DIY Moss Initial

This is a super simple DIY project that I have had on my to do list for almost two years. I love Moss Initials; they’re perfect for front doors, gallery walls and just to hang over old windows, frames, etc.

Supplies Needed:

• Wooden Initial
• Green Paint
• Roll of Moss
• Hot Glue
• Scissors

Here is how to make them:

Step 1: Paint Initial Green including the sides. The moss sheets are thin in places but if your initial is green, it won’t be noticeable. This is an easy step to camouflage the wooden initial underneath.

Step 2: After the initial has dried, Roll out the moss to be a little larger than the initial and trim. This will leave you with a square or rectangle of moss on top of your initial.

Step 3: Start Hot Gluing. I just chose one edge of the initial and started there, gluing along the outside of the letter and roughing filling in the inside as well. Complete this until you have glued the entire letter.

Step 4: Start trimming the moss around the letter. I left a little bit of moss hanging over the wooden initial to make sure you don’t see the letter behind the moss.

That’s it! It’s a little messy but such a simple DIY. It’d be super cute with a burlap bow!

I like to hang things on top of my wood rosette wreath so I added two little twine hangers that I could hook around the rosettes without being too obvious.

SIMPLE DIY CUSTOM SIGN

I’m happy to be back over at the Landeelu blog to share another simple DIY project with you. This project is so simple that I did most of it on a plane, yes you heard me right! I’m sure many of you see these beautiful, beautiful signs that you would love to have in your home but that price tag is just not fitting into the budget. Well now you can make them for yourself!

Go check out how to make this Simple DIY Custom Sign!

DIY No Sew Dropcloth & Lace Pillow Covers

What do you do when you have left over drop cloth from these DIY curtains and leftover lace from these curtains…well you make matching pillow covers of course! Let me be honest…I DO NOT SEW!!! My husband has a pair of pants that need a button sewed back on and he should just take those to the alterations place…I just don’t do it. I usually save up all my items that need buttons or stitching for when my grandma is in town (once a year). I’m that bad… but this fabric tape is MAGICAL! I used stitch witchery on the first set of curtains but I’m over it and now I will only be using the fabric tape because it’s easier and I am lazy! J The curtains and pillow covers are the first sewing-like project I’ve done so I’m learning as I go!

Supplies:

• Dropcloth
• Lace
• Fabric Tape
• Pillow – I just used some throw pillows we were no longer using

This was all leftover DIY supplies so the only thing I had to buy was more fabric tape because I ran out after the first pillow.

How to Make the No Sew Drop Cloth Cover:  I used this tutorial to make the No Sew Drop Cloth Pillow Cover for the first part of the pillowcase and she does an excellent job of explaining how to make the drop cloth portion of the cover. I’ll walk you through it but you can refer to her tutorial as well.

Step 1: You will need two squares that are larger than the pillow that you’re covering for one pillow case. My pillow was 18 x 18. I added 3 inches on one side and 7 inches on the other side that will be tucked in so I cut my squares to be 21×25-ish.

Step 2: Lay one piece on top of the other making sure that the sides of the fabric for the pillow are facing each other. Top piece facing down and bottom piece facing up. (This will be turned inside out later).

Step 3: Using the oh so magical fabric tape, apply along the edges of one short side and both longer sides making sure it’s not too close to the edge.

Step 4: Iron the drop cloth and especially the edges to secure the “seam”.

Step 5: Flip right side out and insert pillow. Tuck the open edges in like shown in picture. Fluff it a bit and Voila!

How to Add the Lace: First off, let me say that there is probably a better way to do this. This pillow ended up being kind of like a mullet…business in the front and party gone wrong in the back. Luckily nobody should ever see the back of these pillows except us since they’re in the bedroom but I’ll just show you how I did them… but you may want to try another method!

Step 1: Figure out how much lace you want covered the front and how you want it to lay. I decided I wanted the top part with lace and the bottom just plain drop cloth so I drooped the lace over and found where I wanted it to hit the pillow and then gently laid it face down.

Step 2: Start taping the lace to the back panel. I taped the sides first to make sure I kept the lace horizontally even on the pillow. Then I folded the top over and taped it to the back. I added some tape on the sides of the fold to secure them down.

See…it’s not pretty but hey, it worked!

Hindsight, I probably would have added the lace on the front of the drop cloth panel prior to creating the pillow cover. If I had done that the lace would have only covered the front panel and the edges would have been hidden on the inside of the pillow cover. This is what happens when you wing it with DIY…you live and learn! 🙂

Luckily I love how they look from the front so I’m not too upset about how awful the party in the back looks! 😉 Plus they work perfect in the bedroom with the DIY curtains from last week!

DIY Beadboard Picture Frames

I originally shared this blog post over at the Landeelu blog here but thought I should share it with all of you as well!

When it comes to DIY projects, I prefer to be resourceful and I always try to use materials that I have around the house. I had some beadboard left over from a DIY Monogram Wall Art project I did a couple months ago which got me brainstorming ways to use what was left! Two of the remnants were cut in long narrow strips which were the perfect size to make some wall frames…and literally that is how this project was born!

Supplies Needed:

• Beadboard – Home Depot
• Plain Frames – Thrift Store
• Velcro – Walmart
• Paint – What I had on hand

 

Steps to make them:

Step 1: Decide what size frame you want. Because I had remnants already cut long ways, I just set the 8.5 x 11 frame on the bead board and centered to find the size and place to cut.

Step 2: Cut the Beadboard. We used a radial saw to cut them to the correct size. If you are not a fan of woodworking, Home Depot or Lowes will do this step for you!

Step 3: Using a sanding block or electric sander, quickly sand the edges of the beadboard to remove any rough places.

Step 4: Paint the Beadboard and Frames. The sheet of beadboard I bought was already white but had been dinged up and the cutting and the area sanded had to be painted anyways. I started with spray paint as a primer but did most of the painting with a semi-gloss white paint. Paint the bead board using brush strokes that stay with the grain of the bead board lines and let them dry after each coat. I decided to go with classic white for both the bead board and frame but you could use whatever color you would like!

Step 5: Once everything is painted and dry, put your pictures in the frames. I didn’t want to glue the frames down where I couldn’t change out the pictures and I didn’t feel up to using my jigsaw to cut out the frame area in the beadboard so I decided to use a heavy duty Velcro to apply the frame to the bead board. Add four strips or as many as you think necessary to hold the weight of the frame. Mine were not heavy so I just added four that are each about 3-4 inches long, one in each corner. I let those set for 24 hours before attaching to the back.

Step 6: Attached frames to the beadboard. I removed the backing of the velcro and using rulers, placed the frame in the correct position of the beadboard.

 

Note: The velcro box suggested that the velcro reaches maximum strength after 24 hours so I let the frames set for that long before hanging them.

That is all! These were a very low cost to me since I already had the beadboard from another project and I picked up the plain wooden frames from the thrift store for $1 each. They were perfect for our long entryway hall!

Another bonus: we have the interior doors that have a beadboard appearance so these compliment that very well. I debated distressing them but decided to keep them classic and white like the doors in our house. I hope you all love this project and find this helpful if you decide to make your own beadboard frames!

DIY Drop Cloth and Lace No Sew Curtains

I’ve been posting sneak peeks on Instagram all week and you can finally read about how I made my DIY No Sew Drop Cloth and Lace Curtains over at the Landeelu blog today!

I ran into a couple different obstacles that resulted in changing up the plan but overall I still love how they turned out! I’d love to hear what you think!