Our house needed a little Valentine decor. My kiddos love it when I decorate for the holidays- Here are some wood LOVE blocks I made. I had my husband cut the blocks out of a 2x6. Each block is a different height. The L is 10 inches, O is 8 inches, V is 9 in., and the E is 7 inches. First I painted each block (and sanded the sides a bit). I used digital scrapbooking paper and letters for the word LOVE, but you could do this with any scrapbook paper and cut out letters as well. I then modpodged … [Read more...] about LOVE blocks
Homemade Block Ornaments
It's Jamie-another fellow Crafting Chick! I haven't had much time to craft lately-due to the arrival of my sweet twins, Hallie and Logan. But I did squeeze in some time to make these homemade block ornaments. A new tradition of ours is to make a homemade ornament every year. My kiddos were so excited to hang their ornaments on our tree. My mom made ornaments when I was little and I still remember them. I remember her sleds made out of popsicle sticks with our names on it. My sister and I loved … [Read more...] about Homemade Block Ornaments
Thanksgiving Canvas and Banner
Hello, it's Brooke here! Before Thanksgiving has come and gone, I wanted to share 2 little Thanksgiving projects with you: one I made last year, and one I finished TODAY. :) If you're feeling crafty, I bet you could whip up this Thanksgiving Canvas and Banner projects just in time for your Thanksgiving celebrations. Thanksgiving Canvas I love making things in photoshop using digital scrapbooking supplies, then combining them with other mediums, such as canvas and ribbon. I created this in … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving Canvas and Banner
DIY Valentine Crafts
With Valentine's Day around the corner, I wanted to share some DIY Valentine Crafts. {Valentine Banner} Made this banner the same way I made my HAPPY BIRTHDAY banner. Just with the words "BE MINE" and a few hearts. {Felt Heart Bags} I saw these hearts on Family Fun and thought it would be cute to make them for A & B. I made it different, but both are cute. Here are the steps for the one I made: -double up the felt to make it thicker and cut out hearts about 10 in. wide and 8 … [Read more...] about DIY Valentine Crafts
Easy Valentine Ideas and free templates
Last February I was about 7 months pregnant with my 3rd child, and was nesting like a crazy woman. :) So I must've had a burst of creativity because I made a bunch of different Valentine projects back then and just reposted them on my personal blog today. I thought I'd share the Easy Valentine Ideas and free templates here as well, in case you're looking for some cute ideas for your lovies. I even have some free downloads for you! Fun Valentine's Day Ideas I made these EASY photo … [Read more...] about Easy Valentine Ideas and free templates