Family Values Canvas

From: Brown Paper Packages

I just LOVED THIS family rules canvas over at the pleated poppy as soon as I saw it, and couldn't wait to make one of my own.
I did make a few changes. I decided on a 24x36 canvas. This way, I could fit two 8 1/2 x 11 pieces of paper (landscape view) next to each other, and then have a one inch border on either side. I knew I wouldn't be able to freehand the fonts, nor was I confident in my printer abilities to be able to print out a continuing sentence on different sheets of 12x12 paper. It was perfect for our family values, which would only have one word printed on each piece of paper.

ITEMS YOU NEED:

• art canvas (get this on sale, or use a coupon!)
• scrapbook paper...lots of it! I chose 8 different papers--7 of them for the values (used each one twice) and one for the title. I used 12x12 paper, I just cut it down to 8 1/2 x 11 to fit in my printer.
• spray paint
• Mod Podge and foam brush
• printer and lots of cute fonts

DIRECTIONS:

1. I decided which fonts I wanted to for each word, then typed and formatted them in Word. I used the landscape view, and printed two words on each paper. (Once I cut it in half, I would have 2 words, each 4.25 x 11 inches. I chose this size because my canvas was 36 inches tall, and it would fit 8 pieces that size with a one inch border perfectly.)
2. Once the words were printed on my paper, I cut them to size (in half) and inked all the edges.
3. I had already spray painted my canvas black, so I spread out my words and figured out where I wanted each of them to go.
4. I secured them in place with a little double stick tape, because doing it is way required several edges to meet up, and I needed it to stay in place until I could Mod Podge it.
5. After they were taped on, I Mod Podged each word on individually, making sure to keep all my edges and borders even. Another layer of Mod Podge went on top, and I was done!



I LOVE how it turned out. It's the perfect touch in our kitchen/dining room, where we can all see it often each day.

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***AFTER 1 DAY***

I was too impatient last night to wait to take pics (imagine that, lol), and the Mod Podge wasn't quite dry so some of the papers were still a little bubbly. This morning, after it had a chance to dry overnight, almost all the bubbles were gone! Plus, the light is a lot better. :)

Ironing Board Holder

{Wash, Dry, Press, Fold, Repeat... Someday Crafts Feature}

Please tell me I'm not the ONLY one who feels this way about laundry!?

bleeek!

So, now that I've gotten a handle on the laundry room, I wanted to actually GET the supplies that go in there. LOL.

Yes... I didn't have an iorn, till about 2 weeks ago. haha. Don't judge.

(if you're wondering how I got along... let's just say that a large towel on the kitchen island works WONDERS!)

K... so I was out to find an ironing board... easy peezy right?

WRONG. I was DYING... have you LOOKED for a cute ironing board lately? Almost impossible.

I snagged up the $18 board complete with ugly cover at Walmart and thought... that...that was that.

I was a little peeved that I had spent ALL this time on a "cute" laundry room, and now I was gonna hang up an ugly huge ironing board... WITH a massive ironing board holder that stuck out about 6 inches from the wall!?!?

Uhhhh... no.

I was on the hunt. I looked a couple of places for a great ironing board cover, and almost gave up. And then... I went into to Tuesday Morning. It was my first time in their stores, and I was IMPRESSED! They have some AWESOME stuff at amazing deals!

I found this beauty of a cover, for under $9!!! woo hoo!

Problem solved.

Almost...

Now, I had the "how to hang it problem"

I don't think that this option is bad, by any means...

And by the way, the one at MY Walmart, wasn't even THIS good....

but I just didn't want all the "stuff" out. I'm pretty OCD like that. lol. I wanted it to look... like part of the decor, and less like... a laundry room.

I know, I know. It's weird.

So here's how I did it.

Oh... you want a tutorial...... Mmmkay!

First I got a piece of scrap board that we had left over from another project that we didHERE.

Painted it white...

Sanded the edges... and because I was bein' lazy, and didn't want to pull out the whole glaze mess... just to do this itty bitty board's edges, to get a distressed look, I whipped out the Distress Ink, that I use to make cards and such. lol.

It TOTALLY works. And is SO easy!

Just ran the ink pad on the edges, where I exposed the sanded wood, smugged it with my thumb a bit, and wa-la! Glazed look, without the pain of mixing glaze!

My last step was a coat of this clear spray.

I bought these simple hooks at Walmart... for I think... $2.00 a piece, and had the hubby drill them on the board.

Like this!

Added some vinyl, to remind me of what I SHOULD be doing, instead of blogging...

hung the whole board with those AMAZING double sided Command Picture hanging strips

and there you have it! :)

A simple, fast, easy, fashionable way to hang your new cutely covered ironing board! lol

I was featured today on Someday Crafts for my crepe paper rose balls... yay!

I LOVE this blog, and Michelle is nothing but nice and sweet!

Go and check her awesome blog!

NOTE:

If you are interested in one of these fun decals... head over to my Vinyl Lettering Shop...

Wonderfully Wordy!

These cute decals are on sale for only $6.00 + $1.00 shipping!

Come and get one!!!

Coffee Table to Benches

the making of 2 benches…

First, I sanded the tops down to the nekked wood, nice and smooth using 100 grit sandpaper and my electric sander. Wipe it down, let it dry and it’s good to go.
Here are my partners in crime: leftover heirloom white for the bottom of the benches, Zinsser primer (no sanding required? thank you!), Old Masters gel stain in dark walnut (from the little hardware store down the hill) and Minwax satin poly.   Brush the gel stain on with a cheap brush, let it sit absorb for about 10-15 minutes, then wipe off excess with an old rag. I let it dry overnight, then I added another coat to achieve the color I wanted.
My boys would just assume I leave them in the kitchen to be used as forts…  In all my glory on a Saturday morning with no makeup, greasy hair, a paint brush, and primer. It was too cold outside, so I brought them to the middle of the kitchen. 2 coats of primer, then 2 coats of paint.


I took the sander to the edges to make them look a little more worn in, since we’ll make them look like that naturally in no time. If the paint is perfectly crisp and white, you’ll feel bad when it gets the first knick or ding. If it’s already roughed up, it adds to the charm.


Right now the back of the bench butted against the wall and has some scraps of 2X4’s underneath from the basement since there are no back legs. We’ll permanently attach it to the wall when we finish painting the walls, but for now, they haven’t budged.
It was fun taking a risk and cutting the table up. I was nervous that the whole thing would just bomb and was kind of shocked when it actually ended up being what I had imagined.  Go….cut something up and see how it might just turn out. :)

Tie Headband

From: Craft Envy

For this project, you will need:

-1 tie (Thrift Store: $2 )

- Scizzors 

-Embellishment for middle of your flower ( 12/$2 )

-Hot glue gun for embellishment, or sewing machine

-6 or more inches of elastic

1. Cut the skinny part of the tie for your headband. I cut about 16 inches.

 2. Fold over the edge where you cut the tie and attach two elastic bands about 3 or more inches. You'll have to check to see how it fits on your head. Pin your elastic band to the edge.

  

 3. Using your sewing machine or hand stitching, attach the elastic bands to your tie.

  

4. Cut open the largest part of the tie and spread it out. 

  

 5. Place a bowl or something about that size on the tie to trace a circle for your flower. Cut out the circle. (It doesn't have the be perfect).

  

 6. Sew about 1/8 - 1/4 inch from the edge of the circle making stitches about 1/2 inch long. Sew all the way around.

  

 7. Start pulling the thread along the way to bunch up the material.

  

 8. Once you've sewn all the way around, pull the thread tight and tie it off so you have a flower that looks something like this.

  

 9. I sewed my little jewel on the middle of my flower and to the tie headband. You can also hot glue your embellishment onto the flower and headband.

  

 THAT'S IT! you're

done!

DIY Painted Canvas Art

From: The Creative Crate

First...I started off with a 16x24 canvas ...that I painted white...

Then...used my Cricut...and cut out the words that I wanted to stencil on the canvas...
Then...laid the letters on the canvas to decide where I wanted them...and marked lightly with a pencil...


Then used the stencil part of the cutouts...and taped the middles of the letters to the stencil so that my letters have middles...{hope that made sense?}



Then...line your stencils up to your markings you made...and start stenciling.
TIP: I placed a few books under my canvas to give the canvas a flat, hard surface to make it easier to stencil on.


Then fill in your tape marks from the letter middles...

Then...I wiped stain on the edges of the canvas with a rag {I use Minwax ...dark walnut stain}...

And there you have it!!! Very simple...and FuN!

HaVe a GreaT Day!!