Letters & Rivets

For my birthday my husband is letting me create a cozy corner in the office.  I figured I would start working on wall art since I don't get my cozy present until my birthday in October (come on September get out of here! I want my cozy stuff!).  I have lots of ideas for decorating and many projects started.  So here is a simple fast DIY that has a great finish. I got the idea from here...

I got all this at Hobby Lobby for around $10

 I used most of it but I have lots of left overs for other projects.  This is what I needed:

• Two letters
• Two scrapbook paper (wood style)
• Wall fasteners
• Wall wire to go between the fasteners
• Spare parts screw head brads
• Gray paint (I ended up not using it) so scratch that from the buying list, or you can use it... it's up to you
• Glue gun & rubber cement

Okay so I don't have step by step pics but this is super easy!

1. I traced around the letters and cut the shapes out of the scrapbook paper.
2. Glue the paper on the letter.
3. I then tried the paint around the edges (on the back of the letters), but I don't know if I just didn't have the right shade but it wasn't flying with me well so I dropped the paint.
4. With wire cutters I cut the brads back off and hot glued them on the letters.
5. Not a super necessary step: I wanted to hang the letters.  So I glued the hooks on the back and looped the wire between the hooks for hanging.  

Voila!! Super easy and cute!

Once Upon a time...

Once upon a time there was a lonely bulletin board who had been hidden in the basement.  He had many issues but his biggest problem was the paint that had dribbled all down his sides while someone was recklessly painting a room (certainly not yours truly, but alas it was I).  So anyways he was put in the basement waiting to see the light of day.  Until a great idea popped in my head...MAKE OVER!  

Sorry there is no before picture (it was too cruel to post, actually I forgot).  

What you need:

• A bulletin board
• Paint (I had some left over from our house renovations)
• Glue gun with glue of course
• Decorative trim (I found some for around $8) Don't forget to measure!!
• Push pins
• Anything to glue on top of the push pins (add a little bit of flair to your board)

I started out painting the boarders/edge, took 2-3 coats in some areas (such as his damaged area from before, honestly I have no idea how he got so bad).  I let it dry for about a day or so.  Then hot glue gunned around the inside of the boarder.  

Then the fun part begins!  Making push pin flair! I had a collections of buttons, beads, and coins from Jamaica (cruise treasures).  I also went to a second hand store and found old blouse pins and earrings, clean them really well, cut off the backs and you have some glamor for your board.  

I was also at Joann's and had picked up these little wooden decorations, glued a push pin on the back and voila summer time fun. 

My plans are to decorate the board for the seasons so the office can share in the decor festivities.  I hope you enjoyed my little DIY.  I know super easy but hey it brightened my day, office, and not to mention my organizing skills. 

And they lived happily ever after. 

The END