DIY "Give Thanks" Stenciled Fall Wood Sign

I just love the feel of the wooden rustic signs, and guess what they are super simple to make!!  Just a few simple supplies and an amazing stencil and you are set to go!!  Check down below for my giveaway and also the blog hop with some amazing talented ladies!!

Various companies provided me with some product to create this project.  The opinions I share are solely my own.

Here is the video to show I easy it is to make these signs!

I love the mix of the different textures on this sign, from the wood to the burlap, and then the softness for the felt to and then the shine of the words - it really does make for a fun sign. 

I started out using a scrap wood plank and "staining" it with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist to give it that walnut feel and then stenciled on the words with the NEW TCW Rustic Sign Stencils and paired it with the beautiful gold paste.

I then added in some rolled felt flowers with some burlap leaves and tied it all together with an orange rope, because autumn just begs me to use orange!

I used a staple gun to add the rope to the back of the sign, and now I have a fun little Autumn sign that I can hang up on my front door or in my house from the start of September through the end of November!  

See what I mean about the scrap wood, it has some old glue on it, so that is why it is on the back of the sign and not the front!!

I used Supertite fabric Tack glue to hold the felt flowers together, and it works great!

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So now on the with GIVEAWAY!!!  I have 2 prizes up for grabs that is open to anyone worldwide!!  First prize on on this blog, second is on my YouTube channel.  Check out the details below.

BLOG GIVEAWAY RULES

1) Leave a comment on this blog post

2) I would love to follow my blog

3) Follow along on the hop

YOUTUBE GIVEAWAY RULES

1) Please subscribe to my channel

2) Leave a comment on my sign video below

Open worldwide

Starts Sept 28, 2018 

Ends Oct 7, 2018 midnight CST 

Winners announced on my YouTube Channel Oct 10, 2018

Congrats to the winners - check out the winner video here!!

CLICK HERE IF YOU ARE THE WINNER

Make sure to check out all these other amazing ladies in the the Fall CCB HOP, their project are amazing and they are all so talented!! Also some have giveaways too!!

Scrappy Cafe (Betz Golden) 

Papierstau (Sanna Lippert)

Marie Nicole Designs (Marie Heiderscheit)

Steph Ackerman

The Crafty Robin

Monica Taylor

Karla Yungwirth

Lynne Joncas

Priya Satish

Erin Reed - YOU ARE HERE

Natassa Blazaki

Peggy Lee Baker

Nadine Carlier

Jaine Drake

Christine Santos

Viktoriya Porechnaya

Hema VelCraft
Linda Israel

Supplies Used

Interested in the supplies I used in this project?  Most are listed below and some are affiliate links, which generates a me little commission (at not extra cost to you at all) when you click on the link and make a purchase.  Affiliate and product disclosure can be found here.

Shareasale Shop at: O	Paint Brushes Shop at: SB	Tailwind Shop at: O	Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Shop at: SB | AZ | O
Prima Silicone Brush Shop at: SB | AZ	Fiskars Scissors 8" Shop at: AZ	CCB Burlap Sheet Shop at: AZ | O	Kunin Felt Classic Shop at: AZ | O
Tattered Angles Simply Sheer Shop at: AZ | O	CCB Rope Shop at: AZ	Heat Tool Shop at: SB	Non Stick Craft mat Shop at: AZ
Black Craft Mat Shop at: AZ	Supertite Glue Shop at: O	Supertite All Purpose Univseral Glue Shop at: O	Piercer Shop at: AZ
Supertite Fabric Tack Glue Shop at: AZ	TCW Modeling Paste - Antique Gold Shop at: SB	TCW Give Thanks Stencil Shop at: SB

4 Fun Ways to Use Laminated Leaves

Collecting leaves for fun, for memories, for crafts, for decoration, but how do you keep them from crumbling or getting wilted?  Use a cold lamination machine like the one from Xyron!  So now that you can keep you leaves as you want them from the day you pick or collected them you can use them in a ton of fun ways.  Here are 4 fun and easy ways to use you laminated leaves.

Various companies provided me with some product to create this project.  The opinions I share are solely my own.

Laminating the leaves is super easy with the Xyron Double Sided Laminate refill with the Creative Station or the Creative Station Lite.  Just insert the leaf and run it through the machine, no heat necessary.

Here is a video tutorial to show how easy it is to laminate leaves.

1) Memory Keeping

First way to use a laminate leaf is to just laminate it to keep it for long term.  Maybe it is a tree you planted and want to remember for years to come, or a 4 leaf clover that you found, or a leaf you want to keep as a reminder of a trip or an experience.  Laminating a leaf is a wonderful way to preserve any kind of memory.

2) Leaf Magnets

Laminate your leaf and place some Xyron Magnet Tape to the back of the leaf and turn it into a cute magnet for the fridge or for fun cookie sheet play with the kids!

3) Leaf Face Magnets
Once you have laminated the leaf and added magnets to the back you can now add some google eyes with the Xyron 3" Sticker Maker and draw in a mouth with a Sharpie to make some cute leaf faces!!  You do not have to turn these into magnets, but they do look super cute on a fridge!

4) Present Decor

After laminating the leaves, punch a hole in one end and add to a bit of twine to add to the top of a present instead of a bow for that beautiful rustic look!

So what will you make with laminated leaf?

Supplies Used

Interested in the supplies I used in this project?  Most are listed below and some are affiliate links, which generates a me little commission (at not extra cost to you at all) when you click on the link and make a purchase.  Affiliate and product disclosure can be found here.

Shareasale Shop at: O	Tailwind Shop at: O	Fiskars Scissors Shop at: AZ | LFL (UK)	Xyron Creative Station Lite Shop at: AZ
Xyron Creative Station Shop at: SB | AZ	Fiskars Scissors 8" Shop at: AZ	Xyron Laminate 5" Refill Shop at: AZ	Jute trim Shop at: AZ
Sharpie Shop at: AZ	Xyron 3" Sticker Maker Shop at: SB | AZ | LFL (UK)	Xyron Magnet Tape Shop at: AZ	Google Eyes Shop at: AZ
Black Craft Mat Shop at: AZ

Last Minute Thanksgiving Gift: Iron On Monogrammed Tea Towel

Need a last minute gift for your Thanksgiving dinner to give to the hostess?  Make something that is super easy and adds that special touch of thanks, for that is what this holiday is all about!

Here is a video to show how easy these tea towels really are to make!!

I found this tea towel at Target, but really any fun autumn or fall towel will work. All you need now is some Joy iron on letters.  I picked out some gold iron on letters to really make this tea towel pop!!  Best part is the letters are all machine washable!!!

Don't forget to give something amazing to your hostess this thanksgiving, why not something useful and a little homemade too?

Supplies Used

Interested in the supplies I used in this project?  Most are listed below and some are affiliate links, which generates a me little commission (at not extra cost to you at all) when you click on the link and make a purchase.  Affiliate and product disclosure can be found here.

Joy Iron On - Gold Leters Shop at: AZ	Tea Towel Shop at: AZ	Iron Shop at: AZ