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Persia Lou

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DIY Holographic Minimal Mountain Art with DecoArt

Make your own minimal mountain art with a pop of holographic sparkle with this simple DIY art tutorial! This project was made in partnership with DecoArt, and this post may contain affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. We took down all of our Christmas decorations over the weekend, and the house is feeling a little bit empty now. Do you know this feeling? It's like there's a hole where the tree used to be. Know what I mean? That feeling always prompts me to do some rearranging and to add in some new decor. DIY art project to the rescue! You know that I love me a DIY art project. If you are also looking for a home decor refresh, then I have the perfect little DIY winter art project to share with you all today! DIY Holographic Minimal ... [Read More]

January 4, 2021 12:52 pm Alexis Leave a Comment Filed Under: Craft

DecoArt Enchanted Iridescent Topcoat

New DecoArt Enchanted Iridescent Topcoat gives your craft project a holographic, shimmery finish. These beautiful translucent colors change in appearance depending on light angle. Thank you to DecoArt for sponsoring this post. Holographic and iridescent items have just grown in popularity over the past few years, and I am totally here for it. I am a fan of all things shiny and opalescent, so I was really excited to try out the new Enchanted Iridescent Topcoats from DecoArt. These new iridescent topcoats can transform your craft projects with a holographic flair. Enchanted and Enchanted Shimmer (Enchanted with an additional, subtle glitter effect) are translucent and look different over different base colors. You can get the most dramatic effect over black or other dark ... [Read More]

April 2, 2020 6:52 pm Alexis Leave a Comment Filed Under: Craft

DIY Psychedelic Black Light Tote Bag with Free Cut File

Learn how to make your own groovy, psychedelic black light tote bag with this step-by-step tutorial and free SVG cut file. Keep reading to learn how you can create your own vividly glowing fabric projects. This post has been made in partnership with DecoArt and may contain affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Thanks! Today I have an electrifying craft to share with you all! This fun tote bag has a groovy, psychedelic vibe AND a surprising glow under black light. Did you know you can create your own black light crafts and wearables?? It's true! And totally easy too. Let me tell you all about it. :) DIY Black Light Tote This tote bag was inspired by the colorful, psychedelic designs and fashions of the 60's and 70's. I created this groovy ... [Read More]

March 30, 2020 10:45 am Alexis 2 Comments Filed Under: Craft

How to Make Easy Acrylic Fluid Art

Learn how to make your own easy acrylic fluid art pieces with this fun and simple paint pouring technique. This video tutorial will show you the basics of creating fluid art and hopefully inspire you to create your own marbled fluid acrylic masterpieces! This post has been made in partnership with DecoArt and may contain affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Thanks! I have another fun paint project to share with you all today, and I'm so excited to share it! If you haven't tried making your own fluid art yet, then you need to! This technique is so much fun and such an EASY way to create beautiful art pieces. Keep scrolling for step-by-step instructions (plus a video walkthrough) for creating your own DIY acrylic fluid art! How to Create Simple ... [Read More]

March 26, 2020 3:31 pm Alexis 2 Comments Filed Under: Craft

DIY Glow-In-The-Dark Moon Art Tutorial

This simple DIY art tutorial will show you how to create your own magically glowing lunar wall art. Perfect for a nursery or kids room, this project is easy to create with extraordinary glow-in-the-dark paint and my step-by-step video tutorial. This post has been made in partnership with DecoArt and may contain affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Thanks! If you have been around here much before, then you know that I love a simple DIY art project. I am really excited to share today's art project with you all because it's simple enough that ANYONE can make it, I think it's really kind of beautiful, and it has a surprise - it glows in the dark! Don't you just love artwork with a surprise?! The secret to this painting's glow-in-the-dark magic is ... [Read More]

March 25, 2020 9:47 am Alexis 2 Comments Filed Under: Craft

Dark Teal Bedroom Reveal

dark teal bedroom ideas detail

This post has been sponsored by KILZ®. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Come tour our new beautiful and moody dark teal bedroom! I love our new bedroom, and I think those dark walls make all the difference! If you have been considering a dark bedroom, I hope this post will give you some ideas and inspiration. I am so excited to share a little bit of my new favorite room in our home with you all! Today, I am talking about bringing in some major color and major mood to our home decor. Most of our home is painted white, and I still love white walls, but lately I have been craving more color. For our bedroom I have really been wanting to create a space that's a little bit dark and moody. This is what the room looked like before: Mostly, it was big white box. I had ... [Read More]

February 26, 2019 9:47 am Alexis 6 Comments Filed Under: Home Decor

Kitchen Remodel Update: The Power of Paint

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of FrogTape®. All opinions are 100% mine. What a difference a can of paint can make! Come get a little peek at our kitchen remodel plus a few tips for getting perfect paint lines every time.  If you have been following my recent sporadic instagram stories, then you may have seen some updates and questions and general mulling over things in our little kitchen remodel. We have been in our home for about a year and a half now. We have been sloooooowly remodeling the kitchen over that past year or so, and it is finally starting to come together. Today, I wanted to share a quick update on the space and show off what we have been working on in there. If you want to go back and look at the "Before" Home Tour I posted last year, you can check ... [Read More]

September 27, 2018 1:30 pm Alexis 3 Comments Filed Under: Home Decor

DIY Brushstroke Monograms

DIY brushstroke letter art project

Add a punch of color and texture to your home decor with this fun and simple DIY art project! This photo tutorial will teach you how to easily transform canvas letters into vibrant brushstroke monograms. I originally shared this project at Crafts Unleashed, and it may contain affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you.  Guys. I love me some paper. And I love me some yarn. But... there is just something about paint. Especially when it comes in big, thick brushstrokes and globs. Oh, baby. It just makes my heart happy. Know what I mean? This little DIY art project embraces that love of paint and is all about showing off those strokes. I really tried to capture that thick, impasto painting feeling on some canvas letters to create some colorful home ... [Read More]

August 14, 2018 1:32 pm Alexis 2 Comments Filed Under: Craft

How to Make Reusable Stencils: DIY Buffalo Plaid Planter

DIY buffalo plaid planter

Learn how to make reusable stencils using your Silhouette or Cricut. Plus make your own trendy DIY Buffalo Plaid planter and stencil all the things with your new reusable stencil! This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Today, I'm happy to share a great technique with you guys. We are going to be talking all about how to make your own stencils that you can use over and over again. I often will use adhesive vinyl to make stencils (like I did here), and I'm a big fan of vinyl stencils; however, they can only be used once. Sometimes you want stencils that can be used over and over again, and that's where stencil material comes in. I love using stencil material to stencil a larger area or for multiple projects. It just makes it ... [Read More]

May 21, 2018 6:44 pm Alexis 5 Comments Filed Under: Craft

Sweet and Modern Girls Room Makeover with DIY Scalloped Wall

sweet scalloped girls room makeover

This modern girl's bedroom makeover combines a sweet pink DIY scalloped wall treatment with graphic black and white accents for a look that is fresh, girly, and fun. This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Devine Color. All opinions are 100% mine. We have been going full speed ahead on the house renovations and makeovers here, and the latest space to be tackled is my daughter's room. I am so happy with the way it turned out, and I can't wait to share her new room with you guys today! Since we haven't been in the house for too long, her room was pretty untouched although the previous owners had left us with some very bright paint to contend with. Here's a pic from before we moved in: My daughter was perfectly fine with the fuchsia wall color, but I saw an opportunity to try ... [Read More]

July 30, 2017 11:54 am Alexis 6 Comments Filed Under: Home Decor

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