Embroidery Hoop Home Decor

I created this pretty wall hanging from the left over supplies in my fun Canvas Corp Brands box full of crafty goodies that I got for last month's Mixed Media Monthly Challenge. I had colored their a page of their awesome Tattered Angels "Blooms" Mixed Media Origins Collection Paper with their Glimmer Mists. I just dipped my paint brush in to the container. It worked perfectly. No pilling or warping of the this heavy duty paper. It was so much fun to color with my brush. 

I found this embroidery hoop and put some Natural Canvas from Canvas Corp Brands in it. Then I fussy cut the rose and bulbs out of the Origins paper and adhered them to the canvas with Ranger Glue & Seal. Then I used a hot glue gun to glue down a ring of Hot Pink Hemp Rope Cord around the edge of the hoop. I love how the cord matched the color of the Pink Poodle Glimmer Mist so well. 

This was a fun and easy project. I really didn't know how I would use the images on the Origins paper and then I thought of this. It was a perfect solution. Thanks for stopping by!!

CREATE Wood Sign

Today I'm sharing this fun CREATE wood home decor sign I made from a reclaimed piece of wood that I got from the dumpster at a new home construction site. The neighborhood behind mine is constantly building new houses and I'm always rummaging through the dumpsters for small pieces of wood that I can decorate.

To make this sign I painted the wood with a coat of gesso. Then I followed the step-by-step process of how to create a Concrete effect that came with my Tattered Angels Naturally Aged Paint System Architecture.

First, I painted it with the Tan paint and dried it with a heat gun to speed up the process. 

Then, I sprayed on the Boardwalk Glimmer Mist and blotted and dried with heat gun. 

After that I sprayed it with Valencia Chalkboard spray then blotted and dried with heat gun. 

Finally, for the last step, I sprayed with Chalk Chalkboard spray and blotted until I was happy with it.

I love how it takes shape so quickly and looks so cool. But, I wanted to add some colors that matched my CREATE colors so I sprayed one more time with my favorite Glimmer mists colors Pink Poodle and Aquamarine and my Plain Jane Simply Sheer Matte Mist Watercolor spray in Sweet Violet. These are also the sprays I used to color my burlap CREATE letters that I on the front of the wood. I was thrilled with the end result. It almost looks like a colorful marble effect. 

Here is the final sign with the burlap letters that I colored with the 3 sprays shown in the picture above. I think it makes a fun rustic or shabby chic addition to a craft room or creative space. I took this photo outside because I was having trouble getting the colors to show up during the time of day I was taking this photo. 

Here are some close-ups that really show the paint effects and colors. I did it on all sides of the wood.