Revamped wall art

Redecorating continued....For the last couple days I've been hard at it.  I try to give myself a cutoff time to in order to get my other chores done.  It's easy to get lost in a project, then BAM, 4 O'clock and your running around the house like a chicken with your head cut off.  I had just finished cleaning up from a painting project when this idea started bouncing around in my brain.

Continuing the farmhouse style into the living room, "Bless our nest" is the look I'm going for in here.  I'm currently refreshing a silhouette tree, and this just didn't fit.  I almost donated it a couple times, until this idea came along.

I removed the backing from the frame.

I carefully removed the top (card stock), leaving the foam spacers attached.

I gave them a coat of white paint using bullseye primer. This stuff is IT, if you haven't tried it you should.  It's my go to on a lot of projects.

I chose the branches I wanted to use and laid them face down on the card stock.

Using black spray paint, I sprayed over the branches.  I held the can about 6 inches from the card stock, so the  leaves wouldn't move around too much.  Then reattached the card stock to the foam spacers.

I love the finished product and it fits perfectly with my other decor.

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Key to my heart picture frame

Another day, another project.  Right now I'm working on redecorating three rooms and my front porch.  I really never know what I'll be doing from day to day.  It's really wherever my mood takes me.  I'm redecorating my bedroom with shades of blue, and this is the project that jumped out at me today.

I sanded down this picture frame, and gave it a light coat with white spray paint.

I used a lace valance and some shell stones.

I cut out a piece of cardboard to fit inside the picture frame and gave it a coat of paint.  I cut the lace large enough to be wrapped around the cardboard, then used a hot glue gun to secure it in place.

I glued down the shell stones into the shape of an heart.

This decorative skeleton key had a stamp on it that I didn't want to show.  So I wrapped it with jute twine.  

Then glued it under the heart.

Then simply glued it into the picture frame.

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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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