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Here a just a few Mother’s Day crafts that I have made lately. When I search for Mother’s Day craft ideas or Mother’s Day DIY, I don’t really find a whole lot.  At least not a lot that inspires me. Scrap Lumber with Furniture Transfer and Stencil This one came about because I had spilled pink paint and didn’t want to waste it. I just painted the scrap wood with the pink paint, stenciled “mom” on it and added the furniture transfers and sealed it.  Easy peasy.  Nothing too fancy.  I don’t love it, lol, but it will hopefully maybe inspire you to do something similar, but better J. Grandma’s Are Moms with Lots of Frosting This one was better in my head, lol.  It turned out ok, just not quite as planned, as most of my projects do! For this one, I just found this board in my scrap pile.  It was already spray painted a pale color, but I didn’t love it, so last minute, I decided to repaint it and went with dried sage. The next thing I did was Stencil “Grandma” down the side.  And then stenciled the saying.  I have no idea where this stencil came from.  It was all one stencil, two lines.  I ended up cutting it to work with my project.  Unfortunately, it is a really cheap, thin mylar.  I may not ever use it again.  I love the font, but the quality is lacking.  All stencils are not created equal. The furniture transfer came next.  If you have been with me for a while, you have seen me use quite a few of these.  Actually, this one I have used several times.  And by that, I mean that I have used parts of it for several projects.  I am not a hoarder, lol, but I do try to keep leftovers for small projects like these. I used this particular transfer on a dresser, this project, and the project above, and I think another small project somewhere along the way! And after it was all dry I just sprayed it with sealer. “MOM” Photo Holder For this project, I wanted to use my little wooden tags to spell out mom, which meant I had to find a board wide enough to accommodate that.  Nothing in my scrap pile was speaking to me, so I went to grab the saw, but apparently, hubby had snatched it from me.  He does that, lol.  I don’t think he likes me to use it!  He always says he would like me to have all my fingers at the end of the day! So at 5 minutes until I was to go live with this project, I am looking for the saw.  Thank goodness I caught him outside and asked where the saw was!  He had it in the shop but was more than happy to come make that one cut for me! I sanded the edges and got started painting the outside edge green. Then I painted the wood tags white and mod podged on the scrapbook paper. I used E6000 glue to glue on the letters, tags, and clothespins and done. Another Photo Holder from the Leftovers For this one, I still had more leftover paint so I used it on this piece of wood.  I had these cut to make signs out of. I painted the wood pink, mod podged on the leftover scrapbook paper from the last project and glued on the clothespin and flowers. These projects could easily be modified and/or used for other themes.  You could use different colors, different papers, etc. Your options are only limited by your imagination.

Hey Guys! This is Courtney, Tammy’s Daughter. I’m not much of a crafter or DIY’er like my mom, but I have done a project here and there for a gift. I love being able to give a gift with meaning and being able to put heart into it. Although I love giving gifts, this time, it was not a fun gift because of the meaning. My boyfriend’s father passed away at the end of last year, unexpectedly. I had decided to save a rose from this casket spray for a gift to give to his grandmother. There are many different ways to preserve flowers. The way I preserve it is to just place it in the freezer. I can’t say how long it was in the freezer, maybe a few weeks? They are very fragile, so be very careful. The shadow box I used I purchased from Hobby Lobby. I painted the shadow box black using a foam brush. Be very careful around the glass… I used scrap scrapbook paper and taped it on the outside to hopefully save it from getting paint on it. I still got some paint on the glass. No worries! Just take a razor blade against the glass, and it should peel right off. Before this next part, take the funeral program and split it down the crease breaking in half. Then came the mod podge. Paint a layer of the mod podge on the inside, then lay down the funeral program. Then spread another layer of mod podge on top of the program to ensure that it sticks. You don’t have to do this next part, but I thought it would add something. My mom had some twine lying around, so I took the twine and started wrapping around the stem of the rose. When I reached the spot where I thought it looked good, I hot glued the twine to the stem. Next, I hot glued the rose to the shadow box next to the program. I do not have a complete photo. Side Note: I did almost this exact project 5 years ago when my grandpa passed away. I made it as a gift for my grandma for Christmas… I only did the flowers wrapped in twine and glued a cross to the shadow box. Supplies **these are affiliate links. You do not pay any more by using the links at all. But I might get some pennies in commissions to buy more crafty goodness to bring you if you do!** Foam Paint Brushes – https://amzn.to/2Kc6qd0 Twine – https://amzn.to/34Mw812 Mod Podge Matte – https://flippinfurnitureshop.com/products/mod-modge-matte-notions Acrylic Paint Hot Glue Gun – https://amzn.to/2xEInAJ

I have kept so many drawers over the years.  And thrown so many away.  They can make such cool repurposes!!! I have made pet beds, pillow storage, wall shelves, jewelry organizers, etc. I try to be more selective about which drawers I keep.  I used to keep them all, but I only have so much room, so if they have a flimsy bottom or aren’t real wood, they get kicked to the curb. ? Drawer Wall Hanging This cute little drawer happened to make the cut and got to stick around! I made this on a Facebook live one day.  I took off the hardware completely since you wouldn’t really be able to see it while it was hanging on the wall anyway, and you could place a photo or something on the top if you wanted too! The mainframe of the drawer, inside and out, I painted a very dark brown, but it does look black in the picture. The next thing I did was cut the fabric to roughly fit inside the drawer and then applied it to the drawer with mod podge. Once it was on there, I put another coat over the top of the fabric and then left it to dry overnight. When I cut the fabric, it was just a little big because, and then I think it stretched a little bit while I was working it and smoothing it out.  If you let the mod podge sit overnight, you can easily cut off the excess with a razor blade.  Just be careful not to gouge into the wood, or you may have to touch up the paint. I staged it a few different ways just to give my followers some ideas on how to make it their own. I love how it turned out, and I love the little wreath I hung in there!  Isn’t it just the cutest! This would go perfect in my house!  Would it go with your home décor? Old Window Turned Coffee Themed Wall Hanging Since I have been doing lives every day, I am definitely going through some of my stashes that have been in my way for soooooo long!  This cute little window was up against the deep freeze with several old picture frames and canvases…just waiting for its turn. Apparently, I almost used it a long time ago because it was already sanded and pretty well ready to go.  I just cleaned it up and washed the window, and it was ready. I was just this perfect little window, white and distressed and ready to shine. I couldn’t find any of my stencils on hand that would fit it perfectly, but I did find this close one.  I just didn’t use some of the borders around it. Then I used my little finger dabbers and enamel paint and went to town.  I used black for all the lettering and brown for the mug with a little bit of white for the “steam”.  Voile.  The perfect coffee themed wall hanging to go with your coffee bar! Supplies: Paint Sponge Daubers – https://flippinfurnitureshop.com/products/jumbo-daubers-pack-of-6-notions Brown Enamel Paint – https://amzn.to/34smela Black Enamel Paint – https://amzn.to/2RsyfSg Heat Gun – https://amzn.to/2VirKma Mod Podge – https://amzn.to/2RydhBt Dixie Belle Paint Caviar – https://amzn.to/2RwYJCb Coffee House Stencil – https://www.thestencilsmith.com/products/4291-coffee-house?_pos=1&_sid=914c38133&_ss=r&aff=6

The next craft obsession I am onto is wood “books.”  I have so many ideas on how to decorate them and different sayings, names, dates.  Standing them up and/or displaying them lying down. But let’s just hop on into it. EASTER BOOK SET These were fun!  As with a lot of my projects, it started with a look through my scrap woodpile. I found three that would work and set about painting them Easter colors, then I distressed and glazed them. Then I used my little stamps to stamp the words on.  I think the letters are about ¼” tall.  I used StazOn ink and used the heat gun to make sure it was set before I handled them.  I would hate to have smeared them and have to start over! Once dry, I hot glued the pieces all together and tied raffia all around them into a bow and added a little greenery. So cute, don’t ya think? FARMHOUSE BOOK SET For this set, I used thicker blocks.  They were scraps from 2″ x 4″‘s. I painted two of them white and the middle on black. My daughter had just picked me up this stamp set with bigger letters the other day.  They were the perfect size for these blocks. Once I stamped “Home, Sweet, Home” on them and they were dry, I distressed them with the sanding sponge.  Next, I hot glued the three books together.  Then tied a piece of fabric around them and then some strands of raffia.  And stuck on some greenery for the final touch. Lastly, I sprayed the whole set with spray poly.  It just makes it a little easier to dust and takes away the chalky feel the paint has before it is sealed. COFFEE SWEET COFFEE This suggestion was made while I was on the live making the last set! I couldn’t get it off my mind, so I had to make it happen! I used 2″ x 4″ scraps again.  This time I painted two of them black and one of them “dried sage”. I used my new stamps again!  And I did distress the black books and used a little black paint dabber around the edges of the middle book. I wrapped the set with fabric and tucked in a little greenery held in place by hot glue. Another set done! Do you wanna see one more set??? BABY BLOCK SET If you have ever seen my Facebook lives, you know what a mess I am.  And it should come as no surprise that I spill paint, sealer, basically pretty much everything, quite often.  This time it had been pink paint.  So that is what inspired me to do the baby set. I didn’t want the paint to go to waste, so I grabbed a brush and painted some scraps! I used scrap 2″ x 4″ again.  I painted two white and one pink. I used my little stamp sets for the numbers and “baby”. The other stamps I have had for at least 15 years. I mod podged some scrapbook paper on the top and finished with pink and natural raffia and greenery. I just thought these could be cute baby shower center pieces?  Could put baby’s name, or last name, or birth year? This was my least favorite set for some reason.  Oh, well.  I still hope it inspires you to make some even cuter! Supplies: StazOn Multi-Surface Inkpad, Jet Black – https://amzn.to/2V98hUV StazOn Opaque Un-Inked Pad and Inker, Cotton White, Pad and Inker – https://amzn.to/2UOftqD Wooden Rubber Stamp Alphabet, 26 Pcs Vintage Wood Capital Letter Stamps – https://amzn.to/2wmZVAP Raffia – https://amzn.to/39SxKax