Scrap-Making

June 13, 2011

EAD Blog Hop & Home Inspiration Week!

Hello there! I'm so excited to start this week! First of all today is the weekly EAD Designs blog hop..and second it's also the start of my Home Inspiration week! All week long I will personally be showcasing some wonderful EAD vinyl projects in my own home and giving you some ideas, tutorials, having a few guest designers and there will be lots of giveaways!

So let's get started! You can start the hop from the beginning HERE , if you came from Amy C.'s blog you are in the right spot!

Today I'm sharing a fun DIY project I made for my laundry room. It was pretty simple and pretty inexpensive to make..and looks great! You can personalize this depending on your style of decor, paint, etc.....I decided to go for a grey paint because all the cabinets in my house are white, so I needed some color! :)



Here's how I made it...
Grab your supplies: unfinished wood (craft store-$5 bucks), acrylic paint, clothes pins, paint brush, pattern paper, vinyl.

1st paint the wood (2-3 coats..letting it dry inbetween)..
While the paint was drying I got the clothes pins ready by adhering the pattern paper to them using my ATG gun, then sanding the edges and excess paper off...



Once the paint is dry, I used my hot glue gun to glue down the clothes pins (first I marked where to put them with a pencil)..


Next apply the vinyl by rubbing it on..super easy!
I wanted the sock to stand out, so I first applied it to the pattern paper, trimmed around, I covered it in modge podge to stiffen it a little and then put it on a clothes pin..

To finish the sign off, I sanded the edges and applied some distress ink.

I hope this inspires you in any way!

For my sign I used the EAD-Single looking for a mate vinyl
And if you want a chance to win this vinyl so you can make your own sign just leave a comment on this post! A random winner will be picked on Sunday (6/19).


Ok, your next stop on the hop is to the lovely 


Have a great day and I will see ya back here tomorrow for day 2 of my Home Inspiration week! :)



Supplies:
Pattern paper-Momenta (ATD)
Vinyl-EAD Designs
Misc.- wood, paint, clothespins, modge podge, hot glue gun

31 comments:

~amy~ said...

Okay, now how stinkin' fun is that?!!! Love it!!!

Mali G said...

What a great "saying" and it is me all the way. Thanks for bringing a smile/laugh to my face this morning.

bonnie said...

Oh goodness this is fantastic girly....you always inspire me sweetie...this made me laugh! (love your photo edges too), cool! :) Hugs x

Angie said...

Oh this is so cute and such a great idea. I've not made any home projects yet but, we are in the beginning stages of building a house and I totally plan on it once we move in the fall!! Keep the inspiration coming!!

Amanda said...

Oh my, this is such an adorable idea!!! I just love the sentiment, and the decorated cloths pins.. Thanks for the chance to win..

Scrappy Hugs,
Amanda:0)
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The Bird House said...

Loved it, I think i would need several more clothes pins, as I always end up with too many singles. lol. Perfect decor for the laundry room.

DoBea A. said...

OMGosh Joanna! This is so stinkin' adorable!!

Sue D said...

Very cute--my extra socks are just in a boring shoe box.
slrdowney at hotmail dot com

Anonymous said...

SO CUTE! Cant wait to see all your fun projects this week

Court said...

THis is seriously one of the best ideas I have seen in recent history! LOVE LOVE LOVE it! I would LOVE to win this vinyl to make this myself! :)

Carol W. said...

WOW that is just too cute! Love it!

Ruthie @ SeptemberNinth said...

LOL! So cute and a great idea too! :)

littlen said...

very cute & funny. tfs. i've never tried using vinyl, but would love to give it a try.

Coffee said...

Love this, need to use vinyl on a wall in my laundry room, TIA.m

HappyPlaceJen said...

Oh my gosh is this cute! Of course I would need a whole lot more clothespins added to my board with all of the socks that are single in my house-LOL! Love your home decor inspiration, Joanna! :) ~Jen
http://happyplaceforjen.blogspot.com/

genagirl said...

That is so much better than tossing them on the front room couch and waiting for someone to claim them!! LOL! I want this.

Amber said...

Your sign looks great. I always have a few singles hanging around the house as well. Would love to recreate a sign like this for myself.

mandalj said...

Oh, what a great idea! We definitely need one of these at our place.

GiGi said...

This is so cute! I love the clothes pins. I am always losing socks! :)

liz at liz's paper loft said...

way too cute!

Amanda Villarreal said...

Um that is absolutely adorable! I love how easy and cheap it is to make. I will have to do something like this for my laundry room :).

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Melissa said...

Very creative and nicely done!

Janis Lewis said...

LOL I love this!! :) Janis

Ashley Newell said...

This is SO fun! We always have single socks!

Ashlei said...

That is so cute! I am always missing a sock!

Carrie K said...

Oh my, this sign is just too cute!! I think I need to scraplift!!

Angi Barrs said...

This one made me SMILE. What a fun project. Love it. :)

Jenny said...

Oh my, I love this! Adorable! Seriously, so cute. Can't wait to try this!

Jenny
papercraftjenny@gmail.com

Becky Dunham said...

This is about the cutest thing I have ever seen! I would need a lot more clothespins but would love this for my laundry room! Thanks for the chance to win :)

rebeccadunham at hotmail dot com

*Star said...

That is so cute and fun!! I will deffenatly have to scraplift this!! Tfs and have a great day. :)

stars paper passion at gmail dot com
starspaperpassion.blogspot.com

*Star said...

Oops, I meant I will defiantly have to scraplift this. :)

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