{Dry erase To do & Grocery list board}

Twinners!

I had this frame that matched the memo board and I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it! I have them both hanging up in my kitchen now :) 

{Memo board}

{Families are Forever sign} & A very boring tutorial :)

This is actually supposed to be hanging up, obviously :) I have it lying on our ottoman in this picture.

Supplies used:
3 small wood Boards from Michaels
scrapbook paper
mod podge
sponge brush
sander
wire (I got mine from Home Depot)
Pliers (to curl the wire)
Drill
Ralph Lauren faux glaze
Vinyl

1) Mod podge scrapbook paper to boards

2) Sand the edges of the paper

3) Apply faux glaze over the boards and paper

4) Apply vinyl

5) Drill holes into each corner of the boards

6) Insert the wire and attach the board together

7) Curl the ends of the wire with the pliers.

                              and that's it!

 

Cute monogram plaque

For mothers day i made this monogram plaque for my mom because I noticed she didn't have any in her home. Hello? Who doesn't have a monogram in their home!? I have like 10. So... i set out to fix this problem ;) It was really fun and super easy (My favorite)! I did this in one night while my husband had a boys night out with his brothers and saw Iron Man. Uhh... I don't know why I'm even telling you this haha. Oh well, enjoy!

Supplies needed:

Wood plaque (I got mine at Hobby Lobby)

Scrapbook paper

Modge podge

Paint brush

Black acrylic paint

Your choice of acrylic paint for the top coat

Sanding block

Vinyl letter (You can even use a wood letter or a big chip board letter... that would be cute!)

Tulle & Ribbon 

Distressing ink (optional)

1. Paint plaque with the bottom coat- I chose black cause that's the color i wanted showing after I sanded the edges a little. Only paint the edges since that's the only part that will show.

2. Paint the top coat

3. Apply modge podge & apply paper. Apply modge podge over the top.

4. Sand the edges.

And whalla! 

I'm linking up to DIY day with Kimba over at A Soft Place to Land

St. Patricks Day "Lucky blocks"

Lucky Blocks

This project was super fun, easy, and a little time consuming... only because my baby was jealous of all the attention these blocks were getting! I've never decorated for St. Patricks Day in the past, but after seeing all these cute ideas in the blogging world, I figured this was a great excuse to make some cute blocks :)

Supplies I used:

4x4 cut up into 4 in. cubes ( The nice man in Home Depot cut them for me :))

Rust-oleum Leafy Green spray paint

Cute scrapbook paper

Modge Podge

Time Holtz Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink

Folk Art- Buttercream acrylic paint

Chip board letters

Paint brush

Sponge brush

Glue gun

Steps:

1. Cut up wood

2. Spray blocks

3. Cut up paper

4. Distress edges with ink

5. Apply Modge Podge to blocks and then apply paper. Smooth out bubbles. After it's dry, apply Modge Podge over the entire block.

6. Paint letters & let dry. Glue letters to block.

That's it! Have a good day! :)

I'm linking up Kimbas DIY day @ A soft Place To Land 

"G" letter meets Jute Twine!

I have to admit, I didn't come up with this idea. I saw it on someones blog but for the life of me I can't remember who's blog it was so I can't give them credit for it...  Sorry! 

I had a "G" letter that I've had for awhile but wasn't too fond of it. So instead of painting it, I figured I would do something different! Therefore....  ugly colored letter meets jute twine... and walla! Simple! Basically I just wrapped the twine around the letter and used a hot glue gun occasionally to make sure it would stay in place. Cute, no?

I'm linking up to the wonderful DIY day at Kimbas A Soft Place To Land

Koston letters and wall plaques

For my sweet baby boys room I made these letters and wood plaques to hold them. It was very SIMPLE! If I can do it, ANYONE can do it :) 

(My mom made the bedding. She did an amazing job!!)

For the wood plaques I used:

• Oval wood plaques (I got mine at Hobby Lobby) 
• Rustoleum Espresso Spray paint
• Rustoleum Heirloom white spray paint
• Hooks (1/2 off at Hobby Lobby!)
• Sanding block/sand paper

1. Spray Paint the edges with the Espresso spray paint. I only did the edges because that's where the distressing would be. Let dry.

2. Spray paint over the espresso with Heirloom white spray paint. Let dry.

3. With sanding block, lightly sand the edges so that the Brown shows through :)

4. Attach cute hooks to plaques... and wallaaa!! Easy peasy.

For the letters I used:

• Cute wood letters from Hobby Lobby
• Fun scrapbook paper
• Modge Podge
• Exacto knife
• Sponge brushes
• Tim Holtz distressed ink pads (love these!)

1. I traced out the letters onto scrapbook paper and then with my exacto knife I cut the letters out. 

2. Apply Modge Podge to the letters 

3. Apply paper. Make sure to smooth out all air bubbles. This is critical! :) Let dry.

4. With distressing ink, lightly dab the edges with either a sponge or, if you're impatient like me, i grabbed toilet paper and just dabbed it with that, haha.

5. Modge podge over all of it and let dry.

6. Attach ribbon to the back. I just glued it with my glue gun.

and... that's it!

I'm linking up to Kimbas DIY day AND "Get your Craft on" with Today's Creative Blog