12/27/12

Final DIY Projects of 2012

Happy Holidays everyone. Well, I know some of us have some time off before the new year so I figured I would give you guys a little inspiration to get your DIY on.

final 2012 projects

1. This is sort of an Ikea hack but you can really do this with any vase in your home.

2. Mason jars are my favorite thing in life. There are so many things you can play with but I am loving this soap dispenser.

3. Are you like me and have a terrible time keeping your iphone cases fresh? Well, then do it yourself and save some money!

4. This is such a simple art piece. Gold circle stickers on white paper in a white frame. Boom.

5. My friend just gifted me some beautiful diy coasters and got me inspired. These are pretty cute.

6. See a branch, pick it up, throw it on the wall and save a buck: Jewelry hanger

7. DIY candle holder with a little love and knowledge.

8. Hanging plants. It’s a great way to add some dimension to your space especially when you feel stuck on wall art.

9. Do you know how much I love dreamcatchers? This one is so whimsical and dreamy.

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09/26/12

Sandy Toes & Salty Kisses

I live by the beach after all! Sandy toes and salty kisses are just a part of beach living.

I wanted to have some fun beach art when you first walk into my new home. I used the leftover wood from my desk to create this art piece.

I was really inspired by these painting:

I talk more about this painting in my Painted Wood Art post.

And this one which brought me so much joy! You can read more about it in my last segment of 5 Weekend DIYs.

I started off with the sun:

Pretty simple. I just used 2 different shades of yellow.

I then wanted it to look a little more rustic:

I used my Walnut Stain and an old t-shirt to allow the imperfections of the wood to come through.

I then used a pastel to outline my lettering. I knew I didn’t want it to be perfect. So this was the end result:

I used white paint for the letters and silver paint pen for some of the outline.

It’s leaning up at the first landing of our stair case. I am holding off on showing how it looks with the full room because we still need to put some love into it.

Imperfections are perfect in my eyes :)

04/17/12

Painted Wood Art

Lately, I’ve been seeing a lot of art that uses wood and it has really inspired me. A while back I did a painting on some left over plywood from my headboard and that was fun but it was pretty thin and long so it just leans up against a wall.

Check out some beautiful wood art I have found.

This beautiful piece of art is brought to you by Richard Pearse. 

Great target wood art by Paintsquare.

Beachy and weathered for a great mantel piece.

I looooove this sunshine piece. How can you not smile looking at this!?

Some art for over the bed.

Wow. A 5 paneled painted bicycle art piece. Yes.

Another abstract piece for the mantel. I love the yellow and blue combo.

Yeheeeessss! A nice graphic piece of art.

Inspired? I am!

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