With Mother’s Day only a few days away, I thought I would share some simple, DIY floral arrangements that you can create with readily available flowers and containers you probably already have. The first is an arrangement I made using the left over flowers from last week’s floral crown post and a teacup and saucer. You… Continue reading TGIF – Mother’s Day Flowers
I’ve decided to make every Friday Flower Day! TGIF – get it? A different flower arrangement every Friday. It’s the perfect way to start the weekend don’t you think? For my first installment, I decided to do a Floral Crown DIY. Floral crowns are all the rage right now and so much fun to make.… Continue reading TGIF – Floral Crowns
For those of you that have been following me for a while, you know that I have an obsession with chalkboard paint. I have painted everything from serving trays to my daughter’s closet doors. My favorite chalkboard creation is my wine wall, which I designed and my husband built for me a couple of years… Continue reading Keep Calm & Drink Wine
Today we are getting some much-needed rain here in sunny California. I can’t remember a year, at least in my lifetime, that it has been so dry. I woke up early this morning to the sound of rain on my window and it made me smile. As I sat there drinking my coffee, I contemplated… Continue reading Free Artwork
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I’ve got my corned beef in the crock pot covered with Guinness and I’m about to tint some beer green. It is officially St. Patrick’s Day in our house. Last night we were at the Blue Line Arts Gallery for the Third Saturday Art Walk and I was serving up my… Continue reading Top of the Morning to You
Here is a quick Valentine project that is super inexpensive and only takes minutes to make. I purchased these mini roses from Trader Joe’s and made this vase out of a small coffee can. I applied Mod Podge to the back of some gingham paper and wrapped it around the can. The lovebirds graphic I… Continue reading Creative Outlet – Valentine Bouquet
Ok, I’m just going to come clean and make this admission: “My name is Lynne and I’m a chalkboard paint addict.” I don’t know why it has the power over me that it does, but I just can’t get enough of it. I’ve painted closet doors, made a chalkboard for my dining room, made labels… Continue reading Creative Outlet – Chalkboard Tray
I have been obsessed with Mod Podge since I was about 10 years old. Just opening the jar and releasing the familiar fumes is enough to take me back to my childhood. I think my first Mod Podge project consisted of decoupaging horse images onto a piece of wood. It was hideous, but my mom dutifully hung… Continue reading Creative Outlet Week 1 – DIY Coasters
