Can I really DIY?
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Wall Decor on a VERY SMALL BUDGET
1. Picture Frames-I went to Michaels Crafts and just got these unpainted frames for $1.99/piece for the big ones and $1.99/2 small ones. They were on clearance yesterday. You can also just go to the dollar store and get some frames or another craft store and get unpainted or painted frames. I recommend getting a few different shapes/designs and sizes.
2. Scrapbook Paper-However many frames you decide to do, get that many pieces of scrapbook paper and make sure they somewhat go together. Cost: at the most .20/piece
3. Scissors
4. Rubber Cement-Pick up at any craft store. Cost: $4/bottle, but you won't use anywhere near the whole bottle and this stuff is handy to have around.
5. Optional: Paint and Paint Brushes-whatever color paint you want to paint the frames. Costs: $1/bottle and $1/brush
Now that you have everything you need lets get started! The first thing I did was paint the frames. They only needed one coat of paint! This is a picture of before the paint.
After you get them painted and they have dried the next step is cutting out the scrapbook pages to fit the frames.
After you have finished making all your frames, now it's time to hang them. Remember, don't be a perfectionist with this. They are supposed to be hung at different levels and areas. I would recommend placing them on the floor first and figuring out a pattern you like. After you have done that, start hanging. You can just hang with nails, or if your wall is one like mine that you can't put nails in, then I just used those sticky Velcro strips I got at Target for like $9/12 sets and I put those on the back. And here was my finished product....
Overall DIY Grade: A+ this was such an easy and inexpensive project and I really think it looks great in my office by bringing in some color.
Good Luck DIYers. And don't forget, post comments, questions, and pictures of how your projects turned out! Also, feel free to request a project you have seen somewhere and wondered how easy/hard it was. I would love to try it!
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Pictures, Pictures, Pictures
Overall DIY Grade: A This turned out awesome and was VERY easy.
Better Frame than window? Yes!
My final thoughts: I LOVED this project and it was SUPER easy. Anyone can do this project. It turned out so cool. The only downside is that it is not always so easy to find a window to do this project. Believe me, there were quite a few other people on my Christmas list that I think would have loved this too, but I simply didn't have any more windows. The pictures were also expensive, but I think if I wouldn't have waited so close to Christmas I could have gotten better deals. Overall DIY Grade: A- (the - is only because of the difficulty finding a window and the cost of the pictures) Good luck and please feel free to post your finished project and ask any questions or comments! Happy Do It Yourselfing |
Friday, November 25, 2011
Neat DIY gift for that special someone....
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Sunday, November 6, 2011
DIY Fall Wall Decor
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Friday, October 28, 2011
LeTeRs- SUPER CUTE!
Hello again friends! I'm VERY excited about this week's DIY project because it turned out so darn cute! Shawn and I have decided we are going to be doing a DIY Christmas this year to save money (and also because I think he is worried that all of my DIY projects are going to be stacking up around the house). And this week's project is a Christmas gift for someone and I just LOVE it! Ok let's get started with the list of materials:
1. Wooden letters- I waited until the were 50% off at Hobby Lobby at got mine. It ended up costing me less than $1.50/letter. Regular price they are anywhere from $1.99-3.99/letter depending on the style you choose. But they go on sale regularly, so I would just watch the ads!!
After you have the letter traced onto the paper then cut the letter out. Now, on the first letter I did I was going for perfection and realized that is not going to work. The reason is that if the paper is cut to match the letter exactly, then there is no way to mod podge it onto the letter. Plus, it just didn't look very good. So, what I found looked the best was to cut out the letter smaller than what I traced. It actually looks really good not being perfect. HINT: my letters were already white and I'm not sure if it would look as good if it were just the wood color. So, something to consider if you have just the wood color letters is possibly painting them before you put the scrapbook paper on.
After you have your letter cut out place it on the wooden letter to make sure that it looks good. If not, you mat need to cut a little more off here and there. After you have your paper letter looking the way you want it, then set the paper letter to the side and brush mod podge all over the front of the wooden letter.
Next, you want to place the paper letter onto the wooden letter. HINT: Do this carefully or else your paper letter will have bubbles in it. What I found was best was to start at one corner and work my way down and to the right slowly. After you have placed the paper letter onto the wooden letter it is time to mod podge over the top. Do this gently because you are working with wet paper here and if you aren't careful you may end up ripping it. Make sure the ends of the paper letter are covered especially.
The final thing you want to do is use your finger and smooth out any wrinkles and make sure the mod podge is evenly spread throughout. HINT: There will likely be a wrinkle here or there, just press them down as much as possible but don't worry too much about them. They will dry smaller and it gives them character!! Plus, it really isn't all that noticeable. All of mine had at least one wrinkle in it, but I bet you can't find them in the finished pictures!!
After you are done, just set them to the side and let them dry! I can't show you all my final letters just in case the receiver of this gift is checking out these blogs, but here is a picture of some of the letters completed.
My final thoughts: This has been my favorite project so far. The total cost was around $20 (for seven letters), but I also have a lot of scrapbook paper left over to use in the future. I really think they turned out really good and I just hope the receiver of these loves them as much as I do! The only negative I have is that I couldn't figure out how to get all those wrinkles out. Now, they are very small and honestly you really can't even see them, but I'm a perfectionist so it really bothered me at first. It also really didn't take that much time. It maybe took me a little over an hour to do it and I was watching TV at the same time. I think this is a very doable project for anyone!
Good luck and please feel free to post your finished project and ask any questions or comments! Happy Do It Yourselfing!