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Hello Hello! How is your week going so far? With Spring and Easter coming up really soon, I have been working on my DIY Moss Easter Baskets. And I am having a blast doing it. That makes it even more fun to share with you…
Come on and let’s take a look how I made my adorable DIY Moss Easter Basket:
This post is part of the monthly Thrifty Style Team collaboration. The 2nd Friday of each month my talented blog friends gather together. We like to share our thrifty decor, crafts or money saving ideas with you. * This post was updated 2025.
Last week I did a Guest Post for my friend Barbara at Chase the Star. I am so excited to share it with you here today, too!
This is my DIY Personalized Beach Art. It’s really easy, rustic and looks great in any home.(Easy and looks great are what I love!)
1.I bought a frame at the thrift store for $3. Not my choice of picture-But I am ready to fix that.
I turned over the print and used the backside for my DIY Personalized Beach Art. You could do the same for some of your vacation spots or places you’ve lived. Use your imagination and have fun!
2. I got out all of my fave colors of paint, along with all of my stencils. I love blues and some greens. Perfect for beach art, right?
3.Using the lighter colors and a sponge brush I painted the background. It’s not smooth or perfect. Just fun. I used antique gray as the main base color, with other colors coming through. After the paint was almost dry, I got to work with my stencils, again using my sponge brush. I began listing all of our favorite beaches, so it would be personalized. Using different sizes, fonts and colors I went to work.
4.I didn’t want it perfect. I left most of my imperfections. I wanted it to be a piece of beach art. As you can see with the lighter colors I outlined with a pen. Yep, a regular green ink pen.
This is a closer look, so you can see the imperfectness of this project. Exactly what I wanted.
On some of the beach/island names I layered the stencil, for an older, worn look.
Another close up, so you can see that I didn’t clean up a few of my messes. Then it was looking a little worn. Again, exactly what I wanted.
Do you have vacation spots, places you have traveled, or even places you have lived that you could make your own piece of art? I bet you do, and I would love to see them asap…
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Make it a great day!
Mother’s Day will be here before we know it. Do you have any Mother’s Day Ideas yet? I thought I would share a few ideas I have today:
Above you will see a moss candle holder, a moss candle and a moss vase all made with Dollar Tree items. The total cost was $2. Moss works for anyone’s taste or style. These will be a big hit.
What Mom could resist a French Silk Pie from scratch? Rich, creamy and delicious.
What about a bowl full of succulents as a gift? Succulents will grow anywhere. Perfect for those of us who even have a black thumb.
Make your own designed vase or frame for your mom. I used FolkArt glass paints for each of these projects. Easy to use and be your own artist.
Visit your local floral market and design a lovely bouquet. Then place it in a mason jar tied with twine. Easy and super cute.
Using twine wrap a monogram or paint and stencil one. These are a great idea for anyone.
I have had fun sharing my Mother’s Day gift ideas with you today. I hope I have inspired you to make something special for the Mom(s) in your life.
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