Owl Wall Art

Katie’s new room is nature themed.  I found this super cute comforter set at Target and decided to make some wall art to go with it. 

I started with a pack of canvas and painted them with a solid color.

    

 

 

I then cut out the images I wanted on my Silhouette and used spray adhesive to attach them to the dried canvas.

To finish them, I painted them with a coating of Modge Podge using a foam brush.  The Modge Podge dried and left them with a little shine.

And here is the finished project!

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!

Cars Themed Goodie Bags

I made these for Aiden’s 3rd birthday back in June.  I found all of the goodies at Michaels for $1 a pack and the party decorations were on clearance.  I imported a picture of Lightning McQueen to my Silhouette software and added the text.  The font used for the title shot of Cars is magneto.  I was able to cut out the Lightning McQueen from the top and add a perforation so that the card would fold over the goodie bag.

 

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!!

New Home, New Adventure

We have been in our new home for about a month now and what a busy month it has been!  It was a long process to find a home and to purchase it! 

Our home had been sitting empty for about 2 years so; while it us in good shape, it has a lot of work that needs to be done.  The floors definitely had 2 years of dust on them!  The biggest project will probably be the front and backyard.  Stay tuned for all of my projects on creating our dream home!  Thanks for tuning in!

We were in such a hurry to move in, that I didn’t take any before shots of the house.  These pictures are from the real estate website, but show were we are starting off at!

(The front lawn is all dead and the sprinklers where broken.)

(We’ve already replaced the dirty appliances with new stainless ones)

(Loft area, I was really drawn to the dark laminate flooring.)

(Entrance to master bedroom, I love all the built in cabinets!!)

(Dual master bathroom sinks)

(Master bath shower and garden tub!)

(Ugly, unfinished backyard with a lot of potential!)

 

Happy crafting!

A Day Late and a Dollar Short

Way back in April I started to work on a cute banner for my mantle…flash forward to the start of June and Voila, it’s done!!!  Now, you might be thinking that it was a very labor intensive project, alas it was not. 

I used my Silhouette to cut out all of the pieces and some cute paper I found at Michaels.  I attached the banner to the ribbon with staples.  I like the mix of the daintiness and hardware.

I think that before I put it out next year, I might outline the letters to make them pop a little more.  You can’t really see it well, but the banner spells out SRING.  Here are some close ups.

            

Thanks for looking!!