Chalkboard Art Tips And Cozy Winter Nights

Do you love chalkboard art? Get the chalkboard art tips you need to make beautiful chalkboards for your home – the easy way! Plus get a free design perfect for those cozy winter nights and drinking hot cocoa. Snuggle up with some fun and fabulous winter decor. #ad #ChalkboardArt #Winter

Some of the products in this post were provided by Oriental Trading Company.

Chalkboard Art Tips And Cozy Winter Nights

When the weather outside is cold, it is the perfect time to snuggle up and get cozy. We love to use our White Winter Ceramic Mugs that look like cable knit sweaters and enjoy some hot cocoa. We snuggle up in the den and turn on one of our favorite shows or movie. The den is all decked out in Buffalo Plaid winter decor.

One of the items I picked up from Oriental Trading was this super cute Buffalo Plaid Chalkboard. I absolutely LOVE chalk art (check out my Sidewalk Chalk Art). So, I couldn’t resist this board and creating a fun design. There are a few tips and tricks I want to share with you on how you can make your own chalk art design and transfer it easily to your own chalkboard. You won’t believe how easy it is!

I wanted to celebrate cozy winter nights with a chalkboard design that featured the hot cocoa we enjoy. So, I drew a steaming mug to compliment the saying, “Warm Mugs of Hot Cocoa Served All Winter Long.” I am thrilled with how it turned out.

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Create your design

Create your design. Use fancy fonts, choose or draw graphics.
Put them all together how you want them in a word document, photo program, or whatever you like to use.
Make your design the size you need for your chalkboard.
Print a black and white copy of your design.

Transfer your design to the Chalkboard

Use the side of a piece of chalk to chalk the back side of your design paper. Be sure to cover every bit of your design area.
Place the chalked side of paper against your chalkboard and lightly tape it into place. This just keeps the pattern still and in the proper position.
Trace over your design to transfer it to the chalkboard.
Remove the tape and pattern.
Use Chalk Markers to draw your design onto the chalkboard. Follow your pattern, it is easy peasy!
Once finished, let your chalk marker DRY thoroughly.
After the chalk marker is completely dry, you can dust off the remaining chalk dust and have a perfect chalkboard decor.

FREE Printable Design Pattern

Warm Mugs of Hot Cocoa Served All Winter Long

Download HERE — prints on a legal size paper (11 inch x 14 inch)

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Get imaginative with your decor this winter. I’d love to see what chalkboard designs you create. Have some fun and stay cozy!

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Backyard Fence Decor Creates A Personal Touch

Creative inspiration to give your yard a personal touch with DIY Backyard Fence Decor. You’ll love spending time outside in your garden. #Backyard #FenceDecor

Backyard Fence Decor

Personalize Your Fence with a Creative Touch

This past week, we got a NEW FENCE! You have no idea how thrilled we are. I will be putting a post together on the subject very soon, so keep watching the blog. But, with this lovely new fence in our yard, I thought it would be fun to look at ideas for backyard fence decor. So, please, enjoy this roundup of creative and easy DIY fence decoration ideas.

Give your yard a personal touch with DIY Backyard Fence Decor. #Backyard #FenceDecor #Fence #DIY

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DIY A Framed Succulent Wall Planter from Mackenzie @ Lonny

DIY Tin Can Fence Garden from Kristi @ I Should Be Mopping The Floor

Old Window With Shutters Fence Decor from Melissa @ Empress Of Dirt

Fence With Birdhouses from Balcony Garden Web

Garden Fence Barbecue Cooking Station from Site House

Herb Garden Planter Boxes on the Fence from Stacy @ Not Just A Housewife

Mirrored Window Fence Decoration from Liz @ The Brambleberry Cottage

Junk Garden In Bloom from Jen @ Jen Bowles Design

Outdoor Chalkboard Goodness For Your Fence from Darci @ The Good Life

DIY Fence Table from Sara @ Sensibly Sara

Hang a DIY Outdoor Movie Screen on your fence. From Jessica @ Running With Scissors

Plates Used To Decorate Garden Fence by Roland Smith @ Garden World Images

Garden Salvage Fence Door from CC on Hometalk

The Original Table Leg Dragonflies With Ceiling Fan Blade Wings from Lucy @ Lucy Designs

Garden Art on the Cheap – Glass Marbles On Your Fence from Eric @ Garden Drama

Let your fence do the talking! DIY Backyard Fence Decor ideas. #Backyard #Fence #Decoration #DIY

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See anything you like? There is a lot of creativity and inspiration with these amazing ideas. I’d love to hear what you think, and please share your ideas for backyard fence decor!

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Create A Gumdrop Topiary – A Sweet DIY

This adorable gumdrop topiary DIY is great for home decor and parties, as well as being a fun craft for kids highlighting math skills and textures.

Create A Gumdrop Topiary

A Sweet DIY

Who knew math could be so fun? Your preschooler or kindergartener will delight in this counting activity that results in a beautiful holiday decoration for the whole family to enjoy. Your child can count out loud as he adds each gumdrop to the topiary, and as he sees how high he can go, he will be practicing important math skills! This activity will also help your child practice color recognition and learn about different materials and textures.

Beauty and the Beast – Lumiere_and_Cogsworth_Topiary – Disney Wiki – Wikia

Topiary is the art of trimming and shaping trees into sculptural, ornamental shapes. Disneyland boasts some of the most famous American Portable style topiaries. In the early 1960’s Walt Disney used the theme park’s landscape shrubbery to recreate his beloved cartoon characters. They continue to be a highlight today!

What You Need:

Large Styrofoam ball (this will be the “canopy” of your topiary)
Wooden dowel, up to 1” thick and approximately 15” long
Green spray paint
Flower pot or vase
Moss, faux grass, or shredded paper
Floral foam (available at your local arts and crafts store)
Toothpicks, broken in half
Gumdrops in many different colors
Ribbon (optional)

What You Do:

Spray the dowel green with the spray paint and let it dry completely overnight.
Cut a block of floral foam to fit inside the flower pot or vase and place it inside.
Help your child insert the dowel into the center of the Styrofoam ball about 3” deep.
Help your child insert the other end of the dowel into the floral foam all the way down so that it touches the bottom of the vase. Make sure the dowel is stable.
Have your child sort the gumdrops by color.
Have your child stick a gumdrop onto one end of the toothpick and push the other end of the toothpick into the Styrofoam ball. Working in rows, continue placing gumdrops all the way around the ball.
As your child works, ask him to count each gumdrop out loud. Occasionally ask how many of each color he has used or has left.
Once the Styrofoam ball is completely covered, assist your child in placing moss, faux grass, or shredded paper into the vase to cover the floral foam.
Tie a bow around the dowel with the ribbon (optional).
Now stand back and enjoy your new Candyland-inspired table topper!

Gumdrop Topiary #DIY – great for home #decor and parties! Fun #craft for #kids #math skills.

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Isn’t this a fabulously fun and festive DIY project? What a bonus that it provides practice with math skills, dexterity, and textures for your little ones too. This would even make a cute Mother’s Day present!

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DIY Roundup – Top 16 DIY Projects of 2016

It’s time for a new year, and that means it is time to reminisce and look back over 2016. Today, we want to revisit the top 16 DIY projects of the year and bring you an inspirational DIY roundup in the process. Rev your imagination and let your creativity flow!

Top 16 DIY Projects of 2016

A DIY Roundup from Life With Lorelai

We’ll start with number 16 and work our way to the number one DIY project on the blog this past year.

16.

Origami Card Holder

15.

Custom Wire Basket

14.

Farmhouse Scale Makeover

13.

Discount Store Vase to Outdoor Lighting

12.

Solar Lamp – Beautiful Outdoor Decor

11.

Guest Room Charging Station

10.

Wooden Garden Sign

Easy Table Runner

Hoot Owl Craft & Centerpiece

How To Loom Knit A Scarf

Wooden Beach Marquee Sign

Car Care & Basic Road Trip Kit

Loom Knit Yarn Ball Cat Toy

Sports Button Display

Sidewalk Chalk Tutorial

Haunted Mirror

It’s a roundup of the best DIY project and crafts of 2016. Come get creative! #DIY #Crafts #Ideas

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2016 has been a creative and crafty year! We look forward to sharing more wonderful DIY projects and craft ideas with you in the coming year. Happy New Year to you and yours!

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