Freedom

I love the fourth of July and I love vintage holiday art..... So I have been wanting to create some fourth of July deco with some of my vintage fourth of July images..... I made a cute little sign using a board that I crackle painted to make it look aged then created a festive mat for an adorable "My country tis of thee" vintage postcard...

I also made a white-washed American flag that I painted on another board.....(gotta love home depots remnant boards!)

Then I found these star boxes that I painted with a crackle finish for my metal basket.....

Chalkboard Paint

Using black chalkboard paint I painted the door panels on the inside of my pantry....It will be the perfect spot for grocery lists, meal plans, messages, etc and the bottom panel will keep the kido busy with doodles while I work in the kitchen. I also painted an attic access panel that is in our loft/playroom. It had looked very out of place before but this helps it look like it was supposed to be there. I found an adorable crystal doorknob rack at Hob Lob 80% off so I tied ribbon to the eraser and made a chalk holder out of wire and a mason jar.... Chal;kboard paint was easy to use fairly inexpensive and can be applied to almost any surface.

Birthday Banner

This is a project that I think I started OVER two years ago!!! Yikes!! My "projects in progress" bin is getting full so I am trying to be a finisher !! It is a birthday banner to display for birthdays made out of bare chipboard tiles and ribbon.

I hope to have a few more "finished" project soon!!

Mothers Day Gift

I help out in the nursery at our church so on Easter we took pictures of the kids dressed up in the adorable Easter outfits then we made decoupaged frames with the pictures to give to their moms on Mother's Day.

I painted the wooden frames a coordinating color then cut out scrapbook paper to cover the front of the frame. I used modge podge to adhere the scrapbook paper to the frame. I then sanded and inked the edges to finish it off.....

Royal Birthright

For our Enrichment get together we had a princess party celebrating our Divine & Royal Heritage....

Here was the table my friend and I decorated using vintage inspired princess pieces in apothecary jars drizzled with pearls,and little signs that said the following by each item:

Fancy Princess-type High heel- "Walk in paths of righteousness"

Scriptures & Pearls- "Pearls of Wisdom"

Tiara- "Crown of Righteousness"

White Silk Gloves- Clean Hands & Pure Heart

a month too late...again!

At least for Arizona that is. I'm hoping it will cool off next week, but I have a feeling the dog days of summer are here! As for the rest of you, I hope this isn't too late. If nothing else, make it for next spring. A few girls in my neighborhood crafted last week. I brought it home and showed my husband. He said, "cute, but a month too late." He's right! Go to houseof3.com to printable projects. Buy the spring banner kit and print off at home or send it Costco(that's what I did), but another friend printed it off on matte paper at home...hers looked great. From there, cut out letters, paste on chipboard, embellish(my favorite part), punch holes in each side of the letters, and thread together with whatever you'd like, tie ribbons to your liking.

Pom-Pom Garland

I recently made this garland to decorate for my sons baptism luncheon. I literally threw it together on our way out the door. Quick, easy and cute.

The secret ingredient to make the garland is coffee filters. One bag of coffee filters and some yarn and you have a garland for under $2.

I used 6-8 filters for each pom-pom, thread the yarn through the center and then fluffed.

Scrunch them and separate them to make them fluffier. You can even dye the filters if you want a different color.