame.

Next, cut a scrap of paper to go in the frame.

I glued this right to the cardboard piece in the back of my frame.

For this next step you can either use vinyl or cardstock, I chose vinyl b/c I think its easier to work with using the Silhouette.

Find a heart template, or create your own.  I knew I was going to make 3 rows of 3 hearts, so I found a template with three hearts in a row.

Cut out the heart design.

Attach some transfer paper to the vinyl and place it right on the paper.

Repeat until you have the desired amount of rows and hearts.  For the last heart, I used the same template and cut some red patterned paper out of cardstock.

Lastly, use a pencil to trace a word, (I used love) and follow the lines with a hot glue gun.  Immediately add the yarn to the hot glue, and trim after each letter.

And you’re done!!

I found the best invention ever at Hobby Lobby last weekend and had to try it out with this project.  It’s a pom pom maker!!  You basically wind the yarn around, tie it off, snip it, and you’re done.  I filled up an apothecary jar with these little yarn pom poms to coordinate with the  yarn from the frame.

I can’t wait to make a garland with the stuff too!!!

Have fun yarning it up:)

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I saw this wreath on Pinterest the other day, and new I had to make one!!!  Thanks to Lil Luna for the fabulous tutorial!!

I usually throw up my berry wreath for Valentines Day and call it good, but after seeing Lil Luna’s version, I knew I could add something more to my plain old berry wreath!!

I have to say, I LOVE how it turned out!!

I had everything on hand so this wreath cost me a total of $0!!!

If you would like to make your own here is what you’ll need,

Supplies:

• a large berry wreath (most are on sale right now in the Christmas Clearance)

• an old 8X10 frame

• red spray paint

• scrapbook paper

• vinyl and a cutter

• embellishments (felt, lace, buttons)

• ribbon

• hot glue

Step 1:  Remove everything from the back of your frame before painting

I wanted the brown to show through a bit, so I only used one coat of paint.

Step 2:  Decide on a font, and the correct sizing of your letters to fit inside the frame.  Cut the vinyl.  (You could also use chipboard or cardstock if you don’t have vinyl)

Step 3:  Cut the scrapbook paper to fit the inside of your frame.

Cut small triangles to make a pendant.  Apply vinyl to the paper and the triangles.  Decide on the placement of everything before securing with hot glue.

Step 4:  Cut a couple strands of bakers twine, (you could also use ric-rac, ribbon, lace, or twine) and attach with hot glue.  Add the rest of your letters.

Embellish the side of the paper.

Step 5:  Add the finished paper to the frame.

Embellish the frame with flowers and buttons.

Attach the ribbon to the back of the frame and tie around the berry wreath.  Hang your new LOVEly wreath on your front door and enjoy!!!

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