DIY Vintage Wood Crate

Hi All!  

How was your weekend?  I had a very lovely and relaxing weekend.  I watched the LDS General Conference and it was VERY inspiring and uplifting.  Watching it always makes me want to be a better person.  I love how I feel when I watch it. 

Is the weather beautiful where you are?  I can't believe the gorgeous weather we have been having here in Oregon!  I am enjoying every minute of it, because any day the rain could start, then it's not so great.

Totally unrelated....my hubby helped me make this cute Apple Crate the other day:

Isn't it just adorable?  I love how it turned out.

I wasn't really sure how it would turn out, so I didn't take pictures until it was done!  You know when you really aren't sure if something is going to work out the way  you hope it will?  I used wood from an old wood pallet that our new bed came on a few months ago!

I may stencil something on the front, and I kinda want to stain it was well.  I would love to hear your opinions!  

I love old vintage looking crates and I have always wanted one on my front porch!  

Here are some other lovely DIY crates:

 These ladies AMAZE me with their DIY talent!  They have so Fabulous tutorials on their blog!  Find this one here.

This DIY crate was made for only $4!!  Can't beat that price.  I love how she white washed it.  Find her tutorial here.

I am lovin' this Yardstick crate from Seven Sisters!  Find the tutorial here.

Here is one of my favorite DIY crates!  Janet at Today's Fabulous Finds has a great tutorial for her Paint Stick Crate.  Check it out here.

Don't these just get you in the mood for FALL?  I am obsessed with them all and want to make about 10 more!!  

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

DIY 4-Sided Wood Holiday Stackers

I sure love making crafts for my own home, but I always have a hard time finding a place to store them all! 

 This craft saves you A TON of room (and money), because it's one decoration that can be used for 4 seasons!

I love this craft because each side of the blocks are for a different season.  Awesome:)

I love how you simply have to just flip them over and you've got a different season!

Here's the Fall side.  I used different scrapbook paper for each side.

My favorite side!  Love me some Halloween:)  The different fonts are so whimsical and cute!

Supplies:

Vinyl lettering

Wood

scrapbook paper

Mod Podge

acrylic paint (I used light ivory)

sand paper

I ordered these blocks of wood and vinyl from Finger Snapper.  They have fantastic deals on their site.  It's certainly worth visiting!

I didn't take pictures of the process, but it's so dang easy!  First I sanded the wood to make it nice and smooth.  Then, I painted the wood with one coat of light ivory paint.

Next, I measured each paper to fit the wood, then Mod Podged the paper onto the wood.  Make sure you use something to smooth the paper down (like one of those scrapers from Pampered Chef!).  You don't want any air bubbles.  

After all of the paper is adhered and the Mod Podge is dried (about 1/2 hour), I sanded the edged of the paper until it was smooth to the wood.  Make sure no paper is lifting up.  If it is just glue it down with more Mod Podge.

After the sanding, I applied all the vinyl lettering.  DONE!  Now I have 3 sets of these babies to give away as gifts.  YAY!!

Hope your not sick of all these vinyl projects, because I have a lot more coming!  

 Take care and Thanks for stopping by:)

Home is Where your Story Begins Blocks

How has your Summer been?  I am so enjoying mine, although I wish I could be crafting more!!  

I had a wedding reception to go to last month and I needed a gift to give the happy couple.  I ordered this kit from Thoughts in Vinyl and I love how it turned out!

Forgive my lousy pictures!  I am having problems using PicMonkey on my computer.  My husband is a computer engineer and he loves changing stuff on our computer, so hence all my Blog problems!

The couple I gave this too had both been married before and have 8 children between them!  I figured they probably had just about everything they need, but anyone can use more room decor, right?  I think they are going to like this!!

I found the wood in my garage leftover from some other crafts.  I painted the wood black, then sanded the edges...done!  This gift cost me about $8!  Awesome wedding gift.  

Have you ever ordered from Thoughts in Vinyl?  You should go check them out.  They have so many kits to choose from!

Right now they are having a Summer sale.  25% off your order!!  The shipping is very reasonable as well!

FAMILY blocks decor

I admit it.  

I have an addiction to vinyl lettering!  I love how easy it is to apply and how easy it is to make a FABULOUS craft with it.  A few days ago I made these blocks for my living room.  

I used my FooFaLa paper for these blocks.  Super fun and pretty!!

It fits perfect on my shelf!  

-I started by painting the blocks with Light Ivory.

-Next I cut the paper the size of each block and adhered it with Mod Podge.

When the Mod Podge was dry, I sanded the paper around the edges to get a smooth finish and to make sure the paper stuck well.

-Then I adhered the vinyl!  

-FINISHED!

I love using a line of coordinating paper.  I always wonder if the paper matches, but when you use a coordinating line, you can't go wrong!  

Hope your having a great week:)

Be Mine Love {Valentine Blocks}

Is it too early for a Valentine's post?  For some reason soon after Christmas is over I get really excited about doing Valentine Crafts.  Do you have that problem? 

I actually don't think it's a problem at all!  Why not get all ready for the next holiday?  Now, I WILL wait a few weeks before I decorate for Valentine's Day. 

As soon as I saw these blocks on Brown Paper Packages, I just knew I had to make them!  I did my own twist on them.  I used a 2x4  for my blocks and I had some words left over from last year, so I just used what I had. 

They were so quick to make.  I love using the darker color under the pink and white, then when you sand the edges, the darker color shows through....CAUUUUTE!

Leave a comment and let me know what you think!   I read each and every one of them!!

St. Patricks Day Wood decor Redo

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Many moons ago, I made a cute St. Patrick's day Wood craft. It was when I was REALLY into Tole Painting.  Have you ever tried that?  It is so cool!  I loved it.  I made a TON of cute Wood crafts.  I still love this one, but it needed something.  Here is what I did:

Cute, right?  They were just plain old wood, with no embellishments.  I added burlap (of course!), buttons, and a cute shamrock cut out of some fabric I found at Joann's in their remnant bin (wahoo!).  

 

It's amazing how much better something can look with just a little sprucing, huh?  I feel like it's a brand new decoration! 

Have you redone an old craft of yours recently?  I would love to see it!!

St. Patrick's Day Favorites

I don't usually decorate much for St. Paddy's day.  I am not sure why.  It's a fun holiday.  This year I am determined to try some new St. Patrick's day crafts and start some kind of traditions with my family!  Here are some fun crafts I found to help celebrate the Green holiday!

When I saw this banner on the Fiskars site, I just about drooled on my keyboard!  It is so pretty and isn't your typical Green St. Paddy's day decoration.  You could leave it up all Spring!

Don't these look DIVINE?  I love the bright colors!  The colors of the rainbow:) I found this on Family Fun.  My kids would love these!!

Here is a cute craft that looks super easy to make!  I found these on Thoughts in Vinyl.  You can order the kit!  How easy is that!!

Craft on....

I love Sundays- Hoppy Easter!

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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 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!

Happy October!! Trick or Treat Block Tutorial How-To

Since today is October 1st, I got a little excited and made these cute Trick or Treat blocks. They were super easy! My friend Kara from Kara's Krafts cut the vinyl for me. She has her own website. Her prices are very reasonable!

First I found some 2 x 4 wood at my Dad's house, and cut it to the size of my vinyl.

Next, I painted each block with 2 coats of acrylic paint (I used Americana, you can get it at JoAnn's or Micheals).

I sanded the edges of each piece of wood for an antique look.

Then I added the vinyl! Sooooo EASY!

You have to try this. I have done several of these lately and I can't believe how easy it is!

Let me know what you think! I love comments.....