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DIY Gold Striped Vases

May 20, 2013

Remember a month or so ago when I shared my gold dipped vase? Well, when I made that particular vase I also made some other goldlicious (yep, totally a word) vases. I’m finally getting around to sharing them with you because now I have pretty peony blooms from my garden to put in the vases. If you follow me on Instagram you know what I’m talking about.

This is one of the easiest and most inexpensive projects in the history of DIY. I used leftover vases, purchased from Dollar Tree, that we used for our wedding. Hello, $1 vases and a $4 can of spray paint.

For the first vase, I used Frog Tape painters tape and washi tape. Yep, washi tape. Then I goldified (yep, totally a word) the vase with the spray paint. Two light coats is all it took– don’t go bananas or you’ll get drips. I waited about 5 minutes and carefully peeled off the tape. Don’t wait too long.

For a detailed tutorial (with photos), see the gold dipped vase post.

But I couldn’t stop there. So I made another vase.

For this one, I used only the painters tape– swirling it around the vase and using a little on the lip.

Seriously, when you have 20+ leftover $1 vases sitting around its hard not to stop. So, you guessed it, I made another.

I used the blue washi tape on this one, creating vertical lines. Then I used the painters tape to cover the top part of the vase.

Aren’t they gorgeous for being dollar store vases? They look like something you’d find at Target or Homes Good for a fraction of the price.

They’re the perfect hostess, in my opinion. Stop by the grocery store on your way over and pick up a bouquet to put in them. Or, if you’re in the sharing mood, clip some blooms from your garden to put in the vase.

Remember, you can do this to practically any clear vase you have in your home. There’s no reason to go out and spend more money if you already have some random vases hanging out in a cabinet.

Who’s feeling the itch to golidify some vases?
Don’t they look 5 times more expensive than what they cost to make?
Who’s tired of me posting peony photos on Instagram? (Don’t answer that.)

I’m sharing this at the following parties: Home Stories A to Z, Tatertots and Jello, House of Hepworths, The Shabby Creek Cottage, Liz Marie Blog, The Shabby Nest, Positively Splendid, Whipperberry, Funky Junk Interiors, Classy Clutter, Today’s Creative Blog, The Inspiration Gallery, and Serenity Now.

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Springified Card Catalog Vignette

April 4, 2013

Guess what? I got my camera back. Woot! The camera body and both of my lenses had issues. (Not my fault.) Craziness. Now that I have it back I’m able to get down to business. Blogging without a functioning camera is very limiting, as you can imagine. Although, I’m very proud of my iPhone 4s for standing in for this post and this post.

Anyway, I recently springified the card catalog. I used some things from around the house, and I bought a few new things.

I used the canvas of us k-i-s-s-i-n-g in some trees since, well, there are trees in the photo, and trees are green and springlike. Although this engagement photo was taken in the fall, but you can’t tell.

The books were Christmas gifts– great coffee table books, by the way. I scored the coral from Kohls for $10. The agate slice under the coral is from a rock and gem show in Arizona. You may have seen the photo I posted on Instagram of my treasures. My middleman, Caitlin, from Desert Domicile was my agate slice scout. I put those little cabinet bumper things on the bottom of this slice so it wouldn’t mark up the book.

Sidebar: Didn’t Caitlin pick out the most gorgeous agate slices for me? More on what I do with the rest of them later.

I picked up the wooden crate and greenery ball thing at Home Goods with a Christmas gift card. I already had the books and candle holder. In case you’re wondering, which you probably aren’t, the candle is Coco Loco from Bath & Body Works. If you know me, you know I have an obsession with coconut scented candles, reed diffusers, car fresheners… basically anything that smells like coconut.

I didn’t get an up-close photo of the blanket basket, but I used the same quilt and knit blanket I always keep in the wire basket below the card catalog. The thing I love about the multicolored quilt is that I can fold it so seasonal colors are showing. For Christmas, I folded it so red and green colors were showing. I’m pretty sure my great-grandma had this in mind when she made it decades ago.

Have you been springifying your home?
Do you have agate slices mixed into your decor?
Who loves coconut scented things as much as me?

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Easy Art: Framed Ticket Stubs

March 28, 2013

In case you haven’t caught on, I like to save things. Some may define it as borderline hoarding, but I call it treasuring memories. It’s not like I’m holding on to empty milk jugs and cereal boxes. So there.

One of the things I like to save are ticket stubs from important events. I’m not talking about a regular movie ticket stub– those get thrown away. See, I’m definitely not a hoarder. I’m talking about ticket stubs from vacations. As you can see below, I framed the ticket stubs from my visits to the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre. To me, they’re like little pieces of art. And I love how the Louvre ticket is stamped with the date and the cost of the ticket.

The framed Paris themed ticket stubs are currently residing at the top of my home office gallery wall.

I recently got around to framing Brad and I’s tickets from the Zac Brown Band concert we went to last summer. Why did I frame these? Well, because they were my first wedding anniversary gift to Brad. According to tradition, your first wedding anniversary gift is supposed to be paper. I gave myself a pat on the back for coming up with the ticket idea.

We’ll never forget that concert. Partly because it was to celebrate our first wedding anniversary, and partly because we had never sweat so much in our entire lives just standing still. This was an outdoor concert in 104 degree humid heat. We brought extra bottles of water, and I brought a couple mini menopausal neck fans to try to keep cool. But seriously, if there was a call out for wet t-shirt contestants I would have volunteered just to be doused with water. Cross my heart.

I recently came across my ticket stub from when I kissed the Blarney Stone. I still need to frame it. I mean, how could I not frame it? Making out with a piece of rock on a castle while being dangled seven stories high is definitely a monumental event in one’s life.

So the next time you’re on vacation consider holding on to your ticket stubs. I think they’re pretty cool pieces of one’s personal history. And they’re easy and interesting pieces of art to have in your home.

Read more about my most treasured travel souvenirs here.

Do you hold on to ticket stubs? Did you give paper gifts for your first wedding anniversary? Have you ever been to the Eiffel Tower, Louvre, or Blarney Castle?

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Home Office Details

March 7, 2013

Thanks for all your amazingly sweet comments yesterday about my home office makeover reveal. You guys are the bomb diggity.

Today I’m sharing some more details about the makeover and where I purchased everything. And you know how I like transparency, so I’m also sharing the approximate cost of the makeover. I’m going to give the prices of things I specifically purchased for the makeover.

Wall color: Voyage by Valspar… $30

Workstation: 6×6 Ikea Expedit shelving unit and Expedit desk… $200 + $50 = $250 (BUT it was technically free to me because I cashed out some credit card points I acquired through paying for our wedding expenses.)

White boxes and magazine files: Ikea Kassett… $55

Pink boxes: Hobby Lobby… $35

Bridal bouquet canvas: Canvas On Demand (Groupon)… $45

Shelves: Ikea EKBY JÄRPEN/ EKBY BJÄRNUM… $25

Clear Ball mason jelly jars: Goodwill… $12

Turquoise Ball mason jars: Yard sale and Goodwill

Bakers twine: eBay (18 spools)

Washi tape: Target

Vintage thread spools: Grandma

Buttons: JoAnn Fabric

Printer cart: Gift

Greeting card organizer: Gift via Amazon.com (read about it here)

Here’s the before and after of the printer cart. I used spray paint to spruce it up a bit.

Chair: Craigslist

Table: Goodwill… $9

Whale: Kohls

Pillow: Home Goods

Blanket: Handmade gift

Curtains: Target… $20

Gallery wall frames: Ikea (full details here)… ~$100

Katie Daisy print: Katie Daisy… $15

Sewing cabinet: Gift… but, the makeover cost around $40 (read about the makeover here)

Pink storage box: Kohls (read about the makeover here)

Apothecary jars: Micheal’s and Home Goods

Pink threads: thrift shop and grandma

Fabric covered faux nailhead trimmed memo board: Upcycled old cork board… $12 (read about the makeover here)

Pink vase: Gift

Personalized lucite tray: DIY project… $15 (read about it here)

Gold polka dot candle holder: Target

Small white bowl: Goodwill

File cabinet: Gift (read about the makeover here)

Calendar: Anne Taintor via Amazon.com… $13

TOTAL AMOUNT SPENT: $651 – $250 (gift card from credit card points) = $401

A room makeover for less than $500? Not too bad.

Who’s itching to go to Ikea now?
Any other questions?

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Home Office Makeover Reveal

March 6, 2013

Today’s the day! My home office/craft room makeover reveal. I hope it lives up to your expectations.

This room makeover has been in the works for hmm 17 months. The process was slow. Obviously. This goes to show that rooms don’t come together over night. Remember that.

I must say I really love my office. It’s my woman cave. The place where I can display as many pink and feminine things as I want. Forget about man caves, every chick should have a woman cave.

Let’s start with the largest piece of furniture in the room– the Ikea Expedit workstation. I decided on this behemoth because it seemed like a good storage solution for my office. So in May, 2012 Brad and I made the 2 hour drive to Cincinnati, home of the nearest Ikea, to get the workstation, white storage boxes, picture frames, shelves, and some chocolate.

Brad started on the Expedit shelving unit when we got home and had it assembled in an hour. I don’t know why people complain about assembling Ikea furniture. Tip: don’t use the supplied dinky Allen wrenches. Get a cordless drill. And a beefcake husband. You’re welcome.

I’m not an overly girly person. Don’t let this room give you the impression I’m the bubble gum and rainbows cheerleader type. I’m not. I just like the color pink. I mean, our wedding colors were pink and green.

Speaking of weddings, I tried to sell my DIY wedding program box and card box after our wedding but that didn’t pan out so they’re hanging out on top of the Expedit. I had my wedding bouquet immortalized on canvas this past summer. But I still didn’t have the guts to throw away my gross, dried up bouquet. It’s in the wedding program box.

I originally bought these shelves (from Ikea) for our guest bathroom but they were too deep, so I put them in the office. The Ball mason jelly jars I thrifted a while back fit perfectly on the shelves. I also store my turquoise Ball mason jars on the top shelf.

I store various craft and sewing supplies in the jelly jars– washi tape, bakers twine, buttons, and vintage thread spools.

This wooden cart was given to us by Brad’s grandma. I brightened it up with a little spray paint. I use it to house our printer, modem, router, my greeting card box, and some of my books.

I created a little sitting area/reading nook with one of the chairs I purchased off Craigslist and a table I scored at Goodwill for $9 on half-off Saturday. The table looked a little rough, so I freshened up with a coat of white spray paint.

The blanket has made previous appearances on the blog– it was a wedding present knit by my Great Aunt. The pillow’s twin has made an appearance on the blog too.

I showed you how I tackled the gallery wall a few weeks ago. The process wasn’t as painful as I thought it’d be.

I spruced up my grandma Mildred’s sewing cabinet a year ago. And I showed you how I took the storage box from ugly green to pretty pink last year.

Thrifted tatting threads and vintage thread spools are displayed in apothecary jars.

Last year I covered my teenage cork board I stole from my parent’s basement with fabric and pushed 5,000 thumbtacks along the edge to give it a nailhead trimmed look. I get phantom pains in my fingers when I look at it. Just kidding. Kind of.

No room reveal post is complete without fresh flowers. Write that down.

I picked up these hydrangeas for under $5 at our local grocery store. Two of them were in the clearance section for $.89. $.89! And these puppies have lasted well over a week. They look pretty nice next to my DIY lucite tray, no?

I’m not opening those closet doors and showing you what’s inside. . . yet. I have a little DIY project planned for the closet. Hopefully, I’ll get to it within the next 5 years.

The C monogram hanging on my closet door is from college, and the canvas bag is my super cool Two Twenty One bag. I’m legit.

Oh look, it’s my stenciled file cabinet.

I had it under the desk, but I didn’t like how it was somewhat hidden so I put it here. It fits perfectly in this spot.

The Expedit is pretty awesome. It holds a whole lot of stuff. Which is really nice for me because my home office really is my home office. I’m a self-employed developmental therapist, and I provide in-home therapy in clients’ homes so my home office is my home base. This room also serves as the Two Twenty One headquarters and my craft room. Therefore, I have a lot of stuff. I’m able to store my work related necessities (client files, paperwork, books) along with my blogging, crafting, and personal items in the Expedit.

Finally, no room reveal post is complete without the appropriate before and after photos.

I hope you enjoyed the home office/craft room tour!

Find out more details about the makeover, where I purchased everything, and the approximate cost of the makeover HERE.

What do you think about the room makeover?
What’s your favorite thing about the room?
Any random questions?

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Home Office Gallery Wall {Decorating Ideas}

February 13, 2013

A momentous thing happened this weekend. I completed the gallery wall in my home office. It’s a small miracle seeing as I’ve been working on this room for well over a year.

gallery wall with white frames

I used three different types of Ikea frames (Ribba, Sondrum, and Virserum). Seriously you guys, if Ikea is a drive for you, stock up on frames when you go. It took me months to collect enough frames because I didn’t buy enough the first and second times I went. Now I’m sitting pretty with a large surplus of Ikea frames.

gallery wall

The gallery wall contains photos, one of my favorite Katie Daisy prints, a Kate Spade card/print, my glitterfied Indiana artwork, and random things I framed like my admission tickets to the Louvre and Eiffel Tower, a card from my best friend, and a dove Christmas ornament my late aunt gave me. I also framed the cover of our wedding program with two photos of us after being pronounced husband and wife.

white gallery wall

gallery wall with ikea picture frames

The wall was fairly easy to assemble. Arranging frames for a gallery wall is a lot like Tetris. So if you’re a Tetris pro creating a gallery wall shouldn’t be too difficult for you. But I found it was best for my sanity to do it over time– as in multiple days. Sometimes it’s best to walk away, regain your marbles, and then get back to work.

First, I put the things I wanted to frame into the frames. Then, I traced the frames onto craft paper, cut out the shapes, and started working on the layout of the frames by using the actual frames.

how to arrange a gallery wall

But then I deviated and used the craft paper frames on the wall to create the layout I desired. The kicker was making sure I was properly hanging the paper frames– whether the content in the frame was horizontal or vertical in nature. I found it helpful to arrange the frames accordingly on the floor as I assembled the paper frames on the wall. Still following me?

how to make a gallery wall

Once I was happy with the paper frame arrangement I started hanging the frames. I’m pretty good at eyeballing where to put nails in regards to picture frame hooks so I went with the ‘eyeballing method’. It worked out well. Out of 20 frames I only had to redo 2 nails. I think 90% accuracy is pretty good for wingin’ it.

how to create a gallery wall

Now, if you’ve ever attempted to hang an Ikea ribba frame you know how pesky they are. I don’t know whose idea it was to make a frame with an inch of space between the nail hook and where the frame meets the wall. When I asked an Ikea sales associate about it he said, “I guess you’ll have to use a long nail”. I may or may not have replied, “well that’s just silly”. But do not fear, my friends, do not fear. I developed a cutting edge way to hang these irksome frames. Make a loop with picture hanging wire. But don’t make your loop too large or you’ll be able to see the loop when you hang it on the nail. If it’s too big, simply twist the loop to make it a little smaller.

how to hang an ikea ribba frame

So there you have it. One more home office/craft room item knocked off my to-do list. If everything goes as planned, I’ll be able to reveal the entire room makeover next week.
Get excited.

home office gallery wall

Don’t forget, I’m taking questions for my 2nd blogiversary next week. All question askers will receive virtual chest bumps.

Have you tackled a gallery wall in your home? How’d it go?
Has a room makeover taken you well over a year to complete? Don’t be ashamed, you’re not alone.

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Glitter State Art {DIY}

January 29, 2013

In an attempt to build up my artwork for the gallery wall I’m putting in my home office/craft room, I came up with this glitter bombed piece of work. It’s Andy Warhol meets Liberace. Or something like that. I was going to say Andy Warhol meets Kesha. But I’m not a fan. Homegirl has got to go.

Anyway, I came up with the idea to pay homage to my state by covering it in glitter. You can never go wrong with copious amounts of gold glitter. Never.

glitter state art

I started by finding an image of my lovely state through a google images search. Then I sized and flipped the image in Photoshop. Why? Because when I cut it out I didn’t want any of the black outline to show. You can flip images in Word. Just google it.

I printed it out on card stock. The card stock is important. This won’t work very well with regular ole paper.

diy glitter state art tutorial

Then I cut it out (see how there aren’t any black lines on this side?) and grabbed my Mod Podge. I put a thick layer of Mod Podge on the cut out with a foam brush. Make sure you put enough Mod Podge on, but don’t go too crazy.

glitter art

I grabbed my gold glitter and covered the Mod Podge covered state. You can go crazy with this step.

indiana glitter art

I waited until the Mod Podge had dried and shook off the excess glitter. There were some spots where the glitter didn’t stick well so I dabbed some Mod Podge on with a toothpick, poured on some more glitter, and let it dry.

glittery indiana art

I didn’t take a photo of this, but I also sprayed it with Rustoleum clear gloss to seal the glitter. Tip: Spray from at least 2 feet away. Don’t go overboard. Spray a light layer and go back and do another layer if needed. If you spray too much it’ll look bad. Read more about this step here.

glitter art diy

Then I took my goldified Indiana and attached it to a piece of pink card stock with double sided tape. I went with pink because it’s what I had and gold and pink look good together. But this would also look great with emerald green, navy, or turquoise paper.

diy glitter state art

I grabbed an Ikea picture frame with an 8×10 opening and slapped the bad boy in it.

state art

I think it turned out pretty well for a spur of the moment idea.

glitter state art

Do you think you’ll try to make your own glitter state art?
Are you so crafty you bleed glitter?
Do you dislike Kesha as much as me?

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Living Room Picture Ledges {Picture Ledge}

January 7, 2013

I’ve said it before, I love the vaulted ceilings in our great room, but they plague me. It’s hard to find the right wall art or furniture to fill the large sections of wall. Well, score one more for me because I figured out another area of wall– the space above our love seat.

A few months back I saw some picture ledges in a magazine, and I was all “Oh, I can make those.” Then, on my last trip to Ikea I spotted these 45 inch, white Ribba picture ledges. For $15 each. Sold. Sometimes it’s easier to pony up the cash than to do-it-yourself. If I would have done this project I probably would have spent close to $30 on the wood and paint. And not to mention the 2-3 hours of work I’d have to put into them. There’s a little DIY cost-benefit analysis for ya.

ikea ribba picture ledge

Before we get into all the details let me show you what I was working with before. The before and after image made me laugh because it totally looks like one of those weight loss before and afters.

I was basically trying to work with what I had. But as you can see, it definitely wasn’t working. To say I love the ‘after’ is a definite given. The white ledges and frames and the colorful prints brighten up the space. Even the throw pillows I swapped in made this small area more fresh and less dated.

living room picture ledge before and after

Securing the ledges to the wall was pretty easy. Each ledge comes with three pre-drilled holes. We managed to get the middle screw into a stud, and we used drywall anchors to secure the other two screws. If you plan to install these ledges I highly recommend getting your middle screw into a stud. I don’t think the ledges would hold if they were installed with only drywall anchors and screws.

living room picture ledges

Putting up the picture ledges was a breeze. Styling the ledges was another thing. You wouldn’t think it’d take much time but it did. My need to create visual triangles can be time consuming. So pairing my perfectionist ways and my will to include only images that have some sort of meaning to us resulted in an hour or so of switching photos around.

ribba picture ledges 1

Here’s a breakdown of all the photos I used, in case you’re interested.

1. Sketch of Jack I created in Photoshop.
2. Reprint of watercolor painting I picked up in St. Martin while on a cruise we took in 2008.
3. Wedding print (where we got engaged and had our first look).
4. I made this custom monogram on the Wedding Chicks blog.
5. Black and white photo of a street sign– it’s where Brad and I met in Bloomington. Well, not on a street corner– Brad’s fraternity live out house was at the corner of 18th and Lincoln, so the house was always called ’18th and Lincoln’. Unfortunately, we don’t have a Pretty Woman love story.
6. Wedding print (again, where we got engaged and had our first look).
7. Wedding photo of our rings with Scrabble tiles that make out the word ‘love’. Awww.
8. Our wedding guest book tree. I flippin’ love that thing.
9. Black and white photo of Jack as a pup.

All of the frames are from Ikea.

white picture ledges

In the end, I spent less than $75 for the entire display. I haven’t figured out how to secure everything to the wall yet. But we’ve had this up for over a month and nothing has fallen off. I’ll get around to the securing part eventually. But if you happen to come over and sit on the love seat, you’ve been warned.

What do you think about the picture ledges?
Have you ever purchased a piece rather than doing it yourself?
Who watched the Downton Abbey premiere last night? Thoughts?

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Sweater Presents {DIY}

December 8, 2012

Yesterday I showed you guys my card catalog Christmas vignette. And today I’m back to show you how I made the sweater presents. Get. Excited.

It’s kind of crazy the things you can do with old sweaters. I’ve seen people cover different objects with sweaters: vases, wreaths, pillows, candle holders, furniture, lampshades, cuffs, trees. The possibilities are endless. When I was putting together my card catalog Christmas vignette I realized that I needed something tall to put on top of the card catalog in the back for some height. Light bulb. Cover the canvases that have been sitting in my home office for months with sweaters and make them look like presents. I have a genius thought every now and then.

Here’s what you’ll need:
• sweater
• canvas or a rectangular object (piece of wood, picture frame, etc.)
• hot glue
• ribbon

I picked up the cable knit sweaters at Goodwill on half off Saturday so they were $2.25 each. To save money I would have used pieces of wood, but I already had two canvases collecting dust so I just went with them. This could easily be a $5 or less project.

I started by cutting off the arms of the sweater, and then separating the front from the back. I laid the back of the sweater on the canvas and centered it so there was about an inch of overhang on all four sides.

Then, I flipped the canvas over and started hot gluing the sweater to the canvas frame.

Now, on to the ribbon. I cut two pieces of ribbon, centered them, flipped over the canvas, and hot glued the ribbons into place.

I made a bow with the ribbon and hot glued it where the ribbons intersect. It’s as simple as that.

This whole project took about 15-20 minutes. In case you’re wondering, my canvas sizes are 16×20 and 11×14.

Don’t throw away your sweater scraps! I saved the front of the sweater so I can cover something else with it. I saved the arms, cut them down to about 8 inches, and attempted to turn them into faux riding boot socks but I ended up looking like Santa Claus from the knees down. Perhaps you’ll have better luck than me.

I’m sort of in love with my sweater creations but I’m biased. Now I find myself thinking of other things I can cover with sweaters. Nothing is safe.

What do you think of the sweater presents?
Have you covered anything with a sweater, other than your body?
Don’t you love cable knit? It’s my favorite.

I’m sharing this at the following parties: Home Stories A to Z, Tatertots and Jello, House of Hepworths, The Shabby Creek Cottage, Tidy Mom, Liz Marie Blog, Craftomaniac, The Shabby Nest, Positively Splendid, Whipperberry, Funky Junk Interiors, Classy Clutter, Today’s Creative Blog, Uncommon Designs, Live Laugh Rowe, Miss Mustard Seed, I Heart Nap Time, and Serenity Now.

Check out my other Christmas projects!

wedding invitation ornament

tomato cage christmas tree

how to put lights on a christmas tree

2012 christmas tree

silver & blue christmas centerpiece

sentimental christmas tree

card catalog christmas vignette

sweater presents

christmas card books

christmas 2011 vignette

2011 christmas tree

christmas centerpiece

joy christmas sign

simple christmas card holder

easy christmas centerpiece

holiday gift wrapping station

handmade gift ideas

tis the season printable

christmas 2011 printables

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Thanksgiving Burlap Bunting

November 16, 2012

I never decorate for Thanksgiving. I typically use the time between Halloween and Christmas to mentally prepare myself for the madness that is decorating for Christmas. But I whipped up a small Thanksgiving project for the ‘be thankful’ portion of the Dare to DIY series I’m co-hosting with Kim, Michelle, and Rachel. And I knew the perfect place for my creation– on the card catalog, of course.

Honestly, I wanted the bunting to say ‘give turkey’ but I figured ‘give thanks’ was a more practical approach.

This project was pretty easy to execute and took about an hour to make. I used leftover burlap from my ruffled burlap table runner project and a bunting template, which I edited because I have perfection issues, for the the bunting flags. The letters were stenciled on with acrylic paint . The stencils were created with my Silhouette (speaking of Silhouettes, have you entered the Silhouette giveaway?). And I hot glued the flags to grosgrain ribbon. I had all the materials on hand so I spent a whopping $0 to create this festive burlap bunting.

I think it looks pretty good tied onto the card catalog. But then again I think you could tie underwear to the card catalog and it would still look good. It’s like Channing Tatum. That man would look smokin’ in a potato sack. Or underwear. Or burlap bunting.

Jack even agrees that the bunting looks great on the card catalog. And he’s picky about his endorsements.

So will you Dare to DIY on Monday? Read all the details here.

Are you participating in the Dare to DIY series?
What are you planning to make?
5,000 bonus points awarded to the person who integrates Channing Tatum into their creation.

I’m also sharing this at the following parties: Home Stories A to Z, Tatertots and Jello, House of Hepworths, The Shabby Creek Cottage, Tidy Mom, Liz Marie Blog, Craftomaniac, The Shabby Nest, Positively Splendid, Whipperberry, Funky Junk Interiors, Classy Clutter, Today’s Creative Blog, Uncommon Designs, Live Laugh Rowe, Miss Mustard Seed, and Serenity Now.