Linda’s DIY by Design

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Shabby Chic Decorative Wood Heart (DT Project for Reneabouquets)

I had this beautiful textured wood heart that I purchased from Michaels Craft Store about 2 years ago, on clearance, and wanted to use it to create an inspirational home décor gift! I had been commissioned to create a Wedding gift using colors of burgundy and also I needed to include a Bible scripture on the piece. I chose the particular scripture because I thought it would pertain nicely to a newly married couple, reminding them that they are always in His loving arms and under His blessing! I was able to incorporate beautiful products from Reneabouquets.com. I will list those product links underneath the photos! As usual, I will include a link to my You Tube channel featuring this project in a start to finish format. I will also include a coupon code for Reneabouquets.com for the remainder of the month of July and one for August (see details below the product links).
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You Tube Video Link:

July Coupon-Spend $30.00 or more before shipping, put 1-Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard Stackable Heart Border in your cart, enter Coupon Code: JULYCOUPON (all caps) at checkout, and receive 1-Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard Stackable Heart Border free. A $5.99 value. Only one coupon per order. Purchase must be $30.00 or more before shipping.

AUGUST COUPON: Spend $30.00 or more before shipping at Reneabouquets.com (website only) put 1-package of Reneabouquets Butterfly Kisses In Your Style Choice in your cart, enter Coupon Code: AUGUSTFREEBIE (all caps) at checkout, and and receive 1- 1-package of Reneabouquets Butterfly Kisses In Your Style Choice free. A $4.25 value. Only one coupon per order. Purchase must be $30.00 or more before shipping.

Saturday, June 30, 2018

Shabby Chic Small Decorative Cabinet Door (DT Project for Reneabouquets)

I was gifted this small cabinet door from a friend. She was getting rid of this small cabinet and thought I would like one of the doors to it because of the decorative wire heart in the center...and she was right!! She even left the hinge on it! Measuring in at 7 inches in length and 8 1/2 inches tall, it had just the right amount of real estate to make into a shabby chic piece of room décor. I didn't even have to do anything to the door itself, because it was already distressed. I wanted to add a little bit of an industrial look to this project by adding gears and a vintage door knob backplate, which is just the perfect shade of rust! Adding in all the exquisite pieces from Reneabouquets including a newly released Printed Beautiful Board fairy, called the Sweet Garden Butterfly Fairy with Glass Wings (which is the centerpiece of this project), this shabby chic piece of art turned out fabulous! Below you will find the pictures showing close up detail of the project , followed by a link to my You Tube video, showing the entire process of this project in a start to finish format, and completing this blog post is a list with all the links to the Reneabouquets product that I used on this cabinet door! Thanks for stopping by!!

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Friday, June 15, 2018

Shabby Steampunk Home Decor (DT Proejct for Reneabouquets)

I wanted to create a home décor piece using some new Beautiful Board pieces from Reneabouquets, featuring some Steampunk Style elements and a Beautiful Printed Board image piece that I fell in love with...Tessie B Darling...part of the Garden Party collection. I started with a home décor piece from Dollar Tree and by repurposing it, adding beautiful Blue Fern Studio papers, some mixed media elements and exquisite product from Reneabouquets, this turned into a unique piece of Home Decor! I wanted to add in an eclectic centerpiece, so the light bulb became part of the decor, and of course, I added in some Reneabouquet flowers, some quotes and all these pieces combined into a shabby steampunk piece that I think is unique, pretty and inspirational! You might want to take a peek at all the Beautiful Board Garden Party elements and Beautiful Board the Steampunk Style elements at Reneabouquets...it's time to craft!! You won't be disappointed!

I will have all the links below to the product I used on this project from Reneabouquets, as well as the start to finish You Tube video on the project! You can see it all come to life in fast forward detail!

Thanks for stopping by!!

You Tube Video:

Reneabouquets (RB) product links used in the project:

RB Beautiful Board Gothic Gate (Small): https://www.reneabouquets.com/product-page/beautiful-board-small-gothic-gate-chipboard

RB Beautiful Board Decorative Clock Hands (Large): https://www.reneabouquets.com/product-page/beautiful-board-large-decorative-clock-hands-set-face-laser-cut-ch

RB Beautiful Board Steampunk Style Rose Lace Gears: https://www.reneabouquets.com/product-page/beautiful-board-rose-lace-gears-set-of-4-laser-cut-chipboard

RB Beautiful Board Steampunk Style Wild Flower Gears: https://www.reneabouquets.com/product-page/beautiful-board-wild-flower-gears-set-of-4-laser-cut-chipboard

RB Beautiful Board Steampunk Style Ornament Gears: https://www.reneabouquets.com/product-page/copy-of-beautiful-board-april-in-paris-doily-two-set-of-3-laser-cut-chipboard

RB Beautiful Board Steampunk Style S/3 Majestic Butterflies: https://www.reneabouquets.com/product-page/beautiful-board-majestic-butterfly-with-bead-holes-laser-cut-chipboard

RB Beautiful Board S/4 Quilling Flourishes (Small): https://www.reneabouquets.com/product-page/beautiful-board-small-quilling-flourish-set-of-4-laser-cut-chipboard

RB Beautiful Board Beautiful Bits (Shabby Hearts): https://www.reneabouquets.com/product-page/beautiful-board-beautiful-bits-shabby-hearts

RB Beautiful Board Printed Board Tessie B Darling: https://www.reneabouquets.com/product-page/printed-beautiful-board-large-tessie-b-darling-set

RB Tiny Treasures Butterflies Sweet Pea (White): https://www.reneabouquets.com/product-page/tiny-treasures-sweet-pea-white-premium-paper-glitter-glass

RB Glitter Glass (Lavender): https://www.reneabouquets.com/product-page/5-ounce-lavender-chunky-glitter-glass

RB Mulberry Flowers S/13 Roses and Leaves (Purple and White): https://www.reneabouquets.com/product-page/purple-white-roses-leaves-mulberry-flowers

RB Mulberry Flowers S/13 Roses and Leaves (Dusty Purple): https://www.reneabouquets.com/product-page/dusty-purple-white-roses-leaves-mulberry

RB Mulberry Flowers S/13 Roses and Leaves (Spring Green and Ivory): https://www.reneabouquets.com/product-page/spring-green-roses-leaves-mulberry-paper-flowers

Blue Fern Studio 12x12 Paper Collection (Remnants): https://www.reneabouquets.com/product-page/blue-fern-remnants-paper-collection-20-double-sided-papers

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Shabby Chic/Mixed Media "Hope Captured" Home Decor Frame (DT Project for reneabouquets)

I wanted to create a beautiful gift for a friend and was able to find a premade farmhouse type home décor piece from WalMart. I loved that it had a see through chicken wire center, but knew that the wooden cow wired to it, needed to be removed. LOL. I'll save that for a later project! The original color was a very, very, very bright blue, so I primed it first with some white chalk spray paint and then used Prima Heavy White Gesso and a round pounce brush to add texture on top. I did several layers of pouncing the gesso onto the frame and then heat set it in between the layers. It gives such a wonderful, all-over, finite texture. I wanted to give the project a timeless, shabby chic, inspirational feel, and still add some steampunk type elements from Renabouquets new Beautiful Board line called "Steampunk Style". The gears look right at home amidst flowers, glitter glass, printed Beautiful Board, butterflies, lace, Blue Fern Studios new paper line called Tattered Walls and so much more from Reneabouquets.com and Reneabouquets Etsy. It all came together to complete an overall enchanting, textured quality for a treasured keepsake that can be displayed for years to come.

Below the pictures will be a link to my YouTube video for a complete start to finish process of how I made this project! I will also add the links to the products used in this project from Reneabouquets.com.

You Tube Video:

Reneabouquets (RB) Product Links used in this project:

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Shabby Chic/Mixed Media Butterfly Wall Decor (DT Project for Reneabouquets)

I wanted to create a gift for a friend who is having a few medical issues right now, in hopes, that it would be inspirational for her and make her smile! I started with a 2 pc. layered butterfly that I found at Dollar Tree and by adding beautiful papers, some mixed media elements and exquisite product from Reneabouquets, this turned into a sweet piece of Home Decor! For the main focus of this project, I wanted to feature one of Reneabouquets Printed Beautiful Board pieces from the Garden party collection...Junie B Darling....and she is definitely darling!! You might want to take a peek at all the Garden Party elements at Reneabouquets...it's time to craft "spring and summer"!! You won't be disappointed!

Thanks for stopping by!!

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Saturday, April 28, 2018

Shabby Chic diy Altered Tool Caddy (DT Project for Reneabouquets)

Although I already have a wonderful spinning Tool Caddy, it is large and sits under my crafting table, so I wanted to create a small caddy for the tools that I seem to grab most often with every project! I wanted it to represent my style... being shabby, eclectic, using some of my favorite colors and make a statement about how I feel about crafting, in general. I also wanted to be able to repurpose a couple of boxes I had lying around. I knew that once I "adjusted" the boxes, there would be ample room to house supplies. I originally found these boxes at Dollar Tree and had 2 different sizes on hand. I also had a galvanized metal envelope that was given to me and I thought it would be a cute accent to hold even more additional supplies. Of course, this project would not have turned out the way I was envisioning it, if it weren't for all the different Reneabouquets supplies that I was fortunate to use! I will list all the Reneabouquets supplies used in this project below, with their links and a link to my full You Tube video that shows the complete process of this project in a start to finish format! Thanks for stopping by!

You Tube Video Link:

Reneabouquets (RB) products used on this project:

RB Beautiful Board Decorative Clock Hands Set (Small): https://www.reneabouquets.com/product-page/beautiful-board-small-decorative-clock-hands-set-face-laser-cut-ch

RB Beautiful Board April In Paris S/3 Doily One: https://www.reneabouquets.com/product-page/beautiful-board-april-in-paris-doily-one-set-of-3-laser-cut-chipboard

RB Beautiful Board Sweetheart Key Set: https://www.reneabouquets.com/product-page/beautiful-board-sweetheart-key-set-face-laser-cut-chipboar

RB Beautiful Board S/8 Romantic Heart Pattern Set (Small): https://www.reneabouquets.com/product-page/beautiful-board-small-romantic-heart-accents-laser-cut-chipboard

RB Beautiful Board Heart Lace: https://www.reneabouquets.com/product-page/beautiful-board-heart-lace-chipboard

RB Beautiful Board S/6 Quilling Leaves (Small): https://www.reneabouquets.com/product-page/beautiful-board-small-quilling-leaves-laser-cut-chipboard-set-of-6

RB Beautiful Board Printed Board Tuck It In Cherry Blossoms (Small): https://www.reneabouquets.com/product-page/printed-beautiful-board-small-tuck-it-in-cherry-blossoms-laser-cut-chipb

RB Beautiful Board Printed Board S/2 Vintage Cherubs: https://www.reneabouquets.com/product-page/printed-beautiful-board-small-vintage-cherubs-laser-cut-chipboard

RB Glitter Glass (Diamond): https://www.reneabouquets.com/product-page/5-ounce-diamond-chunky-glitter-glass

RB Glitter Glass (Pink): https://www.reneabouquets.com/product-page/5-ounce-pink-chunky-glitter-glass

RB Tiny Treasures Butterflies (Sweet Pea): https://www.reneabouquets.com/product-page/tiny-treasures-sweet-pea-glitter-glass-butterflies

Saturday, April 21, 2018

Shabby Chic Altered Pedestal Frame (DT Project for Reneabouquets)

I had found this great shaped pedestal frame at Hobby Lobby, on sale with a price of about $6. I loved the scalloped edge at the top and it had enough landscape to add some beautiful Reneabouquets product and turn it into a home décor masterpiece! My thought was to have an inspirational quote as the centerpiece to my design and I think I was able to find something that would do! LOL. So, this piece originally had another wood element glued on top, and I was able to pry that off and then I painted the piece (front and back) with Prima Heavy Black Gesso, using a pounce brush and heat setting into between coats to get a subtle, yet great texture. After this was complete, I traced the main shape onto a few pieces of coordinating colors of paper and cardstock. Each piece of paper was about 1/8 inch smaller than the prior sheet so that all my colors peeked through. On two sheets, that were going to be my top sheets, I cut a horizontal slit about 3 inches deep on the right side. Then I used a sewing machine stitch around the perimeter of all my papers and even guided that stitch around where I cut horizontally into the paper. After the sewing was complete, I distressed the edges with my Prima distress tool. Now, going back to the two sheets I cut the slit into...I wet that part of the paper with water from a spray bottle, curled the edges inward with a paintbrush handle and then used a heat tool to set the curl. I thought this would give some great looking, fancy, texture!
OK...so this gives you a background into the start of the project...from there, tons of Reneabouquets product, as well as some from my own stash, were layered and set into place and.....the pièce de résistance is complete! Here are the pictures...followed by the You Tube video which shows the entire process, and then the links to all the fabulous Reneabouquets products that were used in the project! Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy!!