The other day I was checking out one of the local gift stores and saw the most adorable wall decor. I didn't have my phone on me to take a photo and I searched all over the web for something similar with not luck. So I'll do my best to describe it.
It was a piece of wood (about 4" X 4" and 1/4 inch thick) covered in green fabric with the word DREAM painted on it in lighter green. Then a flower made from wire was stuck to the front of it.
Sorry for the bad description. I will have to go back and take a photo so you know what I am talking about. Anyways it inspired me to make this.
I found cheap canvas at Walmart (2 for $7), bought some acrylic paints, and found some old wire in my Dads shed.
I wrote the name down on a piece of paper in the size that I wanted and then I tried my best to bend the wire along with the name on the paper. This was not as easy as I had planned and ended up being about an inch longer, but it still fit on the canvas so I was happy. I left about an inch of wire on each end to attach it to the canvas.
This was my first time painting on a stretched canvas, and my first time using acrylics so I was a little nervous about the outcome. I used various shades of pink for the background. After it dried I painted the flower. Once the flower dried I decided were I wanted my name to go and I used painters tape to paint my blue stripe across the canvas. After the blue stripe was dry I poked the ends of my wire through the canvas and then twisted them to keep the wire from falling out.
The name bowed out a little so I had to glue it to the canvas in a few spots.
I am actually very happy with the results. What do you think?
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these great parties.
or even some animal print tissue paper
for your party. It just seams so much more festive than the plain boring streamers that you usually come across. And the best part is that you can make them yourself. Here are a few different ideas for your fringe streamers. Click on the links for full tutorials.
by Martha Stewart.
from IKEA. Think of the possibilities with this. You can do any color combination, or design you can imagine. 
with felt
glued to the top. And since most floor mats are super easy to clean, this would be fun to lay out in the backyard for a picnic.
. But they can be pretty pricey. Of course making your own
is a lot cheaper and gives you the option of any color you can find to match your decor.
. Doing this, you not only end up with one fantastic looking rug, but you will also be able to make an identical rug with the left over pieces.
, and Eco-Friendly Photo Frame
was. Look at all of the amazing colors and designs.
!! It's like having an entire craft room in a box. What a great idea. Although at $1300.00 I think I may just stick to my tiny closet. 
