DIY at Citruz Design

Hey there! Today I’d like you to meet fairly new blogger, Gajay, from Citruz Design blog.

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She shares our passion and love for creating beautiful home decor and DIY projects. Today she’s sharing a peek of her transformed bathroom and living room.

Bathroom Makeover

She started with an outdated bathroom…bathroom-before

but after lots of hard DIY work and love, she can be proud of this beautiful bathroom…bathroom-makeover

Beautiful tile, pretty shower curtain too!bathroom-shower-tile

You can see the living room before and after here, where she added teal accents to balance the dark brown. livingroom

Want to see more? Me too! Visit Gajay at Citruz Design. She has some really cute craft tutorials to show you!citruz design diy necklace

Thanks for sharing, Gajay! I look forward to seeing more of your creativity and DIY projects!

THAT DIY PARTY, recap and highlights

It’s that time of the week again, time to share and show off your DIY projects.

That DIY Party

A quick recap from last week at DIY Show Off. Not DIY, but last week I was enjoying some mother/daughter time on a beach in Cancun, wishing you could have been too for some fun in the sun waking to this gorgeous view every morning…cancun

So, first up, a BIG HUGE THANK YOU to my guest bloggers last week: Stacey, Janel and Shayna for sharing their awesome DIY skills and creativity!

easter wreath by real southern livingboy bedroom makeover by nellliebelliethe wood grain cottage diy sign

After being off for a week, I jumped back into DIY with spring decorating by whipping up a canvas focal point. Doesn’t that quote just make you ready for fresh spring air?spring-mantel

I’m still catching up on emails then hoping to get started on a larger DIY project. There was plenty of amazing DIY projects from last week’s party to inspire us…so SO many great ideas!

DIY Party Highlights

HOME

I love this idea from Down to Earth Style, especially when space is limited. No room for a bulky piece of furniture? Holly’s quick, easy DIY book ledge is the perfect solution and such a charming accent…diy-book-ledge

Numbers just add so much charm, don’t they? I love the numbered bathroom cabinet over at The Golden Sycamore. So cute!numbered-cabinet

I loved the jute spool when I saw it in my daily email a week or so ago. Well, Deb at Lake Girl Paints made her own creative DIY version. A DIY jute spool that’s just as darling…

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and Kelly at Live Laugh Rowe was thinking along the same lines. Hey, our string sits in a junk drawer, unwinds and gets all tangled. I’m inspired! Love this creative idea too. Adorable DIY twine holderdiy-twine-holder

Charming Zebra has an awesome DIY clothing rack – industrial style and sturdy too I just might have a few that lean or fall apart (too many clothes?) so I love this!diy-clothing-rack

Did you see Leslie’s clever DIY faux bamboo shade made from…placemats?! What a great idea! It looks awesome!diy-faux-bamboo-shades

SPRING

Who is ready for spring? This girl! Kelly at the Pink Hammer Blog shares a great tutorial for a fun primitive tipsy pot planter.tipsy-pot-planter

Diane at An Extraordinary Day (what a great blog name!) decorated a vintage window for spring. Adorable spring decorating

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You can see more highlights from my pins from last week’s party at Pinterest too. 

Now let’s see YOUR DIY! Time to “show off”. Please quickly scan the rules before linking up.

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Of note:

{1} Today (3/3 at 12 p.m. MST) is the last day to enter to win thePot of Gold Giveaway

{2} Two spring link parties you’ll want to add to your schedule:countdown to spring

and

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3/5 Emily from MerryPad.com
3/12 Roeshel from DIYShowOff.com
3/19 Kim from DesignThoughtsBlog.com
3/26 Lana from MakingaHouseaHome.com
4/2 Linky Recap and Favorites
{3} The winner of the #ReadyDoneClean giveaway has been announced!
{4} Stay in touch! 
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DIY Spring Sign

It’s March! And that means spring is right around the corner I hope. Even though I’m looking at snow flurries, a little spring decorating is in order. I’m impatiently waiting and well, why not prepare to welcome spring when it arrives? A new DIY spring sign always gets motivated to decorate and a catchy spring phrase reminds me it’s almost time to celebrate warmer weather and longer days!

“Something in the air this morning made me feel like flying. . . “

Spring Flight

-Eileen Granfors

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For this project, I gathered

  • an old canvas
  • acrylic craft paint
  • my Silhouette Studio Designer Edition software
  • my Silhouette Cameo.

Since I had messed up the canvas with a previous DIY fail (yes, it happens!), I gave it a coat of soft blue acrylic paint to cover up my error to create a blank slate. The texture of the failed project shows through a bit, but imperfection is charm and a little texture isn’t such a bad thing. 🙂

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I created my spring stencil using the Silhouette Studio Designer Edition software which allows me to select fonts, sizes and shapes to create a stencil template. Then simply ‘send’ to cut…

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Since I’m using my vinyl as a stencil, I removed all of the letters (these can also be saved to use in the same was as stickers or transferred directly to wood or glass as a vinyl transfer).

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Use transfer paper over top of the stencil to transfer the vinyl stencil to the canvas. Rub into place and peel away the transfer paper.

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It’s not quite that simple. Vinyl doesn’t stick so well to canvas, so it takes a lot of patience. Go slow.

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The stencil is all ready to go.

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I filled in my lettering with white acrylic craft paint. Since the vinyl does not have a great seal, I’m using my stencil as a guide and filling in the letters with a little bit of paint on the brush, pressing down the vinyl as I work on each individual letter. Slopping it on, will get under the vinyl.

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Next, I carefully removed the vinyl stencil as soon as I finished painting and let my canvas dry.

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Then just collected some of my favorite spring-y decor and created a vignette around my DIY spring sign as a focal point. Good bye winter blues!

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Hello spring!

Silhouette America is running a crazy spring special you won’t want to miss! Just use the code “SHOWOFF” at checkout {affiliate link} now through March 8th to take advantage of the discount prices.

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I’m ready for spring, all ready! How about you? Open up those drapes, let the light in and decorate!

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Looking for more spring ideas?

Joining the Easter Crafts & Spring Link Party at HoneyBearLane.

The Countdown to Spring party is underway.

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and being hosted by MaryAnn from Domestically Speaking this week with her gorgeous spring-inspiring mantel. Here’s a sneak peek…

spring mantel at Domestically Speaking

Check it out!