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Valentine XOXO blocks
I don’t know about you but, I am a gift giver! I love to have little over the top gifts or treats for each holiday or occasion. Why do kids get all the excitement and fun on holidays. I love to spoil the people in my circle, even though I can’t do big gifts for every occasion. Here is a fun little Valentine project perfect for decorating a tiered tray or to put in a Galentine’s gift bag. These Valentine XOXO blocks come together super quick. To create your own Valentine XOXO blocks you will need: scrap 2″ by 4″ wood boards White paint black and gold vinyl paintbrushes personal…
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“Bai” Mine Valentine treat
Valentine’s Day is close upon us. This holiday is usually celebrated by lovers and children. I have always been one to want to also share this holiday with close friends, co-workers, and great neighbors. Share the love right? Sometimes is hard to find small and simple gift ideas for adults that aren’t the love of your life. Looking on the internet mostly turns up ideas with Valentine’s treats for school-age children. I had purchased a few of these Bai drinks for some of my friends as an indulgent treat. Once I read the word Bai it came to me Bai Mine. I knew I needed to create a printable for…
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Simple Lovers Lane Sign
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching I wanted to create some easy decoration projects to add to my home and porch. Sometimes I love to create simple projects that can be done in 30 minutes or less. This Simple Lovers Lane is one of those projects, it takes minimal time and supplies to complete. To create your own lovers lane sign you will need: 1 board ( mine measures 5″ by 18″) white paint paintbrushes black vinyl personal cutting machine Start by painting your board white, I used a whitewash style of painting to make it look rustic with some of the raw wood showing through the paint. While your board…
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Chipboard Snowflake Board
January is upon us again with short daylight and long nights. What do you do with the weeks between Christmas and Valentines’? I feel like my home is so Barron after the Christmas decorations come down. A few years ago, Avry and I started making winter-themed decor to put out during the month of January. We have been using a blue and white theme, I love how it has brightened up my home to have some light seasonal decorations out. We try to create a few new pieces to add to our winter decor collection each year. This year I found some chipboard snowflakes in our collection of craft supplies.…
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Simple Winter Word Art Sign
Keep it simple! These are words that I often need to remember. While crafting I’m always looking for the next big or trendy item to create. But, it is also good to keep crafting simple and stick to what you know. This Simple Winter Word Art Sign is a perfect of example of that. If you have a few scrap boards, paint and some vinyl lying around, you can have your own Simple Winter Word Art Sign completed in around 10 minutes time. To create your own Simple Winter Word Art Sign you will need: Thin Scrap piece of wood (10″ by 6″) You can also us a thick board to help the sign…
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Snow Day Winter Home Decor Sign
As I changed my home decor at the beginning of January from Christmas to Winter grays, blue, and white decor. I noticed that I don’t have many decor items to put up and my house almost looks baron for a crafter! Sometimes its hard to know how to decorate for in between seasons. I’m always creating and adding new pieces to my seasonal decor. We came up with the idea to create a Snow Day Winter Home Decor Sign to add to our January decor. Like many of our other projects any scrap wood, vinyl, and paint will make creating this project quick and simple. To create your own Snow Day Winter…
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“Tide”ings of Comfort and Clean Clothes Easy Neighbor Christmas gift idea.
It seems every year I am always trying to come up with the perfect neighbor Christmas gift. Neighbor and co-worker gifts are a challenge for me, I want them to be fun or clever, useful, and budget-friendly. I like to do something different every year and try to pick non-food consumable items. Earlier this year a store nearby was having a sale on Tide pods, as I looked at the ad this little saying Good “Tide” ings of comfort and clean clothes just came to me. Maybe I had been listening to way too much Christmas music at that point! But, I liked it and decided to purchase several bags…
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Simple Give Thanks sign with Mini Pumpkins
How did November get here already? I do love the fall season. However, this year has flown by. I was able to get all my Halloween decorations down over the weekend and worked on putting up a few things to celebrate Thanksgiving. Every year I notice how little decorations I have for Thanksgiving. I always think I will make or purchase more items but, I think the holiday comes so fast and then we are ready to get things going for Christmas. I love it when I can create something that comes together quickly. This Simple Give Thanks sign with Mini Pumpkins is perfect if you love a quick and…
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Fall Farm Fresh Pumpkins Mini Tag
Have you fallen in love with decorating tiered trays yet? They have become one of my favorite home decor pieces. I love finding and creating new small scale crafts to fill up these trays for each holiday or season. Because I haven’t had my tiered tray very long I didn’t have many small items for fall or Halloween. I wanted to create some things to fill it up. Back in the summer, I had created these painted rustic wooden patriotic star and stripe tags. I had a few extra tags already painted white leftover from this project. I knew I could turn them into something with a fall theme. With the…
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Halloween Frequent Flyer sign with Mini Witch Broom
I think one of my favorite types of projects is decorating a simple piece of scrap wood. The possibilities are endless a little paint, vinyl, and embellishments can make it into any kind of decoration. I was able to create this fun Halloween Frequent Flyer sign with Mini Witch Broom in a matter of minutes. Use up those leftover scrap wood pieces and create some fun seasonal decor for your home at a fraction of the cost. To create your own Halloween Frequent Flyer sign with Mini Witch Broom : Scrap piece of wood (mine measures 5″ by 9″) White paint paintbrush Mini witch broom hot glue gun with glue black…
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