It's a Good Life

What do you get with a wire hanger and a 2x4x4??  A fabulous little block that holds your pictures ofcourse!  I posted a few projects using these blocks because when I got them I got about 20!  So here are a couple more block projects I have completed.

 I first spray painted the blocks champagne and then simply Mod Podged the front of the block and added my pre-cut paper.  I also sanded the edged to get the aged look. I used my drill to add a hole for the hanger on the top of the block and I used wire cutters to cut a hanger down to 4 in pieces and twisted with some needle nose pliers.  Did I ever tell you I cannot stand wire hangers?? Yup.  Another Mommy Dearest over here! LOL....not really but still :)  I made a total of 3 blocks with the center one saying, "Life is Good".

The other little project is my LUCK blocks.  I don't have a vinyl cutter so I am left coming up with ways to spell out words in my crafts.  The best solution I have found is Chipboard letters.  They may not be the color you want them to be but a little paint does a project good!  The cool part about these letters is they come in a little square that you push them out of which can also be used. It also gives your project a 3-D  feel to it.  Well I can just show you...

Don't mind the nasty flash in this picture! El natural pics below :)

Now does it make sense? LOL. For this project I painted the letters white. With these blocks I pre-treated the wood with a light stain and acrylic sealer and then after many many many hours of drying I used paint chips (yes folks....again) on the letters L and C as the background.  Then Mod Podged the scrap paper for the U and K.  A little sanding here and there and there you have it!  

  A little bow on top and we have LUCK blocks!  Now on to your opinion....


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Going Strong

Just something I finished today :)  It seems like everyone has the sign that says "Est In Year" so I tried to come up with something not as popular.  My husband and I got married in 2005...hence the sign.  I spray painted the board black and then used Champagne lightly over it to get this color.  I think it turned out awesome.  I used chipboard letters painted black and white and  I also used the 2in stencils for the numbers.  I really like how it turned out....what do you think?

PS.  Olivia's new project for school turned out great as well...Mrs. Happy Tooth :)















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U and I

I had some puzzle shaped frames from the Dollar Store just begging for a makeover today ;)  I started off by first spray painting them this awesome Metallic Champagne...

They were originally these dull black and white colors

I then added some ribbon I got from WalMart for a $1 and added my classic paintchip for a background.  The color is Antique Leather from Behr.  

I saw this awesome display over at Craft-O-Maniac and thought using the "U & I" phrase would be perfect for this.  I then painted my little U and I Wicker White and glued them to the paint chip.

I thought they still needed something so I made a bow with the ribbon by cutting it half the width and gluing a button for a center.  Simple makeover with big results :)

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