Steph Creates -DIY Home And Crafts

 Hi everyone. I hope that you are all doing well. This week we encountered floods and tornado warnings in our area. We are all fine, but it worried a lot of us. The sun decided to finally make an appearance. Perfect timing to create another quick and easy Fourth of July craft.   I am sharing a quick Fourth of July wooden sign craft. I still have a few festive decorations lying around my craft room.  I am also reusing my wooden sign from an older project. So if you have an older wooden sign that you would love to give a quick transformation to, this craft is perfect for you! Video tutorial Materials One wooden sign- I am reusing my wooden sign from an older project  The sign size is 11 x 8 Foam scatter stars- I purchased a bag at my local Dollar Tree store Tulle or ribbon Paintbrushes Acrylic paint- Red, white and blue Adhesive- I am using both E6000 and hot glue Scissors Applying paint to a wooden sign Begin by adding your acrylic paints to your wooden board. ...

 Hello everyone! How have you been? I wanted to share this super easy decoration with all of you. I created this simple metal hanging decoration for the 4th of July. I absolutely love how it turned out. I found this metal holder at my local Dollar Tree. I haven't seen it in the store before. I was excited to find this and brainstorm for my next project. As always, the material list is below. I will walk you through each step of creating your very own.  Video tutorial Materials One metal hanging holder Mod Podge  Tulle or ribbon Acrylic paint Craft foam block Foam scatter stars Faux flowers One decorative napkin Scissors Floral cutters Hot glue Three craft sticks Twine Applying paint to metal design Start by taking your paintbrush and applying your acrylic paint to your metal holder. I only used my paint on the metal surface. When applying the acrylic paint I noticed it does go on smoothly. You could prep the metal surface if you are concerned about the paint not adhering ...

 Hello there! If you are new to my blog, welcome. My name is Stephanie and I enjoy creating affordable fun crafts and sharing them with all of you. Today we're decorating a metal truck. I found this metal truck from my local Dollar Tree for $3. I love these simple projects.  I'd love it if you checked out my recent craft.-- DOLLAR TREE GALVANIZED HANGING FLOWER DECORATION . If you're ready to start decorating, let's begin. Easy DIY Metal Truck Floral Decoration Video tutorial Materials One metal truck Craft moss Acrylic chalk paint Paintbrushes Faux floral and greenery Floral cutters Hot glue Applying paint to the metal truck Begin by taking your acrylic paint and your paintbrush and applying paint to your metal truck. I applied around four coats of paint to the metal truck. Next, using your smaller paintbrushes, apply your second color of paint to your truck. I used a pointy paintbrush when outlining areas on the metal truck. I also added my paint just above the wheel ...

  Hello everyone. How's the weather over where you are at? We've been experiencing some rain, and wind for about a week. We also have been having a few air quality alerts as well. I found this galvanized flower hanging decoration during a recent trip to my local Dollar Tree. I love simple projects where you can transform an item and give it a new look. This is an easy project and you won't need many materials.  Video tutorial Materials One galvanized flower decoration Acrylic paint Mod podge-optional One ribbon heart-you can find a pack at Dollar Tree One mini craft clothespin Hot glue Paintbrush Twine Scissors Any other embellishments to add to your design.-I decided to use a butterfly and flowers Begin by taking your acrylic paint and adding it to the watering can section of your sign.  Next, take your second paint color and use it to outline your watering can.  I found that it was easier to outline that section using a smaller paintbrush. Once you have outlined yo...

Hello everyone. I hope that you are all doing well. Last week was a busy week for my household. We had lessons and appointments, and a lot of studying happened. With all of the hecticness going on, I was able to take a trip with my girls to one of our local Target stores. I found this super cute mini wheelbarrow in the dollar section during our trip there. This was five dollars, and I couldn't wait to come up with a craft to share with all of you. This is a quick redesign project; you only need a few materials. Video tutorial Materials One mini wheelbarrow Spray paint Faux floral or succulents Painter's tape Floral cutters Hot glue Craft rocks Adding painter's tape to the wheelbarrow Stary by adding your painter's tape to your wheelbarrow. I applied my tape to the areas where I did not want my spray paint getting on.  Adding Spray paint to the wheelbarrow After adding your tape, take your wheelbarrow and add your spray paint. Adding craft rocks inside of the wheelbarrow...