Fun Flower Wall Art

This one has been floating around pinterest for a while now as well.  I’ve seen it done with both fabric and scrapbook paper; I chose scrapbook paper to avoid frayed edges.

It was a lot of fun to do, and pretty simple.  Those of you who are familiar with my freehand painting will understand why this was a good art project for me J.  (Remember my weird bird from art night?) 

Materials:

Canvas

Acrylic paint

Scrapbook paper, cut into petals of various sizes

Mod Podge

Paint brushes

Oh! The mantle.  I almost forgot.  Those three candle holders on the left were all thrift store finds- I just cleaned them up a little and sprayed painted them the colors I wanted.   

A little blurry...I should probably stop using my phone and use my actual camera.

Yikes. Even more blurry....but this way you get the whole wall-area.  More than that table later :)

Cookie Sheet Magnet Boards

I’m pleased to report that the new home beautification project is going along swimmingly.  The kitchen was already a light blue/turquoise color, which was fine with me because A) I don’t have the time/money to repaint EVERY room right away and B) I actually wanted a blue/turquoise and red kitchen anyway.  I saw this pin on pinterest a few months ago and made my own version last week. (The button magnets were my only original addition)

Materials:

Cookie Sheets from the dollar store

Spray Paint

3M Command Strips for hanging

Small, round magnets with adhesive backs

Buttons

I won’t bore you with the details; I think you can pretty much tell from the pictures how it is done.  I really like the splash of red in the kitchen!  It was the perfect addition.  I can’t wait to get the dining room table built (did I tell you I’m going to make my own dining room table?.....with some help from my Dad!) and I can throw fun dinner parties for all my lovely friends.

My KitchenAid is one of my most prized possessions.