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DIY Stenciled Easter Decor

March 12, 2013 By Michelle Barneck 2 Comments

I am so delighted to be here at A Little Tipsy, sharing my first contributor post!  I am Amy and I blog over at The Happy Scraps. Today I want to share with you this fun DIY Stenciled Easter Sign.  It is so simple to make, but does take a little bit of time.

Start off with your board, and paint the edges blue.  Once that is dry, you can start putting your layers of white on.  If you are using MDF, then it will take a few coats.  Once you are finished painting the white on, distress your edges to reveal the blue.  Next, using some vinyl and your Cricut, you will cut out your stencil and stick it on. Click here to download the template for Cricut Craft Room. Now you are ready to paint!  Pick out your Easter colors of paint and get painting.

Once you’ve painted all of your words the desired colors, peel up your stencil.  At this point, I took some fine sandpaper and sanded the top of my sign, just to smooth it out a little bit, then I wiped it down with a wet wipe to get the dust off.

Once I was finished with the distressing, I wrapped some twine around the board in a few different places. 

That’s it, you are finished!  Now you just need to find the perfect place to put it in your home.

I hope you’ll come by and visit over at The Happy Scraps!  I’d love to have you!

Thanks Amy! Love this project and I think the twine was the perfect addition! 

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Layered Citrus Scrub

March 5, 2013 By Michelle Barneck 2 Comments

Hello! I’m Kelly from Smart School House. Today I have a pretty project to get you excited for spring!

It’s so fun to be here! Please come see the other pretty little inspirations I have at Smart School House, like these Marshmallow Wrapped Rainbows:
Citrus scrub seems like the perfect way to ring in spring! Love the fresh smell and how adorable it is in those jars! Thanks Kelly for such a fun idea!
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Custom Desk Pad

February 26, 2013 By Michelle Barneck 43 Comments

Hi Friends, this is Aly from Entirely Eventful Day.  I am so excited to be part of the A Little Tipsy Creative Team.  I have a really fun, easy, and inexpensive project for you today: How to make a DIY custom mouse pad.

This beauty cost me about $8 to make and it makes the biggest difference in my office.  My favorite thing about it is when I get tired of the pattern all I need to buy is a new roll of wrapping paper!

Start with a transparent desk pad.  I used this one from IKEA.
Here’s how I did it.  
1. I sprayed the bottom of the pad with Elmer’s Glue Brand spray adhesive.
2. Then I positioned the pad sticky side up on the ground and rolled the wrapping paper over it.  I made sure to line up the bottom edges for a nice straight line.

3. Next I cut off the roll part of the wrapping paper and flipped the mat over.

4. All that was left to do was to trim around the edges of the mat.  All done!

Note: You might need to add a little more spray adhesive to the corners once you have trimmed.  

I hope you make one of these for yourself.  Mine makes me so happy!  Until next time.

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