Dry Erase Picture Frames

Not so long ago, I was browsing Pinterest (such a big surprise... I know) and came across this sweet "Love" Message Board and I knew that I just had to make one!  I am married to a loving, hard-working man who makes me laugh and I thought it would be a great opportunity to remind him of how much I love him.

Being a girl who absolutely adores dry-erase boards and writing out my to-do lists (my mommy brain just can't keep all the info tucked away in my noggin), I decided that I'd do a similar project for my list of chores while I was at it.  

So I made a trip over to the good ol' Dollar Tree and picked up a couple of cheap-y frames...

Removed the glass and cardboard backing...

Found a couple of bottles of spray paint that I had from previous projects...

And sprayed my little heart out!

I ended up deciding that I didn't like the brown, so I sprayed over it with the oil-rubbed bronze (one of my favorite shades!) Then I printed out my desired text on some scrapbook paper and... Voilá!

Mine aren't quite as cute as Lianne's, but it was an easy project using a lot of items I already had around the house and it serves it's purpose. Plus, the two of them only cost me $2.00!  Yay!!! :)

With love, 

Danielle Renae

Valentines From My Little Love

This morning we woke up to grey skies which seemed like the perfect excuse to enjoy some time searching Pinterest in my jammies. :)  With Valentine's Day in mind, I came across these adorable cards and decided it was time to do some crafting with my favorite little man!

We started out by coloring on coffee filters with markers.  It was fun to color on something with a different shape and texture than regular paper...

Next, I gave Elijah a cup of water and a paintbrush and let him "paint" over this drawings.  He was amazed as the ink bled across the coffee filters and he kept informing me that his drawings were "thirsty"...

Once he was finished, we laid them out to dry.  I am impatient, so after a few minutes, I sped up the process by pulling out my handy-dandy hair dryer...

When the filters were all dry, I cut heart shapes out of them and, using double-sided tape, adhered the hearts to little cards I made out of red card stock...

Elijah had fun deciding which cards would go to which friends and what flavor lollipop would go inside...

He also had fun cheesing it up for the camera ;)

I helped him write the names of his loved-ones on the cards which was a perfect opportunity to go over his lower-case letters...

And of course, we enjoyed some sweetness of our own afterwards!

With Love,
Danielle Renae