VALENTINE'S DAY PROJECT #3 LOVE CANVAS

So here's project #3.....
A covered canvas for Valentine's Day.

Supplies that are needed are:
1. A small canvas from the dollar store
2. A piece of vintage sheet music (or use a piece of scrapbooking paper)
3. Stencils and paint/ink
4. Decoupage medium and small paint brush

 Cut your piece of paper to fit the canvas, brush decoupage medium on to your canvas...then glue your paper down and let dry.  Once dry if the paper overlaps the canvas take a nail file and
file the edge to create a smooth finished look.  Play around with stencils creating a
Valentine themed word and paint on.
My canvas is finished with the addition of some rolled paper roses.

Another fun, simple and inexpensive Valentine's Day project!

xojanis

 

SOLD

 

"You are the sun in my day, the wind in my sky,

the waves in my ocean and the beat in my heart..."

-Paul

VALENTINE'S PROJECT #2



My Valentine's Day project #2 is.....CUPID'S ARROW!

Search your local thrift store (in the sporting goods section) for a

dartboard dart.  Use your dart to attach a love message to a bulletin board.

 Fun, inexpensive and whimsical!

Have a great day thrifting while out looking for your dart!

xojanis

"Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye."

-H.Jackson Brown Jr.

VALENTINE PROJECTS

I thought it would be fun to do a month of Valentine's Day
projects this year so over the next few weeks I will be
posting fun, simple and very inexpensive ideas for
Valentine's Day.....
 

My first project are these cute candle jars......
very inexpensive and requires only 4 supplies......
1. an old jar from the thrift store
2.  some vintage music paper
3.  twine
4.  glue

Simply cut a piece of vintage paper to wrap around your jar and cut two heart shapes (matching up one in the front and one in the back).....glue this sheet to your jar (any type of glue will do).  Wrap the top of your jar with some twine or ribbon and make some rolled paper roses (lots of tutorials all over blog land for these) to glue on for embellishment.

I added a bit of white sand to the bottom of my jar for a tea light to sit on.

So simple and inexpensive!

xojanis

 

 

We're all a little weird. And life is a little weird. 

And when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours,

we join up with them and fall into mutually satisfying weirdness - and call it love - true love. ~Robert Fulghum

 

(I thought this quote was really cute....not sure if my husband will agree!)

 

 

 

 

THE END OF THE GLITTER

FINALLY A POST.......
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!

This is a final "glitter" post as everything is being packed up till next year!
Simple and very inexpensive ways to glam up a mantle for the holiday season...

I glittered an eiffel tower I cut out and made from gold paper (I like how you can see the bits of gold under the silver).

A collection of thrift store vases and candle holders that I glittered.

A banner I made from vintage music sheets.

A thrift store frame, mirror and balluster complete the look.

HAPPY 2013!!

xojanis

"We will open the book.  Its pages are blank.  We are

going to put words on them ourselves.  The book is called

Opportunity and its first chapter is

New Year's Day" -Emily Pierce