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Decorating with Corbels–Add this to your DIY List

May 14, 2014

When it comes to design, I love a good architectural detail. Details that have a sense of style and history to them and that add character to a home. Corbels are one of my favorite architectural accents. Do you know what a corbel is? Basically it is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal that juts out from a wall and is meant to hold-up or carry weight.

Corbels have been used for centuries in building construction and over the years have become a decorative element that people are adding to the interior decor of their homes.

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Gift Wrap Inspiration: Handmade Paper Bow

April 10, 2014

I almost always accent my gift with ribbon and 9 times out of 10 I add a ribbon bow. That’s it until I got crafty and made my own paper bow.

Now I’m loving the idea of wrapping all my gifts with handmade paper bows.

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Inspiration {+ a design tip}

March 15, 2014

Happy Saturday!

Don’t you love a good DIY project? I sure do and this is one of my faves. Can you tell which pillows in this gorgeous room by Burlap and Lace are DIY and which are store-bought? I couldn’t.

Head on over to Shannon’s blog and see which pillows she created with a little DIY.

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Design Tip: Pattern mixing is an art but a sure-fire way to keep your look sophisticated is by sticking to a single color family and varying the scale and style of pattern.

DIY Glitter Striped Notecards

February 26, 2014

Next week the Design Bloggers Conference is taking place here in Atlanta and I’m excited to attend and hear some of my design idols speak. In preparation for the conference and as part of rebranding my blog I had some new business cards made. I decided to move away from brighter colors and go with a black and white pattern that feels classic and modern.

After receiving my cards (thanks Zazzle) I was so thrilled with them that they sparked a creative project. I decided to make a set of notecards that have the same classic design but reverse the color focus with gold stripes and a black message box.

Notecards are one of my favorite paper products and creating my own is something I love to do.

To make these cards you’ll need to following supplies:

Blank Notecards and Envelopes–available from any craft store or Paper Source

Chalkboard Stickers–You can punch your own using this chalkboard adhesive paper and this scalloped punch or you can buy these pre-made chalkboard labels.

American Crafts Glitter Tape (also available at Michael’s)

How to:

Once you have all your supplies you need to decide the number of stripes you want on the front of your card, cut you tape and adhere to notecards. Once all your stripes are in place add your chalkboard label to the center of the card.

The chalkboard label allow you to customize the card for whatever occasion you need–Thank You, Happy Birthday, Thinking of You or even a name.

After my notecards where made I decided to make a storage box for them. I painted a paper mache box using Martha Stewart gold metallic paint.

To finish off the box I added a ribbon tie to the front using May Arts black and white chevron ribbon.

And because I wanted a little something extra I made some stickers to use as envelope seals.

To make the stickers I attached a piece of vellum paper to double-sided adhesive paper. I then punched circles and glued a decorative image, cut from an old catalog to the front of each circle. Because the paper is double-sided you simply peel the paper from the back to use your sticker.

Chic notecards to go with my chic new business cards!

p.s. You may have noticed that I also updated the header for the blog to coordinate with my business cards and made some changes to the sidebar. I’m trying out some new things and will be making even more changes in the months to come.

To learn more about the importance of branding your business here’s a great article.

Easy DIY Sphere {inspired by West Elm}

February 21, 2014

Do you know what happens when you have a picture of an item in your head…..

West Elm Sculptural Sphere

followed by a major clean out of your craft room which yields a handful of raw embroidery hoops?

You create an easy DIY Sphere, that’s what happens!

This is such a simple project.

Supplies:

2 Embroidery Hoops

Gold Spray Paint

10 minutes

Pull your embroidery hoops apart and spray paint the inside out outside of each ring. Once dry intersect the rings to create your sphere.

I left the screw pins on my hoops so I could tighten two of the rings to keep the sphere from coming apart.

Easy DIY…my kind of project!

Let’s Get Crafty: Fancy Straws

February 13, 2014

My hubby typically doesn’t eat breakfast during the week but since Valentine’s Day is Friday I’m planning a simple little treat for him made even more special because of a little crafting project I completed.

On the menu is a fruit cup, his favorite muffins and a fruit smoothie.

I thought it would be fun to create special straws for us to drink from, of course made with love.

Supplies:

Fancy Paper Straws

Martha Stewart Heart Punch

Colored Paper (I used paint chips from the hardware store)

Valentine’s embellishments

Scotch Tape

Scotch Mounting Tape

Punch hearts from your colored paper (or free paint chips)

Cut 1/4″ wide paper strips long enough to fit around the straw, tape strip ends to create a paper band

Attach Valentine’s embellishments to hearts using mounting tape

This is what the paper band will look like.

Slip embellished hearts over straws and enjoy your beverage.

After breakfast slip the embellished heart off the straw and throw the used straw away. The embellished heart is ready for the next celebration! {Valentine’s cocktails}!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Overlays–An Easy Furniture Update

February 4, 2014

I’ve always said that paint is the cheapest and easiest way to update a room and now I can add Overlays are the easiest way to update a piece of furniture. Overlays came on the radar a couple of years ago and took the design and DIY industry by storm. The lightweight fret work panels easy to work with, are available in lots of designs and are one of the easiest ways to transform and piece of furniture.

The Centsational Girl transformed this side table using Overlays.

Some paint and Overlays turned the simple bed design into a stunning piece of furniture.

I love the idea of Overlays on a simple closet door.

Magnificent as a color contrast.

Elegant in a single color.

And what’s not to love about overlays to dress up a basic parsons table. Brilliant.

I’ve got a project or two my to-do list this year where I want to use Overlays. I’m excited to give them a try…not if I could only pick from the wide range of styles.

To see the full Overlay product line head to their website. And make sure to check our their inspiration gallery…mind blowing!

Festive and Easy DIY New Year’s Decor

December 27, 2013

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Well almost! I can’t believe how fast 2013 has flown by but I’m excited about welcoming a new year, new opportunities, new experiences and new friendships! I can tell already that 2014 is going to be stellar year and I can’t wait until the stock of midnight to celebrate!

I typically don’t decorate much if at all for New Years Eve but this year I thought I’d do a little something to welcome the year. I’ve rounded up a few easy DIY ideas that I’m considering and wanted to share them with you in case you want to add a little celebration to your celebration.

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This table-cloth is out of this world gorgeous and calls for a big party. Since that’s not happening in my home, I’m liking the idea of a couple pennant and circle garlands to celebrate under. Not only would this be a quick and easy project but it’s something that can be used year after year.

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A celebration is not a celebration unless cupcakes are involved. These fun tinsel toppers would be a great way to add a little cheer to the holiday treat.

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I love the idea of turning tin containers into new years party packages by adding a paper clock face to the top. These little cans could hold treats or wishes for the new year.

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One of my favorite party décor items is paper medallions. Using a black, silver and gold color combo along with the addition of paper clock faces turns these into fun new years party décor.

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Wow. Who’s up for adding a little glitter to your champagne bottle. I love the idea but wouldn’t want to open such a pretty bottle.

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Another fun and simple new years garland can be created using paper stars. Run them through the sewing machine to create lengths of festive stars and you’ll be able to welcome the new year under the stars, literally!