Winter Craft

This is a very cute and inexpensive craft to spruce up your home during the drab winter. I found that after my Christmas stuff was all put away, I had nothing to spruce up my home until Valentines Day came.

Supplies:

Wooden Blocks (you can find pre-cut packages at your local craft store)

Vinyl Lettering

Scrapbook paper

Embellishments (ribbon, jewels, buttons, etc.)

Modgepodge

Glue Gun

Scissors

How To:

Step 1: Sand blocks to create a smooth surface.

Step 2: Paint blocks color of your choice to coordinate with your paper.

Step 3: Trace blocks onto paper. Make sure to alternate colors and patterns to your preference.

Step 4: When you cut out your paper, cut it an 1/8 inch smaller than the line you traced to make sure the modgepodge will seal paper to blocks. It also give a nice decorative edge to you paper with the painted blocks showing on the sides.

Step 5: Apply a thin layer of modgepodge to the block. Work out any bubbles and let dry. (The thinner the layer of modgepodge=less bubbles)

Step 6: Apply your vinyl lettering followed by another thin layer of modgepodge to seal everything.

Step 7: Using the hot glue gun apply embellishments to your preference.

Rustic Door Redo

Before

 After



After moving into our home I was so excited to find this old door in the garage! It immediately went on my to do list. I had plans to put Revelations 3:20 on this glass...

...in vinyl after scraping the paint specks off of it. Well that plan was short lived when the glass shattered as i was almost finished! (cue frustration!!!)

After much deliberation I decided to fill the hole with the same scripture framed on burlap. So then began the process!

Door:

Step 1: Sand edges and thicker paint spots (sanding is not one of my favorites so I like to cut corners)

Step 2: Paint entire door with base color of choice. Let dry and apply 2nd coat.

Step 3: Distress door by sanding edges to your preference.

Step 4: Distress entire door with a stain of your choice. Let dry. (I had black on hand so I just used what I had.) Tip: apply streaks of  stain in small areas and smudge and smear with a dry cloth so create different shades and tones.

Step 5: Apply clear coat to seal.

Step 6: I took the original door knobs and spray painted them black to match my new door.

Scripture:

For those of you that have a Silhouette this process would be much easier than how I had to do it.  

Step 1: Create a stencil of your scripture.

Step 2: Using acrylic paint, stencil letters onto the burlap.

Step 3: Center the burlap onto the frame. Tack down with a hot glue gun.

Step 4: Trim excess burlap and tack frame to the door by your choice in preference. (I used a nail and hung it on the door for a more impermanent solution in case I decide to do something different latter on.)

And Waalaa!!!