DIY decor- Paw Print Frame

The final product

 

Anyone who knows me (or at least follows me on Instagram or Facebook) knows that I just LOVE my dog Sadie. At Christmas last year I made a paw print ornament using an inexpensive kit, but I wanted to have something in my décor from Sadie that was visible year round...so I came up with this simple project.

 

From start to finish this took only about 10 minutes and was able to use materials I already had at my house :)

 

What you need:

• a dog, preferably a calm one
• ink pad
• paper
• scissors
• picture frame
• bowl of water
• paper towels

How to:

1. Lay large piece of paper down on ground.
2. Get your dog to give paw and press it on the ink pad.
3. Press dogs paw on the paper. This make several tries, depending how your dog cooperates (as you can see from the picture it took 4 tries with Sadie).
4. Immediately wash dogs paw by dipping in bowl of water and then drying with paper towel, this will prevent your dog from tracking the ink throughout your house!
5. Cut out desired paw print to frame size. I wrote Sadie's name with a sharpie, but you could do a number of different things :)

The artist herself

 

 

Artwork



Artwork on display :)



Valentine's Day Roses Inspiration

Did you get some beautiful roses on Valentine's Day?

 

 

My husband surprised me with this 2 dozen lovely mixed assortment :) Pinks, yellows, and white! LOVE!

I feel a little guilty after tossing my wedding bouquet, okay not really. Honestly I just did not know what to do with it. I know I know PINTEREST is filled with hoarding every single item from your wedding and then decorating your entire house with it....including your dead flowers bouquet. Don't get me wrong, I loved my wedding, but framing your wedding dress, invites, pictures, guest book, marriage license, wedding song lyrics, and so on is toooo much.

 

Anyway this years roses seem too beautiful to toss and I started to look around for possible uses for them that did not scream "wedding"

 

Here's what I came up with....

Shadow Boxes:



 

 

 



I'm loving this idea and I think I may recreate the last one!

For a step by step how to go HERE.

Arrangement:

 

I do not typically like the look of dried flower arrangements. They usually look like something from an early 1990's country theme home (you know the kind with ducks and baskets everywhere).

 

Also they can collect dust and are hard to clean.

Crafters tip: Hair Spray can help battle that dust (HERE)  

 

Either way I do like this colorful design above! It's modern and fresh.

For a step by step how to go HERE.

Jars:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is so easy and inexpensive to do! Using apothecary jars, mason, or any other glass container with a lid is a great way to display your roses and best part no worry about dust :) Start with a big jar and add to it each year!

 

 

Diffuser:

 

Old wine bottle + dried roses + diffusers! Creative and easy :)

Petal Project:

 

Instead of the whole flower, use the pedals to create shapes like this heart above.

For step by step and other ideas go HERE

 



DRYING ROSES IS EASY!!

 

If you have never done it before, it's super easy. I always have done the hang upside down in the basement (dark and out of the way).

 

Go HERE for a step by step!



Sea Shell Candles

What an adorable combination and easy DIY project for decor or as a gift!

You can use different color wax and a variety of sized shells. For ones that will not lay flat, lay them in a decorative bowl with sand to balance them. 

I think I may do a few Citronella ones for outside :) 

For super easy DIY instructions click the link below and let Martha show you how it's done!

http://www.marthastewart.com/272996/shell-candles?czone=holiday/sixty-days-of-summer/activities&center=276964&gallery=274784&slide=272996

As seen online....

I always see "projects" that I would love to do while looking online and always say to myself, "I can do that!"

This holiday season, I did complete (very successfully I may add) two projects that I would like to share.

The first project was extremely simple. I had seen online, people taking glass vases and filling them with glass Christmas ornaments and using it as a centerpiece or just for decoration. I picked up a pack of green shiny glass balls and a pack of matte maroon balls at Michael's. I used a large glass vase I had already and just arranged them randomly inside. The end result was rather nice.

I placed the vase on a side table in our sun room to add a little Christmas cheer and decor.

Next up was a gift idea. Everyone is familiar with the painted wine glasses from Lolita. Everyone has seen those small wine charms to denote, whose glass belongs to whoever (which always seem to get lost by the way). This idea is along the same lines but a tad more creative....chalkboard wine glasses.

I saw this online and blogged about it here . Finally I got all the materials and made them...end result was fantastic!

I gave them to gifts to my lovely aunts, Jen and Donna. For my non-wine drinking aunt Jen, I made her rocks glasses :)

Here are my glasses :)

There are so many great projects online...I'll be sure to post any new ones I complete!



Post Wedding Ideas

Our wedding was 4 months ago and just yesterday I finally picked up my wedding dress from the alterations store. They called and said, "hon, did you forget your dress is here?" I did forget and honestly I do not really need it anymore! I still have not selected the pictures for our album from our photographer. Everything leading up to the wedding was a rush, a time crunch, and a mad dash to get everything just right.

Here are some cute wedding projects online that maybe, one day, I will actually do or buy :)

Christmas Ornament

using wedding invite...cute!

how to here

Lyric Wall Art

First dance song lyrics

how to here

Lyric Frames...this doesn't need a how to

 I would prefer typed like this....you can buy here on Etsy or just make it yourself :)

Remember the Day...aka anniversary hints

for sale here on Etsy

Custom heart of finger prints....for sale here on Etsy

Honeymoon Memories

Buy (or print from the web) a vintage map of honeymoon destination



word art print, customizable with words of your choice
here on Etsy



Are there any good post wedding projects you have seen online? Please share :)

No lame homemade gifts here!

Maybe this will be the year I will make creative gifts....

Chalk Board Paint Wine Glasses....LOVE!

Easy to do....here

Awesome Coasters...I have never found any I like...maybe I will make these for myself too :)

Duh, from the creativity queen herself.....Martha Stewart

Appliqued Tote Bag or maybe a Stamped Tote Bag....anything no sew

Tote how to...also Martha

Glass Block Snowman....this is pretty easy. I have seen these kits at craft stores.

How to here

Have you found any good ideas online? Please share, I'd love to see more :)