July Jillibean Soup Shares

Good morning everyone!  I wanted to pop in and share 3/4 Jillibean Soup projects that I made for July...I'll still have one more project that will be up on their blog a little later this month.

First up, this layout featuring the world's most handsome pup and the Souper Celebration collection:

Then a pocket page I finished up while I was working on #the100dayproject - this one using the Hardy Hodgepodge collection:

And finally, this wooden plank I painted for baby girl's room.  It's simple but I kind of love it:

Thanks so much for popping in!

Layout: Cardstock: Bazzill; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Everything Else: Jillibean Soup

Project Life Spread: Page Protectors: Becky Higgins (Design A); Staples: Tim Holtz; Everything Else: Jillibean Soup

Wood Plank, White Paint: Jillibean Soup; Coral Paint: Unknown

June Jillibean Projects

Hey everyone!  I wanted to pop in and share the 2 layouts, card and home decor project that I had on the Jillibean Soup blog this month:

This layout of my nephew picking strawberries:

This layout of my fuzzy sidekick and I:

This card for my Dad for Father's Day:

And this wood plank for Baby Girl's room: 

 Thanks so much for stopping in...tomorrow is July...and that is CRAZY.

Chevron Canvas Art (Take Two - This Time in Ombre!)

Hey, everyone!  A few years ago, I created this Pinterest inspired art piece.  I had a lot of fun making it.  Flash forward a few years and you will find my wonderful niece, Lilly, trying to gather art for an "art wall" in her bedroom.  Of course, I told her I would make a piece or two for her.  As I was brainstorming ideas, I kept coming back to my chevron painting and ultimately decided to create a version of it for her bedroom.

For this project you will need:

a canvas at a size of your choosing, paint, paint brushes, a wooden letter (I had already painted mine black when I took the picture), glitter glue, sequins, scissors, painters tape and a paper triangle made from scrap paper

Step1: Paint a canvas in a solid color.  I chose pink.  To get the ombre effect, I blended in white paint at the top of the canvas and red paint at the bottom.

Steps 2 & 3: Tape off your chevron pattern using painter's tape and the paper triangle.  I used the triangle to ensure that my chevrons were created at the correct angle.  This is totally optional.  It would probably look cool to "eyeball" the chevron pattern and end up with something a bit more wonky and unique.

Step 4:  Tape of the entire canvas.

Step 5:  Paint the canvas in your second color.  I chose purple.  Once again, to get the ombre effect, I blended in blue paint at the top of the canvas and white paint at the bottom.

Step 6: After the paint is dry, remove all the tape to reveal your chevron pattern.

Step 7 (This can be done while paint is drying between the steps on the canvas): Cover your painted letter in glitter glue.

Step 8: Add sequins to the letter before the glue dries.  I had a variety of sequin colors and types to choose from, but ended up going with silver circle sequins in varying sizes.

Step 9: When the letter is dry, glue it on to the canvas...and there you have it!  your work of art is complete!

I hope this tutorial was beneficial!  If you end up trying it out, please leave me a link...I would love to see your finished product!

Pinterest inspired art...

Hi, everyone!!! As you well know, I just recently moved across country. And while moving can sometimes be hassle, there are some positives, too: getting rid of stuff you don't need anymore, getting organized, and re-decorating! I do love the re-decorating part a little bit more than the throwing-a-bunch-of-crap-away part. :o)

In my re-decorating quest, I turned to my beloved Pinterest account, of course. This is one of my recent pins, and I knew I had to try it out:
I knew that I was nowhere near talented enough to create the complex herringbone pattern, so I stuck to a more simple chevron pattern. Taping off the canvas in the pattern I wanted was the longest phase of the project. It would probably be a lot easier if you decided to tape off stripes or a random geometric pattern.

After my canvas was taped off, I just began randomly painting it in the colors of my choice. I'm not gonna lie...at this phase I was concerned. I thought my color choices were terrible and the whole thing was going to look awful.

However, after I pulled off all the tape, I was pretty happy with the results. And now my bathroom has one-of-a-kind artwork that didn't cost a billion dollars.

God bless Pinterest and all of its wonderful ideas. :o)

Have you created anything inspired by Pinterest lately? Leave me the link...I'd love to see!