Log DIY Pumpkin

 

 Project created By Jessie from our Gresham Store!

Supplies:

• Wood log Slices
• Chipboard Leaves
• Wired leaves
• Americana Tangelo Orange Acrylic Paint
• Americana Bitter Sweet Chocolate Acrylic Paint
• Americana Pebble Acrylic Paint
• Balsa wood for the stem

Directions:

1. Paint 2 layers of Tango Orange acrylic paint on the top of the wood log leaving a .2" of an edge so you don't paint the bark.
2. Cut your balsa wood to make a stem, create a light score line using a sharp object.
3. Paint Balsa wood with Pebble acrylic paint.
4. Once dry glue to the back of the log.
5. Paint chipboard maple leaf with Bitter Sweet Chocolate paint.
6. Punch hole in the top and add it to the wired leaves.
7. Glue leaves and chipboard to the front of your project.

 

How did we take this project one step further?

We added 2 clear coats of Deco Art Chalkboard coating
 then used a bistro marker to create a message!

 



 

 

 

 

 

Fall Wood Sign Plaques

These Wood Sign Plaques are quick and easy to make to decorate your home for the fall season!
Don't stop with the holidays though! You can add your family name or even your favorite football team with our new football fabric!

Supplies:

Unfinished Wooden Plaques
Acrylic Paint
Vinyl of your choice
Ribbon
Floral Pick
Paper
Pioneer Embellishment Glue Stick

Beware Sign

Directions:

1. Paint outside of sign with acrylic paint.

2. Paint the inside with chalk paint.

3. Add a vinyl of your choice.

4. Hang ribbon from the top.

Gather Sign

Directions:

1. Paint sign with acrylic paint.

2. Add a vinyl of your choice.

3. Glue floral pick to the bottom right corner.

Thanks Sign

Direction:

1. Paint sign with acrylic paint.

2. Cut paper to fit the sign.

3. Glue paper to the sign using a Pioneer Glue Stick.

4. Add a vinyl of your choice.
 
* Entire stock of Vinyl Words, Sayings, and Letters 40% off regular prices until September 21st, 2014

Doodle Bug "Patriotic Parade" Mini Sign

4th of July is around the corner! Here Danielle created this adorable plaque with clothes pins to change out photos. Samples are also displayed at each of our Craft Warehouse locations

She created the USA by using Hazel and Ruby Handmade Mask Stencils.

She used mini clothes pins so you could change out photos.

I love the detail of using red acrylic paint and then distressing with white acrylic paint.

6 Father's Day DIY Gift Ideas

Great DIY gifts for dad on fathers day!
I'm so excited to share 6 different gift ideas even your kids can make.

#1. Transform a simple pane window into a photo holder.

Choose from our new selection of Americana Deco Art Chalky Paint! It adheres to almost any surface without sanding or priming!

Directions:

1. Tape off window pane with painters tape. 
2. Paint frame with Chalky paint 1-2 coats.
3. Sand areas you would like to rough up to give it a weathered look or put a matt or gloss sealer over the top for a cleaner look.
4. Place vinyl on the front of the glass by Decorating Your Life.
5. place 8x10 photos behind the glass and use 8 mini magnets to hold photo in place. 4 magnets on the front and 4 behind the glass for each photo.

#2 Personalized photo frame

 Not Everyone has artistic handwriting so here is a great way to create this project stress free!

Directions:

1. Start by painting the unfinished frame with Chalk Paint.
2. Print out what you would like to say on a word document.
3. Place tracing paper under your word document and trace over each letter or image with a pencil.
4. Lift up paper and you should have an out line of your image.
5. Use a Bistro Marker to fill in your image.
6. Last take a white piece of chalk to season your frame.
7. Wipe off extra chalk and you are done!

#3 Chalky Frame "I love that you're my father"

Get The Chalk Board Look With Out Chalk!

Directions:

This is super easy! Just paint your frame with black acrylic paint, add "I love that you're my father" vinyl, then season your frame with white chalk!

 #4 Decorative Pails

Dad Loves Treats! Create these mini pails with treats and personalized gifts!

These are very fun to make, some of the ideas we used were:

"Daddy's Stache" - filled with chocolate

"We are Nuts about you" filled with peanuts

"We love you to pieces" filled with Reeces Pieces

"Dad, good for 1 round of golf" filled with golf balls and markers

#5 Customized Shadow Box Frame

Directions:

1. Choose a 5x7 or 8x10 shadow box.
2. Take out the white matting and replace it with scrapbook paper of your choice.
3. Add a sticker or embellishment plaque to the front of the frame.
4. Place in your favorite photo and close up frame!

#6 Wall plaque with mini plaques



Directions:

1. This wood plaque comes unfinished with 3 hanging mini plaques.
2. Choose a acrylic paint color and paint the plaques.
3. Once dry cut down photos to fit and glue on plaques using Beacon 3in1 glue.
4. For the center plaque we used Decorating Your Life Vinyl "Family Holds it all together"

Hazel and Ruby Handmade "You are My Sunshine" Plaque

Handmade projects don't have to be complicated to be impressive! Join us through out the month of April for ideas that are easy DIY, that will satisfy your desire to create, and will wow your family and friends! Customize your own sign for any room in your home easily with our NEW Hazel and Ruby Stencil Masks. 

 Supplies:

• Wood Oval Plaque on sale 40% off
• Sea Glass Acrylic Paint
• Gold Acrylic Paint
• Foam Brush
• Sanding block
• Gold Dot Washi By We R Memory Keepers 
• Hazel and Ruby Handmade Mask Stencils Childs Play
• Hazel and Ruby Handamde Mask Stencils Dear Ruby Alpha

 Hazel And Ruby Handmade Childs Play Mask Stencil

Hazel and Ruby Handmade Dear Ruby Alpha Mask Stencil

Directions:

1. Paint wood plaque with sea glass acrylic paint. Let Dry.
2. Place mask stencils on to plaque where you would like them.
3. Paint 2 layers of gold acrylic paint.
4. Peel off letters before paint dries.
5. Wipe of mask with baby wipes.
6. Lightly sand the top after all paint has dried. 
7. Add washi tape around the edge of the plaque.
   
   

 

To see how easy it really is to use these Hazel and Ruby stencil masks by watching this video! 

Colored Chalkboard DIY Frame

Handmade projects don't have to be complicated to be impressive! Join us through out the month of April for ideas that are easy DIY, that will satisfy your desire to create, and will wow your family and friends!

Wouldn't you kids love to have a picture of them with a chalkboard that they can decorate over and over again? This is such a simple DIY project they can create with your supervision!

Supplies:

• 12x12 MDF Frame with 4x4 opening 11.99 with 40% off this month!
• Sea Glass Acrylic Paint
• Americana Clear Chalkboard Coating.
• Hazel And Ruby Handmade Chalkboard Washi Tape
• Foam Brush
• Colored Chalk

Directions:

1. Paint your frame surface with acrylic paint 1 or 2 coats.
2. After its dry paint the frame with clear chalkboard coating (instructions on the bottle)
3. then add washi tape and your child's favorite photo or family pet.
4. Decorate with colored chalk!

Framed Moss Bunny

Hi Craft Warehouse fans, I'm Steph and I blog at Crafting in the Rain. I'm so excited to be here posting this tutorial and I hope you'll enjoy my Framed Moss Bunny.

Here in the Pacific Northwest, we haven't had the crazy snow storms that much of the country has, but we've had some! And March is always the time we start itching for spring, even if we know we still have rain coming for 3 more months. It has to at least get warmer, right! Maybe we can force it a little with a bit of spring cuteness. To create this project I received a box with a cradled painting board and a Teresa Collins stencil in it. Then I headed to Craft Warehouse for the rest of my supplies:
 

Moss Fat quarter of floral fabric Blank wood tag White yarn Not pictured: acrylic paint (you could change up your own colors of course; I used white and yellow), chalkboard paint, brushes, glue gun These wood boards are really cool because you can use either the framed side or the completely flat side.  I chose the framed side. Start by painting the board.  White for the inside and yellow for the frame. You may need two coats to cover well.
 

 
When that's dry it's time to stencil. Tape down the stencil to the frame part and use a stiff stencil brush to apply small amounts of white paint. Dab a bit of paint on the brush, then tap onto a clean surface or paper towel to remove the excess. Apply paint with up and down motions, "pouncing" the paint onto the wood. These steps will make it seem like the stenciling will take forever, but it will keep paint from seeping under the edges, giving you a clean design.
 

 
When the first placement dries, match up the design, and finish stenciling the rest of the frame. Paint the wood tag with chalkboard paint. Use two coats, allowing dry time and changing the stroke direction on the second coat (ie, up and down first coat, then left to right second coat)
 

 
When that is completely dry, you must season the chalkboard by rubbing the side of a piece of chalk all over the surface, then wipe clean. Now it's ready to use.
 

 
Cut two strips of fabric. One at 15 x 3 inches and one at 6 x 1 inch. Iron flat. Flip strips so the right side it down and fold the edges to meet in the middle, overlapping slightly even, and iron down. This gives a nice clean edge without having to do any sewing!
 

 
Print out the following bunny silhouette shape. 

Click here to download

Cut out the shape and trace onto the board, centered, but closer to the top than the bottom. Use scissors to cut out small shapes from the moss to fill in the design and attach with hot glue. Just be warned, the moss is messy! I recommend placing it on a cookie sheet for easy clean up.
 

 
With the moss bunny finished, it's time to add the tail. Wrap the white yarn around a fork about 12 times. Place a smaller piece of yarn through the center tines and tie around the wrapped yarn in a tight knot. Slide off the fork and cut the loops with sharp scissors. 
 

 
Fluff it out and you now have a little yarn pom-pom for you bunny tail! Attach with hot glue.
 

 
Wrap the larger fabric strip around the bottom part of the board and secure on the back with hot glue.
 

 
Tuck the smaller strip under the large one, then push the ends up through the hole in the wood tag. Tie in a knot. Glue tag to the frame so it stays put.
 

 
Add a word or message to the tag with chalk and you're all done!
 

 
Now you have the perfect addition to your Spring or Easter decor.

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