I’ve been seeing these monogram wreath’s all over the place, and thought it would be fun to make a couple fall themed ones just to see how they turn out! Confession: I’ve NEVER had a wreath on my door... Because we have those doors that have a grid of paned glass on the top half. It would just look weird with a wreath. But the beauty of these wooden ‘wreaths’ is that they can be displayed ... [ Read More ]
Shading with Stain… Giant Sunflower Art!
I think I’ve teased you guys long enough about this giant sunflower ‘stained art’ I’ve been working on. It’s finally done and ready to share! I used inspiration from the beautiful photography by Michele at Simplify Live Love. I’ve actually met her in real life, and she’s as lovely in person as she is on her blog... where she shares all the details of organic gardening, living green, homeschooling, ... [ Read More ]
Vertical Succulent Planter Tutorial
I’ve been noticing a pattern in my creative projects... I’m either working on big projects like focusing on a room transformation (like the kitchen or ‘Laundry Suite’), or I’m going through phases where I kick back and work on lots of smallish projects here and there. Whenever I get comments like ‘that’s awesome, but I could never do that’ makes me feel so defeated. So throwing in some simple ... [ Read More ]
Shading with Stain on Dining Table {Succulents}
I'm always on the look out for beat-up tables to use my Shading with Wood Stain Technique on. The only stipulations I have is that they be sturdy, solid wood, and dirt cheap. This 90’s honey oak pedestal table fell into that category at $20 buckeroos. First order of business was to strip the top surface. I used the same techniques from my stripping tutorial to completely remove the finish down ... [ Read More ]
Palm Branch Inspired Art Panels
If you guys take anything away from my blog posts each week, I hope it’s that YOU CAN GLEEN INSPIRATION FROM ANYWHERRRRE! When I post a project... even if it’s not your style, skill-level, or you don’t have the tools, I hope at least it gets your creative wheels turning and you start having ideas and noticing things in your everyday life that that trigger project ideas, little crafts, furniture ... [ Read More ]
Wood Stain Art – Dahlia Dining Table
Doing wood stain art is soooo addicting for me. I wouldn’t call it ‘instant’ gratification, but the transformation happens over the course of a couple hours... and it’s so fun to watch it unfold! If you missed my last Stained Art Table time-lapse video, click here! Shortly after posting that video, I was already having the itch to stain again, and Nick and I fell upon this dining table at a ... [ Read More ]
Colorful Wood Stain Artwork on Furniture
Last week I shared a sneak peek on Instagram of a new decorative staining project I’ve been working on. I’ve been wanting to try staining with various colors, and when RustOleum sent me some of their new stain shades to play with using my Wood Stain Art Technique, it was only a matter of time! We’ve had this really amazing clawfoot table taking up room in our garage for awhile now. The previous ... [ Read More ]
Repurposing Bamboo Blinds into Art!
Remember how we recently chopped up our bamboo blinds to custom fit them to our windows and saved hundreds of dollars? Best idea EVER. After cutting them to size, Nick decided to save the scraps… because we might be able to repurpose them! Haven’t I trained him well? It was actually his idea to make these into hanging wall art. We brainstormed design ideas, and decided on painting stripes… ... [ Read More ]
Staining Wood w/ Raspberry Juice (Unique Art!)
Last week, I took a bag of frozen raspberries out of the freezer to thaw. There must have been a hole in the bag, because the next morning there was bright red juice all around the bag. It had even dripped off the edge of the counter and puddled on the floor. At first glance, it looked like a homicide crime scene. I would have taken a picture of it, but WHY WOULD I? It’s not like I was planning ... [ Read More ]
Wooden Wall Art Inspiration
One of my favorite posts of all time is this ‘Kilim’ / Native American wooden artwork we did last year. I’ll admit it was tedious, but so so worth it. And I went to great lengths to make the tutorial easy for y’all to understand. You’re welcome! I don’t usually do round-up posts, but I’ve been stumbling upon so many awesome pieces of wooden artwork by some of my bloggy friends, I can’t help but ... [ Read More ]