Spring Craft Blog Hop - Valentine's Day and Mardi Gras #SCBH2015

Welcome to the first spring craft blog hop challenge for the spring season! We're challenging you to create and share a Valentine's Day, President's Day, or Mardi Gras craft tutorial. This hop will run from January 20 - February 17 and you can share your creations in the link-up at the bottom of the post.

Meet all 18 hosts!

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• Erlene @My Pinterventures Pinterest/Twitter/Instagram/FB/G+
• Lou Lou Girls @Lou Lou Girls Pinterest/Twitter/Instagram/FB/G+
• Sarah @Creative Ramblings Pinterest/Twitter/Instagram/FB/G+
• Rachel @Craving Some Creativity Pinterest/Twitter/FB/G+
• Shirley @Intelligent Domestications Pinterest/Twitter/Instagram/FB/G+

• Julia @Happy House and Home Pinterest/Twitter/FB/G+
• Amanda @The Kolb Corner Pinterest/Twitter/Instagram/FB/G+
• Misty @The Lady Prefers 2 Save Pinterest/Twitter/FB/G+
• Emily @Our House Now A Home Pinterest/Twitter/FB/G+
• Shana @Technotini Pinterest/Twitter/Instagram/FB

• Sahana @Vilkapah Pinterest/Twitter/Instagram/FB/G+
• Jessica @Designer's Sweet Spot Pinterest/Twitter/FB/G+
• Theresa @Beauteeful Living Pinterest/Twitter/FB
• Lauren @Mom Home Guide Pinterest/Twitter/FB/G+
• Jamie @Tiger Strypes Pinterest/Twitter/Instagram/FB/G+

• Beverly & Gloria @Across the Boulevard Pinterest/Twitter/FB/G+/G+
• Renee @Creative Mama Messy House Pinterest/Twitter/Instagram/FB/G+
• Marlys @This and That Pinterest/Twitter/Instagram/FB/G+

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Valentine's Day Sweet(heart) Welcome Sign - part one

 

I am so happy to be a part of this Spring Craft Blog Hop! Today, I am sharing the first part of my Sweet(heart) Welcome Sign for the front door or entryway. This heart with a sweet stenciled message comes together in an afternoon, and can be hung up on the front door, in an entryway, or on your mantle. I will show you how to hang this sweet sign soon, so don't miss out!

Materials Needed-

• large sheet of corrugated cardboard
• blunt pencil
• X-acto knife
• acrylic paint: red (matte) and white (metallic or glitter)
• paintbrushes
• letter stencils
• hot glue gun

1 - Start by drawing out a large heart and 3 smaller hearts onto your cardboard. Score with X-acto knife 3-4 times to cut out.

 

2 - Paint the large heart red, and the smaller hearts white. Apply 2 coats to both.

 

3 - To the larger heart: before completely dry apply light strokes of white to start the texturing. Let dry. Clean brush.

 

4 - When dry, apply another coat of white paint. To create this effect, I used a small amount of paint on a dry brush and made horizontal strokes across the heart. You should be able to see streaks of red, pink, and white on the large heart.

 

5 - Using a blunt pencil, trace your stencils out to spell out your welcome message. Try "I Love You" "Welcome" or any of your favorite saying from those tasty conversation hearts!

 

6 - With a small round brush, paint your stenciled letters in with red, using 2 coats. If you are left-handed like me, be sure to work from right to left to make sure you don't drag your wrist through the wet paint!

 

7 - Once everything is dry, position your smaller hearts and hot glue them on.



 

I love how this sweet heart turned out and I can't wait to show you how it gets transformed into something you can hang up and show off! To see my finished project, head over to part two of the tutorial.

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Spring Craft Blog Hop - Valentine's Day, President's Day, & Mardi Gras

RULES

1. Link-up your craft or DIY tutorial that fit the themes of the Spring Craft Blog Hop. Links that do not fit the themes will be deleted.
2. DO NOT link-up food or recipes.
3. DO NOT link-up round-ups unless all the craft posts are yours.
4. Link directly to your post and not your blog.

Show us what you've created and be seen on 18 blogs!

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