Kids Bathroom DIY Art on Canvas - {Tutorial}

We are always whipping out the markers, chalk, paint, glue, and so on for the kiddos to make their own little masterpieces. I always think that each creation is as good as any Van Gogh or  Monet (I'm there mom, c'mon) and so when I was asked to do a guest post for A Couple of Craft Addicts for their Kids Craft Week, I knew I was putting my little prodigies to work.


The kids have a blank wall in their bathroom that was yearning for some attention, so we decided to spruce it up with some canvas love.

What you'll need:

Four 8x10 canvas 

Assorted acrylic paints

Paint brushes

Foil adhesive letters

1. Smock-up your kids.

2. Leave out the paint, brushes, and canvas. (They'll know what to do.)

Crazy Cute Link Party #35 and Turnbow Designs Giveaway

Welcome to the Crazy Cute Party at Between U & Me! If this is your first time here, make sure to become a follower so you don't miss any of the awesome giveaways, tutorials, before/afters, and so much more! ;D

This week, I have a super awesome shop to share with you: Turnbow Designs. Paige, over at Turnbow Designs, is a mother  and wife and she spends her free time creating everything from bibs and toddler quiet books to infant flip flops and home decor.

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You can find so many amazing handmade things over there! You gotta stop by and check it out! 

She has these amazing Valentine's inspired decor! How adorable are these!!

You can also find a ton of kid and baby gear and accessories, handmade by this awesome mama!! 

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Turnbow Desings is giving one lucky BU&M reader a $30 Credit to use toward anything in the shop!!

Custom Family Subway Art - {Tutorial}

Hi everyone, I am so excited to be guest posting (my very first) here at Between U & Me.  A big Thank You to the lovely Courtney for allowing me to crash here today.

I am Kristel, from the Velvet Door, and I have been blogging for just a few months. I started this blog mainly for a way for my family and friends back home to see my house and what I have been up to in trying to decorate it.  I have also realized that it will be a good archive for me to look back and see all the changes I have made to our home.  

Today I will be showing you this subway art that I was able to make.

I have been playing around with this empty wall in my family room, trying to figure out what I can fill it up with.  For a few weeks now, I have been wanting to create a subway art picture, they are everywhere lately, and I love seeing all those city names on them.  I happened to have on hand some leftover MDF from a previous project, just lying in the garage. I had to do some very minor cuttings, to fit all the pieces to make the frame.  Once those where cut, all I used was wood glue to glue them all together.

The back part was really curved, so I had to put paint cans on top to lay it flat, once the wood glue dried, it couldn't curve anymore.

I then used wood putty to cover all the exposed edges.  Once that dried, I painted the inside with two coats of Annie Sloan old white chalk paint.  Then, the fun part begun:

I used my Silhouette to cut out vinyl letters and then drew a line into the board, and placed the vinyl there.

After that was done, I painted the whole thing, even the frame, in black satin paint, with two coats.  Once dried, I removed the vinyl, and was left over with a black frame, and white words, which I sanded to make it look a little aged.  I applied a clear wax at the end to protect it from sticky dirty fingers which I'm sure will be touching this.  And here is the final product:

Romantic Summer Tablescape

Hi everyone! I'd like for you to meet Kirsty from Coral and Coast! She has a beautiful tablescape to share today! Let's take a look-see!!

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With Valentines Day just around the corner and the heat of the summer sun blazing down on us here in the Southern Hemisphere I came up with a pretty summer tablescape inspired by a bouquet of fluffy pink peonies that I picked up from the store on a whim -they were just too gorgeous to leave behind and I'm a sucker for pretty things!

My tablescape is a little bit rustic, a little bit romantic with - as always - a touch of the coast! I'd love to see this set this up on a little trestle table under the shade of the trees in our backyard or at a picnic table on the beach. I could while away the hours, enjoying glasses of homemade lemonade or pastel coloured bowls of ice cold gelato...it sounds like summer perfection to me...

These fluffy pink peonies inspired this simple and romantic tablescape...

Plenty of white with a deep navy blue runner keeps things elegant...

Woven coasters add natural texture...

A little serving dish filled with natural fibre decor balls and a little starfish...

Blog Planner Printables

I have been needing some serious organization in the way of my blog. A place to keep track of all the giveaways, who I've spoken with about what, what posts I have scheduled, things to buy and do for upcoming posts and so on. So, I decided to create some printables for my official "Blog Planner."

Click HERE to download all the below pages

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I started off with a dailies page that includes everything you need to plan out each post.

Post Title: This is a place to jot down possible post titles and/or something you have settled on. A great title should be straight to the point and convey exactly what your readers can expect in your post. It should stand out to readers in a sea of other post titles out there.

Thoughts: These are ideas that you would like to include in your post. You can write down keywords, external links to include, notes, and anything else that comes to mind before, during, and after you write a post.

Inspiration: We all know that we find inspiration from our daily lives, shows/movies we watch, other blogs and websites, nature, and the list can go on and on. Here, you would jot down any inspiration that you would like to include in your post or just refer back to when you're stuck. It's just good blog etiquette to include links to other bloggers you have found inspiration from to complete a project. It's not only good for the other blogger, but it makes it easier for search engines to know exactly what you're writing about.