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DIY Large Photo Collage
DIY Large Photo Collages (An inexpensive DIY Tutorial) I’m so excited to share the Large Photo Collage I made with you! We recently moved into a new home and in this new home of ours is a large wall that goes up the stairway. I wanted to do something with that huge space that was dramatic and eye catching. That’s when I remembered seeing a picture of these large photo booth style collages on Pinterest. I knew then that, that is what I wanted to do. So I searched for a tutorial and couldn’t really find what I was looking for, for a couple of reasons: 1. I wanted to make one…
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Wall Art Canvas Picture Tutorial
Today I want to share an easy and inexpensive DIY Canvas Picture Home Décor Idea. It turned out so cute and I’m here to show you how to make it! Wall Art Picture Canvas Tutorial I made this for a dear friend of mine for her birthday. Usually when I want to make my friends a homemade gift I simply stalk their pinterest and see what they love! I saw these FREE PRINTABLES over on Jessica Spragues’s Blog and just knew it would look great on some canvas. So I decided to make you a little tutorial on how to add a photo to canvas to make a beautiful piece of wall…
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Homemade Christmas Gifts – For Her (Part 2)
Last year I made a top ten list of some great Homemade Gift Ideas for the women in your life; moms, grandmas, sisters, girlfriends, teachers, neighbors. It has been such a hit I decided to make another list for 2013! And here it is…. Collage frame with poem, a perfect gift for Grandma! (I found this adorable frame at Michael’s craft store, printed and cut some cute photos to put on the outside edge and printed a cute poem on scrapbook paper and glued a ribbon on. Simple but also very thoughtful. This was a gift for my mother-in-law several years ago.) Perhaps you need something for a friend who’s lived in…
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Simple DIY Baby Jesus Nativity – A Christmas Decoration
The Holiday Craft I was working on last week is a cute little DIY Baby Jesus Nativity A great addition to your Christmas Decorations. I was helping out at our Church’s Super Saturday and this is the craft I was in charge of. Isn’t it so cute! I got the idea from “Crafty Sisters” adorable Baby Jesus ornament. I simply “enlarged” their version and made it a cute Christmas Decoration you can hang on the wall. Crafty Sisters have a complete tutorial on how to make their Baby Jesus Ornaments over on their blog, check it out HERE. If you want to make the wall decor version you will need: Craft basket (found in the…
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Halloween Home Decorating Ideas
Do you need some cute DIY Halloween Decorating Ideas? I wanted to share some of my best friend’s Halloween Home Decorating ideas with all of you today. Here are some front porch Halloween decorating ideas… Chalkboard sign “It’s a Dead Man’s Party, leave your body at the door” in a frame. Spider drink! Skeleton in rocking chair, this cracks me up! Giant Spider and web hanging from the ceiling and spiders on door. What’s outdoor Halloween Decorations without a tombstone! This is such a cute idea for Halloween. All you need is some porcelain houses, some primer and black spray paint, a black cloth, and some orange (Christmas-like) lights. Here is…
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Trick or Treat Halloween Decorative Pillows
Perfect Halloween Decor for your front porch! Trick or Treat burlap pillows. All you need is some burlap, stuffing, contact paper or vinyl, cutter, orange glitter spray paint and a sewing machine. I found the idea and tutorial HERE Her set of pillows are just too cute!! So I had to make my own! *Cut out your squares for pillows. You will need 6 total. Sew all but 1 side together. Flip right side out and attach your contact paper with the words cut out already(use your cutter in a font that you like). I then put a thin piece of cardboard in between the layers so the spray paint…
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Butterfly Wall Hanging
My Grandma loves Butterflies…. She is an incredible seamstress and I love her to pieces. I made her this wall hanging for her 89th birthday, she loved it! The Quote: “Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over…it became a butterfly. The back….I hand stitched 2 ribbon loops for hanging! The wings are 3 dimensional! They have a thin layer of batting in between the 2 layers of fabric. Details…. Pipe cleaner antennas… To view more please visit my blog!
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DIY "You are My Sunshine" Sign Tutorial
I made this adorable plaque for my best friend’s daughter! If you ever want to find the perfect gift for your friend just check out their pinterest boards! I found lots of cute pins on her board that said “You are my Sunshine” I had this really cute wood plaque from Hobby Lobby in my craft stash. First I painted it a pretty pastel yellow using some craft paint and a foam brush (took 3 coats)…. Then cut out your vinyl… I used my Silhouette to cut my words out of grey and white vinyl. Remove vinyl backing and lay evenly on your sign. use a card to transfer your…
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Re-usable Paper Towels
My awesome sister decided to make some reusable paper towels for her friend for her birthday and she let me make some for my sister-in-law too!! Love how they turned out…. You can find the tutorial HERE To view more please visit my blog!
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Felt Christmas Tree Advent Calendar Tutorial – Part 3
We’ve got to finish up our circles!! Hope you are almost done, December 1st is just around the corner. If you missed Part 1 and 2 of the Christmas Advent Calendar Tutorial you can find them here…PART 1 and PART 2. After cutting out all my felt designs I hand stitched them into place with matching embroidery floss and a needle. A Feathered Nest has some great tips on hand stitching HERE. Remember if you don’t want to sew just use some fabric/craft glue to attach your designs. I attached a few of my pieces with glue instead of sewing them on. Here they are… Hoping to sew my circles on the tree tomorrow!…
