Roeshel

Roeshel’s Styrofoam Convex Mirror Tutorial

by Roeshel April 25, 2012

Loving most things Pottery Barn, I was inspired by the PB Found Parat Mirrors but the price tag of $79/each isn’t in my budget. I’ve always wanted to do something with convex mirrors so I decided to create a DIY version. Materials: Styrofoam 12″ wreath forms (I used 3) DecoArt MagiKote Dark brown spray paint DecoArt [...]

Styrofoam Projects

by Cheri April 22, 2012

Making projects from styrofoam gives you a light weight project making it great for wall art, craft projects, decorating ideas… the possibilities go on and on. There are lots of fun things you can do with styrofoam products. DecoArt makes a great product for Styrofoam called MagiKote. You paint it on to the styrofoam, let [...]

Roeshel’s Trash to Treasure Welcome/Message Center

by Roeshel April 13, 2012

I found this tray at the thrift store. Only it’s not really a tray. I think it’s made to hang on the wall, has a tray for holding a pen and easily holds a calendar. So…maybe a calender holder? Anyway…my plans included making it a house warming gift. I lightly sanded it. Gave it a [...]

Easter

by Cheri April 8, 2012

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Linky Follower Party Hop

by Cheri March 28, 2012

Are you a Linky Follower? since Google Followers disappeared we have added the Linky Follower–it’s free– Roeshel from DIY Showoff, Amy from WhisperWood Cottage, and Cheri from Its So Very Cheri (ALL DIY gals) have the new Linky Followers tool on our sites as well. LET’S PLAY RULES: 1. You MUST have the LINKY FOLLOWERS [...]

3D Love Letters by Roeshel

by Roeshel March 20, 2012

This project is super easy and inexpensive and a beautiful large statement any wall any time, but perfect for seasonal (SPRING!). Materials/Tools: Styrofoam sheets (4 – 12″ x 12″ x 1″ and 1 – 18″ x12″ x 1″) Scrapbook paper (I used 4 12″ x 12″ and coordinating scraps) Ribbon (I used 1″ wide and [...]

Peacock Triptych by Roeshel

by Roeshel March 16, 2012

My daughter, Ali, recently scored three canvases at the thrift store for really cheap. After seeing a peacock triptych here, we decided to try our own peacock feather silhouette using the colors for her planned dining room (see more purple/gold/turquoise design plans on our Ali’s Dining Room Pinterest board). dining room color palette Materials: Vinyl [...]

Chalkboard LOVE

by Cheri February 28, 2012

Have you seen the new product that DecoArt is about to have out on the shelves? Maybe not since it hasn’t hit the shelves yet. Do you know what this means? It means there will be a LOT more Chalkboard projects in all sorts of colors in my very near future. Head over to the [...]

Dinner Time! Roeshel’s canvas table runner.

by Roeshel February 19, 2012

Dinner Time {canvas table runner} Materials: Canvas Corp. canvas fabric sheet Thread Clock Stencil Fabric markers Tutorial: First I measured the size I wanted for my table. My table was longer than the canvas, so I added equally sized extra canvas to each end to create more length. Then sewed my extra length to each [...]

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Valentine X’s and O’s by Roeshel

by Roeshel February 6, 2012

Ever see those cardboard letters at the craft store? I just love letters and monograms and typography so rather than add another monogram or initial (there’s no such thing as too many, right?), I decided to do some X’s and O’s for Valentine’s Day. Hugs and Kisses are always a great accessory, right? :) Materials: [...]

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{feb.} 14 Decorative Accent by Roeshel

by Roeshel February 6, 2012

The other day I made this: and decided to give the other side a little something for Valentine’s day…{nothing wrong with double duty decor, right? All the better!} I used: scrap block of wood Deco Art Americana acrylic craft paints Deco Art Glamour Dust Deco Art Roman Number Stencil Rockler TransTint Dye Tools: Paint brushes, [...]

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Time for Dinner ~ Roeshel’s Canvas and Burlap Banner

by Roeshel January 15, 2012

I love banners and enjoy seeing them all over blogland but couldn’t decide what I wanted mine to look like. I knew I wanted it to be “every day” and not seasonal or special occasion. I finally decided on a Love, Eat, Pray theme. Materials I used: Canvas Corp. Burlap Minis {4} Canvas Corp. Canvas [...]

Color (functional) in the Kitchen

by Roeshel January 7, 2012

I was thrilled when I received these turquoise Fiesta mugs for Christmas… HURRAY! I decided they’d look best on display in our kitchen, where I love having little accents of turquoise to break up the gray and white. Not fussy decor – adding color with something that pretty that will get some use too. Upper [...]

DIY Triple Clipboard by Roeshel

by Roeshel December 15, 2011

We’re working on a special area for Mr. DIY. Here’s one of the things we made for the area: DIY Triple Clipboard Tutorial Materials: Board (I used a pre-cut unfinished wooden shelf base, approx. 4′ x 12′ x 1″) Rockler TransTint Dye (or stain) 3 Rockler Clipboard Clips Vinyl Chalkboard Tags from Ten23 Designs [...]

Ypsilanti Skies {Dutch Boy} Sitting Room Update

by Roeshel December 8, 2011

DIY is madness. A little back story: We have an empty nest this year. We planned a vacation in December because it sounded good at the time to ‘get away’ while it’s cold and snowy here and escape to somewhere warm. However, it’s a busy time of year and panic has set in. Since we [...]

MIRROR and CLEAR-12 Days of Projects

by Cheri December 7, 2011

Today is all about Mirror and Clear Here is some inspiration. Holiday DECOR MANTLES Frosted Candles Ornaments Mirrored Trees Head over to The DIY Showoff to enter your CLEAR and MIRRORED projects.

12 Days of Holiday DIY

by Cheri November 29, 2011

December will be a fun month. We will be having our normal monthly contest party but we are also doing a fun Holiday Event-the 12 Days of Holiday. Each day the party will take place at a different blog. 12 days 12 blogs 12 color-themed parties Get those projects ready and head over to enter [...]

Purdy Give-A-Way

by Cheri November 29, 2011

PURDY PAINTBRUSH GIVE-A-WAY starts now You can go to these 5 blogs and enter to win a set of Purdy Paintbrushes. We will be giving away 6 brush sets. (2 on the DIY Club.) You can enter every day from Nov 29-Dec12 on all 5 sites You can do a blog post, twitter post or [...]

Styrofoam Wood Chip Trees by Roeshel

by Roeshel November 24, 2011

Materials I used: 2 Styrofoam Cones, two different sizes Hot Glue Wood Chips PVC pipe fittings, 2 different sizes Krylon Fusion for Plastic spray paint (sparkly brown) Rockler TransTint Dye Small Star (holiday pick from craft store) Tutorial:Spray PVC pipe fittings. Let dry.Attach pipe fittings to bottom of styrofoam cones with hot glue. Using [...]

Quick and Easy Burlap Art

by Roeshel November 20, 2011

Materials: Canvas Corp. pre-made stretched burlap Sharpie/permanent marker (I love the “Stained” by Sharpie for fabric) Optional: embellishments and hot glue HOW TO: Using a stencil or free hand, make monogrammed art work (or silhouette or anything) using a permanent marker on the pre-made burlap wrapped canvas. It doesn’t get any easier than that! I [...]

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