[DIY] Decorative Wall Art

I have a skinny hall in my home.  On one side there is a large painting that was given to my family from my wonderful brother-in-law and sister-in-law and on the other side... blank.

I have seen a few DIY wall hangings on Pinterest and this led me to Becoming Martha and Spunky Junky.  They each have two great tutorials using old shoebox lids and painting canvases.  I did not have either, but I did have these old pieces of Christmas presents left over.  What a great way to upcycle some old cardboard and scrapbook paper, fabric, paint... lying around your house. 

[Theirs: Becoming Martha | Mine: You Can Pinterest]

[DIY]  Decorative Wall Art

Difficulty:

• Easy

Time:

• 15 minutes to 30 minutes

Supplies:

• Box lids, canvas or any leftover cardboard pieces
• Scrapbook paper
• Glue stick
• Scissors 

Steps:

• Begin by measuring (or eyeballing) the paper over the cardboard.
• Add glue to the base of the cardboard.  A glue stick works best because it does not leave large blobs of glue behind.  

• Once you have the paper glued to the base, turn it over and cut out the corners to make it easy to fold over the edges.

 

• Simply glue the sides :)
• Now you have easy wall art to decorate any space in your home!

 

I apologize for the coloring of the photos.  My hall is skinny and there is absolutely zero natural light. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

[DIY] Yarn Vases

My kitchen/dining room bar needs something... but what?

I went on a Pinterest search for some simple do-it-yourself [DIY] ideas and I came across Yarn Vases.  After a few clicks I found Designs by Vanessa & A Simple Kind of Life have two great DIY tutorials. 

Myfriend came over (and she is crafty) so I put her to work on our first yarn vase.  Here is our journey with yarn, hot glue and a bottle.

[Theirs: Designs by Vanessa | Mine: You Can Pinterest]

[Recipe] Yarn Vase

Difficulty:

• Easy 

Time:

• 15 to 30 minutes [based on size of bottle and optional embellishments]

Supplies:

• Yarn
• Bottle
• Hot glue gun & glue

Steps:

• Start by placing a small strip of glue along the bottom base of the bottle.
• Place the yarn over the glue and begin wrapping the yarn around the bottle.

• After a few wraps (2-3 to begin, then 4-6 after you feel comfortable) push the yarn to create a tight, close coil.

• Since our bottle has writing, we wanted the yarn to be very tight, but depending on your bottle and style, you could leave the coils looser.  It's simply your preference. 

• If you choose to make the coils tight, you won't need additional glue until you reach the portion of the bottle that changes size.  Near the neck of the bottle you may need a small strip of glue every few wraps to keep the yarn in position.  (Trust us, this took a few tries without glue before we noticed it gaps and strange over-lapping...)

• Once you get to the top of the bottle, it is your choice to decide if you would like to place yarn around the top of the bottle.  Which ever way you choose, make sure you add glue to secure the yarn.   

• After our first [white] yarn vase, we decided to be a little bit more adventurous.  We made a bi-colored vase and added swirl flowers.  The ideas are limitless.  If you make some with with embellishments, please share what you did!  We would love to hear about them!

As always, thank you for stopping by!