Inexpensive Wall Decor

Our guest bedroom wall needed a little boost. So...I got out my trusty "ModPodge" and went to work on these little numbers:

They were simple and fairly inexpensive to make. Here's a list of items you will need:

* A variety of wooden plaques (I bought mine at Michaels for about $1.50 to $2.00 a piece)
* Scrapbook paper of your choice
* ModPodge
* Acrylic Paint
* Foam Brushes

Here's how I made them:

1. Trace the outline of your wooden plaque onto the scrapbook paper and then trace a that outline again just about 1/4" inside your original line.

2. Cut out paper along the inner line and set aside.

3. Paint front and back of your wooden plaques with acrylic paints and let dry.

4. Once your plaques are dry, adhere your cut out piece of paper to the plaque using 'ModPodge'. (spread 'ModPodge' to the back of the paper using a foam brush, stick the paper in place on your plaque, smoothing out the bubbles, then cover the entire area with 'ModPodge' using a foam brush).

6. Coat the entire top of the plaque and paper with 'ModPodge' a couple more times, letting it dry between each application.

7. Attach a hook to the back of your plaque so you can hang it on the wall.
8. The End. Now, just hang the plaques and enjoy your new wall art.

Inexpensive Vintage Kitchen Art

I love old things. I think they are so beautiful and it makes me happy to have them around my house. A while back I was looking for something to hang on my kitchen walls and found these beauties at an antique store in Idaho Falls...

They are old magazine adds, and when I saw them sitting there all shrink-wrapped in their little magazine bin I knew they needed to come live at our house. They were fairly inexpensive (between $2.00 to $6.00 per print) and I framed them in frames that I found at the Dollar Store. We have a narrow hallway kitchen in our house so they are kind of spread throughout the kitchen right now, but I think they would be cute clustered all together on the same wall as well. Love, love them!