FAITH

I cling to courage.

And to be honest,

I only hold loosely to

Faith.

(don't judge)

I'm tryin'!

So~I created a crafty reminder.

I started with an old picture frame.

I spray painted it Warm Stone.

I used thin wood pieces that I purchased at

Hobby Lobby for the lettering. And

scrapbook paper to cover the frame backing

and the wood pieces.

I painted the edges of the wood pieces before

using mod podge to apply

the paper.

 I used my Silhouette Cameo

to cut out the lettering in

dark brown vinyl.

I attached the wood letter pieces to

the backing with self-stick

velcro circles.

  

Then I put it all back together.

Thanks for stopping by!

Carri

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Alderberry Hill

Keeping It Simple

DIY Coasters!

I had a headache for most

of the day today.

You know, the good part

of the day where you

NEED to be productive.

Anyway...

I made 4 set of coasters

once my headache finally

went away.

Sadly, it's back.

:(

I used:

ceramic tiles

scrapbook paper

Silhouette Cameo

Mod Podge

Felt and Cork

(self-stick circles)

I created squares and cut them

out of scrapbook paper

using my Silhouette.

I placed Mod Podge on the tile

and smoothed the scrapbook

paper down on the Mod Podge.

 Pressing out all the bubbles.

Eye-balling the positioning.

It's all fun and games until

your eye-ball is off...so

watch carefully

Once dry, I

placed 3 coats of

Mod Podge on each tile.

Letting them dry completely

in between coats.

I added felt and cork

circles to the bottom

 of each tile to help

protect the furniture they

will be placed on.

Here they are:

(these are plain and simple and are

for my Master Bedroom)

2 different green colored tiles with antique

keys cut out of the middle of the scrapbook paper

Green Swirls on co-ordinating green tiles.

Victorian print paper on off-white tiles.

These are so easy to create!

Give it a try!

Thanks for stopping by!

Carri

Linking up:

Alderberry Hill

Keeping It Simple

Re-painted Welcome Mat

I thought I could get away with buying a

new Welcome mat for our front door.

And while I probably could...

I did in fact by a new one...

I just didn't like it as well.

So, I decided to paint the one

we had. It's the perfect size and

by painting it, I got to pick

the colors I wanted!

I just used a variety of colors

that you will find in and

around our home.

Nothing major here

AND

best of all, it didn't cost me

a dime.

It used to be oranges and maroons

with the spaces and WELCOME in black.

Nothing a little spray paint can't fix!

I spray painted it all Dark Walnut. I wanted

it to be really dark but not black.

Then I started painting it. I added colors

that I had on hand. Colors that match our

home.

(that "watermelon" color dries much deeper)

Here is how it turned out:

And I love how it turned out. I may just decide

 to paint it as the seasons change?

Thanks for stopping by!

Carri



Dream: big little one

A very special little

girl in my life turned

1 year old in April.

Her Momma is my

first cousin and the little

Sister I never had.

I wanted to make her something

extra special.

I kept thinking to myself,

if I could encourage her

to do anything...anything at all

I would encourage her to

Dream.

No matter how big or how small~

life doesn't get any better then

when a dream comes true.

Here is what I used:

A re-purposed cabinet door

Sand paper

Paint

Vinyl as a Stencil

Decorative Knobs

While trolling Hobby Lobby one fine day,

I found some incredible vintage-Esq drawer pulls

in a light distressed pink.

Gorgeously adorable!

And while at our local Habitat for Humanity

ReStore one fine day I found the perfect

sized cabinet door:

I sanded it and painted the center green.

Spring Meadows.

I used this same color

to make this special little lady a

growth chart before she was even born!

I found a design for the center in the Silhouette Store.

I designed it so that there were

four of them to create a columned look.

I applied the vinyl and painted over it

with white. I also painted the edges.

Carefully, I peeled the vinyl off.

I also distressed it a little bit.

It was somewhat

painstaking and tedious.

But...it had to be done

and was soooo worth it in the end!

I designed the word Dream and found a

beautiful little butterfly to go with it.

I used my Cameo to cut it out.

I applied both to the center of the cabinet door.

I added the two adorable pink drawer pulls

and two black drawer pulls to the bottom

and made it a coat rack/pretty hanger.

Here it is:

And here it is in her room:

I'm so glad she can use it and it

will grow with her!

She is so loved!!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Carri

Partying at the following:

Suzy's Artsy-Craftsy Sitcom
A Glimpse Inside
The Shabby Creek Cottage

Monogrammed Wooden Plaque

Behold!

I have finished a project!

Yes, it's ok to think to yourself...

FINALLY!

I'm thinking the same thing!

It was so simple.

And it was fairly inexpensive

given the fact that I had almost

all the supplies.

Here is what I started with:

Mod Podge

Scrapbook paper

Metal Numbers

Wooden Initial

Craft Paint-Mountain Mud

Scraper (for the bubbles)

Foam Brushes

Furniture Nails

Heavy Duty Metal Clip

Distress Ink

Here's what I did:

I used the craft paint and painted the edge

of my wood piece. While it dried, I

painted my "K" also with craft paint.

I put Mod Podge on the front of the wooden plaque

and laid it face down on my scrapbook paper.

I turned it over and used my Scraper to

work out all the bubbles. While it dried,

I used Distress Ink to distress the K.

I placed the plaque on a cutting board face down

and cut out around it with an exacto. Being careful

not to rip the paper. I used a sanding block

to sand the extra paper off the edges.

I also distressed the edges with Distress Ink.

I added the metal numbers securing them

with furniture nails.

Lastly, I clipped the K to the

plaque with the metal clip.

{LOVE}

Finished:

The 383 is my wedding date!

03.08.03

Also, my two favorite numbers.

All the supplies used (except furniture nails)

were purchased at 

Hobby Lobby so if you get lucky on

timing, you may be able to purchase

them all on sale.

Have a great day!

Thanks for stopping by!

Carri

Linking up at the following:

The Shabby Creek Cottage

momnivore's dilemma

Polkadots on Parade

Suzy's Artsy-Craftsy Sitcom
A Glimpse Inside

Last Day of 1st Grade!

It's my big guy's last

day of

1st grade!

What a year it has been.

He has grown in so

many ways.

And he was blessed to have an

amazing teacher!

Here he is on his last day of

1st grade

holding a picture from

his 1st day

1st grade.

He just said to me,

"It's it time to go yet? Cus, I'm ready to get this over with!"

LOL.

Who knew my month early

premie baby boy would be

so eager to be done with

1st grade!

3 words to describe him:

Strong

Funny

Smart

I love you T and I am so VERY

proud of you!

Thanks for stopping by!

Carri