Valentine vinyl decals. Love is in the air!

It's time to start designing for Valentines!  Here are some darling designs to get your juices flowing!
For even more Valentine designs visit Holidays-Valentines.

 

Thanksgiving vinyl decals~ Friday feature!

On sale today is 2 beautiful Thanksgiving designs!  We have less than a week before we get to start decorating for Thanksgiving~  YAY!

If you order by Sunday 10/28/12, you can have either one of these designs for only $5.00 plus shipping!  Yep, only $5!

Approx. 12x 6.5".  Chocolate Brown and gold vinyl!

Comes with center design and leaves!



If you prefer a more simple design, just add the center design and put the leaves on one of your other projects!

Halloween Decor Classes

It's that time of year again!  Halloween is just around the corner and I will be hosting my annual holiday decor classes.  This year we will be making an "All Hallows Eve" sign, a darling cupcake stand, a faux cupcake and you also get a black raven to go with the vignette!  Shoot me an email if you want to sign up.  The class will be held Friday, September 28th at 11am.  The cost is only $22.00.
designbykelli@gmail.com.  You can order the vinyl for the sign for $10.00 as well!

New vinyl guitar decals!

Introducing new guitar vinyl designs!  Aren't these cool?!  I love them and can't wait to start using them!  Just image them on a wall, canvas or even your car!

Valentine's Day Decor!

This one was so fun and super easy!  As I often do, I was on the hunt for another holiday project.  While in Michael's I found these adorable little baroque frames.  I immediately thought that it would be cute to add them to a wood board and make a cute Valentine's plaque.  The cost of this plaque is under $15 and is a great project to do with the kids!

Here is the tutorial~
Materials-
Wood plaque or board
Off white acrylic paint
Sand Paper
4 small decorative mirrors- ($1.50 @ Michael's)
Scrapbook paper- 3 different designs
Decorative scissors
Hot glue
Medium tack spray adhesive
"LOVE" Vinyl lettering.  Only $3.75!

First you need to get yourself a wood plaque.  I cut and prep these myself.  It is not as hard as you think.  Go down to your local hardware store and purchase a pine board that is about 8" wide.  They usually come in lengths of 6', 8', 10', and such.  If you go to Home Depot they will cut it for you!  Just tell them the length you want and they will cut the board down to create several boards for all of your craft projects!  For this project I used a board that was cut down to 24" long by about 8" Wide.
Be sure to sand the edges and surface of your wood to ensure a smooth finish.  If you have the skills and the tools you can even use a router to give your plaque and decorative edge.

Next, paint the outer edges and a border around the surface of your board.  No need to paint the entire surface because your paper will cover most of it.  As you see below, only about 1/4" of the wood is exposed after the scrapbook paper is applied.

Next, cut your paper to fit your board.  Keep in mind that if you use a board that is longer than 12" you will need to use 2 pieces of paper to cover the length of your board.  My paper measures 6"x 10" each.  This leaves a 1" border around the surface paper.  If you choose a paper with a print, be sure to match up the design at the seam so that the seam is somewhat disguised.  When you apply the frames they will cover a lot of the board so no need to worry about the seems being very noticeable.

Continue to cut a 1" border for the outer edge of your board using scalloped craft scissors to create a cute scalloped border.  Leave one edge straight. It can be tricky to keep your cuts level when using scrapbook scissors.  It makes it much easier to match up your borders if you use your original cut as a template by lightly tracing your original strip onto your paper.  Your will end up with 6 strips- 2 for the side and 4 for the top and bottom.  (See photo below).

Once you have cut all of your paper, do a test run to make sure all of your paper fits the surface the way you want it to.  You will overlap your trim pieces (red) onto your surface paper (pink) so that you cannot see the edge of the pink paper.  Once you are satisfied with the look, use your spray adhesive to adhere your paper to the board.  The adhesive is a great alternative to using Modge Podge and is MUCH less messy!  Just be sure to spray it outside or in a protected area because the over spray of the adhesive will stick to your surfaces and is VERY difficult to clean up.

This is what is should look like-

Now it is time to prepare the frames.  I chose 3 rectangle and one round frame.  Michael's has red, black, blue and cream frames.  I chose red and blue but lightened the blue by painting it. 

Turn the frames over and remove the stand and backing clips. You do not want these on the frames because they are bulky and prevent the frames from lying flat on the board.  No worries about them staying closed because it will be glued shut when you glue it to the board.

Remove the paper inside the frame and replace it with coordinating scrapbook paper.  It makes it easier if you use the original template from the frame to trace your new paper.

Next glue your frames on your board spacing them evenly.  I find it easier to place the first frame and then the last before placing the 2 in the center.  This will ensure better spacing.

Last, place your vinyl letters on the front of the frames and you are done!  (You can order the lettering from me for only $3.75.  Just shoot me an email! designbykelli@gmail.com)

HOW CUTE IS THIS?!

Birds, Princesses and Borders! YIPEE!!!

So many new designs! They are so darling! Anyone who places an order using one of these new designs will receive 20% off thier entire order until the end of August! Happy creating!

Friday's Feature!

Good morning everyone! Friday's Feature is Monograms! Take a look at the many things you can do with them! If you purchase a monogram between now and Sunday you will receive 20% off! Just send me an email including the item #, name and your color choice and I will get back to right away! designbykelli@gmail.com

(I will be adding more photos as the day goes on!)

NEWEST EDITION!

Hi everyone! I am so excited to introduce a new Stick Figure Collection! These are so fun to put on your car or as wall art! Get your creativity on and create your perfect family. Pick your head, body and embellishments. You can even create a pet!
Take a look at the "Stick Figures NEW" on the Right~ SOOOO FUN!

Here are some of the other designs available!