Pinterest Inspired-Knock off Anthropologie Letters

I'm sure many of you have seen these on Pinterest. Anthropologie letters are all the rage. They're super cute and minimalistic. I first got the idea from this pin:

See the "Bath" on there? Well, I wasn't going to spend an arm and a leg on the zinc letters from Anthropologie. 

So, like many DIYers, I decided to make my own! I also decided against doing "Bath" and decided to do "Eat" instead for my kitchen. 

You can head to any craft store and get cardboard letters. Mine were somewhere between $2-3 a piece. I had some silver spray paint from another project laying around so I used that. You just spray paint the entire letter and make sure to allow for adequate drying time. 

During:

I used those 3m picture hanging adhesives to put them up. They snap to one another so I wouldn't ruin the back of the letters. 

They now hang above my sink. 

Its a nice and easy decoration. Especially because my kitchen has limited space to put anything on the walls. 

Anchor Wall Art

Considering I'm moving into a new place soon. I've decided to do a nautical theme (yeah I know, real original). But I don't want it to look like a beach house at all. 

Anywho, anchors have become a pretty big deal lately.  Crafts Direct's inspired me by posting this to their Pinterest. 

Here's the link to their project sheet: http://craftsdirect.com/project/anchor-canvas

I obviously knew they had the vinyl there. So I picked that up in addition to a canvas and some grey and blue paint. 

Also, I decided to get chevron painter's tape, which I picked up at Menards. 

My first step was to paint the canvas grey. 

I let that dry, and put the tape on. 

Then, I painted over the exposed. (Totally messy, I know)

Peeled off the tape....

Looking pretty awesome, right?

And then applied the vinyl.

And.....

Voila!!!!

I apologize for the mess around the pictures, its been kinda crazy around here! 

Anyway, I'm not going to lie, I'm a pretty big fan my new wall art!!! 

Until next time, 

XOXO

Belle

Bulletin Board craft

I've always been a big fan of crafting. With social networks like Pinterest, its opened a world of sharing ideas and connecting with my favorite craft stores. 

I decided to make this bulletin board. 

Crafts Direct provides the idea and you can get the project sheet here.

So I traveled to the Crafts Direct to pick up the materials, and added a bit of my own flair. 

I'm really excited to put this to use!

Until next time,
XOXO
Belle