3 Easy & Super Cute St. Patrick's Day Decorations

I can't believe that it's already St. Patrick's Day!  I feel like I didn't get to make all of the cute decorations that I had planned on!  I guess there is always next year right?  Here are a few quick and easy ones that I did make this year:

1- Lucky Sign with Horseshoe "U":

 This was so easy to make.  I used an old board, cut my LCKY stencil out using my Silhouette Cameo, painted it, nailed the horse shoe "U" in with real horse shoe nails and added the hanger:

2- Shamrock and Burlap Door Hanger:

I actually bought the wood for this at the Wood Connections store in SLC a couple of months ago, so it was super easy to just paint, sand, nail together and attach the bow and little shamrocks.

3- Easy Leprechaun Clay Pot Hat:

 This idea has been around for awhile, I just hadn't ever gotten around to making one.  It seriously took 15 minutes.  So easy!

4- Hand stitched Clover Trio:

Anyone that knows me, knows that sewing is not my strong point, nor is it something that I have ever loved to do, so if I can make this anyone can!  I just cut the clovers out of material using a cardboard template and then stitched them to a thick canvas type material with embroidery floss and then framed it.

I also have to add a picture of 2014's March Hutch all decked out in greens:

Happy St. Patty's Day, I hope you have a wonderful one :)

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More Easy Friend or Neighbor Gifts...

I'm always stressed about what to do for neighbors and my kiddo's friends for gifts.  Here are a few recent and relatively easy & inexpensive) DIY gifts that I made:


Noel Block:

Decorated Wood Letters that are also picture holders (perfect for girls!):

Another example:

Twine Wrapped Star hanger, made from gluing paint sticks into a star shape (this can also be done on a much smaller scale to make ornaments by using Popsicle sticks):

Ice Cream Basket:

And finally, for your dog loving friends/neighbors:

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Yarn Art Heart...

Yarn is so fun, but I stink at crocheting so I have to use it in other ways :)

 I decided to decorate an old frame with it and then cut a heart out of cardboard and wrapped it as well.

Easy sneezy!

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Altered Hot Pink and Zebra Striped Coat Rack...

I found this stuff at Walmart awhile back:

So I bought this:

I painted it hot pink with a sugar coat of glitter, added the zebra Peel and Stick, blinged it up with some rhinestones and ta-da!!!

It's perfect for my daughter's room!!!  I still have a TON of the peel and stick left, so I will be using it on many more projects to come :)


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Storage Box Stool Updo...

Kadee needed something to go with her zebra and pink mirror.  I found a plain black one at Walmart:

I added a few leftover scraps from other projects that I have done for her room and now she has this:

And now it fits in perfectly!

Zebra Striped Altered Mirror...

I was thrilled when my daughter told me that her wall mirror broke into a million pieces!  I searched high and low for the perfect replacement and I finally found an old brown beat up 1970ish mirror.  It was perfect!  Of course, I had to paint it pink, and add some zebra stripes!

This is what it looked like when I finished with it:

I wasn't done just yet.  I pulled out my beloved Silhouette and added this:

Now I've got to mount it on the wall.  I hope she loves it :)

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Candlestick Trio Redo...

                                             I've had this candlestick trio for awhile now:

So I did this to them:

Ahhhhh!  Much better!

I embellished the candles as well:

                                 
                                    I wrapped burlap around them and then made fabric flowers for each one..

I love the red paint.  I'm redoing a dresser in the same color and can't wait to get working on it!

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DIY Family Frame...

I needed a family picture for my desk at work, and wanted a cute, custom frame to put it in.  I pulled out my supplies, grabbed a plain wood frame and came up with this:

Of course, I had to add something with a little sparkle and bling!

I painted it brown, Mod Podged, sanded and inked the paper to the frame then added the embellishments.

I love it!  I smile every time I look at it and see my cute family :)

Repurposed Frame

I've had this old frame for years, the glass broke a long time ago and I never replaced it.  The frame was a cherrywood brown color and I've hung on to it forever knowing that I was going to do something with it.  I finally got around to it.  I didn't think to take a before picture, but here is the after:

I painted and antiqued the frame, then I added chicken wire and made the burlap LOVE banner.

I figured out what pictures I wanted to use and added some embellishments to a couple of them and I also added some fun felt embellishments to some paper clips because I didn't want to use clothes pins.That's it!  So easy and a fun way to display family pictures.  It will also be easy to change them out when I want to:
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Decorated Jewelry Gift Box...

For Mother's Day, I needed something to put my birds nest necklaces in and I wanted it to be super cute so I got a few of these:

And then I pulled out some cute coordinating scrapbook paper, my mod podge, some flowers and buttons and did this to them:

Much better than wrapping paper or a gift bag!

Home Blocks & Burlap Rosettes...

So I made these blocks forever ago:

Pretty blah right?

 I got tired of looking at them so I pulled them off their shelf and did this to them:

I added a few coats of paint, ripped off the black vinyl, distressed them and added a some jute and a few burlap rosettes.

I like them SO much better :)

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Altered Album, Easy Gift Idea...

I altered this photo album for one of my daughter's school projects awhile back. Here is what it looked like when I bought it at the dollar store:

 Cute, but pretty cheesy.  Here is what it looked like after I altered it:

Much better!  It would be a perfect Mother's Day gift filled with pictures of children or grand kids, a friend gift filled with pictures of fun memories or Teacher Appreciation gift with pictures of each student or of activities from that year.  The best part is that you can decorate it to fit the personality of the person that you are making it for :)

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Rhinestone & Zebra Striped Frame...

I altered a plain frame with some rhinestones and hot pink/black zebra striped duct tape for My daughters room:

It fits in perfectly with her room decor!
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Decorated Canvas Storage Bins...

The boy of the house just turned 12, so he is growing out of the little boy stuff and into the big boy toys.  For his birthday, we got him a 32" flat screen tv and refinished an entertainment center for his room.  He also has his XBox and PS3 in there and they come with all kinds of games and accessories that need a place to go.  I decided to buy some canvas storage bins.

  His furniture is all black, so I bought the ivory ones to offset it, but they were really plain, so I dug through my craft supplies and here is what I came up with:

I really struggle with my son's decor because I tend to bling everything up and boys just aren't into that kind of thing, so I really tried to keep this simple and appropriate for a "tween".

I really like the way they turned out.  They give the bins a little something, but definitely not too much, and all of his gaming "junk" is nicely organized, which makes me happy!

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Frame Redo...

So I found this for a dollar:

I liked the designs on it, but not the gold and brownish red... So I did this with it:

Painted it antique white and then added a couple of coats of pearl white and then a couple of coats of Plaids Extreme Glitter paint in silver.

I got the cute Lucky printable HERE (Thanks! I LOVE free printables!!!)

And it looks super cute in my hutch.  I will easily be able to change out the printable each month and it should look great for most holidays/seasons.

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St. Patrick's Day Decorated Candles....

I needed something to go with my St. Patrick's Day topiary for my March dining room table centerpiece. Here is what I came up with:

I found the cute felt clover stickers at JoAnn's crafts, I just stuck them on each candle and was done!

They were so easy, inexpensive and I think they turned out super cute!  I'm getting pretty excited to put up my March decorations this weekend :)


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