W is for Wallpaper Wall Art Giveaway

diy wallpaper wall art (and a giveaway too!)

Wallpaper makes an easy solution for adding pattern and texture to your wall and you don't have to wallpaper the whole wall either.  I was challenged by the folks at Porch.com to make something fun and creative using wallpaper for a pattern play project.  And I actually came up with two projects: wallpaper wall art and wallpaper flower bouquet.

If you're not familiar with Porch.com yet they are a home network with connections to accredited home improvement professionals.  It is a giant information source for all things home and DIY, definitely check it out!

Porch.com teamed up with Scout & Nimble to supply us with wallpaper and I choose this Graham & Brown Kensington English rose pattern:  

Originally I never planned on coloring the flowers however when the wallpaper arrived all the beautiful black and white hand-drawn details had me looking at this paper like a coloring book.

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P is for Personalized Pillows

How to make simple personalized pillows.  A sewing project that makes a great gift and pretty decor too!

In case you're wondering I made these pillows for my friend Jen at The House of Wood as a thank you gift.  She has two little ones so I made one pillow for her daughter and one for her son.

Unknowingly her daughter's pillow fits right in on her cuter than cute diy toddler bed, look below!

Since my little lady doesn't have a nightstand and I have yet to build her one (it's on the list!), I whipped up this adorable shelf out of scrap wood to house (hehe - get it?) a few of her favorite bedtime books. Tutorial coming soon. I built her toddler bed (free plans available on the blog!) and I make and sell those wood name signs in my Etsy shop. Did you spy her pretty personalized pom-pom pillow? That was lovingly handmade by Jaime from @thatsmyletter. ??

A photo posted by Jen Woodhouse | House of Wood (@jenwoodhouse) on Apr 17, 2015 at 12:41pm PDT

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P is for Project Poll

We want to hear from you!

As you may know my friend Jen from House of Wood and I will be teaching a building class at Haven this year and our class is specifically geared towards making a project that attendees can take home.

AKA: Make It / Take It

We want to know if you were to take our class which project would you like to build?

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We cant wait to meet up with all the Haven attendees in Atlanta this July.  (For more information about Haven click here.)  We want to make our class a fun and worthwhile time investment for beginner builders who are looking to complete a small project from start to finish and take it home too!

Thank you for your input and we look forward to seeing everyone at Haven. 

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