Valentine Peg Doll Love

Happy Valentine's Day...four days ago!  Of course I have excuses for not posting sooner...I'm a lazy blogger...it was my birthday!  You choose which excuse is better!:)
I worked all last week on these peg doll Valentine's for Will's preschool class. Of course I added to his list of 12 and included our boy cousins and his teachers! 

I was inspired by this Valentine Peg Doll post here and researched more peg doll ideas here. I kept looking at pinterest to make sure I was creating my superheros correctly...you know from all my comic book experience!  Just search superhero peg dolls and you will see a wide range of ideas and detail to choose from.

How to:

1. I painted each peg doll according to design I envisioned.  I pretty much just free handed the painting.
 Disclaimer:  I cheated and used a black paint pen to help with the outlining and facial details.

2. Create cards with cheesy sayings and glue to cardstock.

3. I used small hole punch to make two holes in left side then tied doll in place with ribbon.

Unfortunately I didn't get pictures of my teacher look-a-like peg dolls...hope they recognized themselves! 

I'm slightly inspired to create some more...ideas?  Would you like a peg doll representation of yourself?!? 
Let me know what you think!
Love, Andrea

DIY LOVE sign tutorial

February means one year since I started changing up our mantle for the holidays.  Of course I am looking to Pinterest for inspiration and of course other bloggers.

My latest LOVE sign is actually a compilation of two different ideas.  For Christmas I made these wooden picture holders from Shanty 2 Chic DIY Wire Picture Holders.

Of course I even changed that idea a little too!  I am looking forward to creating even more signs with my growing lumber supply.  Just because much of it is pallet wood doesn't mean it's junk, hubby!:)

So for now, here is my tutorial for your very own Valentine's LOVE sign.

Needed:

• 1 piece of wood 2x6x12
• wood stain
• craft paint
• red buttons
• hot glue gun

1. Sand your wood and stain to desired color. Let dry.

2. Create stencil for lettering.  I am still without a Silhouette machine so I traced by hand and used my good ol' exacto knife to cut letters.

3. Tape stencil to front side of wood and use sponge brush to blot with paint.

4. Use hot glue gun to attach buttons in heart shape, layering as needed to fill in gaps.

I "love" the simplicity of this sign and the simplicity of the process!:) 
I'm already thinking of ideas for March and Easter...ideas welcome!
 Let me know if you have questions!
Happy February! Love, Andrea