A Kid Friendly Project

In mid October, Maison, Kenzie and I spent a few days at our favorite hotel in Memphis. While there, we worked on a little project...something for each of them to use to put a personal mark on their bedrooms. It was easy peasy and lots of fun! We purchased all our supplies at Hobby Lobby and got to work.

SUPPLIES
~Chipboard Letters
~Scissors
~Various, personally picked scrapbook papers
~Acrylic paint
~Mod Podge
~Foam brushes
~Hobby Lobby's yummy pumpkin spice candle to make the hotel room smell like home!


TRACE AND CUT YOUR LETTERS





PAINT YOUR LETTERS



OR YOUR HAND



GLUE YOUR PAPERS ON, COAT SEVERAL TIMES




SHOW OFF YOUR HANDIWORK!






And the reason this is our favorite hotel in Memphis...an indoor pool, that is heated extra, extra warm in the cooler months!





I think they turned out great, and the kids are SO proud of them! Now, of course, James and Brianna want some for their rooms.

Now go see Kimba at A Soft Place To Land for DIY Day and lots of ideas!



Hugs~Andrea

My Inaugural Post......$6 Bulletin Board

I figured since my first exposure to blogging was with Kimba at A Soft Place to Land, it was only appropriate that my first post on my own blog was one participating in her weekly Do It Yourself Party.



I've been wanting a large bulletin board for a short, narrow hallway in our home to display recent snapshots of our family and friends. This is by no means at the top of my list for home projects in which I want to invest right now. However, while at the Dollar Store this week, I came up with an idea. I purchased two sheets (20 x 30 each) of foam board. I taped them together with duct tape (yes, you can see it through the fabric, but I figure that will soon be covered with pictures) making one large 30 x 40 inch rectangle. I covered the board with one yard of clearance fabric from Wal-Mart (shhh....don't tell, I also just taped the fabric on). I then used two spools of grossgrain ribbon from the Dollar Store to create the diamond grid, inserting thumbtacks (also from the Dollar Store) at each intersection. Done!


Foam board...$2, Fabric...$1, Ribbon...$2, Thumb Tacks...$1. No more annoyingly empty wall...priceless.

Now, head on over to Kimba's to see some REALLY good DIY projects. And thanks for visiting!

Hugs~A