Thanks to everyone who entered and made my FIRST giveaway a success! More to come!
Congrats Jenny!!
Showing posts with label home decor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label home decor. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Fall Home Decor Giveaway! {Closed}
It's time!! My first giveaway promoting my new blog and Our Little Life!! Everyone needs home decor for the changing seasons! This giveaway item was hand crafted by ME and I'm excited to give it away!
ONE LUCKY WINNER WILL RECEIVE...
FALL wooden letters decorated with love by yours truly!
The giveaway will run from 8/14/13 at 06:00 CST and close 8/21/13 at 23:59 CST. Open to US residents. The winner will be announced on Our Little Life's blog, notified via email and shared on Our Little Life 2013's Facebook fan page. The winner will have their prize sent to them via US mail. Winner will have 48 hours to reply by email at which point a new winner will be chosen. Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google are in no way affiliated with this giveaway. No purchase necessary. Winner will be selected using promosimple.com
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Bonus entries include liking my Facebook fan page and following me on Pinterest! Good luck!!
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Anyone up for a giveaway?!
Hosting a GIVEAWAY!!
Fall is just around the corner!! Have you thought about decorating for the season but don't know where to start?! I have and I'd like to share one of my favorites with you!
What is it?!
Well, I can't share just yet! Here's what I need from you...
I need 100 fans on Our Little Life's Facebook fan page before the giveaway can begin! ONLY 100!
So... Like my page and feel free to share! Fall is soon approaching so hurry! You won't want to miss the super cute Fall Home Decor Giveaway!!
So get going.....
Friday, July 26, 2013
DIY Modge Podge Wood Letters
This project came about via a friend/coworker. Discussing crafts at work, I discovered an amazing little shop based out of Utah (My coworkers hometown) called The Wood Connection. This shop is a modge podge, crafters DREAM! Or my crafting dream, whichever :-). I've never been IN the store but have heard about it! Wall to wall craft projects made out of... You guessed it... WOOD! I have not found anything that compares in the local shops such as Hobby Lobby and Michaels. They have quality products, free standing wooden letters great for any artsy fartsy person such as myself :-) and are very reasonably priced!!
At first, I was placing orders thru my coworker to bring back from her visits. Now, they have a website with ready to ship items! LOVE IT!! Their website is www.thewoodconnection.com
Visit the website and fall in love!! 
Any questions?! Don't hesitate to ask!
I bought the wooden "HOME" letters for $9.95 and decided to create something for my entryway that tied into my living room contemporary art I am having a hard time matching.
I chose the colorbök brand scrapbook paper to help tie in my paintings. There are 50 pages of assorted designs for $9.95. You don't need the entire book for this project but I also scrapbook so it was a good price.
I use the glossier Modge Podge and chose Harvest Orange Acrylic Paint for the wood.
Once you choose your color, theme and wood to decorate all you need is time and a paint brush!
Materials Needed:
Wooden letters of choice
Modge Podge
Acrylic Paint
Paint brush
Scrapbook paper
Embellishments of choice (optional)
Hot glue gun and glue
Pencil
Scissors
•To get started, choose a page or two of scrapbook paper per letter. (Each of my letters have two paper designs per letter)
•Turn paper over, white or back side up. Lay wooden letter BACKWARDS or face down on paper and trace with pencil.
•Cut out paper letters with scissors
•Next, paint each letter with acrylic paint of choice and allow to dry.
NOW IT'S TIME TO BE CREATIVE!
Lay out each letter design and cut scrapbook paper to fit before glueing. As you can see on my letters there are two designs cut to fit together on each letter
•Apply Modge Podge to your first letter and place scrapbook paper. Press firmly to prevent air bubbles. Allow to dry and on to the next letter!
•After adding scrapbook paper apply another coat of Modge Podge to the front of paper and letter to seal in your perfection ;-) allow to dry
•Place embellishments of choice to letters using hot glue and voilá! You have another project completed to make your house a HOME!
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
Playroom Canvas Paintings
Last week, when family was in town, there wasn't much time for being bored! We had so many projects and shared great memories with her, my brothers, my stepmom and my boys! Another playroom project we completed involved all the kiddos. Sonya and I even got our hands dirty and painted as well.
Materials needed for this project:
7 12x12 blank canvas
Masking tape (1 inch wide)
Assorted acrylic paints (I chose vibrant colors)
Sponge paint brushes (easier for kids)
And the kiddos creativity!
Before painting, prep the canvas with masking tape. There is no right or wrong way to do this. Place masking tape vertically, horizontally, short pieces, long pieces, making triangles or squares!
Make sure the tape drapes over the edges to continue the effect. Don't allow any air bubbles at the edges of the tape or it will get painted!
Once you prep them its up to the kids to make the art!
Allow to dry, remove the tape and you have beautiful kid inspired artwork for any room!!
We chose to hang this art in the playroom and hang it in a "hopscotch" fashion. We also threw around the idea of adding numbers in the center to complete the hopscotch look but didn't want to take away from the beautiful masterpieces the kids created!
I hope you enjoy! We all did! It even allowed family that isn't in town often to leave a piece of their art work behind, not to mention great memories shared!
Any questions don't hesitate to ask!
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Fun DIY Playroom Decor
Growing up my parents owned a small Christian gifts and books store where they also sold their own handmade items. My dad made our furniture around the house and my mom would add her personal touches. I remember being my daughters age (8) and staying over at my great grandmothers house to stay up late making different projects and holiday decorations. Everyone around me was creative so it's no surprise I love to craft!
Now that I have my own family, I love coming up with new projects around the house and involving my little ones in turning this house into OUR home.
The area of focus last week while my step mom, Sonya, was in town was decorating our playroom, hence the title :-)
This project was my favorite so far: Turning kids games, that the kids have lost pieces to over the years into art!
Materials needed:
Game boards
Game pieces (what's left anyways!)
Hot glue gun and hot glue
1"x2" scrap wood for mounting ( I used scrap pieces from previous projects, they won't be seen anyways.)
Wood screws
Small finishing nails
The rest is really up to you!
I positioned the game pieces with hot glue to give a 3D appearance when hung on the wall.
Playing cards and Monopoly money are glued together in a stack to also appear 3D
Once the game board was complete, I mounted the scrap wood to the wall with wood screws. Since they are scraps I chose each piece based on the size of the board, no specifications really just small enough to not be seen and long enough to support the fold in the game board.
I then placed the game board to the scrap wood mounted on the wall with tiny finishing nails.
I completed the project with painted 1"x6" wooden signs with fun sayings (also scraps)
The kids LOVE the new decorations and this project added so much fun and color to the room!
If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask!
I hope you enjoy this project as much as we did!
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