Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I thought I would share a fun project you can do for Valentine’s Day decorating. It’s actually a project I did back in the fall as decorations for the surprise wedding shower we threw for Christine. You can read the original post here.
If a little love is good, than giant X’s & O’s are better!!
Here are the steps I took, without pictures because I was in too much of a hurry! Why do I always do that!??!?! I need to make a sign that says, “Take pictures, you’ll want them later” and stick it above my work table!
Anyway – here it is!
Step 1. Mark your letters on foam core. Cut out the letters. (I used a steak knife, worked really well but BE CAREFUL, its a knife afterall!)
Step 2. Modge Podge your paper onto the foam core letters. I used pages from an old road atlas Mom gave me. Let that dry.
Step 3. Sand the edges a little.
Step 4. Brush a little Modge Podge along the cut edge and onto the front of each letter just a little. Then sprinkle with chunky glitter.
Step 5. Glue little triangles onto the back of each letter so they will stand up.
Done. Easy Peasy!! And so fun!!
The options are limitless! Any combination of papers and letters or shapes would work. You could do them for smaller for kids bedrooms, for weddings, for teachers…for just about anything!!
I hope you enjoy Valentine’s Day and that someone goes out of their way to make you feel special!
To be continued,
Lori
I didn’t do anything to the magazine rack for a long time because I couldn’t decide whether or not I should paint it. It’s Gibbards Walnut. And part of me knows how beautiful the walnut is but I also know….it isn’t me. So, it sat and sat and sat. Until I was working on a secret project before Christmas and I had the milk paint mixed…..so I painted it.
But, it still wasn’t what I was going for. I even had sanded the edges a little to give it a bit more….life. But it still wasn’t what I was going for.
I’m so pleased with how it turned out. It sits perfectly beside the couch, like it belongs there!! Right now, it’s got a bunch of library books tucked in it. In hopes they all make it back to the library….. You can see in the pictures that the finish isn’t 100% even, that there are little bumps and streaks. Part of that is the fact that I didn’t mix it quite well enough, but part of that is the nature of milk paint.
Do you wait on projects so you make the right decision? Or do you rush right in? And if you do, do you have regrets later? I think I’m pretty pleased with this one. For me, waiting worked out! { The quilt rack is currently being used as a drying rack – it’s the perfect place for boards to sit and dry! }
I’m not sure if this will be staying here. I may move it to the right side of the front living room window. Now that the 
But it is all coming together! I love how bit by bit we are getting settled into the house and claiming it as our own. It was fun going through the pictures of what it looked like in July and how is looks now. I’m so thankful to be here and call this house our home!
