How to Create a Gallery Wall {with meaning!}

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I am going to show you the little gallery wall I made in my studio. I will admit gallery walls seem very intimidating.  Do you go for the same color frame? Do you have all different kinds of frames?  Do you try and vary the color in your frames or stick with a scheme?  How do you add personal pieces but still make it look cohesive?  How do you space them just so?  How do you make it look put together but eclectic?

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Illuminated Deer Art

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Learn how to make this illuminated deer art from the talented girls at East Coast Creative.  It is a knock-off of a European art piece Monica saw on her 8-day trip with her husband.

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Garden Art

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I have seen some vintage dish and plate flowers on Pinterest and thought making my own from some inexpensive Dollar Tree glassware and Deco Art glass paint would add a pop of pizazz to my yard. These are so easy to make and it is really hard to screw it up.  You don’t need to have painting experience to make this garden art.  Just a few swooshes with a paint brush and some glue and you are all set.

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Large Wood Number

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Brook is back with an easy project using a jigsaw.  If you have never used a jigsaw before it is probably the most unintimidating saw there is.  There are so many amazing projects you can do with a jigsaw.  And this large wooden number makes a huge statement on a blank wall.  Of course the {…Read More…}





Shaped Frame Family Photo

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This shaped frame family photo is a beautiful way to make an impact for not a lot of cash. Monica and Jess, one of my monthly contributors is back with an awesome way to frame a picture.   I know many of you ask me all the time how to get large pieces of art {…Read More…}





Pallet Art Silhouette

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Creating beautiful décor out of pallets is the rage right now.   While this isn’t exactly a pallet project it could easily be just by picking up some in the back of an alley (asking permission of course).   Yesterday I showed you how I used some fence pickets to make some old barn wood {…Read More…}





Guest Room Art {Free Printable}

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I needed one last piece in the corner where my new mini bookshelf went in the guest room to kind of tie it all together and balance the long skinny shelf.   I made a sign which reads “The ornament of a house is the guests who frequent it.”   It is a quote I {…Read More…}