owl canvas...

I saw this gift bag at Target and knew that I wanted to use it for some sort of wall art.  I orginally thought I would cut it apart and frame the owl on the branch.  Well, it wasn't the right size for a standard frame...so I went back to the drawing board.  Then I saw a painted canvas set that my friend made with an owl on one and a scripture verse on the other.  I decided I would create my own version using this gift bag owl.  

So I started by removing the handle from the bag.  Then I cut out the owl and branch.  I saved the sides of the bag, which were blue, and used them to make the circles on the canvas with the verse.  The yellow circles just came from some paper in my stash.  I picked up a 2 pack of 8x10 canvases from Michaels on sale and I also picked up some black letter stickers from Hobby Lobby.  I used Mod Podge to adhere everything to the canvases! 

I just love how they turned out!  Here they are hanging in my classroom at school!  ;)


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photo {clip} frame...

I recently showed you a washi tape covered M that I made for my craft room.  It has been so much fun decorating and organizing my new space.  So today I thought I'd show you another project that I created.  It is a photo clip frame!

This was my inspiration...

I saw this clip wall frame at Pier1 and knew I wanted it for my new craft room.  Well, when I was getting ready to actually go buy it, I decided that $28 was a little much to spend on just a fun element for my space.  So I decided to use this as inspiration and see what I could make.

So....off to Goodwill I went in search of a frame.  I was thinking I would just find a neat frame and then have to paint it the color I wanted.  Little did I expect to find a frame that was the perfect color to match my room!!!

Yeah!...I love how it turned out.  I still can't believe that I found the perfect colored frame.  All I did was take out the picture and the glass.  Then I used some hemp twine and weaved a zig zag pattern through the metal staples on the back of the frame {you know the ones that usually hold the picture in}.  ;)

I used mini clothespins to add a few photos and some owl tidbits and it was good to go!

It hangs right over my craft island.  {I love having a place where I can stand up and craft!}

....Slowly but surely I'm showing you my new craft space...stay tuned into the blog for more pics!


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