Vase Filler & Picture Frame Makeover

I needed something to put in this dollar store vase that would match the decor of my new guest room.  I had a bag of dried white beans and some yellow spray paint so I thought, why not?  The beans took the paint perfectly and now I have a cute, cheap filler for my vase!

I also had this picture frame that matched perfectly in the room.  But the mat was originally a cream color so I spray painted it gray and then I printed the saying on my computer.  Such an inexpensive way to dress up old items!






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Gift Card Holder Tutorial

I needed to make a couple gift card holders for gift giving this year.  These were seriously so easy to make and I think they came out very cute.  :)

Supplies:

• 6.5"x4" cardstock
• 2"x3.75" patterned paper
• 1.25"x3.75" patterned paper
• brads or eyelets
• tape/glue
• embellishments 

First you'll need to fold your cardstock 2.25" from one side and 1.5" from the other.  Give it a nice, good crease.

Then glue your patterned pieces on.

Next use some brads or eyelets to keep the smaller flap shut.  (You could also glue it down, but you'll want to make sure there is enough room to slide the gift card in.)

Now all that's left to do is embellish
it however you want.

Then just slip your gift card in and it's ready to go.  These are such a great way to dress up your gift cards!  And depending on what papers you use they can be used for any holiday or occasion

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Bead Board Christmas Sign

After getting rid of a few outdated Christmas decor and stuff that didn't really match our new house, I realized I was left with very little to work with.  This is what I put up on my fireplace mantle and let's be honest, it looked pretty pathetic.  Too much empty wall space, too few/small decor.  So I needed something else.

 

I started out with a piece of bead board we had sitting in our garage and I spray painted it a dark reddish color.












Then I used sandpaper to rough it up a bit.













I cut out "joy to the world" in white vinyl on my cricut and placed it on there, along with some glitter snowflake ornaments I found at Dollar Tree. My other Dollar Tree find -- spray painted star -- worked perfect there.   Then I added some green garland I already had and a flower garland (thank you once again, Dollar Tree!). It makes my fireplace mantle look SO much better! :)

Now I need to get to work on my OTHER mantle .... ;)

Spray Painted Paper Stars

I am so glad I came across THIS post from A Perfectly Crazy Life because I NEVER would have thought of this on my own.  :)

I picked up a paper star from Dollar Tree and assembled it. It was a sort of disco ball-ish color.  Not really my thing. 

So I found some Platinum spray paint in the garage and gave it a good coating.   It came out great and you'd never know it was from the dollar store!  I need to go back and pick up some more of these.  I'm thinking they would be PERFECT for 4th of July! :)

Holiday Cushions

DIY-  

Wanted some new Christmas Cushions in a different color & this whipped up really quick -

                   I just took a white pillow that I already had and wrapped it like a gift with some cute ribbon that I got from Michaels and tied a few ornaments that I had to match. It turned out cute and you can customize the colors to fit your home!                                                                                
                               
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Christmas Paper Piecing Art

This was such a quick and easy project, my favorite kind! :)  Plus I used a frame I already had and scrap papers so it didn't cost me a thing.

First, gather up your supplies:

• frame (this one is a 5x7)
• scrap papers
• embellishments
• cuttlebug (optional)

Cut everything out (I just did it all freehand) and ink the edges and emboss if you want.

Then just glue it all together and stick it in the frame.  I used foam tape to give everything a bit of dimension.

I was so happy with how it turned out I made another one in a bigger size.  :)

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