Striped DIY “Love You More” Sign

I like to incorporate a little Valentine’s vibe into my decor this time of year but I prefer to have decorative accents that can withstand longer time frame. Creating a “love” themed vignette works year round and this striped scrap wood sign is the perfect focal point. 

striped Valentine LOVE sign @diyshowoff.com 

Materials I used:

  • scrap wood for canvas
  • paint
  • FrogTape® Multi-Surface
  • vinyl decals

What I did:

Sand edges and clean scrap wood canvas. 

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Paint base color and let dry. I did two coats. 

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Use FrogTape to create stripes. I started with a center stripe and worked my way out. Just eyeball it. Use a small piece of FrogTape for spacing. 

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Burnish the edges of the FrogTape using a thumbnail or credit card. 

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Paint stripes. I did two coats. 

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While second coat of paint is still wet, remove FrogTape. Let paint dry. 

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I added DIY vinyl decals. Other options include a print/rub technique (print out wording, rub pencil on the back of the paper then place paper on wood sign and trace lettering) and paint or marker or stickers…get creative!

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Now I have a “love” themed vignette perfect for Valentine’s day and a wood canvas sign that I can display all year round (cute for the nursery too)!

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Disclaimer: I received compensation to complete this project for using FrogTape® products. All opinions, projects and ideas are based on my own experience.

Valentine Mason Jars

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Being able to create your own vinyl decals makes last minute quick gifts easy. You’ll need:

Valentine's Day mason jars Happy Crafters

Of course you can create your own designs by just cutting things out with scissors but investing in a vinyl cutter has proven to be well worth the it. I simply created some Valentine designs and circles for mason jar lids using the Silhouette Design Studio software…

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Load vinyl into the machine pattern/shiny side up. 

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Adjust settings for vinyl and send design to cut.

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Remove vinyl from machine and weed away (remove) excess vinyl (vinyl that isn’t a part of the decals).

Valentine mason jars @diyshowoff

Apply vinyl like stickers or use transfer paper to decorate mason jars and lids. 

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Add ribbon or decorative tape to embellish and fill jars with candy, small gifts, homemade bath salts, etc. Instant, quick easy Valentine gifts for teachers or friends. 

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*This post is sponsored by Happy Crafters. Tutorial, experience and opinion is my own.  Check out all the supplies at Happy Crafters for great prices, products and inspiration for your next project. 

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Metallic Gold Arrow Accent Wall Tutorial

A small plain wall is a great spot for adding some pattern and detail to a room. This small wall in the apartment nursery nook was just begging for a little attention. Here’s what we did to give it some pizzazz:

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Arrow Accent Wall Tutorial

Materials:

What worked for me:

I started with creating triangle (arrowhead) vinyl stickers in my Silhouette Design Studio software. (Since I had some extra space, I created a few vinyl decals including the letter A and a deer head as well…they aren’t a part of this project.)

metallic arrow wall design tutorial @diyshowoff

I hit the “cut” button and adjusted the settings on my blade for vinyl. 

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Load the vinyl into my Silhouette Cameo color side facing up. 

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Hit “cut” and remove from machine. 

metallic arrow wall design tutorial @diyshowoff

Weed away the excess vinyl (the vinyl that’s not a part of the design). Vinyl stickers. That fast!

metallic arrow wall design tutorial @diyshowoff

On the wall using a level and Sharpie, I drew vertical lines evenly spaced part. 

metallic arrow wall design tutorial @diyshowoff

We then decided on placement of the arrow heads, alternating the direction every other line. 

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I cut a “chevron” pattern from cardboard and used it to create arrow tails, again, evenly spaced and alternating the direction every other line. 

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Ali used a piece of damp magic eraser to erase the Sharpie line between arrows (note for potential future reference: magic eraser works on removing permanent marker from walls). 

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That’s it. I was hoping for a more staggered look, but even with drawing it out on paper, the final design had an alternating horizontal pattern too. Cool! 

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What do you think? Cute. Simple. Right? 

See the entire nursery nook HERE

small apartment nursery nook reveal @diyshowoff

See my guest room/nursery space for more nursery ideas:

combined guest room nursery reveal @diyshowoffDIY nursery wall decor at diyshowoff.comeasy diagonal wall paint design tutorial @diyshowoffpainted craft box DIY at diyshowoffDIYShowOff Michaels Makers back to school book ends feature

*This post is sponsored by Happy Crafters. Tutorial, experience and opinion is my own.  Check out all the supplies at Happy Crafters for inspiration for your next project. 

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