Hello friends, I have a great new project for you. This is actually my entry for the Today's Mama contest. I'm crossing my fingers it's a winner, but either way, I love the way this one turned out and I hope you all do to.
So as many of you know, we are working on finishing our basement. The framing is done, (WOOHOO), and we have a bunch of left over pieces of 2 x 4 laying around. On the 4th of July we had a weinne roast in our backyard, and I was shocked when my husband started using some of the left over blocks of 2 x 4 for the fire. I screamed, "you're burning my next project". I had been thinking about using some of them for something, i just didn't know what yet. Well when I found out they were going to become firewood, I decided now was the time to make something fabulous.
Step 1: I cut my blocks to these sizes (2) 5x3, (1) 3x3, and (2) 2 1/2 x 3. I sanded them, painted them, then sanded them again to give the blocks a distressed look.
Step 2: The paper I used is from My Minds Eye, Just Dreamy 2. I cut the pieces slightly bigger than to allow room to tear the edges. On a couple of them I used 2 coordinating papers to add contrast. I used modge podge to glue the paper down.
Step 3: Next I added the vinyl letters cut from black vinyl. I used the Sesame Street font cartridge, and choose the black board option.
Step 4: Glue clothes pins on to the back of the blocks. These will hold your photos.
Step 5: Add your extras. I cut flowers from Accent Essential using 1 1/2 in, 2 in, and 2 1/2 in, then layered them. I used a simple button in the center of the flower to accent it. I also cut the bees from Pooh and Friends cart using the icon option. Can you tell that I used assitate for the wings, and flocked sticky back paper on the bees. I suspended the bees from some simple craft wire off the block. (Soooo cute isn't it?)
Step 6: I matted the photos in coordinating paper, then clipped them to the back of the blocks.
This is such an easy, fun project. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks to all who visit my blog. I LOVE the comments you leave for me. They mean so much to me.
