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DIY // be mine Valentine box …

January 13, 2011

can you believe that valentine’s day is only one month away!?

it seems like you just finish one holiday, and you turn around, and there is another.

i have been working with lifestyle crafts as a member of their new design team, and was able to get a kick start on some valentine’s day decorations.

lifestyle crafts has just released their love release, full of some great die cuts that have been really fun to work with!

i made my own version of a fun bethany lowe valentine’s box, that was really easy to make with some of the nesting heart dies, and arrows.

i used cardboard, some vintage music sheets (of course), glitter, modge podge, hot glue, tinsel, and pipe cleaners.

i used the cardboard from a cheerio box, the die cuts were able to cute it nicely.  i figure i’m recycling too!   you can easily cover this up with some of the vintage music sheets, i just wanted to show you the materials i used..

pretty fun!
i’ll share some more valentine inspired things soon!

DIY: white nutcrackers …

December 17, 2010

i really loved these west elm nutcrackers i spied in their christmas catalog this year.

then, of course i thought to just try to make my own version.
so, i headed to my nearest thrift store and found two handsome guys, for only $2 a piece.

i pulled off their hair and facial hair, sanding off the extra bits (sounds mean, huh?) and, one can of white spray paint later, here are the two handsome fellas now over my fireplace…

i thought they were pretty fun!
and, it all cost me less than $8!