Printable Playroom Wall Art: Vintage Silhouette

Again, with the help from the Graphics Fairy, I compiled some wall art for 

a Play Room.  Two Vintage Silhouette 8x10 Printables.  Enjoy!

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Printable Wall Art: Guest Room

Thanks to lots of help from the Graphics Fairy, I compiled some wall art for 

a Guest Room.  And some 5x7's an 8x10's.  Enjoy!

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5x7

 5x7

 5x7

 8x10

Free Printable United States Declaration of Independence

With Memorial Day and the 4th of July coming up I have began some Patriotic Projects.

So here is the first, some Patriotic Wall Art.

A free Printable of the United States Declaration of Independence.

Dark & Light, both are 8x10's, but saved at high resolution so they can be printed larger.

 (click on the image then save to computer)

Linked to: Tip Junkie

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Valentine's Day Decorations and Projects

I love Valentine's Day! 

And since the day the Christmas Decorations came down, Valentine's Day started going up.

This year I went with a more vintage feel.

My husband first thought the red, white, and black theme was vampire"ish",

but once it was all put together he came around.

These decorations were inexpensive and made from things on hand.

I tore off the covers of some old books and tied them with a ribbon.

Used several pages sliced in half, crunched, and stitched/gathered into a garland. (dyi: here.)

Pages were also used to fan into hearts and circles.

Left over tea-dyed coffee filters from this project, were used to make the big puff balls. (diy: here.)

And scraps of paper for this cute Valentines Day Advent Calendar from Creative Juices (diy: here.)

I printed off some cute vintage images from The Graphic Fairy.

Painted some wood block 4x4's and stenciled LOVE on them. (diy: here.)

And used some marshmallows and candy to fill my jars.

The Letters for my banner and other banners are printable below.

All super simple and super inexpensive.

Images for these are all printable below, just glue onto scrapbook paper.

Banners for "LOVE", "VALENTINE", and "XOXO" free printables below:

And Printable Sheet with Images from The Graphic Fairy.

Click to enlarge then save or print.

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Valentine's Day Advent Calendar

This Advent Calendar is made using a cupcake pan. I found the idea over at Your Creative Juices.

What I really like about it...the little squares of paper have magnets on the back.

 So when the holiday is over, you pull them off and they take no room to store.

And it can be used year after year.

Your Creative Juices also provides a free printable for the numbers, but since I have a black, white, and red theme this year I didn't want any pink.  So I ended up make my own. You can print them off below.  Or go over to her site and print off her cute numbers. 

Printable Valentine's Day Advent Calendar Numbers:

 click to enlarge and print

Book Pages into Garland

Valentine's Day Garland

This project is pretty self explanatory.

I ripped out some old pages from a book and cut them in half the long way. 

 Then using 2 or 3 stacked, I gathered/folded them as I stitched.

Then separate the layers and crunch as you go.  They may tear a bit, but it doesn't matter.

Simple and inexpensive.

LOVE Wood Blocks

More Valentine's Day Decorations...

Materials:

4x4 wood board

Black Paint

White Paint

Sponge Brush

Sand Paper

Stencils (Printable Below)

I made these with scrap pieces of wood from some previous projects.

But it is just made from a 4x4 cut in increments of 6",7", 8" & 9". They do not have to be exact or straight.

 (And, if you don't have a saw to cut wood, Home Depot and Lowes will cut it for free.)

Then paint black. Let dry.

Using printable "LOVE" stencil below,sponge/paint on white lettering. Let Dry.

Sand and Distress corners.

Printable LOVE Lettering: here

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Coffee Filter Puff Balls

I have been working on my Valentine's Day decorations...and these are one of my favorite.

I actually made these will left over dyed coffee filters from my wreath project found: here.

Materials:

20-30 coffee filters (per puff ball)

Water and Tea bags

Nail

Brad (one per puff ball)

Ribbon

  Make a pot of tea, soak coffee filters in them, then dry out.

Then stack 20-30 filters. Push a nail through the center of all, creating a hole.

Insert a brad to secure. Pinch and crunch each filter one at a time, working your way to the center.

Repeat on opposite side. And add some ribbon to hang and you're done!

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Nursery Lamp

I'm in the process of redoing our nursery & it is just about done.

It used to be jungle themed and now...I went with a more neutral approach.

And one of the changes included the lamp. 

It was a clearanced lamp from Kirkland Home ($5.00) but it originally was edged in a leopard print.

 So with a quick surging & gathering of some scrap fabric, plus of few dots of Fabric Glue...It was fixed.

More Bird Wall Art

Free Download and Printable found: here

Free Wall Art: Spring Birds

French Bird Wall Art. 

Made to fit 5x7 frames.

Free Download or Printable found: here

 Free Download or Printable found: here

Free Download or Printable found: here

 

Free Download or Printable found: here

Thanks to The Graphics Fairy, I found a ton of cute graphics, added some text and turned them into Pictures for my walls.

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Free Printable Wall Art- Quote 2

This Quote is made to fit a standard 5x7" picture frame.

Free Printable and Download: click here

Free Printable Wall Art- Quote

Quote picture is made to fit a standard 5x7" frame.  

Free Printable or Download: click here



Spring...

I love the Holidays and the Seasons, all of them... And I love decorating for each.  So here are a few simple and inexpensive ideas I thought I would share...

1. Apothecary Jars:

Filled with festive, yet inexpensive things.  I used marshmallows, blown and dyed eggs, and jelly beans with a touch of fake grass and some ribbon.

(I let my marshmallows dry out, so they didn't squish.  I also put a glass cup inside the jar so I didn't have to buy as many marshmallows.)

2. My Crate filled with Paper Mache Eggs
 Usually I like to line my crate with foil then lay a strip of sod in it.  The grass grows tall and looks amazing!  But since I am now in Arizona and it is super hot and dry and we have been out of town a lot this month, I opted this year for moss.

I made the eggs with paper mache'd balloons.  Here is the recipe I followed and I did use both the optional salt and cinnamon it suggested.  They were very easy, but I wish I used thinner paper so the strips would lie smoother...maybe next time. 
* I also happen to use this crate all year long, swapping out the seasonal decor.

3. Additional decorations:

-My Spring blocks with directions here.
-Some Spring Garland clearanced at Micheals
-And more Paper Mache Eggs with moss and grass!

Spring/Summer Blocks

I love these blocks!  They were supper simple and inexpensive to make.  Plus they are reversible saying "SPRING" on one side and "SUMMER" on the other, so it makes for less storage space...which I always like.

Spring:

Summer:

So here is how to make them.

Materials:
  6 blocks of wood in varying sizes*
       (3x 6in, 1x 7.5in, and 2x 8.5in)
  Sandpaper
  13 bottles of Acrylic paint* (6 spring colors, 6 summer colors, and white)
  Stenciled Lettering*
  Sponge Paint brushes
  Scissors & Tape


First a few notes:

• I bought my wood at Home Depot and I got one 4x4 that was eight feet long for $7.00. Then I had them cut it for me to the specified dimensions. (They do this for free)
• The paint, Micheal's had a new selection of paint: Craft Smart and each bottle was only 59cents! Cheapest I have ever found!
• And for the lettering you could use stencils, draw them on, etc. But I found it easiest and cheapest to print them out on the computer in a font I liked. The dimensions of my letters were about 5.5 inches tall by 2-2.5 inches wide (depending on the letter). Then I cut out my letters creating a “stencil” to use.
• I also did this with a group so we could split the costs...which helped a lot!

Prep:
I found it helpful to sand any rough/splintering parts of the wood, due to the saw's cutting.
I also chose my block order/arrangement and which sides I liked best for the “front” and “back's”

Now getting started.
1. I painted the block white.

2. Then I painted all of the “front” sides in the varying spring colors I chose, keeping a small white edge.

Then I painted all of the “back” sides in the varying summer colors the same way.

3. Stencil on lettering. I did this by taping my paper stencil down to the wood block, then “sponged” on the white with the sponge brush.

4. Once completely dry, I sanded it. I sanded all the edges, and lightly sanded quick strokes over the lettering to give them a slightly worn look.

And you're done!

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