Patriotic Photo Display

Hi y'all!  Shutterfly recently asked me "What can you do with a print", and I responded with THIS! :) 

They were kind enough to give me some awesome free prints, which I cut down to size and attached to the collage by using some sweet mini clothespins! Since they are not glued down to the board, I can switch out the pictures anytime I want!  I used a 12x12 piece of wood, with some scrapbook paper Mod Podged to it in order to dress it up a bit.  I cut my stars and stripes with my craft cutter, though you can cut them out by hand and I used some sweet 3D stickers to accent the whole thing.

 

The focus of my collage was my sweet boy, Chris, he's my eldest.  I used pictures from when he was a baby right up to one taken last summer at Dorney Park in Pennsylvania.

 

What do you guys think!? Go check out the awesome deals Shutterfly has available and get started on your very own collage! :) 

Enjoy!

xoxo,

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DIY Chalkish-finish Paint Recipe and Mod Podge!

So the other day, I decided to make my own Chalkish-finish Paint!  No, not ChalkBOARD paint...A Chalk Finish Paint...as in Annie Sloan's chalky, GORGEOUS old world, Paris looking, $30 a quart Chalk Paint.  Though her paint is far superior to ANY other paint out there (except maybe Milk Paint), I just could not justify that price tag!

I pinned several recipes and decided to try the one that seemed the most logical to me.  It was THIS one from I heart Nap time.  :)  Though I did tweak it a bit, this recipe worked AMAZINGLY!

My first victim was this $2 thrift store tray, which in fact was a Crate and Barrel piece.  Score!  I actually really liked it as it was, but it just didn't fit my decor!

I decided to use some leftover flat paint samples I had from when we first painted our house.  I followed the directions on  Jamielyn's blog except that I only used a little more than 2 cups paint and a bit more water as well.

I then used the awesome transfer method that my sweet bloggy friend Carmella from Creative Carmella swears by AND BAM! It turned out AMAZINGLY!  The image was from The Graphics Fairy of course, and it was a vintage, french ad for chocolate! :)  I absolutely fell in love with the image when I saw it and knew it was perfect for the green tray! 

It distressed so nicely, and had that chalky, old world feel to it that I so desperately wanted!  When I was done making it pretty, I sealed the deal with some dark (Minwax brand) finishing wax to add to the vintage feel and to protect it of course.  Never skip this step, or you will find yourself frantically trying to get rid of stains that your 5yr old has managed to embed in the finish.  Isn't she lovely, y'all?

Je suis tres contente avec elle! <3

xoxo
Evey

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Love Conquers All! Block Tutorial

Good morning! :) A while back, I posted some signs of a couple blocks/signs I had made!  Here's a tutorial on how to make one!  I know there are many tutorials out there, that use various methods.  Though I use them all, including making vinyl on my Cricut, this is my go to method for small blocks.