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Happy Easter!!

Do you have a Spring Project Idea that you have made or that you want to make?

Share your ideas with us!

xoxo

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Great Ideas — 20 Colorful Projects to Brighten Up YOUR Home!

Jen — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 06:52:53 +0000

There’s something about a COLORFUL Project that makes my heart happy.

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And there have been so many colorful ideas linked up this week at the Weekend Wrap Up Party!

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I had to share a few of my favorites today!!

Anthropologie-Inspired Pendant @ At Home on the Bay

Where We’ve Lived Wall Hanging @ Destination: Craft

Washi Tape Globe Upcycle @ A Night Owl

Free Chevron Printables @ Doodle Craft

Master Bedroom Reveal @ I Am Momma – Hear Me Roar

Window Box Planter @ Transformations From The Heart

DIY Neon Dinos @ Mama Miss

Striped Dress Tutorial @ Southern Lovely

Cute Lamp Upcycle @ A Night Owl

Birthday Morning Balloon Surprise @ Our Wonderfilled Life

Teacher Monogram & Sign @ Fancy Frugal Life

Washi Tape Coasters @ Organize & Decorate Everything

Paper Heart Wall Art @ Honeybee Vintage

Roadside Rescue Transformation @ Dirt Stains & Paint

Memory Filing Project @ It’s Raining Jelly Beans

Half Moon Crescent Quilting Fabrics @ Saltwater Quilts

Tricolor Chair @ Artsy VaVa

Homemade Play Dough @ Two Little Reasons

Dining Room Makeover Ideas @ Harper and Ollie’s House

DIY Kids’ Chef Hats @ Busy Mom’s Helper

Don’t forget to visit the Weekend Wrap Up Party,

Come link up YOUR ideas,

and enter to win …

a personalized sterling silver necklace from

Bliss Jewelry!!

Be sure to check out all of the AMAZING projects linked up this week!

xoxo

PS — Coming up this week:

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A DIY Outdoor Idea

A Printable

Home Decor Ideas

And a Special SUPER DUPER DIY Project I’ve Been Working on ALL Summer!!

And more!!

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And if you are looking for more Colorful Ideas:

22 Colorful Projects to Make!

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"Summer Social" Guest Project — Make Pinwheel Placemats!!

Jen — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:43:00 +0000

Hello, everyone!

My name is Amy, and my blogging home is Positively Splendid, a little creative haven where you’ll find everything from simple craft ideas to sewing projects, and just about everything in between. I would love for you to stop in for a visit!

I am so excited to be taking part in Jen’s Summer Social! Today I’m going to share a quick project with you to punch up your table decor during your next outdoor gathering.

These fun pinwheel placemats are a terrific project to complete with fabric scraps you might have lying around!

All set to see how these are made? Let’s get started!

For this project, you will need…

Fusible web, such as Wonder Under

Iron

Fabric scraps in various prints

Paper and paper trimmer

Disappearing ink marker

Clear ruler

Scissors

Hot glue gun and glue sticks

Buttons

Ribbon and/or rick-rack

Bamboo placemats (I found mine in the Dollar Spot at Target)

step 1 / Use your paper trimmer to make square templates of various sizes. I found that squares of 4″, 3″ and 2.5″ work well. Fuse contrasting pieces of your scrap fabric together, wrong sides facing, following the instructions for your fusible web. Use your disappearing ink marker to trace your square templates onto your fused fabric pieces, and cut your squares out. (You will need three squares of descending sizes for each placemat.) Using your ruler, draw lines diagonally through the center of your squares with your disappearing ink marker, as shown.

step 2 / Use your scissors to snip about 2/3 of length of the lines you just drew, as shown.

step 3 / Add a dab of hot glue to the center of each of your trimmed pieces. Fold every alternating corner of your snipped sections up to this center point, as shown, pressing them firmly into the hot glue to secure them.

step 4 / Add a button or other embellishment to the center of each pinwheel to conceal the glued corners. Cut strips of ribbon or rick-rack that are the width of your placemats and adhere these to the left side of your mat with hot glue. Hot glue three pinwheels of descending size, from largest to smallest, along this ribbon, as shown.

All finished!

Aren’t these little guys so festive and fun?

Thanks, Jen, for having me over today! I hope y’all will stop by Positively Splendid sometime soon. You can also find me hanging out on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest!

Amy!!

That is absolutely adorable!!!

I want to make some RIGHT NOW!!

Amy is one of my favorite blogging friends. We met for the first time at Blissdom and then we were able to hang out again at Creative Estates in April.

{Here we are, along with another of my favorite people, Lara from Less Cake {More Frosting}.

There are so many reasons that I love reading Positively Splendid. One of the main reasons is Amy’s love of color!!

I love her Boy/Girl Room.

And her pillows are amazing. So so cute!

Dry Erase Menu Board

I could spotlight every single project that Amy has made on Positively Splendid, because I love them all so much and you will too!!

Be sure to head over and give her a big TT&J hello!!

xoxo

PS — We finished shooting Day 1 of the Get a Little Creative Show yesterday. Check out the fun set. Chevron!

{thanks Shelley @ House of Smiths for the great pic}

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