This project has so many of my favorite components. I love color, paint, process art, functionality, and several steps for a project and this fun project incorporates all of that. It's not too difficult and a few steps can really set up kids or you for a fun project that (I believe) you would then enjoy the finished product for years. Embrace the process being the art and enjoy it with this project. I will quickly show you the main steps I did in this project with campers at our studio. My Continue Reading
How to Paint a Heart (scrap wood sign tutorial)
Have you ever wanted to paint a heart? Getting both sides of a heart symmetrical while painting can be intimidating. When I have tried to paint a heart by hand, often one side gets larger as I try to perfect it. By the time I go back and forth from working on the different sides, the heart ends up being way larger than I intended. I came up with this shadow painting trick to paint hearts, and I can't wait to share it with you. I started by grabbing a bunch of scrap wood pieces. You can use Continue Reading
DIY Wood End Table
It is easy to fall into a birthday buying rut...especially for your husband. Do you know what I mean? Shirts and movies can be repeated easily. When my husband's birthday in March was approaching, I wanted to think of something different. I spent some time listening to what he needed. We love birthdays, but also don't spend a ton of money on them. Time and thought are huge components of some of our favorite gifts. Matt and I had recently decorated his office and I remembered he still Continue Reading
You are My Sunshine (and finding inspiration)
The creativity in this world amazes me. There are times when I'm out or browsing online and I see something that stops me in my tracks. I can't help but think how beautiful that creation is. I may not need that item, but there is something about the colors, design, uniqueness that caught my attention. Creativity comes in all different ways, as I mentioned before in this post. I love being inspired by other artists. Sometimes either the placement of their design, the colors they paired Continue Reading
DIY Pallet Wall
Oh, my pallet wall. I love it. I've wanted to share it for so long. Today, we had one of those windy, wet, cold days and it was the perfect excuse to tell the kids we are chilling. We turned on Home alone and I got to editing pictures. Don't let this tutorial intimidate you! If you have been wanting to try your hand at creating a pallet wall, you got this! Before you begin though, if you don't already own the Ryobi Airstrike Brad Nailer, open up another little tab on your computer and Continue Reading
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