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Pink and White Charger Plates

March 5, 2021 No Comments
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Good Friday morning y’all! I don’t know about where you all are, but here in North Texas we’ve been experiencing Spring like weather. After the frozen Tundra of a few weeks ago, the weather is so welcome. Since I’ve been dreaming of Spring, I’ve been thinking about my Easter table. While it won’t be like it has been in years past, I’m still trying to make it special. I was planing how I wanted my table to look when I came across these beautiful pink and white charger plates.

They had me at Buffalo check.

And then I saw the price and kept on scrolling.

However, I kept thinking about them.

How pretty they were and how cute they would look with my spring centerpiece.( you can see the video here)

Which got me to thinking, could I make them?

White charger plates

I had 4 chargers that I had painted white some time ago.

Which was perfect for my base paint color.

marking a charger plate

Step 1:

Make a grid for your plaid pattern.

Find the center of the charger plate.

Once you’ve done that, lightly draw a line down the center.

From there you will mark lines 2″ apart.

Then turn your plate 180 degrees and mark your charger the same way.

This will make your grid for the check pattern.

Taping a charger plate

Step: 2

Tape the charger plate.

Following your grid pattern, tape off every two inches.

Do this vertically, but not horizontally.

Painting and charger plate

Step 3:

Paint your first set of stripes.

Before painting, be sure to burnish the edges of your tape to prevent any paint leaking underneath it!

Then give the non-taped off area a light coat of paint.

Let the paint dry.

After the paint has dried, give the same painted area another coat of paint.

Now, at this point remove the tape and give the plate another 180.

You can tape the lines off again – but be very sure that the paint has thoroughly dried OR the area you just painted will peel off.

Or, I found that it was just as easy to paint the next set of stripes without using tape.

 

Step 4:

Add gold to the rim of the charger plate.

Once the next set of stripes has dried it’s time to add the gold on the rim.

This was the part that I wasn’t too sure about.

Honestly, it turned out to be so much easier than I thought.

I chose a flat brush the width that I wanted my gold edging to be, loaded the brush with gold paint, then started painting.

TIP: I found that if the outside of the brush lined up with the outside of the plate and I didn’t put too much pressure on the brush it was super easy to paint this edging.

 

This is what my pink and white charger plate looked like when I was done painting.

Not too shabby!

I chose to go with a darker pink paint that matched my napkins that I planned to use, but other than the color I think they are a good dupe for my inspiration chargers!

 

Tiple Thick Clear Glaze

Step 5:

I gave my pink and white charger plates a good spray of this Triple Thick Clear Glaze.

I love how shiny it makes them as well as protects the paint.

Which I definitely wanted to do after spending the time to paint them!

place setting

The best part?

They turned out looking exactly like I wanted them to with the rest of my Easter table.

Here’s a sneak peek!

So, would I spend the time to make them again or splurge and buy them?

I definitely would make the pink and white charger plates again!

Until next time….

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Reversible Spring / Easter Sign

March 3, 2021 17 Comments
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Welcome to the DIY Challenge! Every month, on the First Wednesday, our hostess Terrie from Decorate And More With Tip issues a challenge to a group of fun bloggers. This month’s challenge is to Upcycle! I will be sharing my reversible Spring / Easter sign that I made from pallet boards.

If you are coming from Cindy’s at Cloche’s and Lavenders, I am so happy that you are here! Doesn’t she make the prettiest decor items?

Spring blog hop

Last week I shared my Spring mantle with you. In the middle of the mantle, the showpiece of the design, was a few signs that said Spring. Guess what? It’s reversible! I have to admit that my reversible Spring/ Easter sign may just be my favorite decoration this year.

pallet boards

When we built our pool last spring, everything that was ordered came on a wooden pallet.

Some we gave away, some we threw away and some we kept, thinking that we would use a few for projects.

Well, today is the day!

I asked The Hubs to grab me a couple of boards to use to make a reversible sign.

And because I’m a sharing kind of gal, here are the instructions to make one for yourself!

cut boards

Cut your boards

After taking the pallets apart, I had The Hubs cut 2  of each 7″, 6 1/2 ” and 6″ boards.

painting board white

Paint the boards

After giving the boards a good sanding I painted all of the boards white.

measuring board

Place the “kick stand” on your boards

You will need a way to ensure that your boards will stand up.

To do this, all you need is a small dowel rod and a hole the circumference of the dowel in the bottom of your board.

Find the center of the board and drill the hole.

cutting dowel rods

Cut the Dowel Rods

Using a small Miter box, I cut the dowel into 6 – 2 1/2 ” pieces.

To make your boards stand up, simply slide the dowels into the holes that you drilled into your boards.

If you are using the “Spring” signs, you will push the dowels all the way through, flush with the front of the board.

The dowels will then stick out the back, forming a “kick stand” to make your boards stand up!

tracing letters

Place Lettering on Boards

To put lettering on the boards, using your computer to print out the lettering of your choice on your printer.

Flip each letter over.

Using a pencil color around the edges of your letter. You should be able to see the letters through your printer paper.

Flip the letter over to the right side and place on your board.

Using a stylus, or your pencil  trace around your letter.

Your letter is now transferred to your board.

painting letters

Paint your letters

Using the paint of your choice, paint the letters.

embellishing signs

Embellish the letters

Now this is the fun part!

I painted a decorative edging around the outside edge of all of my boards..

painted letter S

Added highlights to each letter to make them stand out.

adding glitter paint to letter A

And added a little glitter paint to give them a little depth.

Oh, who am I kidding?

I added the glitter cause it’s fun!

Easter sign

So let’s take a look at my reversible Spring / Easter sign.

Here’s the Easter side.

reversible Spring/ Easter sign

And here’s the Spring side.

I’m seriously loving my reversible sign!

Now that you’ve seen my upcycled item, it’s time to head on over to CD’s at Pallet and Pantry to see her upcycled project!

Don’t forget to visit all of the DIY Challenge participants to see what upcycled items they’ve created!

DECORATE AND MORE WITH TIP | Blessings by me | JUNK TO GEMS | CLOCHES AND LAVENDER

 

PATINA AND PAINT | PALLET AND PANTRY | B4 & AFTERS | PURPLE HUES AND ME

 

SWEET SOUTHERN GRACE

 

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Easy Wooden Tray

March 2, 2021 1 Comment
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Happy March 2! I know I say this almost every month, but time is flying!  Which makes me so happy as I can’t wait for Spring. We are still working on our kitchen, but progress has been slow due to the weather. So when I can’t be working on the kitchen I’ve been making a few fun decor items. Today I am sharing how to make an easy wooden tray.

Wooden Tray

I’ve been looking for a round wooden tray to hold my canisters in my kitchen, but so far I either haven’t found the size I need or one in my budget.

On a recent trip to Hobby Lobby I found this “tray” in the wood section.

Since it had a hanger on the back I feel like it would hang on the wall, however it was the perfect size of the tray I wanted.

Plus, the tray was on sale making it $11.89.

wooden balls

All it needed was feet.

I also found these solid  wooden balls for $4.99.

With both the feet and the tray base together the price came in well under $20.00.

Which was more than in my budget!

Here’s just how easy it was to make.

spray painting tray and wooden balls

Step 1:

Paint your tray and wooden balls.

I used white spray paint.

Since the center of my tray was not wood, I felt that a spray paint would adhere to the surface better than an acrylic paint.

gluing on wooden balls to tray

Step 2:

Glue the wooden balls to the tray.

Once the paint had dried thoroughly, I flipped the tray over and removed the hanger.

Tip: Remove the hanger before spray painting. Don’t be me!

Then, using a ruler found the center of the tray.

If you look closely you can see my pencil lines.

Using E6000 glue, I adhered the wooden balls to the bottom of the tray.

I used my pencil lines to make sure that the feet were spaced evenly apart.

sanding tray

Step 3:

Distress the tray.

Make sure that the glue on the wooden balls dries thoroughly.

I cannot stress this enough.

If they aren’t sufficiently adhered to the tray, they will fall off.

And nobody wants to have a tray loaded with pretties when a foot falls off!

After your glue has dried, give it a quick light sanding to distress the edges.

I just wanted hints of wood showing through, not a full blown distressed look.

So, easy on the sanding.

tray, canisters, bird, napkin

Once you have finished distressing your tray, you are ready to load it up.

I am so happy with the way my tray turned out!

Also, wouldn’t it be pretty if you added a design to the middle?

Maybe Mod Podge a napkin to the center to match your kitchen?

The possibilities are endless.

Making an easy wooden tray was well… truly easy!

Until next time….

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Easter Bunny Wreath

February 25, 2021 10 Comments
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Hey y’all! I thought that I would pop on here and share a quick and easy Easter bunny wreath with you. It literally took me less than 15 minutes to put it together and most of that was more me trying to decide how I wanted to make it.

I’ve had this bunny/ wreath for a few years.

It’s not really a wreath, but since it’s made of grapevine and leaves, that’s what I’m calling it!

Years ago, when I first bought this bunny I put flowers in it.

As with most things, over time it needed to be updated.

I looked for more flowers, but really didn’t find anything that I loved.

So I got to thinking, what would a bunny put on his wreath?

Eggs? Yep, but so predictable.

I know that If I were a bunny I’d want carrots.

So carrots it is!

bunny, leaves and flowers

Add flowers and leaves.

I left the brown crinkle paper in my wreath and added some cute Spring flowers and some greenery.

This helps fill in the background and make the arrangement look full.

bunny, eggs, flowers

Add carrots

After adding the flowers and the leaves, it was time to add the carrots.

I added large, medium and small carrots.

Burlap carrots, orange and white check carrots and carrots made form twine.

Even bunnies like a little variety in their food choices!

carrots, flowers

Add more filler

Once I had filled my bunny’s basket full of wonderful looking carrots, I added in a little more filler.

A few more sprigs of flowers, leaves and a sweet pale yellow bud vine.

bunny carrots and bow

Put a Bow on it!

Now that my wreath was full of carrots, flowers and greenery, it was time to give my bunny a little bling.

I used three different colors and 3 different patterns of ribbon to make this simple bow.

A neutral with furry white edging that reminds me of a rabbit’s furry tail, a beautiful orange and white buffalo check and a small grow grain ribbon sporting carrots.

I think it matches my bunny perfectly!

Easter bunny wreath

Easter Bunny Wreath

The last item to add to my bunny wreath was this sweet furry bunny tail.

Isn’t it just too cute?

And I love that it’s a little “unexpected” addition to my Easter bunny wreath.

I’m officially calling it done and ready to hang on my front door!

suction cup

How to Hang it…

For years I’ve used one of two different kinds of wreath hangers.

One that most people use is the one that is an inverted S that goes over the top of the door.

However, I’ve had issues with the door not closing well with those.

At my last house, the front door was metal so I used a magnet door hanger.

At this house, obviously this door is made mostly of glass and wood so the magnetic door hanger is out.

I found this suction cup at Hob Lob for $2.99!

So far it’s holding up beautifully, I’ll let you know how it goes.

Pun intended.

bunny wreath

I have to say that I think that this is one of my very favorite door hangers/ wreaths!

Easter Bunny Wreath

Its cheerful and it just screams Hello Spring, come on in!

Now it’s time to do a little front porch Spring update to match my sweet Easter bunny wreath!

Until next time…

Easter Bunny Wreath

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Spring Blog Hop

February 24, 2021 25 Comments
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Welcome to the  first Spring Blog Hop. What’s a Spring Blog Hop?  Two talented ladies, Cindy from Cloches and Lavender and Terrie from Decorate and More With Tip rounded up a group of fun bloggers that get together every season and share fun crafts, decor, recipes etc. that exemplify that season. I’m so excited! I can’t wait to see what all of the ladies on this hop  are sharing for Spring!

If you are coming here from Michelle’s at Blessings By Me, Welcome! I’m so Glad that you are here.

Spring Challenge mantle

Today I’m sharing my Spring mantle with you.

With all of the sub zero temperatures that we’ve had in Texas this past week I am so ready for Spring!

However, I’m not ready for a full blown Spring/ Easter theme quite yet, so while you will see a few bunnies and eggs, you are more likely to find lots of fun color and the fresh green plants against a neutral back drop.

I started decorating in our living room this year since we’ve been huddled around the fireplace so much.

vase flowers, carrots

Section 1:

When I decorate my mantle, I think of sections.

Section 1 is the left side when I’m facing it, Section 2 is the right side and Section 3 is the middle.

It just wouldn’t be spring without a few stems of Spring flowers.

These sweet carrots are a few of my favorite things.

I purchased them last year, here, and will probably purchasing a few more this year.

White rabbit, flower, plant

Section 2:

On the opposite end of the mantle from my flowers, you will find the sweetest white bunny.

I’ve had him for many years and he’s still a favorite of mine.

His basket has sported all sorts of fun treasures.

Candy, flowers, and eggs are just  a few.

Spring blog hop

 

Section 3:

New to my Spring decor this year is this reversible Spring sign.

If you flip the boards around to the back side you will see the word Easter!

It was so fun to make and I’ll be sharing how I did it with you soon.

Also new, the fun Spring wreath.

If you’d like to see how it’s made, you can see the video here.

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It’s hard to say which piece of decor is my favorite, but these  felt ball garland are way up on the list.

Honestly, every time I look at those brightly colored balls they just make me smile!

Lantern, eggs

I couldn’t forget about the hearth of my fireplace.

No big decor switch up here, just add a few eggs to bring Spring down to the hearth.

Spring blog hop

 

My Spring mantle is very simple this year.

Which leaves room for me to add in more fun stuff when it’s time to decorate for Easter in a few weeks.

bunny baske, chick, lantern

That concludes the tour of my Spring Blog Hop.

I hope that you will join me in hopping over to Corine’s at Junk to Gems.  She always inspires me and has the most beautiful home!

Also, below you can see a list of all of the participants, don’t forget to check them out also.

Until next time……

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THECROWNEDGOAT | THEHOUSEONSILVERADO | B4ANDAFTERS

BLESSINGSBYME | PATINAANDPAINT | JUNKTOGEMS

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St. Patrick’s Day Sign

February 23, 2021 2 Comments
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Hey Y’all, let’s make a St. Patrick’s Day Sign! Can you believe that it’s almost March??? With March’s arrival comes the decorating of Spring and St. Patrick’s Day. Honestly, I don’t do a lot of decorating for St. Patrick’s Day. However, I thought that it might be fun to do my two tiered tray in all things green this year.

I had this sign in my craft closet and it’s the perfect size for my tray.

I paid .69 cents for mine as they were on the 90% off clearance.

Word on the street is that your local Dollar Tree has very similar ones available.

These cute wooden shamrocks came from Hob Lob this year.

$2.99 for a bag of 12.

Now all I needed was a little paint to finish my sign!

Wooden shamrocks

Step 1:

Remove the beads from the sign.

Once that is done give the  face of the sign a good coat of white acrylic paint.

When the face is completely covered and no writing is showing through, paint the sides green.

painted shamrocks

Step 2:

Paint your shamrocks.

I painted the smaller of the two shamrocks green and the larger one white.

When the base coats have dried, it’s time for the fun part.

Decorating them.

I decided to give the green shamrock tiny white dots.

The larger white shamrock received a plaid pattern.

What could be more Irish than a plaid?

Now if you don’t want to paint these shamrocks, I think they would be super cute covered in St. Patrick’s Day themed paper!

In fact, had we not been in an ice storm here when I made these I definitely would have done so.

heat gun, shamrocks

TIP:

Because both the sign and the shamrock received multiple coats of paint and nobody wants to sit and watch paint dry, I used my new heat gun.

Why I  haven’t purchased one sooner is anybody’s guess!

I love this thing.

In the past I’ve always just used a hair dryer – or just watched the paint dry.

The hair dryer works just fine, but it tends to blow the smaller pieces around.

The heat gun has low velocity of air output and dries paint almost instantly.

SCORE!

painted wooden beads

 

Step 3:

While your sign and shamrocks are drying, paint your wooden beads.

I did half of mine in green and the other half in white.

Put paint on a paper plate and drop your beads into the paint.

Next, I take them out of the paint, making sure they are covered well, and lightly wipe away the excess paint.

Then I place them on a BQ skewer and lay it across the opening of an old cup allowing them to dry.

Super easy!

 

shamrock sign

Step 4:

Once all of your pieces have dried, glue them all together.

Using a hot glue gun, start with the sign and work your way up.

wooden beads, sign, jute

Step 5:

String your beads onto a piece of jute, then reattach them to your sign.

I like to reattach the beads exactly the way they were before I took them off for the most part.

If you have trouble restringing the twine through the hole, cover the ends snugly with scotch tape.

It keeps the ends from fraying as you re-insert them into the hole.

Be sure and tie the knots securely.

St. Patrick's Day Sign

Step 6:

Paint the word ” Lucky” at the bottom of the sign.

I’m just going to go ahead and apologize here.

I did take a picture of this step, however it  was so blurry you have to wonder what I was thinking at the time!

If you don’t trust your handwriting, simply use vinyl peal and stick lettering.

Now that everything is finished on your sign, give it a good coat of a clear protective coating.

Once it dries, your sign is done!

St. Patrick's Day Sign

I love how cute my St. Patrick’s Day Sign is!

It gives my two tiered tray lots of color and is the perfect size!

Total cost of the sign is under $1.00.

Cute and economical.

My kind of project!

Until next time…..St. Patrick's Day Sign

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Fun Facts About Mardi Gras

February 16, 2021 3 Comments
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Happy Mardi Gras! Here at the Castle Fat Tuesday is one of our favorite holidays. Mainly because we like to eat King Cake. But there are a lot of misconceptions about Mardi Gras. Often  I get asked some pretty crazy questions about Mardi Gras and what it represents. So much so that I thought that I would share just a few fun facts about Mardi Gras with you.

Fleur di lis beads

What is Mardi Gras?

Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday in French.

The Mardi Gras season or Carnival season begins on January 6, Epiphany, the day that the Wise Men found the baby Jesus, and ends on Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday the beginning of the Lenten season.

Ash Wednesday is the beginning of lent, so Fat Tuesday has always been a celebration of enjoying all things before Lent begins.

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What are the official colors of Mardi Gras and what do they mean?

The official colors of Mardi Gras are purple, which represents Justice.

Gold, which represents Power.

Green which represents Faith.

alligator, beads, bowl

How old is Mardi Gras?

Mardi Gras dates back to March of 1699!

So…. really old!

bust, mask, beads

Is Mardi Gras only in New Orleans on Bourbon Street?

Nope.

And it’s not all about boobs and beads either.

Several parades take place all over the city of New Orleans .

Including family neighborhoods.

It’s also celebrated coastally.

Mobile, Alabama claims to be the 1st city in North America to host Mardi Gras.

 

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What is King Cake and when do you eat it?

King Cake is very similar to a cinnamon roll.

It is sometimes filled  cream cheese, raspberry filling etc.

My favorite King Cake is with a simple butter, sugar and cinnamon filling.

What sets King Cake apart from other cakes is that a small baby, representing Jesus, is hidden inside the cake.

Whoever finds the baby is said to have good luck for the rest of the year.

So Yummy!

King Cake is only eaten during the Mardi Gras season.

Mardi Gras Fireplace

Fact: It’s illegal to ride a float in New Orleans without wearing a mask!

As crazy as it sounds, this is true and was put into law at the beginning of NOLA celebrating the Mardi Gras season.

The theory behind it was to get rid of social constraints for the day.

If no one knew who you were, then you were allowed to mingle with all classes of people.

Today is just tradition that the city still enforces.

King Cake, crown

So that’s all of the fun facts about Mardi Gras that I have for you today.

While I am certainly no expert about all  things Mardi Gras, I hope that I’ve given you a few fun things to think about on Fat Tuesday!

Happy Mardi Gras Y’all!

Until next time….

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Free Artwork

February 12, 2021 No Comments
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Today I want to talk about free artwork. Lately I’ve been all about art. Real art – either I’m motivated to paint or I’m purchasing  prints made by artists. However, art can be expensive.

powder bathroom countertop

When we had new countertops put in our kitchen recently, we also decided to go ahead and have both the powder room and the guest bath countertops replaced. Which led to new mirrors, faucets, towels… well you get the picture.

 

paint by number painting

In the powder room I had this paint by number painting that I did awhile back.

It was fine, but I never LOVED it.

Janet Hill The Disappearance of Lonnie Lightfoot

 

Janet Hill is one of my very favorite artists.

Her art has the best sense of humor that just reaches out and grabs me!

A few years ago I purchased “The Disappearance of Lonnie Lightfoot” print from her.

My Granny had a closet filled with her formals, jewelry and scarves when I was small.

If I was very good I was allowed to play in that closet, so this print reminds me of pulling up a chair and getting lost in all of my Granny’s finery.

I had it framed with “gaudy joo-ry” all around it and hung it in the powder room.

This print was my inspiration for making a small gallery wall where my paint by number used to hang.

Janet Hill, Selfie at the Mermaid Public Fountain

I recently ordered this print “Selfie at the Mermaid Public Fountain” to go with it.

Someday, if I’m lucky, I will have all of the photos from her collection on my powder room wall.

But not today.

So I set out to find free artwork to go with my prints.

 

white frames

Frames:

The first thing I did was dig around in my decor closet for unused frames.

My JH print was in a white frame, so that’s the color scheme I was looking to go with.

I found several different shapes and sizes that I knew would give my gallery wall visual interest.

After a good cleaning and even a couple of coats of paint on a few, I was ready to look for artwork.

laptop, free artwork

 

Artwork:

I googled free art work and came up with a ton of sites that you can download just about any style of art you can imagine.

I found several that I felt like would be perfect.

Some of my favorite sites are:

The Graphics Fairy

Pixaby.com

Unsplash.com

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Using card stock, I simply printed out the artwork that I found in the sizes I needed.

Framing:

Now it was simply a matter of framing my prints.

And deciding what order I want to hang them in on my gallery wall.

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Create  Your Own Prints:

One other thing that I used  for one of the smaller prints was the app Waterlogue.

I’ve used it several times before and love it.

Using your own photos, you can create watercolor prints in your phone.

Again, it’s simply a matter of printing them off and framing.

 

It really couldn’t be simpler!

The hardest part of this whole process was deciding what artwork to use.

The best part?

It’s free!

Until next time….

 

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Last Minute Valentine’s

February 10, 2021 11 Comments
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It’s $10 on the 10th! I always love this blog hop because there are always some of the best ideas that come from these special ladies.  Our theme this month is Crafts. Which is totally up my alley! Today I’m sharing how to make some last minute Valentine’s Day cards. These cards would be perfect to do with your littles and  if you are like me and just enjoy creating Valentine’s cards they will be perfect for you too. And it doesn’t hurt that they are fast, fun, pretty and inexpensive!

craft supplies

Supplies for last minute Valentine’s:

Cards and Envelopes.

Markers or pens

Embellishments

Washi Tape

Scissors or craft knife

Glue dots

Valentine Stamps

Stamp pads

valentine card

Step 1:

I found my cute red note cards at Michaels on sale 40% off.

They were originally $4.99 for a pack of 10.

On the front of your card, apply Washi tape of your choice.

You can find this Washi tape here.

card, heart

Step 2:

I had this felt heart stack in my supplies.

It was the perfect embellishment for the front of my card.

To adhere the heart to the card I used a glue dot.

valentines card

The front of the card is complete.

Easy, fun and simple!

stamps, stamp pad

Step 3:

Next, let’s work on the inside of the card.

Really you could write your greeting on the inside of the card and skip this step, but I already had the stamps and stamp pad so I made a few cards using the stamps and a few cards I just wrote in my message.

 

Load your stamp with ink from the stamp pad.

stamp

Then carefully place the stamp on the card.

Press and hold firmly, making sure all of the stamps surfaces touch the card.

card, stamp

This is what it looks like when you are done!

While the ink was drying I went on to the next step.

lettering

 

Step 4:

The envelope!

Have you ever heard of FriXon pens?

I use them in my Rocketbook, but until I took a recent art class I never thought of using them in art.

FriXon pen’s ink disappears when it is exposed to heat.

Which makes them perfect for sketching out your design or drawing a line for lettering.

Draw your lines, do your lettering, then heat them up with a heat gun or a blow dryer.

Genius!

Draw a curved line.

Following the line, add the last name of your Valentine.

pens, envelope

Once that is done, fill in the rest of your Valentines name and address!

heart doodle

Step 5:

Add doodles!

Now this is where this project gets fun for me.

Decorating the envelope.

I mean, who wouldn’t love to get a piece of mail that was pretty?

Since my card’s theme was hearts, that’s what I doodled on the envelope.

flower doodles

Step 6:

Don’t forget the back of the envelope!

I have a stamp that has my name and address on it and I usually stamp the center of the back envelope with it.

Then decorate around the stamp.

red pen, card

Step 7:

Finish the inside of the card.

Once your envelopes are decorated, it’s time to add color and details to the inside area that you previously stamped.

I also like to write a personal note to each Valentine.

last minute Valentine's

This is what my finished envelopes look like.

The addresses have been blurred to protect my Valentine’s…

As you can see each one is different.

Have fun and let your imagination guide you!

valentine puzzles

One last thing….

For my little’s Valentine’s, I like to add a few fun things.

This year I found these heart puzzles.

I simply painted on Conversational heart slogans.

When I mail them I will take them apart and put the pieces into my hand made cards for the littles to put back together once the card is opened.

The butterflies are wind ups.

Simply wind up the butterfly and carefully place them into the card.

When the card is opened, the butterflies will “fly” out!

Valentine Cards

So how much did my last minute Valentine’s cards cost?

The cards were on sale for $2.49 making them .25 for both the card and the envelope.

I already had the pens, markers, Washi tape and the embellishments except for the heart puzzles and the butterflies.

Puzzles 12 ct = on sale for $2.49.  With 12 puzzles in each package they cost .21 each.

Butterflies: $8.99 for 18, bringing them to .50 each.

My total for each card is under .75!

I hope that you will join me in visiting the other talented bloggers in this hop to see what wonderful things that they have come up with!

 

Terrie – Decorate and More With Tip

Ann – The Apple Street Cottage

Patti – Pandora’s Box

Barbara – French Ethereal

Cindy – Cloches and Lavender 

 

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Kitchen Remodel Update

February 9, 2021 6 Comments
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Plans for Cumberland Trail Part 2

When I last shared my kitchen remodel plans with you, this is what my kitchen looked like. A little sad. Very dark. A little outdated. A lot has changed since then. It’s been a few weeks, so I thought I’d share my kitchen remodel update with you!

Here’s a day by day update.

Cumberland Kitchen

The day before the counter top crew arrived, I emptied out all the cabinets and removed everything from the walls and countertops.

base cabinets

Day 1 :

The countertop crew arrived and started demolition on day 1.

They took out the bar wall and made it counter height.

Moved an outlet that was on the bar wall, tore out the backsplash and put up new sheetrock,  and rebuilt the sink cabinet to hold the new farmhouse sink.

Day 1 was hoppin’!

Day 2:

Not much was going on here at the castle, except cleaning up massive amounts of dust.

Everywhere.

The crew were busy in their workshop making the countertops.

kitchen remodel update

Day 3 :

To say that I was excited for day 3 to get started was an understatement!

The countertops were installed, as well as the sink and faucet.

farmhouse sink

I am in love with the new sink!!!

She’s so shiny and pretty.

cabinets, tape, paper

 

Day 4 and 5:

The original plan was to do the backsplash, then the cabinets.

At the end of day 3 we saw that the weather was going to to change drastically by weeks end.

Since part of the painting would be done in a spray tent outside, we needed to get the painting done before the weather turned cold.

We spent 2 days removing doors, hinges, drawer guides, drawers, undercounted lighting, light switch covers and covering all surfaces with ram board, paper, tape and plastic.

Once all of that was done, we sanded, scraped and cleaned all cabinets, doors and drawers inside and out.

By far the hardest 2 days so far.

Day 6:

We sprayed the base cabinets white.

I will say this was time consuming, but so much better than painting and rolling the cabinets.

We purchased a new stationary HVLP sprayer.

Not only was it affordable, but it was so well worth the investment!

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This was the half way mark and I was like a kid on Christmas morning.

kitchen remodel update

 

Day 7:

The Hubs and I had a lot of work to catch up on, so not much was done other than remove all of the tape, paper, plastic etc and give the room a good cleaning.

We still have to paint the drawers and doors.

Fingers crossed we get them done before it gets too cold.

white cabinets

Already it is so light and bright.

No more dark hole!

island, kitchen, chair

We still have a lot of work to be done.

Repair the walls where they took out the bar wall.

Paint the doors and drawers.

A few places need paint touch up.

All trim and crown molding needs to be painted to match the cabinets.

The white plug in on the island will be replaced with a black one.

The black towel rack on the island will also be painted gold.

New hardware will be installed onto the cabinets.

And a few places either need caulk or trim moulding.

Of course, everything needs to be put back into the cabinets!


counter height bar stools

Yep, a lot still needs to be marked off of our punch list, but I’m already loving what we have done so far!

Also, happy mail or should I say happy packages have started arriving.

These are my new counter height bar stools.

That’s it for the kitchen remodel update.

I’ll be sure to share more with you next week!

Until next time….Kitchen Remodel update

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Where To Find Cute Easter Decor

February 5, 2021 No Comments
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I know…. it’s really a little early for Easter decor. BUT, apparently the stores are full of cute stuff.  I limit my trips to the store and do a lot of it on-line, however that doesn’t keep me from sharing where to find cute Easter decor. And if I’ve learned anything during this pandemic, it’s that if you find and love it you’d better grab it before someone else does!

So here’s what I’ve found so far.

Our first shopping adventure begins at Kirkland’s.

I have thing for door mats.

And this is the cutest little door mat!

bunny place card

If you’ve been around here awhile, you know I love anything for the table and chalkboards.

This bunny place card is so sweet.

Where to Find Cute Easter Decor

I’m in love with this carrot wreath.

faux chocolate mold

Our next shopping stop is at Michael’s.

Have you seen these beautiful faux chocolate molds?

At least I think they are chocolate molds…

Whatever they are they are definitely finding a spot in my decor this year.

chicks

I’m obsessed with them!

They come in several sizes and the subject matter is so sweet.

Lambs, chicks and rabbits, Oh MY!

wooden bunny

This large wooden bunny would be perfect on the front porch or hanging out around the fireplace.

 

large carrot

I’m not sure who needs this ,but this is truly the largest carrot I’ve ever seen!

How could I NOT share it with you?

carrots

These beautiful felt carrots are too cute and definitely more my size.

Easter Garland

Okay. Let’ just put it out there.

I have an addiction to banners.

And this poofy pom, for want of a better description, is super cute.

The check pastels are right up my alley.

carrot stakes

Our Last shopping stop is Hobby Lobby.

They had me at carrot yard stake.

Two different sizes and I can just see them in the garden.

SO stinkin’ cute.

Pink and white bunny

Speaking of cute.

This pink and white check bunny is adorable.

They have a green one, but my heart is set on the pink.

Bunny Trail sign

And last on the list today is this cute bunny trail sign.

It wold be perfect for my Easter two tiered tray.

Looking back at all of my favorites, I must say that I feel like I have a theme for this years Easter decor.

Carrots anyone?

Cause I will need them on the bunny trail….

Ha!

I’m sure that I will be sharing where to find cute Easter decor with you again before the big day arrives.

Until next time…..Where to find cute Easter decor

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Tags for the Pantry

February 3, 2021 12 Comments
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February DIY Challenge

 

I can’t believe that it’s already the first Wednesday of the month. Of February! You know what that means. It’s the DIY Challenge. This months challenge is organization. Which is perfect because I’ve been re-organizing my pantry. Cleaning out, rearranging. My label maker has been used so much this month I ran out of tape! I even made the cutest tags for the pantry. And, because I love you, I’m going to share how I made them with you!

Once you are done here, be sure to head over to Terrie’s at Decorate and More With Tip and  tell her what a genius she is for coming up with the cutest challenges every month.

Now let’s get started!

Pantry

How many times has someone in your family been in the kitchen and said “Mom, where’s the….?”

And every time you tell them exactly where it is.

And every time you hear ” I can’t find it!”

Well, since we’ve moved into our home a year ago, I’ve heard it a lot.

So I decided to make sure that everything in the pantry has a home and is labeled.

PSA: this DIY is so easy I’d be embarrassed except that it is so functional and cute I just can’t be!

supplies for making tags

SUPPLIES:

To make these cute tags you will need:

round wooden cut outs.   I got mine here.

Vintage Effect Wash,

Twine

Chalkboard Tape.

Chalkboard Pens

Drill

Scissors

painting wooden circle

Step 1:

Paint wooden circles with Vintage effect wash.

Simply brush it on, let it sit a little bit, then wipe off excess paint with a paper towel or old rag.

If it’s not as dark as you want it to be, put on a second coat.

Wait, and wipe off.

You can do this as many times as needed to achieve the level of a stained look as you want.

cutting tape

Step 2:

Put Chalkboard tape onto your stained wooden circle.

I can’t believe I’m even saying this but I didn’t know they even made a chalkboard tape until recently.

Mind blowing.

I can’t tell you how much I love it.

Cut a piece of the tape slightly larger than the width of your circle.

chalkboard tape

Since the tape is fairly wide, I folded mine in half.

cutting chalkboard tape in half

Then cut it down the middle.

Using one half of the cut tape, I applied it to the middle of my circle.

It’s so easy!

Just peel off the white plastic off the back of the tape and apply to the the front of you circle.

Rub gently to make sure that it adheres properly.

cutting off tape around wooden circle

Step 3:

Cut off excess tape.

After adhering the tape, flip our circle over and using a craft knife cut off any excess tape.

Be sure to cut as close to the circle as possible without cutting the circle.

drilling hole in tag

Step 4:

Drill a hole in the top of your circle.

Honestly, if I had thought about this for a hot minute this would have been step 1.

But we all know that when you craft by the seat of your pants things like this happen.

As it turns out, it wasn’t any big deal.

Thank goodness!

tag

Step 5:

Add twine to your tag.

I cut my twine about 6-8 inches and threaded it through the hole I just drilled.

Baking tag, chalkboard pen

Step 6:

Label your tags.

Here’s what  love about using the chalkboard tape.

Make a mistake writing?

Write the wrong thing?

Change your mind about what goes in what drawer?

snack tag

Simply wipe it off with a wet rag.

Let it dry.

And your tag is ready for you to label again!

Tags for the Pantry

Making tags for the pantry may have been the easiest DIY I’ve done this month, but I do love them.

Plus, it doesn’t hurt that they make my pantry so pretty and everyone knows where to look for all the things.

Pantry tags

AND those tags for the pantry cost under $1.00 for each one!

That’s my kind of DIY.

Please join me in heading to Carol’s at Blue Sky At Home to see what DIY she has for us.

Don’t forget to check out all of the other talented bloggers site too!

Decorate and More with Tip | Patina and Paint

Bluesky at Home | Cloches and Lavender

The House House | Purple Hues and Me

B4 & Afters

 

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Janky to Swanky

February 2, 2021 8 Comments
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I love a good sale, don’t you? And when the sale is 90% off, well I am hearing the heavenly choir sing! On a recent trip to  Hobby Lobby I made a quick trip down the 75% off isle, only to find out that it was just reduced to 90% off. The first thing that caught my eye was this sweet little lamp. Now most people would take one look and walk right on by, but I’m going to share how I turned janky into swanky!broken lamp

Repairing the lamp

After carefully looking the lamp over, making sure that the only thing wrong with it was a hanging harp and the socket I snatched that cute little lamp up faster than a monkey jacked up on Mountain Dew.

You see I knew that all I had to do to fix it was gently pull on the cord at the base until all the slack was out of the cord.

Once that was complete it was simply a matter of screwing the light socket to the base.

The socket had just come unscrewed!

janky to swanky

The price?

$8.99!

Total girl squeal.

chair, lamp

And it is perfect in my library for a cute little reading lamp!

 

chinoiserie print

Revamping the mat and frame

Now, you know I  wasn’t done shopping the 90% off isle!

I spied this chinoiserie print.

In fact, I already own it and it sits on a shelf in my living room.

The mat had some dark marks but the frame was in excellent condition.

So I bought it!

No, it’s not weird to have two of the same prints!

removing screws from the back of print

 

Especially if you aren’t using the print part of it.

I just wanted the frame!

A sweet friend sent me the cutest topiary prints a few months ago and I’ve been looking high and low for the perfect frames!

I unscrewed the back of the print and  took out the print portion.

topiary print

Once that was done I added one of my topiary prints to see if the mat and frame would work.

It was perfect!

using a magic eraser

I used a Magic eraser to remove the dark marks on the mat.

Painting a chip

A little white paint took care of a couple of chips to the edge of the mat.

framed topiary print

Put it all back together and this is what it looks like now.

I couldn’t love it more and it matches my living room perfectly!

price tag

The total cost for this janky to swanky?

$2.49. Plus tax.

Woo Hoo!

The moral of this story?

Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.

Sometimes it pays to look a little more closely and think outside the box.

 

Until next time….

Janky to Swanky

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How to Make Felt Flowers

January 29, 2021 2 Comments
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On our Craft With Me Wednesday I shared in a video on how to make felt flowers . If you missed it, you can see it here.

However, there are only so many things that I could put in the video and I promised to share how to make them here on the blog also.

AND I will share where to get a pattern to make a few of your own.

flower, sign

If you have followed me for very long you will know that I use these felt flowers in a lot of my decor.

Two tiered Valentine's tray

On 2 tiered trays, tabletops and in arrangements.

A lot of you have asked “did I make them?” or “where you can buy them?”

So I thought that I would share that with you.

Last Spring I bought my felt flowers at Walmart.

Sadly, they don’t have them anymore.

felt flowersOn a recent trip to Michael’s, I found a smaller version of the flowers and it occurred to me that I could deconstruct it and figure out how to make my own.

felt, glue gun, scissors, paper, pen

Supplies:

Felt

Scissors

Cardstock

Hot glue gun and glue

Pen or pencil

Extras: clips and BQ skewers

felt, card stock

Step 1:

Make a pattern for your flowers.

I bought a few of the small felt flowers at Michael’s and using a blow dryer to loosen the hot glue I took the flower apart.

Using the felt flower I made a pattern.

You can find patterns to make flowers in the Pattern section on my home page.

felt, template, felt

Simply lay the felt out on a piece of card stock and trace around the edges.

Once that is done cut out the  pattern on the card stock.

 

scissors, feltStep 2:

Cut out your felt flower.

Using the pattern you just cut out, lay it on a piece of felt and draw around the pattern.

I like to use a pen that is almost the same color as the felt to do this.

That way, if you can see any of the pen after you cut the felt out it blends into the flower.

Once you have traced your pattern onto the felt, cut it out.

gluing flower together

 

Step 3:

Glut your flower together.

Starting at the small end of the felt start rolling your flower up, glueing it with hot glue as you go.

Be sure that the back side is level as you roll the felt up.

felt flowers, pen

Step 4:

Add leaves to your flower.

I made a leaf pattern using the same techniques that I did for the flower.

Using the leaf that came off of the flower I bought, I traced it onto card stock and cut it out.

Then I transferred the pattern onto felt and cut it out.

Once that was done, I hot glued the leaf to the back of my flower.

There is one exception to adding the leaves at this time. See #5.

 

skewer, felt flower, glue

Step 5:

If you are wanting to use your flower in an arrangement you will want to add a “pick” to it.

A BQ skewer is perfect for this.

I measure the length that I want the pick, mark the skewer and cut off the extra skewer that I don’t need.

I cut off from the top of the skewer ( the flat end) so that the sharp pointed end remains.

It makes it easier to use as a pick.

Glue the “flat” end of the skewer to the flat part of your flower.

Then add the leaves, hiding the skewer and the back side of the flower.

felt flower

Step 6:

My large flowers from Walmart came with a clip on the back.

Which makes it great to add it to different things.

Napkin rings, containers etc.

So whether I plan on clipping it to anything or not I add the clip to the back after I’ve added the leaves.

How To make Felt flowers

 

These felt flowers are so cute!

Making them I got to thinking of other things I could use them for.

The smaller ones would be great added to push pins on bulletin boards.

And wouldn’t they be beautiful added to bows on a present?

The uses for them is really endless.

I hope that you enjoyed learning how to make felt flowers.

Thanks for crafting with me!

Until next time….

How To Make Felt Flowers

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My Kitchen Remodel

January 26, 2021 9 Comments
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Plans for Cumberland Trail Part 2

Y’all! I can’t believe that next week we start my kitchen remodel. It’s been the way it is now for 18 years. And while I’ve only been in it for about 18 months, It’s time. To say that I’m excited would be an understatement! It’s really a dark room that has a lot of yellow lighting.

I spent the weekend firming up all of the things. Ordered sinks, hardware, faucets, tile…. all the little things that have to happen. I thought that I’d show my plans with you so that you can follow along as I share my kitchen’s journey with you.

Gold and white bay kitchen

There is nothing prettier to me than a nice crisp white kitchen!

I mean, just look at this kitchen!

It was a Pinterest find that Ebay had posted.

It had me at the gold accents.

So my inspiration is to lighten almost everything up.

Sherwin Williams Pure White

 

Countertops:

When we started planing the remodel, I knew that I wanted to put together a kitchen that would stand the test of time as much as possible.

For me that meant white cabinets, white backsplash, white countertops… you get the picture.

But as I started putting it all together I realized how much white was in this room.

Pittsburg Quartz

 

 

The cabinets will be Sherwin Williams Pure White.

The walls we just painted before Christmas a soft  light griege color.

It had zero character.

So I had a consultation with Mario, my countertop guy and he gave me several black samples of quartz to look at.

I landed on this piece of Pittsburg Quarts!

Black and white kitchen

It has very little veining, which I love.

It’s has a little bit of sparkle, which I love even more!

And the best thing for me  is that it’s a not a pattern or color that I will get tired of.

As you can see here,  this kitchen from a Decorated Life is super clean, timeless and beautiful!

Backsplash tile

Tile

Once I had the countertops picked out, it was time to look at the backsplash options.

I thought that I wanted a simple white ceramic subway tile.

Until I saw this tile.

Let the heavenly choir sing!

It’s Byzantine Arabesque Bianco from the Tile Bar.

I LOVE it!

In the entire kitchen it was my one splurge, however I knew that the texture and sophistication that it would give my kitchen was perfect.

Apron sink

Sink

My current sink is a divided, multi-level stainless beasts that for the life of me always looks dull and dirty.

No matter what I do or clean it with.

So a new sink was definitely happening.

I chose a white apron sink that is one great big tub.

We had a granite composite sink similar to this in our old home and I can’t tell you how much I loved it.

In fact, had I not been doing a black countertop, I would have put a granite one in this kitchen.

I’m okay with no granite this time as this kitchen is a beauty.

Gold kitchen faucet

Faucet

I fell in love with this brushed gold faucet.

It’s probably not for everyone, but it definitely makes me happy when I look at it.

If anyone would have thought I would ever have a gold faucet, I would have told them they had lost their mind!

But, remember that gorgeous white and gold kitchen earlier?

Nuff said.

brushed gold hardware

The gold faucet is why I chose these drawer pulls.

Well, that and the fact that they come in a ton of sizes.

I want ginormous pulls for the large drawers under the stove and  these will be perfect.

These pulls range from 2.5″ all the way up to 18″.

A size for everything!

That’s pretty much all that I’ve ordered.

I still need to find countertop height bar stools and a few other things, but I think I’m well on my way to being finished with all of the decisions for now.

I can’t wait for my kitchen remodel to start!

Until next time….

My kitchen remodel

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Casual Valentine’s Day Table

January 22, 2021 3 Comments
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We don’t do  Valentine’s Day in a big way here at the Castle. We are way more laid back. I usually set a casual Valentine’s Day table that has a ton of color, has a few treats and is super fun. This year’s table will be no different!

Valentines placesetting

The Placesetting

While on a recent and rare grocery store adventure I say these sweet valentine dessert plates.

Of course, they had to come home with me.

So my table’s colors are centered around the colors in the plate.

A beautiful textured green placemat hosts a red charger.

White plates, followed by a fun pink and white salad plates are the perfect background for my dessert plates.

napkins, napkin ring

Hot pink buffalo check napkins show off the cutest Pom napkin rings ever!

I’m in love with them.

So much so that I bought a set of blue ones too!cake, cake stand,

The Centerpiece

For a centerpiece I’m using our dessert.

A red velvet cake sits upon a beautiful white cake stand.

Instead of a runner, I chose to set the cake stand on a felt heart.

Instead of real flowers I chose to add a few felt flowers and a heart.

I mean, what’s Valentine’s with out flowers and hearts?

Am I right?

flower, sign

The “back” side of the cake stand has more felt flowers and the cutest little sign reminding my guests that they are loved.


Casual Valentine's Day Table

I extended the color around the cake plate by using felt ball garland with more felt flowers down the table.

Valentines placesetting

 

Treats:

For a small after diner treat, I added some wonderful chocolates to each plate.

candy heart

I’ve also been making these fun heart candies too.

I tuck them into small boxes and they are perfect for a little gifty to take home.

After all, there can never be too much candy!

Valentine's Day Table

A casual Valentine’s day table may not be everyones cup of tea, but it’s perfect for us here at the Castle!

Do you go all out for Valentine’s Day or are you more like me and go super laid back and casual with it?

Until next time….

Casual Valentine's Day Table

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Quick and Easy Valentine’s Craft

January 19, 2021 8 Comments
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Hey y’all! I hope that you had a great long weekend. We didn’t do much of anything. Just a few things around the house and watched a little football. My kind of weekend. I thought I’d share a quick and easy Valentine’s craft with you, just in case you need something fun to do.

I found everything for this craft at Michael’s, except for the ribbon which I already had.

Here’s what you will need:

Supply list:

Valentine’s paper ( really if you have scraps I’d use those as you use so little of the paper.)

Wooden sign – Michael’s $1.50

Wooden Heart – Michael’s  .39

Ribbon – I used 3 different patterns as well as some raffia. All were from my scrap bin.

Scissors

Mod Podge

Ruler

Glitter

Paint brush

White craft paint

Hot glue gun and glue

Step 1:

Measure the inside of your sign and cut out a piece of scrapbook paper using those dimensions.

Set the paper aside.

wooden sign, paint

Step 2:

Paint the sign white.

Let the sign dry completely.

wooden heart, scrapbook paper

 

Step 2:

Decorate the heart.

While my sign was drying I cut out some paper using my wooden heart as a pattern.

heart mod podge

Once that was done, I used Mod Podge to apply the paper to my heart.

heart, glitter

Now that my heart is completely dry, it’s time to add some glitter!

Simply paint the edge of the heart with Mod Podge, then dip in glitter.

( Yes, my glitter tray is a hot mess! Someday I will attempt to clean it. Maybe….)

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Quick Tip

Use a clean, dry brush to clean off any small glitter that you don’t want on your heart.

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Step 4:

Finish decorating the sign.

Paint the base of your sign with a quick coat of Mod Podge.

Add the paper and give it a gentle rub to adhere the paper to the sign and get rid of any bubbles.

Next, give the paper another coat of Mod Podge.

Set aside and let dry.

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Step 5:

Make a small bow to add to your sign.

I made a simple small bow X bow.

You can see how to make it here.

valentine sign

 

Step 6:

Glue the heart onto the sign.

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Step 7:

Add your bow.

I hot glued mine on the corner to finish off my Valentine’s sign.

Quick and easy Valentine craft

 

This really is a quick and easy Valentine’s craft.

It would be great for both older children and adult.

And not only is it easy, it’s super economical too!

I made this sign for under $2.00!

 

Until next time….

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Command Central

January 15, 2021 4 Comments
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Hey y’all! Today I want to share a couple of super easy projects that I promise will help you get organized for the new year! I like to call it Command Central.

Even before the holidays I started looking for some kind of chalkboard/magnetic board/ calendar system to put on the side of my fridge cabinet.

I just wanted something that looked cute but that would also let me keep track of things like my grocery list, reminders etc.

Also, if it had a place for me to put a few photos of my littles that would be a huge bonus.

I thought that it would be easy to find, but boy was I wrong.

What I found was either too big, too small, too expensive or didn’t function as I wanted it to.

So  I made my own!

navy metal sign

After looking through my stash of unused stuff, I found a red metal decor piece.

I painted it a pretty navy blue.

Once it had dried, I took it into the kitchen and held it up against the cabinet and was so disappointed.

It looked flat and drab.

white metal sign

PLan B!

I painted the metal sign white.

Two good coats and a little distressing with sandpaper and this is what my new sign looked like.

So much better!

painting a metal sign

To protect the paint, I put a satin top coat on the sign.

This metal sign was the perfect size and I would be able to post reminders and photos on it easily.

Chalkboard sign

While rummaging through my stash, I also came upon a piece of 12″ x 24″ chalkboard.

back to school board

I normally use these to make back to school chalkboards for the littles in my family.

And it was the perfect size!

However, it didn’t have a finished edge.

frame

After very little searching I found this frame at Hob Lob.

It was the perfect size and color.

And to make it even more perfect it was 50% off!

frame, caulk, chalkboard sign

I simply dropped the chalkboard into the frame, then because it didn’t have any way to hold the chalkboard into the frame, I simply put a bead of silicone around edge fo the frame.

mugs, pencils, frame

I put some weight in the center to hold the chalkboard down until the silicone dried.

After leaving it overnight, I removed the mugs and my chalkboard was secured to the frame.

Once I added a picture frame hanger to the top of the board and it was ready to hang.

Command Central

Command central is complete!

I have to say that having a place to see all of my favorites every day sure makes my heart sing.

And the chalkboard grocery list?

Works so well for me!

No more having to walk into another room to write it down – or forgetting to write it down – or forgetting why I walked into the room….

I love it!

priming a chalkboard

One last tip.

Prime your chalkboard!

Before using any brand new chalkboard take a piece of chalk , lay it on it’s side and rub it all over the board!

Wipe the chalk off and your board is ready to be written on.

The priming helps you  keep from getting ghost images of what was written on the board.

 

Until next time….

Command Central

 

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How It’s Made

January 14, 2021 4 Comments
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How it’s Made

Yesterday I partnered up with Terrie from Decorate and More with Tip to share how to style a Two Tiered Tray. We both shared  our videos on Facebook. Every Wednesday we share either a craft or how to decorate something in your home. And Every Wednesday we get asked the all important question “Can you tell me how it’s made?”. So this week, as well as sharing the video we thought that it would be fun to share how we made several things that we put on our trays. If you would like to see my video, please go here. Don’t forget to visit Terrie here.

valentine mug

Valentine’s Day Mug

I love the look of the Rae Dunn mugs.

However, I don’t like the idea of storing a ton of mugs for each holiday.

So I make my own holiday mugs by taking plain white mugs and adding vinyl lettering to them.

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I have a Silhouette machine that makes it super easy for me to make a design.

Valentines mug

Once I’ve decided on a design, it’s simply a matter of cutting it out and adding it to the mug.

Don’t have a Cricut or a Silhouette machine?

No worries!

Your local craft store has a ton of peel and stick lettering that you can use!

how it's made

Mini Rolling Pin

In my video I had taken one of these sweet little rolling pins, cut out vinyl  lettering and attached it to the pin.

Well, since you may not have a cutting machine I want to show you just how easy it is to use peal and stick lettering.

rolling pin, letters, bakers twine

Simply choose the letters of the word you want to use, the stick them on.

Once I have my lettering on, I like to add a bit of bakers twine tied in a bow for a little extra embellishment.

Seriously, it couldn’t get any easier and it takes very little time!

wooden heart, bird

Mulit-media Sign

A few years ago I made the multi- media heart signs.

If you missed it you can see it here.

I made all sizes, shapes, and colors with a ton of different embellishments.

They are so easy to make and I have used them just about everywhere here at the Castle!

 

Heart pick

Conversation Heart Mug

The last craft is the centerpiece on the top tier.

It’s a cute mug with a conversation heart.

I found the heart at Hob Lob and it’s originally intended to be used as a floral pick.

However, it was much too long for my mug.

I simply cut it to my desired length using a small hack saw.

mug, styrofoam

Placed a piece of styrofoam into the mug.

valentine mug

Next, add the heart pick to the styrofoam and cover it with crinkly white paper.

The centerpiece is done!Two tiered Valentine's tray

I hope this answered your question “can you tell me how it’s made?”

If you’d like to see just how this two tiered tray was put together, don’t forget to head on over to my Facebook site ( link above).

Also, be sure and visit Terrie @ Decorate and More With Tip to see the cutest tray ever!

P.S. she actually MADE her tray.

You don’t want to miss this!

Until next time…

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Birthday Party Fun

January 12, 2021 2 Comments
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With the Rona still hanging around it’s hard to get together with friends and family. It’s especially hard when the birthdays are milestones and you can’ get together. Normally, all of the Queens would be gathering together to celebrate my BFF Roxanne hitting a big milestone. And even though we aren’t celebrating her birthday like we have in the past, I  can still  pretend to have a little Birthday party fun.

Apple salad

IF we were getting together, the party would be low key and all The Queens would be invited.

We would show up in our finest attire bearing birthday presents.

We would eat a delicious Apple salad with apple poppy seed vinaigrette.

( trust me when I say that this salad is so yummy!)

Papa Murphy's chicken artichoke pizza

Followed by a chicken artichoke pizza!

turquoise places setting

I’d make sure that the table was set for a queen and  her ladies!

A turquoise placemat, a pink champagne charger, and white dishes.

A beautiful turquoise napkin would be put into a giant diamond napkin ring.

Of course no Queen would eat lunch without her crown.

Diamonds  twisted into a curly Q shape could hold a place card that would let each Queen know where she would be seated for the day.

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The birthday Queen would have a very special crown of her own!

One filled with jewels  that only a Queen would love and wear.

flowers, turquoise glass

The Queen would sit at the head of the table and naturally her place setting would match that of the rest of the Queens.

 

flowers, glass vase

Beautiful flowers would grace the table to commemorate such a wonderful occasion!

roxanne sign

I did make our Queen Roxanne a wonderful  chalkboard poster to mark the occasion.

One that announced just how very special our Queen truly is!

birthday party fun

And last, but not least, we would break out a beautiful cake complete with a crown and birthday candle sparklers!

We would laugh, tell stories, be silly and celebrate just being together.

That’s how Queen’s celebrate their birthdays.

I don’t know about you but I can’t wait until we can all celebrate and have a little birthday party fun once again.

So, Happy Birthday Queen Roxanne!

We may not all be together physically, but know that we are with you in spirit.

Until next time…..

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Winter Snowflakes

January 10, 2021 8 Comments
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Its $10 on the 10th! Where a few blogger friends and I share fun decor, ideas and crafts for under $10.00. This months theme was Winter Blues/ Winter decor. Nothing helps beat those Winter blues like a little decorating that makes you smile. I recently painted a few winter snowflakes and put them in an unusual place!paint, paintbrush, snowflake

 

The best part about this project is that it was super easy, especially since it gave a lot of wow factor to my decor.

This would be the perfect craft for younger children as well as adults!

Here are the supplies that you will need to make your own:

Wooden snowflake cutouts. I found mine here.

Twine

White paint

Holographic glitter paint

Paint brush

That’s it!

paint, snowflake

 

Step 1:

Paint your snowflakes white.

I gave each of my snowflakes 2 coats of white acrylic paint on each side.

wooden snowflake

 

Since I loved the dark brown edges, I didn’t paint those.

The brown edges give the snowflakes a rustic look that I love at this time of year.

I will admit that my first instinct was to put glue on the edges and dip them in big chunky white glitter.

However, I’m looking for a little less glam and glitz now that Christmas is over.

paintbrush, snowflakes

 

 

Step 2:

Paint with holographic glitter paint.

Give each side of the snowflake a coat of the glitter paint.

Make sure to let each side dry thoroughly before painting the other side!

I know!

I said a little LESS glam and glitz, not NO glam or glitz! Ha!

It’s hard to see it in this photo, but the holographic glitter really sparkles and shines!

snowflakes

 

Step 3:

Thread  twine through your snowflakes, tying off the ends of the twine.

My snowflakes came with 9 pieces of 13″ twine, however you can use twine, ribbon, baker’s twine – basically whatever you have on hand.

snowflakes, chandelier

 

Step 4:

Hang your snowflakes!

While I hung mine on my chandelier in my breakfast room, I think these would look super cute in other places too.

Nestled in greenery on a fireplace mantle, string them on a 6 ft length of twine and hang them as a garland on the mantle, if you still have your trees up they would make great ornaments.

How about hanging them from a topiary or potted tree on your porch?

chandelier, snowflakes

See?

I told you they give  a lot of bang for your buck!

 

Now, please join me in visiting the other blog hoppers and see what fun Winter blues items they’re sharing!

Allyson @ Southern Sunflowers

Patti @ Pandora’s Box

Anne @  The Apple Street Cottage

Barbara @ French Ethereal

 

Until next time…

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Decorating for Winter

January 8, 2021 1 Comment
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Decorating for winter can be tricky. Especially if you are like me and after the holidays are ready to pack all of the Christmas decor away, including the greenery. However, just because I’m ready for a clean decor slate doesn’t mean that decorating for winter has to be hard. In fact, you can achieve a wonderful warm design in just 3 steps!

Step 1:

Light a fire.

The past few days have been cold, wet and dreary.

You can tell by the photos that there was very little light.

On days like these I love to light a fire, curl up on the sofa and read a good book.

Lighting the fireplace both mentally and physically warms you up!

fireplace, candle, mantle

I added a ton of candles to the mantle of the fireplace.

There is nothing like lighting them all in the evening.

It not only looks inviting, but smells great too.

picture, candle, bird

I love them so much that I’ve sprinkled candles all through the castle!

 

chair, throw blanket

Step 2:

Add texture.

Heavier fabrics like fur, velvet, corduroy and wool all just scream winter to me.

Add a warm fuzzy throw blanket to your decor doe instant warmth.

Can’t you just imagine curling up with this furry throw?

It is just the softest!

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These velvet pillows on the sofa really cozy up the living room.

velvet pillows

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Don’t forget to add texture through out your home.

My bedroom has a very cool color scheme with a lot of neutrals paired with steal blues and mid-tone greens.

The addition of a warm furry throw as well as velvet pillows really helps to warm this space up.

bed, pillows

In the guest room I took away the bright hot pink throw pillows and added these off white corduroy pillows complete with fuzzy poms!

I love them so much that the old pillows may never come back!

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Step 3:

Add  a little nature.

Think greenery, pinecones, and sticks from trees.

All too often we shut ourselves up inside when it’s cold.

Bringing nature inside is a must for me!

Not a lot, just a few elements here and there.

As you can see here, I added scented pinecones to a large lantern.

vase, pinecones

On the coffee table I’ve added a woven basket to hold all of my decor.

The basket adds warm texture as well as shows off the pinecones, greenery and a candle.

Even the burlap bow adds warmth with it’s nubby texture!

This tablescape is the trifecta of decorating for winter.

It has a little nature, tons of texture and a candle to give it that warm soft glow.

 

As you can see, decorating for winter is as easy as 1, 2, 3!

Until next time….

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Plans for Cumberland Trail Part 2

January 5, 2021 2 Comments
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Welcome to Plans for Cumberland Trail  part 2! Last week I shared just how busy last year was for us.  I didn’t realize just how busy until I did that walk down memory lane. Needless to say, it was a full year for us. Today I’m sharing what we plan on doing this year here at the castle. Don’t worry, we all know that there will always be small changes and projects to do! Nobody wants to hear ALL of those, which is why I’m only going to share some of our bigger projects with you.

Plans for Cumberland Trail Part 2

The first thing on my list is to finish up the laundry room.

This room has come a long way since we moved in.

It had linoleum flooring.

Wallpaper from the 80’s… maybe even the 70’s.

Fluorescent tube lighting on the ceiling.

The cabinets may have been a cream at one time, but over the years they had yellowed and just looked dirty.

The first week we were here all floors in the house were replaced.

The second week I striped the wallpaper and gave it a good cleaning.

Everything in this room from the ceiling to the floor has been painted.

The fluorescent lighting was replaced with a pretty crystal one.

So what’s left?

The countertop, new sink, faucet and tile on the wall above the sink.

I have all of the  supplies to do this and have for a few months, I just never found the time.

I’m making this my number 1 project.

Plans for Cumberland Trail Part 2

The Kitchen.

I knew before we moved in that there needed to be big changes in the kitchen for it to function for our family.

First off, it’s much smaller than our previous kitchen so I’m having to learn to let go of things and be more intentional with my space.

Plus, it’s not my style.

At all.

At one time they had lime washed the cabinets.

The finish has worn off in some spots, making it very porous.

At certain times during the day the cabinets look almost peach.

Fluorescent tube lighting under the  upper cabinets.

And I’m not sure what the granite was finished with but it always looks streaked even after polishing.

It’s the darkest room in the house.

Plans for Cumberland Trail Part 2

When we moved in the first week we replaced all of the appliances.

We plan on painting the cabinets white.

Replacing the sink, faucet and undercounter lighting.

If it fits into the budget I will be replacing the countertops. Fingers crossed.

Long term, I’d also like to take the upper cabinets all the way to the ceiling for extra storage and put in a new simpler style of doors.

bathroom vanity

 

The Master Bathroom

There is nothing terribly wrong in here.

It functions, but it just needs a few repairs and updates.

Right before Christmas we painted the vanity, walls and trim.

It had a bad antiquing treatment on the vanity and the walls were builder beige.

The vanity was painted a blue gray color, the walls a greige and the trim pure white.

I’d like to get rid of the wall of mirrors.

Aint nobody need to see that much of themselves!

And remove a few of the light fixtures.

They are blinding!

master bathroom

 

The ceiling needs to be painted white.

The window treatments in the master bathroom and the bedroom are Duets.

At one time I’m sure they were super nice, however they are tired, worn and there really is no good way to clean them.

They are going.

I’m going to replace them and put in some kind of valance to give the space a little color and texture.

We do have one issue, the wall between the tub and the shower moves.

Yep, it gives just a little.

We are betting that it will need to be replaced before long.powder room

Bathroom Countertops

The last two really large things on my list are the powder room and the guest bathroom countertops.

It’s hard to tell in the picture, but the tops are a biscuit color.

Nothing else in either room is that color and they stick out like a huge elephant in the room.

Not sure what the plan is for either of these rooms is at this point, but I’m working on a quick fun solution!

 

That’s it for Plans for Cumberland Trail Part 2.

As you can see, we have our work cut out for us!

However, I’m really looking forward to getting started and make Cumberland a little more “us” every day!

Until next time…..

 

 

 

 

 

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Plans for Cumberland Trail Part 1

January 1, 2021 7 Comments
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Happy New Year! Here’s to hoping that 2021 will be much better than 2020. I don’t do New Year’s resolutions, but ringing in the New Year has me thinking about all the things that we accomplished here last year and all of the plans for Cumberland Trail in the coming year. Today in Cumberland Trail part 1, I’m sharing what we’ve done in the past year and in Part 2 I’ll be sharing our plans for the next year.

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Here’s what we got done this past year.

We moved into our new home in late October of 2019.

We bought this house knowing that we were going to be doing a lot of projects.

They would include small facelifts and some big remodeling in almost every room of the house.

In other words, we were on a mission to make it more our own.

fireplace

Moving in late October didn’t give us much time before the holiday season.

However we did get a few projects completed before then.

Like the Fireplace.

This is the before.

And this is the after.

We put in all new floors and  remove the dated wallpaper in the laundry room and bathrooms.

Added a quick coat of paint in each of those rooms and we called it good until after the holidays.

Winter 2020

 

Then came 2020

My first project was to participate in the $100 room challenge working on my office.

I loved how it turned out.

Next, came the Dining room.

turquoise, fall dining room

Not just once, but twice!

The Laundry room was next.

While it’s still not totally finished, it is so much better than when we moved in.

Spring 2020

landscaping

 

While all of this was going on, we had signed on with a contractor to put in a pool, a small kitchen and fire pit in the back yard – las OCTOBER.

However, it took forever to get permits etc..

The backyard that was suppose to be finished in late January – mid February didn’t even start until March.

And then COVID hit.

Everything came to a screeching  halt for awhile.

It finally picked back up, but due to material supplies in high demand progress was accomplished at a snails pace.

We had put everything on hold inside the house for the most part to focus on new landscaping in the front yard and painting the exterior of the house while the pool was being built.

Summer 2020

pool, garage

Finally in the first part of June the pool was completed.

Fall 2020

Cumberland Trail part 1

We took July and August off.

It was nice not to have workmen around the house.

Plus, we like doing as much of the projects as we can ourselves, so it was much needed time to enjoy the pool.

September had us back in full swing on projects with the $100 room challenge.

This time I spruced up one of the guest rooms with a ton of color.

 

Then it was time for the holidays again!

Cumberland Trail Part 1

We did however have a new roof put on and FINALLY after 6 months we built our pergolas in the back yard!

Cumberland Trail Part 1

 

Just in time to ring in the new year!

Looking back through this crazy year, I realize that we did a TON of work.

Our new home is starting to look and feel like us more and more every day.

But there are always going to be projects here at the castle.

And we have so many plans for this next year!

I hope you enjoyed plans for Cumberland Trail part 1.

If you did, stay tuned for part 2 next week.

Until next time…

 

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