Burlap Board for those Valentines LOVE Push Pin Holders

I was going to make a different push pin board but my daughter gave me the opportunity to use my frame again. Quiet does not equal peace, if I hadn't been so panicked I would of taken a picture of her sitting inside the Valentines Day Countdown I made, with all the envelopes opened, hearts scattered and the cloths pins missing. I think there was a piece of bakers string left hanging :) Someone is excited for Valentines Day :)

Well here's to another use for one of my favorite frames :)

 

I cut out a piece of foam board the inside dimensions of the frame. I then wrapped burlap around the front of the foam board gluing it onto the back side This made the board fit nice and snug also into the frame

Ta-Da!

 

Now push your LOVE push pin holders on to the burlap covered foam board!

 

You can use this to display your notes, Valentines, sweet nothings or make a new Valentines Countdown (LOL)

Valentines Countdown In A Frame! 14 days of LOVE!

It's February, woot woot! I will be posting a little something you can do everyday! Hopefully you will find something you like to create for those you love or to keep for yourself! Spoiler alert friends and family you will be getting one or more of what you see! So everyone check back each day and by the time Valentines is here you will have lots of gifts made with love to give!!!! I am going to be using everything for a special surprise also, I will keep you posted :) 

 

Countdowns aren't just for Christmas! Thanksgiving and Christmas and in between can be such a hectic time! It's a bit busier, there is so much going on, don't even get me started on when, where and who the Holidays are spent with!!! I prefer to spend them mostly at our home with our family creating our own memories and traditions. So I enjoy all the other holidays where there isn't as much hustle and bustle. Like Valentine's Day! My daughter will not know the stresses of the Holidays for many many years until maybe when she has her own family and ideas so for now I encourage love, delight and thankfulness during all holidays throughout the year. Here is our countdown to Valentine's Day! 14 days to be thankful for love and whoever you love or what you love :)

Here's what you need! (above picture)

Frame

Mini Clothes Pins (or big)

Baker's Twine (or ribbon, string)

Paint or Glitter Glue (I used both)

Mini Note cads with Envelopes

Glue or tape (I used glue dots and tape)

 

I used a frame I already had and taped bakers twine across

I then painted clothes pins......white ones and pinks ones for two rows, one row I used red glitter glue and left one row all natural

I placed glitter foam hearts alternating colors on the envelopes

On the first envelope I wrote "all you need is....<3" with a <3 for love)

On the last envelope I wrote  "<3....is all you need"

 

Deer, is it done? White Silhouette

A couple of summers ago I decided to hop onto the deer, antler, animal trend. I think it looked better in store front windows and in pictures personally then in my house. But there I was sculpting antlers, painting empty frames to hang and creating a deer silhouette.

I free handed a deer on black card stock while looking at a picture I liked. I then used a projector to blow up the image onto a board. Now I wish I knew what this specific board is called I get it from the construction store and is kinda material like on one side and slick on the other let me show you......if you know the name please let me know! Left is what I call the material like side right is what I call the slick side.......how do I survive????

 
So on the material like side I painted my silhouette white. That was it!!! I hung it in our living room wall so proud, it did look a little out of place but I created it so I was pretty confident of myself. As soon as my husband got home I went into this blabbering one sided conversation about the deer and how this stuff is the rage right now, how it looked good with the other antlers, frames and pictures (he was just starring at me and occasionally glancing at the deer) I then spilled into how I was making bookends to match and they were going to be metal colored. Finally I noticed I was the only one talking. Well I said? His response, "Is it done?" Ugh I shessed, "You don't get art.........I'm also framing it." Side note....My husband is an artist :) So now my Deer makes his appearance from the garage at Christmas and sometimes in my stairwell until I can find something else for him :)

The silhouette is about 9.5" across and 18" tall, his name is Casper.