More 2x4 Christmas Crafts

A couple weeks ago I shared with you THESE 2x4 Christmas Crafts I had been working on.

I have been busy busy making more and wanted to share some of them with you! 

I sold out of these at the Charity Holiday Boutique I participated in and had several people place orders for some! So needless to say I have been a block making maniac lately!

I am also hosting a Christmas party at my house this weekend so my stress level is HIGH right now! I love all the orders I am getting but AHHHHH how do I find the time to finish them all?? :) I guess that is a good problem to have, huh?

Hope you all are having a great holiday season so far!

2x4 Christmas Crafts

Its that time of year again when everything is...........

CRAZY BUSY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And on top of all the normal holiday craziness I have going on this year, I also signed on to be a vendor at a Holiday Boutique with proceeds benefiting Relay For Life!

So I have been a busy little bee making things for the boutique!

I thought I would share some of the 2x4 crafts I have made so far!

All of these are made with 2x4s, scrapbook paper, Mod Podge and then embellishments such as buttons, stickers, ribbon....



 

I have a bunch more waiting to be finished as well!!!

 

So this is where all my free time is going lately! :)

I've also made some tutu bow holders as well as Doodles and Drawings signs! 

Hopefully after the Boutique I will have more time to blog!

In the mean time, I hope you like these 2x4 christmas blocks!!!!

2x4 Pumpkins

My fall decorations are...pretty much non-existent.

So I desperately need to add to them!

I made my Fall Wreath last week and it really helped get me in the mood for more fall crafts.

I've had a couple scrap 2x4s laying around the garage for a few months now, so I thought I should finally do something with them!

So I made some 2x4 Pumpkins!!

I had everything to make these on hand already, so this project was FREE! Even better!

I painted each one a different shade of orange and used distress ink around the edges.

For the stem, I used a left over berry branch from my fall wreath. I just took it apart and separated the branches for each pumpkin. I wrapped the pipe cleaners around a pencil and then twisted 2 of them together to make the 'leaves' by the stem.

I had the jute/twine so I just cut 3 strands and tied them in a bow!

I used hot glue to attach everything.

From the same berry strand I used for the stems, I also took some leaves from it and added them to the bottom of each pumpkin.

I think they turned out pretty cute for only using stuff I could find in the house!

I am never happy for summer to end, but at least I have decorations now to embrace the new season!

Personalized Wood Plaque Bow Holders

Its Monday, how did that happen?!?

Like always, the weekends go by way too fast!

My weekend was spent making some custom bow holders a friend ordered!

{I have posted about this type of bow holder before HERE and HERE}

I LOVE LOVE LOVE how this one turned out. Seriously, L.O.V.E.  The picture does not do it justice! {probably due to my sucky lack of photography skills! Shhh}

The paper is so pretty and glittery and just amazing. I loved it so much I went out and bought the store out of this design {and this was the pricey paper- $1.99 a sheet! But seriously, so cute it is worth it!}

See- you can *kinda* see the glitter in this picture

And then of course the matching hanging ribbons to clip all those cute bows on!

This order was for twins, but she didn't want them matchy-matchy.  The second one she wanted in the colors of pink and cream with some green.

I think I hit her color request right on the head! This is just so sweet!!

I also made a bunch of bows to go with these holders! 

I hope they like them!!!

** I will be adding both of these holders to my Etsy store soon! {custom made with your name of course!} If you would like one make sure to check it out! {you can always contact me through here as well if you would like one!}

So how did you spend your weekend? 

 

HERE is where I link up!

Simple Wood Plaque Bow Holder

My good friend recently just got her first Cricut! Before she did though, she used to come to me to help her out! :)

The other day she came over and while she held my baby {Because apparently it is torture for her to actually sit and play on her own. lol} I made her little girl this!



Isn't it cute? SO easy too! I just took one of those simple wood plaque things {not sure exactly what they are called} from Michael's and painted the edges. Once it was dry I Mod Podged on some scrapbook paper and her name. I cut the butterfly and her name with my Cricut {Butterfly from the Once Upon A Princess cartridge and for the name I used the Alphalicious cartridge}

I then used E6000 glue to attach the hanging ribbons at the top and bottom.  I also attached a little bow to the corner~ because everything is cuter with a little bow! :)

She was happy with how it came out and so was I!

Plus I got to spend the night laughing with a good friend while we crafted and watched the kiddos play- a perfect night in my book! :)

Hoppy Easter!

I was in an Easter craft kind of mood this weekend.

I made my Candlestick Bunnies and then decided I needed something else!

Soooooo... I made this!

Isn't it cute?!? I love how it turned out!  And the best part- I had EVERYTHING on hand already so it cost me ZERO dollars! Amazing!

The hubby did a project a few weeks ago and had a lot of scrap 2x4's after. I made sure he did NOT throw them away :)

For this project I just marked different lengths for each block for "Hoppy" and then had the hubby cut them for me {I am a little too clutsy to work with power tools!}

For the 'easter' one, I laid out 3 blocks on top and marked that length.

I painted each block a different color and then Mod Podged on scrapbook paper.

I sanded the edges a little and added some distress ink

I cut the letters and egg with my Cricut and Mod Podged those onto the blocks.

After it was all dry I added some ribbon and buttons and Wa-La! A super cute Easter sign!

And here are all my decorations together!

My Spring Wreath is there too!

Now my house is ready for Easter!

ETA:  A few people have emailed my for the cartridge I used. I actually have the SCAL 2 software and downloaded the font and egg. The font is called Digs My Heart and I downloaded it here.  The egg was downloaded here.

Candlestick Bunnies

Have you guys been following Wood You Like To Craft?

I have! I love seeing all the cool things they have been making!

This weeks project looked super easy and I knew I HAD to make one too!

I loved Krystal from Sassy Sanctuaries take on it (she was also the host of the project this week) so that's the style I went with.

And I have to say I LOVE how they turned out! LOVE.THEM!

Even the hubster commented on how cute they were :)



I basically followed her tutorial here.

I painted mine white and didn't distress them at all.

For the ears I used pink pipe cleaners and bent them into shape.  I also added the pearl necklace because I loved that on Krystal's version!

I added a yellow flower to the girl bunny

For the boy bunny I used grosgrain ribbon for a bow tie and I used brads with the pin part {Is that what it is called?!} cut off

For their eyes and mouths I used a Sharpie pen. I painted the nose and then glued black thread for the whiskers. I LOVE them! :)

And of course- no bunny is complete without a cotton tail! I added a little white pom pom to give these cute bunnies a tail!

{and all these pictures were taken in Manual mode on my camera! I am trying to use all the great info I learned from the camera party I hosted- read more on that here}

So there you have it! My {adorable} Candlestick Bunnies!

Doodles and Drawings...

Last month I made THIS sign for my house. 

One of my friends loved it and wanted to make one for her house too!

So last Friday she came over and while the kids played we made her one!

She chose to go with a white board and black lettering. She also chose a different font-and I really like the font she used! {I can get the name if anyone is interested. It is just on a different computer than what I am on right now}

I meant to take pictures of the process to show you... but well, I forgot.

The board is 6 in x3 feet {when I made mine I made it 4 feet long- so you can cut it to any length you like} The nice guys at home Depot will cut it for you if you want :)

The clips are actually magnetic clips. I found them in the office section of Walmart

The letters are cut on cardstock {could use vinyl, but cardstock is cheaper!} with my Cricut and I used SCAL to upload the font

Mod podge the letters on {anyone else want to call it Modge Podge? Or is it just me?}, then apply a thin layer of Mod Podge on top of them.

I used E6000 glue to attach the clips

Tie some tulle and/or ribbon on the clips and you have yourself a super cute new place to hang the kidlets artwork!

I seriously love her font so much, it makes me want to re-do mine and use that font! I won't {for now}, but I want to!