Hello again!

It was a long summer for me.  I love love love Halloween!!!  now that things are calming down.  I thought I would get back to the blog.  I bought these witch hats in the dollar spot at target.  I just glammed them up with some ribbon and a spider.  They will be a prize for anyone, who does not dress up at our upcoming witches party.

4th of July mantel and shelf

Here is what my Mantel and shelf look like this year

Happy 4th of July!

4th of July hanging board and porch

This is what you will see, if you come to my house right now!  

American flag shutter

 Remember my Noel shutter?

 Well, I filpped it over and painted the back white

Then this is what I did next:)

Stars and Stripes pillow wrap

Remember my earlier post about making these pillow wraps.  I used the same idea here.  I freezer paper stenciled the star and stripe words on the burlap.  Then sewed the star fabric on the edges. Tie it on a pillow and your done!

Wood floor America star

My brother install's hard wood floors. I have him collect any left over pieces.  I glue and piece the boards together.  Then use them for crafts.  I used 3 floor slats, then painted a star and added white vinyl over top.

God bless America

Saw this cute sign on Pinterest.  Knew I needed one. Really quick 20min project.

4th of july banner for the coffee filter wreath.

Yes, I plan on making banners for every season for this wreath.  Here is the newest one!

Porch rules

Simply paint a board any size and add vinyl.  I made this one for an auction.  I plan on making myself one in bright colors for my back porch.

How to make your own Recipe or picture holder stand

 1st you need a board any size, candle holder, some kind of topper (I used a wooden bead), mini paper clip, E-6000 glue.

Glue all pieces together like pitcured below.  let dry.

Spray paint any color and sand as desired

 You can also do this same process with a picture frame!  Like below:)

Let's ride Bike

Loving all the cute bike decor on pinterest.  Here a board that I stenciled a bike and lets ride on to.  I thought it was so fitting for summer.  I love how it hangs on my little fence.

You are my sunshine pillow wrap

I found this idea over at  

http://www.polkadotchair.com/2014/05/diy-summer-pillow-sleeve.html/

Pure genius.  She has a great tutorial and a free cut file to make this pillow.  Go check it out!

Here comes the Sun

We have been ready for summer.  Wanting warm temps, swimming, late night walks, ect...  This is what I came up with for my yard post this month.  Bring on summer!

Whats on My giant chalk board for June

I have a whole Sunshine and bike theme going this month

Moroccan Chest

I found this great Chest at a yard sale for $10.  I was going to leave it how it was.  The colors weren't really working with what I already had in my family room.  I taped off and painted it purple:)  Then went over the yellow lines with a gold sharpie.  Still trying to decide if I am going to add a design in the boxes.

Retired Teacher Gift

My Mom has taught school for the last 20 years.  She Retired at the end of this school year.  This is what I made for her retirement party.  I created the Every Child left behind printable in picmonkey, as well as the Retire card.

How to make your own designer gift shop clock

I was in a gift shop last week and fell in love with this clock.  It was mounted on this cute chevron board.  The price was out of this world.

 During my Garage sale adventures over the weekend.  I found this clock and paper covered frame.  I scored a serious deal.  Because, it was late in the day the lady sold me these and some other stuff for $1

 First I stripped the paper from the frame and sanded it off a bit.

 Next I painted the frame white

 I covered the clock face 

 I painted a layer of white for primer and the painted a layer of chocolate brown

I love Chevron!  I already have tons of  Chevron in my home. So I chose this Spanish Tile background. Using my Silhouette Machine. I cut this background Stencil, on contact paper.  My frame measures 12X12.  It was really easy to set up and cut.  I found the SVG file FREE on Birdscards.com  She has some really amazing FREE files!  Thank you birdscards.

 Pull your stencil off the backing and stick on your frame.

 Paint your second color and let dry.  Remove contact paper stencil.

Last step was to glue the clock on the board using E6000 glue.  The frame worked out well.  Because of the hole it gives access to replace the battery and change the time.

 Here is my take on that expensive "Gift Shop Clock"

3 tone spring sign "How to Paint"

How to paint your own 3 tone Spring Sign.

I saw this cute spring sign on poppyseedprojects.com  It's Say's she offers classes.  I looked all over her web page.  I couldn't find any info on classes or pricing.  So, I decided to make my own.  My version, I'm sure is a lot larger.

I cut my board 24in X 24in.  Then I painted the entire board white.

 Next I used my silhouette cameo and cut a double scalloped circle.  I had to cut in fourths and tape together due to the size of my board.

 Tape you scallop circle on your board.  I made the template out of paper.  Something this large would be harder to put together with vinyl. (I have tried with paper and vinyl before)

 Paint your outer layer first.  

 Next I cut the phrase using vinyl (I used Edmund's font).  Center the phrase and place in the middle of your circle, using transfer tape.

 Paint your inside layer over the vinyl

 Remove paper and vinyl templates. I did touch up a few spots with a fine tip paint brush

Welcome Spring!