Cuz’ I love my craft nites with my friends, it’s only befitting of me to have a virtual one here on the blog with my friends from across from the globe.
Time to get together and let our minds run wild with ideas.
For today’s DIY Date, we were all supposed to use washi tape, and create something…anything!
There was no limit…small, large, easy, difficult…it didn’t matter!
Here’s what we all came up with…
{Ash} {Whitney} {Erin} {Lisha} {MJ} {Stephanie} {Maria} {Joy} {Faye} {Paige}
Cruise on over to their sites and show them your love! These ladies are an ongoing inspiration for myself, and I hope they will be for you too!
Also be sure to check out the pinterest board I started for all our DIY Dates!
The how-to on my washi tape bulletin board at the jump:
I had an old Gustav Klimt reproduction of “The Kiss” lying around.
As much as I love this piece, I haven’t really found a place for it yet and it’s been collecting dust. So I decided to remove the print, and make a chalkboard/bulletin board out of the frame instead.
I bought foam core from Michael’s. This presentation board was the only one I could find that was large enough to fit inside the frame.
I measured how big I wanted the chalkboard.
And cut it to size with an exacto knife. (always be very careful when using an exacto knife)
Then I used chalkboard paint
and painted 2 coats.
Then I let it dry for 2 days. (Follow directions on can for drying & curing instructions)
The inset that was left over after cutting out the chalkboard piece (the middle piece)…I wanted to use that for my bulletin board.
I took 2 pieces of batting,
fabric…stripes of course!!
and layered them underneath the foam core (front of fabric facing down on the surface),
and taped them together on the back of the foam core,
This is the bulletin board part of the whole project
Then I glued some clips to the board.
And to make sure they were secure, I sewed them to the fabric after gluing them.
Then I glued the whole bulletin board to the chalkboard portion.
Now, here’s where the washi tape comes into play….
Putting on the washi tape is the easiest part of this project of course! =P
And what’s even better….hanging it up!
What do you think?!
Join us for the next DIY Date in August!
xo, Louise
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Louise, I am so impressed! You are definitely a DIY queen. The fancy chalkboard is such a good mix of styles. I’m gonna pin this for later.
Queen, well…I’m not gonna argue with that! hehe, thx Katie! I feel so honored =) XO
Ahhh I love them all!
What a creative group of gals.
Thanks so much for putting this together, it was a BLAST! Plus I’ve found a few new blogs to stalk.
I put your collage on my Washi Tape post with a link back here, too!
Anytime lady! This was FUN!! I’m glad you guys enjoyed it! Thx for the link back Ash! XO
Wow, I love how creative everyone got! Especially you Louise, love the board! I’ve been playing with washi tape a bit more since I recently bought it… it’s really fun and sticks well!
Hopefully I can participate in the next DIY date!
Thx lady!! Yes!! Do the next one!! And keep playing with the tape, you’ll get addicted…I know I have! =) XO
Wow, Louise, you are so talented! Love the chalkboard paint idea for the border. Thank you for hosting this… it was really fun and I am looking forward to checking out everyone else’s projects!
Thx Steph! I was honored to have hosted this..you guys are soo creative!! XO
SO impressed! Everyone did such a great job. So glad I could be a part of it and learn more about Washi tape. It’s addicting!
I’m glad you were a part of this too Faye!! And kudos to you for doing TWO projects!! Yay for washi tape!! XO
Hey lady, I see that we both had corkboards on the brain! Love those clips you used. I have them hanging on our walls here, too.
Love, love collaborations. Thanks for the open invite!! XO, MJ
Great minds think a like!!
Right?! Love those clips! Anytime lady! Glad u had fun!! XO
This is SO CUTE! You are a rock star, Louise! I am so making this at some point! I can’t wait to check out all of the other projects! (And also to get my hands on some washi tape – so cool!!!). Also – I love how you collaged the photos and used that pretty cursive – it’s so clean and pretty. I am so inspired!
Thx Clare! The bulletin board was fun to make! And even though it took a while, it was pretty easy!! When you make it, take pics!! I wanna see =) Always happy to inspire =) XO
I love the bulletin board idea!! And when is the next DIY date because I’d like to join if I can????
Thx Christine! Next one is for August, I will email you the details when I post them! And yes!!! Of course you can join, the more the merrier!! XO
With all the psychoness that is my life, I’m so sad I couldn’t participate BUT I did enjoy going through all of these! Thanks for putting together such a great DIY date {that I got to crash!}
Not even a problem! Life gets hectic, I understand…and I know you r one busy lady =) I’m glad you like them! When life slows down for a bit, u have to do a “date” with us! I’d love to see your creativity S! And crash anytime! XO
Those are all so cute! I will have to go visit them all tomorrow when I have time!
Thanks for setting this up Louise! Can’t wait for the next DIY date
~Lisha
Anytime Lisha! So glad you all had fun with this! Def gonna make this a monthly date! XO
Those projects are all so awesome! Love them!
Aren’t they?!! Do have washi tape? You gotta play with this stuff, you’ll want to cover everything with washi tape! =P XO