It's here! It's here! My favorite season! In Kentucky we have a lovely long fall season. The weather is just perfect for almost three straight months, and when the leaves change to fall colors they last for weeks and weeks. It's just a gorgeous place to live and experience the fall season every year. I thought I would celebrate fall this year by making a DIY fall banner for a few friends. This … [Read more...] about Fall Gold Leaf Banner
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Gold-Dipped Cement Planter Pots
I am a sucker for anything gold. Whether it's a brassy warm cold, or a cooler spray-painted gold, I love it all. But until now, I'd never experimented with gold leaf. I'd read about how hard it was to work with and how many craft fails had come from using the finicky thin foil sheets. So up until this point I'd completely ignored its possibilities. And then I saw these gorgeous unfinished concrete … [Read more...] about Gold-Dipped Cement Planter Pots
Gold and Silver Leaf DIY Easter Egg Decorations
Easter is early this year so I am excited to get my spring and Easter craft on! I wanted to add a little sparkle and fun metallic touch to my decor this year so I decided to create some fun gold and silver leaf DIY Easter egg decorations. These are perfect for adding to your Easter table or for a pretty spring mantel. There are so many possibilities of where these would look good. Keep on … [Read more...] about Gold and Silver Leaf DIY Easter Egg Decorations
Gold Leaf Coin Bead Necklace DIY
I've been interested in wooden beads lately, specially ones with unique shapes - like these wooden coin beads I recently played with. They look fine on their own, but I wanted to up their look with some liquid leaf - did you know playing with liquid leaf is so fun? It is - it's very much like spray paint finish-wise, but without the odor. Easier to control as well! See how easy it is to make this … [Read more...] about Gold Leaf Coin Bead Necklace DIY
St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock String Art
Happy March, my friends! St. Patrick's Day is coming up on March 17th, so I thought I'd share with you a simple and fun St. Pat's home decor project. This Shamrock String Art incorporates my favorite color...gold! So mix up your home decor with this fun string art project and include your kids in the fun!! Shamrock String Art Supplies: Darice Unfinished Wooden Plaque Darice Green … [Read more...] about St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock String Art
DIY Wall Art: Birch Tree Painting
I'm big on DIY wall art, but that doesn't mean I'm always up for attempting a serious painting - you know, like one with serious paints and brushes and composition - that all can be pretty intimidating. Something that looks great and is hard to mess up? That, on the other hand, is something I'm pretty much always up for. Which brings us to this super simple, super fun birch tree DIY wall art … [Read more...] about DIY Wall Art: Birch Tree Painting
