Mini Bookshelf Wall Hanging

Hi everyone!  Here I am with this week's DIY!

This is a tiny and cute bookshelf hanging.  Here is how I did it.

You'll need:

Paint in a color of your choice
a small wooden plaque
a miniature bookshelf (I got mine at Hobby Lobby)
wood glue
a picture hanger

Paint the plaque whatever color you want.  While it's drying, glue the mini books together.

When the glue has dried, pure more glue on the bottom of the row of books and press it onto the bookshelf.

When the books have dried on the bookshelf, glue the whole thing to the plaque.

When that's dry, glue a hanger to the back.  I used Amazing Goop for mine and let it dry for a couple of days.

TA-DAH!

Love is in the Air

These love-based items probably fit better in a Valentine's Day post.  However, my sister is getting married in a couple of weeks, so love-themed things are on my mind.

I did this for my boyfriend.  It's framed in a 4" frame and took me about half an hour to stitch up.  I washed and dried it so that it's not all stiff and you can't see the transfer lines.  Have you tried embroidery?  It's one of my very favorite things to do.

Stampy stamp stamps

As promised, a DIY!

I love stamps.  When I see cute ones, I buy them.  I never use them.  I suppose they're another one of my collections!  I'd love any ideas on how to display them.

Anyhow, I also love the foam stamps you buy at craft stores.  However, they don't always have the shapes I want.  So I thought, " How can I make these?", and came up with a great idea!  It's pretty simple, actually.

What you will need:
a sheet of craft foam- any color.  I used white.
wooden blocks- I used some that were 1.5"
wood glue
templates for stamp shapes
scissors (I used embroidery scissors because I needed to make small details)

Using your templates, cut shapes out of the craft foam.  Glue them onto the wooden blocks and let them dry.

Let them dry for a bit, then dip them or paint them and stamp away!

Mustaches

Acorns (I don't know why these didn't turn out better.)

Asterisks




Mushrooms (my favorite!)

What I've Been Doing

Here are some photos of things I've done over the past few months.

>Tomorrow- a new project and some goals for the year!