LET IT SNOW sign

It's getting to be that

time of year again.

Winter. Cold. Snow.

I LOVE snow.

I don't necessarily

enjoy being cold but I

do love snow.

I decided to use an old

cabinet door and create a sign

that celebrates the funnest (is that a word?)

part of winter!

This is the back side. I painted the front before I

took a picture. Bad Carri!

I sanded it and gave it a good coat of

Benjamin Moore's Blue Spa.

Then I designed and cut LET IT SNOW

using a scrap

piece of burgundy vinyl and my

ever-so-handy Silhouette SD.

(the Cameo is on my Christmas wish list, lol)



I transferred the vinyl to the board.

Then I dry brushed Sherwin William's

Divine White over it. I peeled the

vinyl letters off once the paint

was dry.

I painted wood chip snowflakes

Blue Spa and gave them

a layer of Glitter Glue.

Gotta have a lil sparkle.

I hot glued them to the sign.

I also added a strip of dark brown

satin ribbon by hot gluing it down in the back.

I doubled up a strip of aqua/turquoise 

sheer ribbon and tied it in a bow.

HERE it is:

I love it! And I'd love to keep it.

But...off to Marketplace

it goes.

Whatta ya think? Don't you love

how the dark brown gives it just

the punch of elegance this

fun sign needed?

Thanks for stopping by!

Carri



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Custom Christmas Ornaments

Last holiday season I spent

a number of hours filling

custom Christmas ornament orders.

And although it is somewhat

time consuming...

it was A LOT of fun!

I really enjoyed scrolling

through my fonts to get just the

right one for each name or word.

And creating each unique ornament

was only complete when the lettering,

tulle and ribbon color was decided.

I wish now that I would have taken more pictures.

Because right now...I can't find any.

*sigh*

Here's an idea of what I use:

Supplies:

1. 4" Glass Bulb

2. Tulle

3. Vinyl design, name or word

(will need vinyl cutter & supplies-or paint-or stickers)

4. Decorative ribbon cut 7-9" long

Here's what to do:

Clean the bulb with

Windex, rub on design/name or word.

In this case I used words

relating to the spirit

of Christmas.

Peel away application tape.

Remove silver hook holder and

 fill the bulb with the tulle

color of your choice.

Put top back on.

Place the ribbon through the hook

holder and tie.

I made 16 of these for a recent show.

Unfortunately, I didn't sell any.

 BUT the up side to that is that

I now have them for my

space at Marketplace 3301.

I'm excited to see how well they do

and am hoping for some custom

name and color orders!

~~>*GREAT personalized gift *<~~

I made these ornaments for our tree. I embellished them

with our names and the year. But instead

of filling them with tulle, I used dark brown and light brown

paper shred with nut brown (pumpkin orange)

vinyl. My tree is bronze and orange and they turned out amazing!

(this is the back side...the front has my boys' names)

If you'd like to make your own but need the vinyl~

contact me:

Carri @

upwordsandonwords@hotmail.com

and I can get you set up

with custom names, words or decals!

~~>UPDATE<~~
Found 2 photos to show
just how creative you can get:

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Carri

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Good Luck Charlie...the tv show

Have you ever watched Good Luck Charlie

on the Disney Channel?

It was on the other day

so I stopped for a second

to watch it. Mostly

because it was background

noise and I was cleaning.

BUT...what happened

next was incredible!

LOVE LOVE LOVE

the house/set.

I'm not sure if it's

a house or if it's

a set.

(pic from hookedonhouses.net)

Whichever it is~

it has some crazy, cool

real-life (ness)

to it.

The following pictures have been taken from Pinterest.

Most are from http://www.hookedonhouses.net/

and from google.com

And LAST but not LEAST~

The room that stole my heart:

I am hooked on

sliding barn door that doubles as a

bedroom and laundry room door.

I could see at times how this wouldn't

be ideal.

But alas...

I still can't get enough of it!!

*Just So You Know*

I haven't been paid by anyone

to post this.

As mentioned before, the pics came from

Pinterest via other sources.

Oh...

And, I fell in love by

my own choice.

LOL.

If you haven't seen

Good Luck Charlie

yet...you should!

The house/set has so

much goodness

going on.

Not to mention it

is a wholesome

family show!

I'm curious to know if I am the only

one who LOVES it.

Have a great day!
Carri

Baby Changing Table- a lil shabby

Look what my Mom

brought me...

...ok she didn't bring me

this exact one BUT

one very similar.

It was placed by the road

on garbage day.

"Mine" was missing the bottom two

shelves.

And had a large scratch

on one side.

Other than that,

saweeet!

I mixed some primer, some paint,

and some calcium carbonate

together and transformed it.

I sanded it to create

a shabby vintage look.

I did not paint the top shelf/table

part as I wanted it

to add darkness to the sanded

areas.

NOW:

I sooooo wanted to make this a wine/beverage

cart. But I took it to my

space at Marketplace instead.

If it doesn't sell...

I just may make it mine.

Mine all Wine!
;)

Thanks for stopping by!
Carri

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Another old window Redefined

Wow! I'm losing followers.

:(

That kind of hurts.

I realize I haven't been

posting as often lately

but I didn't expect

my followers to

drop like flies.

*lesson learned*

Well...anyhow...I

have once again

combined an old window,

scrapbook paper and vinyl lettering

and finished with

a very nice outcome.

Decide on the scrapbook paper you want to use.

Cut to fit pane. Use spray adhesive and spray the panes.

(Follow the spray adhesive directions)

Place appropriate paper in panes. Let dry.

Decide the saying, font type

and vinyl color you want to use.

Making sure the saying will fit in the panes.

Cut vinyl lettering. (or you can stencil)

Apply lettering.

Remove transfer tape.

Clean glass gently.

And hang!

Then admire!

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great day!

Carri

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Redefined Entry Way...

For months now I have wanted

to take down the wall coat rack

in my small entry way. And FINALLY!!! with

the help of my wonderful husband~

it's gone and in it's place is

something more useful and

easier on the eyes. ;)

Here is how my entry way looked

BEFORE:

(wow, this picture makes my entry look VERY small)

Anyway...that's what it has looked like

for a few years now.

4 hooks...one for each of us!

But~~>no room for guests and not easily

reachable for the little fellas in our life.

Time for a change.

I talked my hubby into helping me. I

wanted to DIABM (do it all by myself)

but truthfully...I'm not

real comfortable with the air compressor

or the nail gun. Plus, I found

it handier to have his assistance

while measuring and leveling!

=)

YES! He is the best!

I headed to Lowe's and bought

2 pieces of MDF board.

1- 5 1/2" tall x 8ft

1- 3 1/2" tall x 8ft

My handy hubby cut

them to size for me.

We decided what height we wanted them.

And to this, there was no rhyme or reason really.

We based it off of the

previous coat rack.

Then decided a good height for

the little one's by having our

3yr. stand by the wall.

VERY SCIENTIFIC.

Using the nail gun we

secured 'em to the wall.

I used paintable caulk and caulked the edges, tops

and bottoms.

For the record:

I.am.not.a.master.caulker

But I gave it my all.

Once dry, I taped off the edges

and the top along the wall.

And painted using the color of

the trim in our house.

I gave it two good coats and

removed the tape. Oh-and I put the

outlet cover back on.

Took me some

running around to finally

find the best price on hooks.

~~>At Target of all places.

Naturally, my last stop.<~~

I bought double hook robe hooks

 (that sounds redundant, lol)

and single hooks in oil rubbed bronze.

The hooks were the bulk of the cost.

Otherwise this DYI project was

very affordable!

NOW:

And yes, I do still

stop and stare!

What a simple, affordable

project to breathe new life into our entry.

It even looks bigger!

Lots more hooks and the kids can reach!

And this is what my 3yr old uses some of the 

hooks for:

(hee hee)

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Carri

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