Today's project came from the
Thrifty Decor Chick. The blogger's name is Sarah and she does a blog about decorating inexpensively. She has a TON of ideas that anyone could do for a very minimum cost. I particularly was taken by her post entitled
The Joy of Red! This post featured a wall hanging with letters that show the word "joy." I was really excited when I saw this project on pinterest. Now let me tell you something. Are you listening? I am NOT crafty! I think the crafting fairy forgot me when she came to town. This project really didn't take much talent at all. All you need are 3 canvases of whatever size you choose, the letters to spell joy, ribbon, paint, hot glue gun, hot glue, and a paint brush. Most of these items could be laying around you house right now! Go look! I bet you could find at least one of these items in a drawer somewhere. Now Sarah's project was very classic looking. That is definitely not my style. I like loud, crazy colors. This is Sarah's:
Her project has clean lines and I'm sure she took her time and measured to make sure everything was correctly placed. Reminder here, I'm not crafty! I was very pleased with my final project. The letters were a little cooked and they may not have been evenly spaced but I am proud of it...because I'm not crafty and I was able to reproduce something that looked half-way decent (in my opinion). Here is my version:
If you look closely my "O" is crooked but overall it looks great. I chose brighter versions of the red and green and chose red ribbon instead of gold (because it was on sale). I got many compliments over the holidays when people stopped by. This project was really quick. The most time consuming thing was the painting because I had to let the paint dry and then I decided to do a second coat. This could easily be done on a Saturday and the kids could even help. I plan on making more canvas signs for other holidays. Here is my list:
Halloween: Boo (orange paint, black letters, purple ribbon (?))
Valentine's Day: Love (Red paint, white letters, pink ribbon)
St. Patrick's Day: Luck (Green background, White letters, Silver ribbon)
Thanksgiving: Thanks (brown paint, orange letters, red ribbon)
Everyday: Kaman (my last name) (Red background, Black Letters, Gold ribbon)
4th of July: Free (Red background, White letters, Blue Ribbon)
So overall I really like this project and I can't wait to make other versions! Until next time, let the journey begin!
