Home Decor Frame by Yvonne Blair

Hey there...Yvonne back to share a project using Teresa's new Modeling Paste in her Essential line. 

Can I just say...woo hoo! 

This whole new line made me actually happy dance...my family thought I had lost my mind, lol.

The possibilities are endless! The stencils are amazing.  The Paste...smooth and easy to use. 

There are two 12 x 12 stencils and three 8 1/2 x 11 packs that contain three each. 

The fun to be had...oh yeah!

As you can see I bought one of the really inexpensive frames from the craft store. 

I used the Damask 12 x 12 Stencil (don't you just want to squeal?)

Applied the Modeling Paste, peeled the stencil away carefully.

Next, while I was waiting for the paste to dry I took the stencil and carefully cleaned it under the kitchen sink. 

 Nest I painted the frame with the dried paste white. 

I then painted it Black. After that dried I took a sanding block and sanded it. 

I then applied some Gilder's Paste (Patina) to highlight the raised area. 

This set it all off. Oh, how I wish you could see it in person! 

Supplies Used:

Essentials Line-Damask Stencils, Modeling Paste.

Photo Overlays

Other-White paint, Black paint and Patina Gilder's Paste. 

You are my Happy Frame by Dedra Long

Hi everyone! Now that the presents have been unwrapped we are looking forward to the new year. You might be headed over to a New Year's Eve party that is hosted by family or friends or both.
If you are like my husband and I, we never show up empty handed to a party.
Today I wanted to share a quick host or hostess gift you could throw together with any frame you might have laying around the house.

I used my Cameo to cut a quote out of black cardstock in a size that will fit inside the frame I had on hand.

I used the negative part of the cut out and layered it with a piece of patterned heart paper from Teresa's You are my Happy Collection.

Place all of the layers inside the frame and easy peasy, a quick handmade gift great for any
occasion! Hope you have a great day filled with yummy leftovers!

Framed Teresa Collins Designs Art by Keisha Campbell

Hello Teresa Collins Designs fans, Keisha here today. Framed art seems to be the theme for the week, lol! It is so cool to see all the different takes on framed TCD artwork. For my take I used my Big Kick to make the hexagons(Spellbinders) & butterfly(Memory Box) shapes. 

The woodgrain paper is from the Now & Then line, and the dot & floral papers are from the Memories line. I used a few pop dots to give it some dimension. Super fast & easy project-would be a great gift! 

It's FRIDAY...have a great weekend.

Stationery Noted Frame with Suzanne Sergi

Happy Wednesday! Yesterday, Rachel shared adorable mini frames,  and today I am following with a 5x7 frame I have altered using the Stationery Noted collection. I wanted to create a frame that would serve as home decor inspiration. Perfect for the work office, daughter's room, or your bedroom. A frame that would serve as a reminder to never lose your individual sparkle! 

I removed the glass mat from the frame, so I could add lots of dimension. I first cut a 5x7 mat from bare chipboard. I then covered it with the blue damask paper. I love the Quotes paper, and knew these 3x4 quotes of inspiration would be perfect to use as sentiments. Fabulous to create fast, and simple cards. However, really special to stand alone in a frame. The following quote inspired the framed art. 

Here, you can see that I added a bit more sparkle by adding a layer of diamond dust on top. You can still read the quote, and even more special, can see the added beauty of glitter! I then pulled a silver border from the past Christmas collection to add a small border along the quote card. I also added a 1" strip of the red vertical pattern found on the Music paper. 

What is a frame without a little bling? I used the gorgeous 

This inspiration frame will sit above my computer, and serve as a daily reminder to me! I have lots of personal, and work related goals I would love to achieve. During the challenging times, this will remind me, to never lose sight of what makes me sparkle! 

Have a fabulous day!

Simple Decor Tricks by Stacey Michaud

If you are anything like me, then your house is full of little vignettes.  I have them everywhere...bookcases, coffee tables and shelves.  I love combining collected antiques with finds from Target.  I also love to shop my own house and determine how I can use what I already own.

For today's home decor project, I am showing you simple, clean and classic ways to use your scrappy goodies to give your ready-made home decor items an upgrade.

I have two shelves in my newly renovation bathroom that were dying to be dressed in simple flowers, towels and candles.  Some things I owned worked okay but after I gave them small enhancements, they were perfect.  Here is my finished project!

See the artwork?  I could not find anything small enough or with the right colors to fit this room.  So I made my own.  I used two of my favorite images from the Now and Then collection to cut 4X4 squares.  The frame was only $14.00 and I had the paper...not bad!

I decided to dress up my glass jar and planter!  I took burlap twine from the Tell Your Story line and simply wrapped it around the neck of a glass bottle.  You could continue this look around wood letters, tin cans or glass jars of your own.  I also covered the top of the planter in washi tape to add a touch of gray. Now the planter fits more with my decor.

Finally, I made an already pretty candle even better!  I simply wrapped a music note border around the tin.  I added a beautiful Teresa gem to the center to hide the seam and to add some sparkle.

In the world of home decor, a little bit can go a long way to helping you create personalized items of your own!

Mini Frames with Rachel McAffee

Hello!

Rachel here to share a SUPER quick and easy home decor project. I found these mini frames at my local craft store and thought they would be perfect for a fun project using supplies from the Memories and She Said collections. They would also make a sweet gift for a loved one in your life.

The first frame uses damask paper from the She Said line and die cuts from the Memories and She Said collection. I added a little medallion on top of layered pennant die cuts toward the bottom.

This fun aqua frame uses polka dot paper a doily sticker from the Memories collection. The butterfly and "you are my sunshine" sticker are from the She Said collection. Of course I had to add the cute enamel dots, they're my favorite supply these days!

Cut out the paper to fit into the frame and add your embellishments on top of the paper.

And there you have it, quick and easy home decor!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Create Your Own Wall Art by Stacey Michaud

I am in the middle of major renovations in my house.  The budget is tight, yet I have spaces to decorate.  What to do?  I decided to upcycle art I already had, but no longer fits my decor.

I am thrilled with the results.  The office in my house serves as a TV room, my scrap room and a homework spot.  I need wall decor that is versatile.  I used the Far ans Away collection because there are awesome map papers, putting the images right on trend.

To make my own prints, I started with some older prints that no longer works for me.  Here is the before.

I turned the print over and used the backside as a mat.  I decided to make my art on a mat that measures 10 X 12".  Before I placed down my patterned paper and decorations, I added washi tape to create a colorful border.

I then focused on the map papers in the collection.  I hand cut around the map images and glued them to some lined paper from Sports Edition II.  Doing so makes the map images pop and brings some white into my art.  I also added graphic die cuts and the chipboard word, EXPLORE.  Here are my "after" images, all framed up.

I hung the prints above my storage bookcase!  I love how they fill the space.  It really completes the room!

Put those scrappy products to good use and create your own home decor today!

Supplies:  Far And Away:  Maps, Pennants, Ephemera paper, Far and Away Chipboard; Now and Then Brads

Spring Decor with Rachel McAffee

Nothing says spring like soft baby bunnies and colorful, spinning pinwheels. 

Rachel here to give you a couple quick ideas for some fun spring decor using the She Said and Memories collection.

The first project is a framed washi tape bunny. I saw this tutorial on Pinterest and thought it was so adorable!   The washi tape from the He Said /She Said collection is perfect for this project because of the bright and happy spring colors. 

For the bunny I googled  "rabbit silhouette" and several popped up. I chose my favorite and printed it out. Next, I flipped the paper over on the wrong side and started covering the rabbit silhouette with different colors and patterns of washi tape. You're going to want to keep doing this step until the entire bunny is covered.

Next, flip the bunny over to the printed side and cut it out.

I then cut out a 5x7 piece of paper from the She Said collection and adhered the bunny to the sheet of paper. Pop it in a frame and that's it! 

Here are the instructions for the pinwheels:

1, Start with a 4"x 4" square piece of paper.
2. Fold your square corner to corner then unfold.
3. Make a pencil mark about 1/3 away from the center.
4.Cut along the fold lines and stop at your pencil mark.
5. Bring every other point into the center and stick a pin through all four points. Make sure your pin pokes all the way through the center.
6. Stick the pin into a thin dowel, or in this case, I used paper straws.
7. Attach brad to the middle of the pinwheel.

A cute idea to display your pinwheels is to wrap strips of washi tape around a mason jar and fill it with paper grass. You could also fill the jar with colorful jelly beans!

I hope your spring is filled with carefree days of lying in the grass and watching pinwheels twirl in the breeze. ;)

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!

Dry erase board featuring Memories by Yvonne Blair

Hi everyone, Yvonne here.  I had this frame that I have been wanting to do something with other then just slap pictures in to it.  I found it at Kirkland's.  

I decided to make Bre something for her room. I wanted her to have a place to jot notes and keep her week straight, she is really getting busy with the last bit of her senior year.  I love the fact that you can use glass as a dry erase area.  

 Sorry about the glare, no matter what angle I could not get rid of a bit of glare so bear with me.

Here are a couple of close ups.  Everything I used was from the Memories Line...just love this line. 

Love the colors.  The Tiffany blue color is perfect for Bre. 

 Below, you can see where she has made a few notes. She loves the fact that she can keep each week's notes so she doesn't get confused with where she is supposed to be.  

 Hope you enjoyed today's piece of home decor with a twist.  

Here is a list of the products I used.  

Teresa Collins Memories:

Papers-Doily, Ledger Cards, Flowers, Words. 

Die Cut Flowers, Enamel Dots, Chipboard embellishments, and Buttons. 

Other: Stationery Noted Quotes, Doily and Teresa Collins Mega Runner from Xyron. 

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A Little Altered Frame Home Decor by Stacy Rodriquez

Hey there everyone, Stacy here with you today for a little altered fun.  I picked up this white fabulous frame at Hobby Lobby and knew just what to do with it.  The Stationery Noted along with all of the goodies that go with this line were simply the perfect fit for this project.  I wanted to make a desktop calendar that was simply to change out the months on.  Let me show you the finished project first.

For this project you can take any frame and open up the back of the frame.  Cut a piece of pattern paper the size of the frame place it in the frame as you would a photo and simply put the back of the frame back on.  Now it's time to decorate the frame which is super easy to do because you simply embellish and decorate right on the glass. 

For the calendar pieces I used SRM Stickers and placed each month on a piece of cardstock.  I love the Polaroid paper from this line so I cut that apart, then attached a month on it's own Polaroid photo.  I placed a Tim Holtz memo pin down with a glue dot behind my big red flower in the corner so whenever the month changes I can simply slide out and switch months. I used the fun chipboard stickers across the top so that in case I was having a moment (or as my daughter calls them "mom moments") I would know what year it was ALL year :) 

Embellishing this was super fun and easy with all of the rockin' embllies with this line.  The fun buttons, flowers, enamel dots....oh just put it all on there!!  Here is a close up of the flowers along the bottom.

Well that is my fun way for you to know what the date is all year long.  Thanks so much for stopping by today, hope you have a fabulous one!