Ashley's Burlap Wall Monogram

Hi all!  I hope this post finds you having a great Sunday with your family!  My family is super busy with make-up baseball games right now since it has rained for the last three weeks but I have still managed to sneak in some craft time!  My latest project is another revamp.  You may remember my Decoupage I posted a few months ago.  Well, it's not that I don't like it, it just wasn't the look I was going for in my bedroom.  It was nice while it lasted but I had a lightbulb moment one day that I couldn't ignore!

This is what it started as....

It's no secret we are big fans of burlap right now!  You just can't beat the price and I love the texture for this time of year. 

I purchased each canvas at Hobby Lobby for $5.00!

I used this Easy Tacker that I purchased at Hobby Lobby with a 40% off coupon for $4.00...

to staple the burlap around the back of each canvas.  I started at the top and bottom by pulling tight and stapling as I went (so easy).

I then moved on to the sides making sure to fold the corners very clean and secured them with staples as well.

Now for the stencils!  Since Santa has not brought me a Cricut Expression yet I had to get clever and make my own LARGE stencils! After scouring google for a large letter to no avail, I retreated to my Microsoft Office Word for help!  I opened a new document and inserted word art.  From there, I chose my font (Script MT Bold), typed the letter I wanted, sized it and clicked print!

I cut out the letter from each page to form a stencil.  A little dry brush of Americana Burnt Umber Acrylic with a stencil brush.....

4 nail heads hammered in the corners, 2 in the center....

and a bow stapled to the back for hanging make this project complete!

Before....

After!

I used the same hooks that I bought for the Decoupage for $3.00 each at Hobby Lobby!  The burlap was under $2.00 per yard and I used just a little over a yard!

The T is for our last name, the a is for my name and the j is for my hubby!  I love my new Burlap Wall Monogram!  You can't beat the price and I love the texture it brings to my bedroom!

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Whitney's Salvaged Shanty Turned Art

My next project came from one of my favorite people I met in Round Top at the Flea Market.  They were a couple from Gatesville, TX who used salvaged wood and tin to create some AMAZING pieces.  Lucky for me he was also selling his wood and tin.  This is a piece of salvaged tin that he sold to me for $12.  It's beautiful... I love the shape, the paint, the lack of paint and the rust.  What a combo!!

I knew I wanted to hang it just as it was but I did want to attach it to something... give it a little more beef.  This is what I did...

I purchased two 8 ft cedar fence posts from Home Depot.  These were about $2.00 a piece.

I started by marking off where I would cut.  I made each piece 2" longer than the tin and cut 4 of these pieces.

My tool of choice... my trusty $12 hand saw.  I had every piece cut in less than 3 minutes.

This is what my 4 cut pieces looked like...

I also bought a 3ft yard stake for $.59... how's that for shanty??

I cut two pieces 12" long... the same width as my tin.

I then used my Gorilla Wood glue to attach the stakes to the posts.

 I added glue to both pieces like this.

Before I attached them it looked like this...

Stuck together...

Then I used wood screws to make it even stronger...

When I was finished adding those it looked like this...

I repeated these steps on the other end as well.

My next step was the paint.  I used my favorite blue out there... Olympic Blue Willow satin latex paint from Lowe's.

I wanted it to look a bit shanty so I painted it but left some of the wood exposed as well.  It looked like this at that point.

After letting that dry I started distressing.  I used my 3M block sander with 80 grit paper to get my edges good and my corners better...

Then I added just a bit of Minwax Dark Walnut stain to the raw edges and corners.

Here's one corner soaking it in...

Awwwww... so much better... I just rubbed off the extra stain with an old rag.

My next step was to attach my tin to the wood.  I did this by using small finishing nails around the edges of the tin...

I added my d-rings to the back to hang my new art.

And it's all finished!!  I decided to put this in my powder bath that is BLANK at the moment.  This will be my inspiration for more projects in this room.

And here's a couple reasons why I LOVE me some old tin...

Thanks for stopping by!  Keep in mind that this cedar piece makes a great backdrop for many things not just tin!

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