Happy Signs

So I know that Mother's Day was like forever ago, but this craft was actually something that I came up with on my own (shocker, I know!) Since I don't have an original post to link this craft to, I will just give you some simple directions on how I did it and how you can do one too :)

For some people it is Target, for me it's Walmart. Sad to admit sometimes, but it's true. During the after Easter sale, I found this cardboard sign in the clearance aisle for on .25 each and couldn't really pass it up. I had originally planned to print out pictures of my mom and MIL with my daughter and me, but I didn't get a chance to do that (maybe I will try again someday). Instead, I found some scrapbook paper that I wasn't using and decided to use that.

This is where trial and error came into play: for the first sign I used Mod-Podge to glue the sign on first and then decided to paint it white afterwards (plus, I forgot to take pictures of the process). This made it kind of hard to avoid painting on the scrapbook paper. So on the second one, I cut out the whole outline of the sign FIRST, and then after I painted the top, bottom, back and inside of the letters, I applied the print.

I put two coats of white paint on it, but I am sure the possibilities are endless for how to decorate these signs. This is the end result of the first one I did:

They both turned out amazing! Even though I gave these as Mother's Day gifts, you can totally make them for any occasion and if done right, can stay up all year round :)

Shadowbox Time Capsule

Sorry I have been MIA the past few weeks... I got a full time job assignment with my temp agency and didn't manage to find time to do any crafting or blogging. Anyone who has driven in Southern California knows my pain :(

So the assignment ended and I am here to catch up on some of the crafts that I have left piling up. The one I want to show you today is really quick and simple, but it took a year to make. The idea is brought to you by a friend of mine, Justine at Little Dove Creations, who posted this a while back and I loved it so much that I had to try my hand at it!

It is a Shadowbox Time Capsule!!! How cute is this?!? I always collect all the ticket stubs, pamphlets, wristbands, and pictures from almost everything I go to with my family and what better way to show off those souviners than by putting them on display! Can you imagine a few years down the road, you can make a whole gallery wall with all the shadowboxes :) That's my plan anyways...

Creation

I took a stab at it and created my first one last year... I will definitely be doing some tweaking to the future layouts, and might even retroactively go back and do some for the previous years. Heaven knows I have tidbits lying around from things I did back then :) Thanks Justine for the awesome idea...everyone go check out her awesome blog! Have a Happy Hump Day!