Stenciled Patriotic Pillow

I hope you all had a happy 4th of July! Even though the holiday already come and gone, I still have a couple last minute projects to share.  This pillow is one of my favorites! After making my St. Patrick’s Day, I knew I wanted to make another one and thought a patriotic stamp would […] Read more…

Grunge USA T-Shirt

Since next week is the fourth of July, it means fireworks, parades, and more fireworks.  It also means my kids have been asking what I’m going to put on their shirts this year. I’ve been creating a patriotic stamp similar to this one, so I’ve been working a lot with the “grunge” look. Well, I […] Read more…

Menu Board

This project took me way too long to finish, but I can finally say it is done!  This is actually a Pinterest inspired project found here. My sisters and I got together one afternoon to put them together. Two months later…I finally finished mine. One of my sisters had the great idea of adding the […] Read more…

Patriotic Charger

June is more than half way over and I realized I haven’t done anything patriotic, yet. So, I came up with this easy project using a plastic charger I got on clearance after Christmas. I’ve wanted to try painting a charger for a while and I thought this would be a great project to try […] Read more…

Easy Patriotic Blocks

The 4th of July is going to be here before we know it, so I thought I’d better switch out of summer decorating and focus a bit on some patriotic decor. This project is super easy and if you have a little bit of scrap wood, can be made for next to nothing.   HERE’S […] Read more…

Stenciled Patriotic Charger Tutorial

I really like using chargers for projects because they are very inexpensive and look great with vinyl. I like that they are round instead of the typical rectangle shaped sign.  But, sometimes, the metallic look isn’t the look I’m going for. Did you know you can paint chargers?  Well, you can! I’ve done it here, […] Read more…

Teacher Gift

This has been my teacher gift for the last 4 years. I love it because it is so quick and  easy to make. I use whatever wood I have laying around and change the layout of the quote to fit my board. I start with whatever wood I have sitting around the house.  I have used squares […] Read more…

Painted Beach Door Mat

I’ve wanted to try painting a door mat for quite a while, but I didn’t have one on hand and didn’t want to spend a lot of money to buy one. Well, a couple of weeks ago, I was at the dollar store and was so excited to find a stack of door mats. What […] Read more…

Please Remove Your Shoes Sign

I recently bought a shoe cabinet (that I still need to put together) which inspired me to make this cute little sign. I used the same wood as this project. I cut 4-6″ pieces and 4-9″ pieces with 45 degree angles. I used Krylon’s Blue Ocean Breeze for the inside slats. Such a fun and […] Read more…

Make your own Stenciled Starfish Place Mat

Here is a quick and easy way to dress up some place mats.  With just a little paint and some stencils, you can make this cute starfish place mat, perfect for a summer beach party! Start with a plain place mat (mine was made of bamboo). Tape off and paint the stripes. After the stripes […] Read more…

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