I've been in a crafty mood lately! I made a couple fun little things to add to our kitchen and wanted to share them with you! I first saw these family rules canvas' over at The Pleated Poppy. I fell in love with the idea of having a set of rules or values that we can all share as a family. Maybe it's the teacher in me, but I think rules are good things! :) Ours are more like things we are trying to teach our children, and it's helpful for us to have them displayed so Ben and I are reminded daily to teach them by example! Here is what I came up with!
Overall, I'm happy with how it turned out! It's not perfect, but I've yet to find a perfect family or a perfect house, so it fits in just fine around here! I love that it brings in a few different colors! If you want to make one of these for your family, all you need is a canvas, some scrapbook paper, and mod podge. Be careful when choosing your papers that you don't get anything too dark. It's hard to say no to some of those gorgeous papers out there, but keep in mind what color your words will be so they will show up. I cut the papers into strips using my "fancy scissors." (the kind with decorative blades.) Brush some mod podge on the canvas and smooth the strip on, working out the air bubbles as you go. Once you've covered the whole canvas, it's time to add your rules! I googled fonts and just tried to copy them the best I could. Once you are done, put a couple layers of mod podge on top of the paper to seal the whole thing and make it nice and shiny! Here are our rules in case you can't read them. I stole a few from a favorite song, took a few I liked from other canvas' I've seen, and came up with some on my own. Whatever you feel fits your family!
*Tell the truth at all times
*Be quick to forgive and overuse "I love you"
*Never let your praying knees get lazy
*Chase your dreams
*Bless your food-thank God for this life, this family, this home
*Work hard, do your best, it's ok if you mess up
*Don't outsmart your common sense
*Husbands-hug your wife daily. Wives-always be his biggest fan
*Support your siblings, share in their joy
*Love the Lord your God
While I had the mod podge out, I covered these letters to display in my new hutch.
We also did a fun little Valentine's Day craft yesterday! Have you ever made salt dough ornaments? They are really easy to make, and you will most likely have everything you need right in your pantry! There are lots of recipes, but the one I use is 1 cup of flour, mixed well with 1/2 cup of salt. After mixing, stir in 1/2 cup of warm water.
After mixing, play with your dough and make a mess all over the floor and barstools. Get dough up to your elbows and dust your face with flour. Oh wait, maybe that's just how Audrey likes to do things.
Make your shapes with cookie cutters, or just form them yourselves. Lay them out on a cookie sheet.
I cut little pieces of picture wire to stick a little loop in the top so you can hang them. Do this before you bake them of course!
Bake at 325 for an hour or two. DON'T get on the treadmill while they are in there and forget about them. They'll burn. :) After they cool, paint them and decorate as you please! Then find a cute place to hang them! We chose the light over our table so our valentine's dinner would be "fancy." :)
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