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Sunday, January 10, 2010

Family Wall



I hope everyone had as lovely a weekend as we had here in the Stepp Home. Lots of relaxation, fun, makeovers, and picture taking happened. My favorite kind of weekend. One of the things that happened in the way of makeovers is my new Family Wall. The wall above our couch in the living room was bland. Very bland. I thought I had a before picture , but for the life of me cannot find one. Just use your imagination, it had one large home interior picture of sunflowers with a sunflower swag and two sconces. That's it nothing more. The sunflowers didn't even go with the rest of the living room decor.

I have been inspired by all the beautiful ideas found on various blogs showing using stencils or monograms in different sized frames. I fell in love with them. So decided to make my own.




I do not have cricut nor did I have any letter stencils that would work. So I simply printed off my letters on the computer. Attached them to the paperstock I wanted to use and carefully cut around each letter. I then placed the letters onto a background that I had also made from cardstock purchased from Hobby Lobby. My favorite store on earth. Naturally then I placed the "Family" into a frame I had here at home. The frame had an ugly print in it and I removed it by using a razor blade. Since I had removed the backing on the frame I then had no hanger attached to it. I decided to use my hot glue gun and glued a ribbon onto the back and then tied in a pretty bow for hanging. Once I had it all put together this is how it turned out. I love it. I think it turned out very well.




With the help of Princess (she eyeballed the hanging for me) this is how the Family Wall turned out.





I also managed to accomplish another project I had been wanting to get done. If you've been following my blog you know that I hate brass. I just have no love at all for brass. I bought a can of silver metallic spray paint and refinished all the brass candleholders I had. Here is some before and after pics. I haven't decided yet where to use the new bright silver holders yet, but give me time and I'll come up with something fabulous I'm sure.













Today I'm linking up with Susan @ Between Naps On the Porch for Met Monday.



Don't forget to head over to Mary's @ Little Red House to see all the beautiful Monday Mosaics.



Don't forget to head over to Cindy's for Make It For Monday

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Monday's is full of wonderful hosts for all things. Cheri at It's for Very Cheri has It's So Very Creative



Another great Monday is Cindy Lou at Skip To My Lou for Made For You Monday.





I hope everyone takes time to visit all of these great hosts for the various Monday Memes. You'll find all kinds of inspirations for your decor and all sorts of wonderful things.

Well off to go and paint my desk and makeover my corner of the living room.

Till we meet again,


23 comments:

Patricia said...

i love the frame and it is so nice to meet you
many blessings!
patricia

Jenny said...

That looks nice!

Kathy said...

It all looks great, Treasia!
Have a beautiful new week...Kathy

Stella said...

Thanks for stopping by to visit. I really like the way your paint transformed all the brass. Making your family by just cutting out fonts from the computer was very clever and looks so nice in your frame.

Lori E said...

I think you covered all the Monday bases here. Lol.
Great project. I always use computer printed letters to do my projects.

Beth@The Stories of A to Z said...

Your family wall is so cute and nice job with the silver...so much better than brass! What would we do without spray paint???

Blessings,
Beth

Ceekay-THINKIN of HOME said...

Great wall collage. I have a family wall at my home also...one of my favs.

Penny from Enjoying The Simple Things said...

Your family wall turned out wonderful!

Lori said...

That turned out great!

Thanks for the visit.. Come by anytime.

I'm have a party on thursday called "Get your craft on" I would love for you to link up.

eileeninmd said...

Your family wall looks very nice. I love the photos and the mosaic.

Marianne said...

Nice frame, great candles. I do not like brass either so I salute you for painting them.

Jenn @ Livin' the Simple Life said...

Awesome collection of frames! I also love those brass candlesticks - I buy them at thrift stores all the time. Nothing says glam like taper candles, and nobody will know you only spent a few bucks! :)

Anna said...

Thanks for visiting my blog! I love the family wall and woohoo for silver spray paint!!

Heidi said...

the family wall looks great!

Bargain Decorating with Laurie said...

You have been a very busy lady! First, your blog looks so great. Love, love your family wall! Your brasses candlesticks look like pewter now - bgeautiful! laurie

Paula Grace Designs said...

Wow, are you ambitious with the brass! Nice job too! Thanks for stopping by and enjoying my new advice series. I had fun doing the first one and I have a few more already. I'm looking forward to visiting more :)
Paula Grace

Blue Creek Home said...

I love the family sign. And the silver paint gave those pieces a whole new look.
Thanks for the sweet comment about my lamp!
Rhonda

agreenearth said...

Enjoyed your great ideas.

Mary said...

Wow, you were very busy! I love your family wall -- what a beautiful way to celebrate your family! Thanks for sharing at MM. :)

Sarah @HarriganHowdy said...

Oooh! I love the silver transformations. Lovely.

Thanks for commenting on my blog. :)

-Blessings- Sarah

Carol said...

Very creative!

Sonia said...

This turned out beautifully, even considering you did not have cricut..The wall looks great with it amidst all pictures. Good job!

Its So Very Cheri said...

It is amazing what a paint job will do.

Cheri