DIY Moss decor

I've been wanting to use moss decor in a arrangement of some kind.  The problem is I live quite a ways from town.  The closest Wal-mart didn't carry the moss balls I was looking for.  I did find them online, but I am not the most patient person.  I decided to try my hand at making my own.  I tried a couple different techniques, and thought I'd share how it went.

I bought some styrofoam balls and spanish moss at Wal-mart.

The first technique I tried cutting the moss into small pieces.  I used a glue stick to put the glue on the ball, and pressed the moss down firmly as I went.

Glue stick technique.

On the second one I used a hot glue gun and glued down small sections at a time.  When I had the whole ball covered in moss I used a pair of scissors to snip off any moss that was sticking up.

Hot glue gun technique.

I thought the hot glue gun technique looked the best and did the last one the same.

If you're the do it yourself type, you might just want to give this project a try.

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Porch sign- Front porch facelift

I've recently been working on giving my front porch a bit of a facelift.  I decided I needed a porch sign as part of it.  I've seen many different versions with different phrases.  I chose a few phrases that I liked and this is what I came up with.

I gathered some scrap wood I had left over from another project.  I cut 5 boards at 16 inches.

I then gave each of the boards a light sanding to get any roughness off.

I attached two smaller boards lengthwise to hold the boards in place.

I used white paint as a base coat. Then added back and green paint on the edges to match with my color scheme.

I used stencils and black paint for the lettering.

I attached a chain to the top using two fence staples.

Try this simple little project to give a unique touch to your front porch.

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Living wall art: Farmhouse kitchen

I salvaged three picture frames from a piece of property our nephew bought.  They were undoubtedly headed for the trash.  Uh oh, the hubby's hoarding tendencies are rubbing off on me! Oh well, I just couldn't leave them, I knew I would eventually find a use for them. 

I gave them a good scrubbing then a couple coats of white paint.

I found a set of these wall hangings at Lakeside Collections.

I added some favorite cuttings to each container.  Then simply hung a picture frame around each container.

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Shutter memo board: Farmhouse kitchen

Have you heard the old saying " One man's trash is another man's treasure"?  The hubby surprised me by bringing home five shutters.  He found them at a yard sale for $1 a piece.  My first thought was whoever sold these for such a low price got the raw end of the deal.  My second thought(s) was ooooh the projects I can do with these.

 I like that you can see the paint chipping in some areas along with the roughness in other areas. I think it adds to the "farmhouse" charm.  I scraped the flaking paint off the worst areas and gave it three coats of white paint.

Small kitchens need space saving ideas so I decided to hang it on the side of the fridge. I used liquid nail to glue heavy duty magnets on the back. 

I also spray painted some clothes pins black and used liquid nail to glue them onto the front.

I used stencils, a fine paintbrush, and black paint for the lettering.  Then added the finishing touch by hanging some favorite photos.

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Coffee table spool- Front porch facelift

My son salvaged 3 of these from a job site.  He stained two of them to use as tables for his patio area.  I guess he was over it by then and the last one ended up in the scrap pile.   So I saved it from the scrap pile and made a front porch table of my own.

I flipped it on its side and painted the middle section white. Then I painted the base and top black.  Tick, tock, tick, tock.  The hardest part of this project was waiting on the paint to dry.

Every front porch table needs some plants and decor ( it also helped to cover the holes and hardware).

I had been wanting, scratch that, needing to refresh my front porch for a while now. It's an ongoing project, but the front porch is becoming my favorite morning space.

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Farmhouse wall decor: Farmhouse kitchen

I couldn't even begin to tell you how many times I painted my kitchen.  As far as that goes I've had WAY too many decorating themes.  The last theme was roosters and sunflowers.  I felt like it was all over the place, too much color, and honestly it kind of made me anxious.  I think I've finally found a calming theme I genuinely like, farmhouse.  I'm far from having it done but here's a little bit of wall decor I put together.

I found this metal wall hanging at lakeside collection.  The M was originally a bronze color.  I roughed it up with some sand paper and gave it a couple coats of white paint.

This yard sale shelf looks good as new with a light sanding and a fresh coat a white paint.

Every farmhouse kitchen needs a chicken or two!

I found this old milk bottle at an yard sale, And a rough 1 x 3 left over from another project.

I painted the board white, used stencils for the lettering, and a small paintbrush to paint the letters black.

Some fresh cut flowers...

Simply beautiful.

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Upcycled Gnome Garden

Ahhh, look at this little beauty!  My hubby tends to bring home treasures like this from time to time.  It sit out in the backyard for awhile mostly being used as a waterer for the squirrels.  It came so close to ending up in the landfill, until a idea from pinterest gave it a new life.

First things first, I gave almost every inch of this thing a fresh coat of paint.  Then a couple coats of clear sealer.

Every gnome garden needs a ladder!  I made mine with jute twine, a branch off a crepe myrtle ( it needed trimmed anyway), and a hot glue gun.

A couple sections on the top were in rough shape.  So I used liquid nail to glue on some marble rock and a hot glue gun to add some spanish moss.  I was going for a rock wall and vines look, what do you think?  

From there I filled the top with potting soil, added a couple succulents, and most importantly the adorable gnome decor.

A couple different angles of the finished product.

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