Home Decor & Kiwi Lane
Home Decor & Kiwi Lane
Hello, Hello!
Itβs time for another installment of Tips with Gail Owens! Today I have a piece of home decor to share with you:
This 8β tall letter O has been in my stash for 10 years. How do I know this? Besides the fact that it was made by Making Memories (which has been gone for a few years now), the barcode sticker had a manufacturing date on it of 2006. And I bought it the first day it was in the store. Thatβs how excited I was to use it! Unfortunately, I hoarded it instead of creating with it. And eventually it was stuck between other things and lost from my line of sight and forgotten.
Until we moved last month. I found it and knew immediately what I wanted to do with it! As I found other βlostβ items (like the burlap pieces, the canvas petals and the cork sheets) during the packing and unpacking process, my vision evolved. I added my Kiwi Lane templates and am in love with the result! It was super easy – read on to see how you can Play to Create and make one of your own.
You will need the following:
- A large chipboard letter
- Frame (TIP: Check thrift stores and yard sales for your frames before you head to the store to buy one. I found the lovely pink number pictured below for $1 at a local thrift store and it was the perfect size.)
- Sandpaper and/or sanding block
- Paint
- Paintbrushes
- Hot glue gun and hot glue sticks
- Cork
- Burlap
- Canvas
- Kraft paper
- Watercolor paper
- Scissors
- Kiwi Lane Designer Templates
Really cool would love to see a video on how the circle paper flowers were made. Thank You
Well, I thought I had posted a link to my original blog post. But now the comment is gone, so I’ll post it again. π Scroll to the bottom of the post and there is a video about how to make the rolled flower. The only difference was that I didn’t use the spray when making the monogram. Hope this helps you Cindy! http://glowormdesigns.blogspot.com/2013/01/dt-doodles-with-kiwi-lane-designs.html
Oh yay! Thank You!
Very nice!
Oh my goodness! That is just completely gorgeous!!!! I am going to take some time to shop my home and see if I can find what I need to make one of these for us. May I ask where in your home you are displaying this work of art?
Karen- it’s all part of my master plan (insert evil laughter here). Ha! Kidding! But, I will have one more home decor piece to share next month and then all three that I’ve done for the last three installments of Tips with Gail will be displayed somewhere in my home. You’ll have to come back to the blog in about 5 weeks to see what it looks like! π