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Shamrock Banner

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Valentine’s is past and I’m feeling the green! I love St. Patrick’s Day not only because it is super fun decor, but because my ancestor had a part in it. No really, he was the guy who kidnapped St. Patrick. Pretty funny right? Anyhow I wanted a project I could do with my 5 year old and this shamrock banner was just the ticket. It has got to be the easiest St. Patrick Craft ever! You need only four supplies.

SUPPLIES:
The Martha Stewart Circle Edge Punch is meant to make decorative circles like these, which are awesome and versatile which I love. But, I like to think out of the box and see what else it might be able to do besides paper circles.
I discovered that the punch lines up perfectly with the curves of the shamrock. Tra la, what a day!
I got to work punching the edges of all the plain green shamrocks. I figured the glitter ones were enough on their own.
I adore how the punch adds a more Celtic feel!
Next just get your glue dots and glue the shamrocks to the jute alternating punched and glittered. Be sure to use a few glue dots, or the shamrocks will fall off.

Now just find the perfect place to hang it, below a shelf, on a mantle, on a railing, you decide.
Disclosure: I was provided product from Martha Stewart Crafts as a part of 12 Months of Martha. All opinions and ideas are my own. I am an Amazon affiliate.
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DIY Headboard

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I am super excited to finally share with you the how-to on my DIY headboard. Being my first upholstery project I was unsure how it would turn out, but I am in love!! I am so proud that I built it and find it romantic that My husband and I finished it together. It is a constant reminder that we work well together!
 
SUPPLIES

  • White canvas aka duck cloth (2 1/3 yard x 56”)
  • Iron
  • Trellis allover stencil
  • Repositionable Spray Adhesive
  • Yudu fabric ink in silver and gunmetal bronze
  • Foam roller
  • Fabric scrap (to iron and heat set ink)
  • Wrapping paper roll (optional for fabric storage purposes)
  • 1/2” MDF (cut to size)
  • Pencil and paper for making a pattern
  • Jigsaw
  • Two King Sized Foam Egg Crates
  • Air compressor with air stapler
  • Scissors
1. Iron your upholstery fabric so it will lie flat to stencil.
2. Spray the back of your stencil with re-positionable adhesive and place it at the corner of your fabric making sure the stencil is straight. Using the small foam roller go over the stencil with the Yudu fabric ink. (I used about 6 Tbs of silver to 1 Tbs of Gunmetal. I just wanted it a little darker.) 
3. Keep aligning your stencil and painting the fabric with the foam roller until your kitchen looks like this. 😉 Fabric draped over your bar, stools, and table. I couldn’t believe how crisp the lines came out with the stencil. The adhesive made it so easy! As you can see I did quite a it more fabric than listed above because I was covering another project as well.
4. Once the fabric is dry, you can roll it up on to a wrapping paper roll to store without wrinkling if you are like me and do this project over two Saturdays.

5. Be sure to heat set the ink with your iron so it wears better. Lay a thin fabric scrap over the ink and iron.

6. Now comes the fun part! Pull out the wood and the power tools and get to building! My friends at Lowe’s had complete confidence in me and helped me pick out the perfect jigsaw. Not gonna lie, I was a little nervous using it for the first time (see my little practice cut on the corner), but I was surprised how easy it was. Seriously, I am a girly girl, if I can do it you can too!
From here, I will actually refer you to the awesome Beckie from Infarrantly Creative because I used her upholstered headboard tutorial and it rocks!
The only thing I did differently from here is I chose to do a little less point in my curve. Otherwise, I followed it exactly until the installation part.

I was totally lucky and there was  place on my bed frame that the headboard slid in to perfectly and was then held in place by the mattresses. The only problem was the chair rail. I solved that by buying some furniture sliding pads (also at Lowe’s) and velcroing them to the back so the wood would not rub on the chair rail.

Can you believe I made this?! I am still in shock. My pride is abundant.
               

Stay tuned for the full master bedroom reveal. The before and afters are quite a treat!
                       

A big thanks to:
Cutting Edge Stencils for the Trellis Allover Stencil
Nathan McGee for the Yudu Fabric Ink
Lowe’s for the Jigsaw, MDF, and power tool confidence boosting

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15 Valentines Ideas: Food, Decor, and More

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So I got to looking through some past posts and realized that I had a lot of Valentines Ideas. I love Valentine’s Day and think it is one of the funnest holidays to decorate for and celebrate so I found a whole collection of posts. I decided to dust them off from the archives and share them with you all together in one Valentines extravaganza. Without further adieu, my 15 favorite A Little Tipsy Valentine ideas.



 

Valentines Day Valentines






Do you have favorite Valentines traditions, recipes, decorations, or ideas? I’d love to hear!
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Beautiful Pattern Stencils

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Every once in a while you find a new tool that you just love and you stand there looking at the project you made and may even congratulate your self verbally or with cheering. For me this week,  I am totally geeking out over Cutting Edge stencils. If you follow me on instagram, you know this weekend I had a date with the fabulous stenciled fabric I finished last Saturday. I should say we, my husband and I, had a date with it because he helped every step of the way to build this….

We have never had a headboard and let me tell you I am IN LOVE with it! The pattern is amazing and the sheen of the fabric ink is so cool! We used the Trellis Allover Stencil with a mixture of Yudu fabric ink in Silver and Gunmetal. There will be a how-to coming soon! I just wanted to share a sneak peek because I am seriously freaking out about it.

I love how easy Cutting Edge makes it, they even have stencil how-to videos to guide you every step of the way!

The other reason I am so excited is that I get to share these awesome stencils with TWO of you!

Cutting Edge is giving away TWO 
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