Let it SNOW! Picture Frame {Tutorial} repost

Today I am home sick from church.  I want to craft, but since I am feeling kinda crappy, I will show you one from last year.  I hardly had ANY followers last year, so I figure you probably haven't seen it:)


This Picture Frame craft was so EASY and CHEAP!  I don't mean cheap looking, just inexpensive....


Here is what I did:

I went to Joann's and bought a 5 x7 frame for 60% off, but you probably have one laying around your house, or you could buy one at goodwill.  That's what I usually do, but I was at Joann's and Yea, I gave in to the sale.  It cost me like $5.99.

Then I went to the gift wrap section and bought a cheap Christmas gift bag.  I think it was 60% off too!  It cost me like 1.29 or something.

I went home, cut out a 5 x 7 piece of the gift bag and put it in the frame.

Now for the next step, you could do several things!  I have a Cricut, so I cut out the "Let it Snow."  You could use rub ons, cut out letters with cardstock and glue them on....there are so many possibilities!  I put my vinyl on the outside of the glass.  SOOOO EASY!

This cost me about $7.50, not counting the vinyl.  I already had it.  Not bad, huh?  This would be a great gift too!

I am putting this on my mantle.  I'm wishing for SNOW......

Birthday Giveaway Winner and My November Subway Art

The Birthday Giveaway winner is Morgan!  Congrats Morgan:

I'm now a follower. My favorite thing about fall and Thanksgiving is getting together with friends and family and eating tons of yummy food! I also love how it reminds us to be thankful for all that we have.

 I have e-mailed Morgan and the goodies have been sent!  Enjoy:)  Thanks to all of you who entered.

I made this last year, but forgot to post about it.  I ordered this vinyl from Keeping it Simple.  Cute, huh?

She has some great prices.   I love me some SUBWAY art!

I like my cute little fabric pumpkins I made last year as well.  I found the tutorial at The Idea Room.

Easy and they turn out sooo cute!!

Hope your having a Fantastic Day!  Come back tomorrow for a Guest Post:)

Today's Guest: Ginger Snap Crafts

Hi!  I'm Ginger from Ginger Snap Crafts. 

I'm so excited to be here at Karen's Monster Craft Bash. Wahoo! 

I LOVE October!  Halloween, fall & it's my birthday MONTH!

{Does any one else celebrate their birthday the whole month, too??!!}  :)

This October is even more special because my little blog is celebrating a BIG milestone...

so if you get a chance check out my blog THIS week. 

{I've got some HUGE giveaways & FANTASTIC guests lined up!}

OK..now on to my MoNsTeR CrAfT!!!

This cute, little Boo Block! :)

It was super easy!  I just took a piece of 2x4 that I had left over from another project & painted it black.

Then I cut several different boo!'s out in different colored vinyl in some of my favorite fonts. 

{I used my Silhouette, but you could also use stickers, paint pens or whatever you have around.}

Applied my vinyl lettering & then tied a ribbon around my block.

That's it...cute & easy!

{Thought it looked super cute with my ghost I got in the clearance aisle at Hobby Lobby!} :)

Thanks so much for having me over, Karen.

It was fa-boo-lous!!!

Don't forget to stop by Ginger Snap Crafts! I'd LOVE to have ya!

I've got a super fun link party on Wednesdays! 

 Would love to have YOU come link up!

Thanks so much Ginger!  I love that you used a leftover 2 x 4 from another project!  Easy:)  Ginger has so many cool tutorials on her blog.  Here is one of my favorites:

I love how she arranged the vinyl and pictures!  Looks great!  Go check out Ginger's blog and see what else she's created. 

Boo to You Canvas Art

I love canvas art.  It's fun to work with and it's hard to mess up.  I bought a bunch of canvas in different sizes from that craft store I told you about that went out of business.  For this project I used a 8 x 8 canvas.  Here's what you need for this project:

8 x 8 canvas

Black paint (I used Delta Ceramcoat)

Orange paint (Delta Ceramcoat)

stencil (I used Martha Stewart)

Scrapbook paper ( I used Boo to You by My Minds Eye)

vinyl lettering (or you could use foam stamps, etc.)

Burlap

spray adhesive

stencil brush

glue gun

I didn't take a picture of every step, but this was an easy project.  The hardest part is probably the stenciling.  The secret to stenciling is you move your hand up and down and don't spread out the bristles on the brush.  You also don't want too much paint on your brush.

First I painted the canvas.  Let it dry. It only took about 15 minutes to dry.  Then I stenciled with the black paint and Martha Stewart stencil.  These stencils are awesome!  They came in a 3 pack.  I used my 50% off coupon at Micheal's.  I paid $8 for 3 different stencils with different patterns on them.

After the paint was dry I cut the black burlap a little smaller than the 8 x 8 canvas.  I fringed the edges of the burlap a little.  

Then I cut the paper a little smaller size than the burlap.  I used spray adhesive to attach the burlap to the canvas and to attach the paper to the burlap.  It Worked great!  

Next, I adhered the vinyl lettering to the paper.  Isn't that font cute?

Lastly, I made a lovely little rosette flower with the black burlap and hot glued a pumpkin button on the flower.  

This project probably took me about 1 1/2 hours including the time to stencil the canvas.  I love the way it turned out!  

I think I will give this to my friend for her birthday!  

Thanks for stopping by, and have a fabulous day:)

I am linking to these parties:
Shabby Creek Cottage
Katie's Nesting Spot
Tea Rose Home
Happy Hour Projects
Frugalicious Me
ABC and 123 learning
House of Hepworths
The Answer is Chocolate
A Glimpse Inside

Vintage Happy Halloween Wood decor

I told you about my goal to use up my vinyl lettering that I have had sitting around my house forever, right?  Well here is the fun wood decor I made with the spooky looking "Happy Halloween" lettering.

First I painted the wood orange with Delta Ceramcoat paint.  

After letting it dry, I applied the lettering.  I love the font...don't you?

Next, I let the wood sit around my house for about 1 month without doing a thing to it!

It needed something more, so I stamped the bats on with a rubber stamp and black acrylic paint.

  I had some cute little vintage Halloween pictures that I purchased on Etsy as a download.  They were like $2 and I can used them over and over again.  I matted the vintage picture with some cute Halloween paper and used some pop dots to attach it. 

To finish it off, I edged the wood with black paint.  I just used a paper towel and rubbed it around the edges.  Soooo easy and very cheap.  The vinyl was free, the wood was in my garage, I had the paint and the only cost was the vintage image!  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  My kids started school today and I am looking forward to having a little more time to craft.  Then I start school in 3 weeks!

I am linking with these awesome parties:
Tip Junkie
Funky Polka Dot Giraffe

Live, Laugh, Love Wood Plaque redo

Remember I told you I went to a few garage sales last weekend?  Well, I got me some good stuff!  Here is the first of my projects from what I got:

Before

I liked the wood and the structure of the sign.  I didn't like the corny words on it.  I knew I could make something cute from it.  

First, I took it outside and sprayed that baby with Rustoleum Apple Green.  I am lovin' this color!!

I gave it 2 coats to make sure it was covered well.  Can you tell I've used it a few times?

I love how well this spray paint covers.  You really only need 1 coat.  But in this case, I did 2.

After

I didn't take pictures of this, but I sanded the edges of the board.  Then I added a black polka dot bow, with two polka dot rosettes.  If you need a tutorial of how to do the rosettes, you can find one here.

I love how it turned out and now I just need to figure out where to put it.  

Do you think this would make a nice Wedding gift?  I am thinking about giving it to a couple who is getting married in a few weeks.

Linking to these parties:
Craftomaniac
Sumo Sweet Stuff

Framed Family Vinyl over Houndstooth print

"Family- The greatest things in life aren't things"

Wow! This project only took me about 5minutes, except the vinyl took me FOREVER to apply, because it  is old.  I have let it sit around my house for a couple of years!

One of my goals this week is to use up all the vinyl lettering I have laying around.  I bought a bunch from a friend and I have never used it.  Hopefully I will be posting a lot of cool projects this week:)

All I did was cut down a sheet of 12x12 Houndstooth scrapbook paper to 8x10.  Then I applied the vinyl, which I said before, took me about 15 minutes to apply.  The key is to use tweezers!  

Lastly, I hot glued the 3 silk flowers!  So simple:)  What do ya think?  I am lovin' it!!

Coming up:  My awesome Garage Sale finds!

I am linking with these parties!
Craftomaniac
All Thingz Related
Me Making Do
Blue Cricket Design

Summer Blocks-Tutorial

I admit it, I am a little late getting this done, but I have been wanting to make these for several months now.  I am a procrastinator.  I have been since day one.  At least I still have a month or so to enjoy these, right?

You have probably seen several tutorials on this, but here is my take on it:

First, I cut the blocks to match the size of the vinyl lettering.  I bought the vinyl lettering at that store I have been telling you about that has since gone out of business.  I bought the vinyl for about 3 bucks!  

I cut the wood with my band saw.  That is the best saw to cut straight lines.  I love it.  It is really easy to use too.

Now, I brushed each block with Mod Podge.  I try not to get an over abundance of Mod Podge on the wood, so I don't have to wipe it off later.

I used my daughters little blue book with all her friends phone numbers in it to flatten out the paper, or you will get lots of bubbles under it.  Keep doing this until it looks like it's dry.

{bad picture, sorry!}

Next, I took my block sander and sanded the excess paper off each edge.  Do not do this until the Mod Podge is completely dry, or the paper will slide everywhere and it will look terrible!

This step you have to be careful about.  I stained my blocks after I put the paper and vinyl on.  I tried staining the whole thing, including the paper, but it looked terrible.  I had to start over.  I only stained the sides and back of each block.  The stain I used is called Minwax Early American. It's my fav!

There ya go!  I didn't include how to adhere the vinyl.  Directions are usually included with the packaging.  It's super easy.  

I am happy with the way they turned out and they look great on my mantel.  If only for another 3 or 4 weeks:)

Linking here:
Craftomaniac
C.R.A.F.T.
Skip to My Lou
Sumo's Sweet Stuff
The Girl Creative
Someday Crafts

Wall decor: Be Strong and of Good Courage

Don't forget to enter the Scrapbook goodies and cards giveaway!!  It ends Sunday July 31st @ midnight.  Click here to enter.

I had a 12x12 size vinyl lettering left over from a project I did for the Young Women at my church and I wasn't sure what to do with it.  I have tons of 12 x 12 tiles around my house with vinyl on them, and I wanted to do something different with this one.

I also had a glass frame that was a totally different size than 12 x 12 so what I did for this project was cut up the vinyl lettering to fit my frame!  I love the way it turned out!  I also think I found a fabulous place for it on my living room wall.  What do you think?

Sorry about all the glares.  But you get the idea.  I like the way it looks above our family pictures.  

I would love to know what you think.  

Here is the sepia version:)  

I would appreciate your comments!  I read every one of them!

I am linking up here:
Lolly Jane
Crafty Confessions

2 Blue Birdie's kissing Wood project!

Be sure and enter the Scrapbook eye Candy Giveaway!  Click here to enter.  Ends April 24th!

  Remember a while back when I told you about this fabulous vinyl I won from Blooming Words?  Well, I was a little befuddled (I love that word!) about what to do with it.  Here is how cute it is:

 Aren't the birdies cute?  I love the red and white polka dot canvas too!  Haven't figured out what to do with that still.  Any ideas????

Here is what I did with the birdies:

I'm not sure I love the yellow, but I am pretty happy with it!

Of course I had to add one of those pretty little fabric flowers!

Oooh, I like the lighting better in this picture.

Hope your having a happy day!

Crafty Weekend!

 Be sure and enter the Scrapbook eye Candy Giveaway!  Click here to enter.  Ends April 24th!

  
Today I am home from church with my 9 yr. old daughter.  She has had a stomach ache since yesterday afternoon.  Only when she feels like it's time to hurl.....nothin', nada!  She can't do it.  

 We were up for several hours last night on the verge of puking, but it never happened.  What's a Mom to do, other than wanting to make her drink pepto Bismol so she will just puke already!!

I know that was more information than you wanted to know, so I will move on to some of my favorite Easter Crafts I have made.  Wanna see??

First, remember I told you a while back about all that vinyl I got at a garage sale for $1?  Here is another project I just finished with the Easter vinyl:

Cute,  huh?  It's hard to tell in the picture, but I painted the board Lavender, then sanded around the edges.  It needed SOMETHING, so I added a few rosette's.  Not bad for about $2 bucks, huh?

I know I don't take very good pictures, but that's why there is PICNIK!  If you haven't edited your pictures there, you should try it.  

Since I had some time today, I also figured out how to watermark my pictures!  So cool and EASY!!  I found a tutorial about how to watermark my pictures on Picnik on Blogging With Amy.  She made it so easy with her directions.  I have always wanted to learn!  Go check it out....

I hope you all are having a nice, relaxing Sunday.  That bright yellow ball in the sky is out today and I am SOOOO HAPPY!

I am linking up at these parties:
Under the Table and Dreaming
Sisters of the Wild West 
Craftomaniac 
C.R.A.F.T.