Upcycling DIY home decor, woodworking and Crafts
Today is another gem from my recent old book inheritence! This is a cool North American Wildflower botanical art print. Mine is sized 11×14, but you can resize as you wish.
Just right click this thumbnail and the full resolution print will pop-up for you to print or edit as desired.
Today I am sharing with you this free printable shell speciment art trio I created, using images I found in an early 1920’s flea market book. Mine are framed in Dollar Tree shadow boxes that came matted to fit 5×7 inch images. Who knew you could get such a thing for a mere dollar? I was pleasantly surprised! You really can’t beat this $3 instant wall art deal. Get your downloads and spruce up your decor, coastal style.
To access the full resolution versions of the above thumbnail images: right click the image, then download or print the full res version that pops up in a new browser.
I printed mine with my Epson Artisan 837, on Premium Matte Presentation Paper. You can print 2 of the 5×7 files on one 8.5×11 sheet.
I am loving my new vignette for spring!
Stay tuned for a tutorial on how to scan images from old books and use them to create art prints in Photoshop! Not all books are public domain. Find out about what is o.k. to use in this great article: Public Domain Frequently Asked Questions. Keep your eyes peeled for old books on your junking and thrifting adventures for books published prior to 1923, and examine them for cool images to use in your graphic design projects!
We recently renovated our laundry room, top to bottom. I will be sharing all the juicy details with you in upcoming posts, but today is all about free laundry room printables, from me to you! I created these in photoshop, using these free graphics from my favorite vintage graphics source, The Graphics Fairy: Washer and Iron, Clothespin.
I pulled them into Photoshop and added an old book page background I scanned in from a stack of books I inherited recently. The font I used to ad the text is “Century”. Super easy to create, I made them in 11×14 to go with the black frames I had on hand, but feel free to resize them to meet your needs. Download the freebies by clicking the text under each thumbnail below to pull up the full res version, then print, or save to a flash drive to take to your local printer. I had mine done at Office Depot on cardstock for less than $3 total! Not bad for some adorable laundry room art.
Enjoy and stay tuned for the mudroom bench reveal and tutorial!
Sometimes when I am having trouble coming up with a project, I visit my favorite store catalogs or websites for inspiration. This project is inspired by a Christmas Wall Art piece from Pottery Barn that cost $99 on the website. I got the print for $1.75 at Office Depot by downloading it to my flash drive and taking it to my local store. Total, my version was under $20!
Download the 11×14 Reindeer Wreath Printable and grab a frame with your Michaels 40% off coupon and you can have your own Pottery Barn winter art knock off for 1/5 of their price. You can click the above link or thumbnail to pull of the full res version and save to your flash drive for going into the store, or save to your computer and order a print electronically.
I hope you enjoy!
Do you want to see more knock off designs for decor, jewelry and more? Visit our 50+ Knock Off Designs Roundup:
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I am excited to share with you these fun vintage Father’s Day Card Printables! Show your dad he is the best ever. These are sized 5×7 and can be printed on photo paper or card stock, and folded in half as shown. There are two version. I hope you enjoy!
*Just right click the thumbnail to pull up the full size version and save to your computer, print, or send to your favorite online photo printer. I used Walmart one hour photo for this and my card with envelope was $0.97!
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Do you love old maps? Well if so, today’s round-up is going to make you dance and celebrate. If not that, you will at least find some inspiration in super cool things to make with old maps. Here is a collection of over 50 of the best projects “on the map”! Enjoy, and as always, if you have a tutorial you would like included in the collection, send me the link for consideration.
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Head over to Printable Decor for this exclusive Free Printable Chalkboard Mother’s Day Card Set for Mom, Grandma and Aunt!
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I hope you enjoyed this easy burlap craft.
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Today at Printable Decor, I am sharing this mixed media LOVE Valentine’s Day Free Printable. I made it using some hand sketched elements scanned into the computer, then edited in my favorite new art journaling iPad app, Procreate.
You can incorporate your own hand drawn elements via your touch screen, using the amazing selection of mediums for any brush stroke or line you would like to create. This piece was a pencil out line of the woman on white paper I scanned in (see above), placing over a fun background in Procreate, where I changed the blend mode to multiply. This leaves just the dark outline and gets rid of the white space. I painted her all in the app, decreasing the opacity of the painted layers so that the background was visible underneath the skin and clothes.
You can save your files as PSD for further editing in Photoshop if you would like. Procreate also uploads and downloads directly to dropbox. Love it! Super addictive and a great way to journal on the go.
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I am loving making signs these days. With Valentine’s Day coming up, I decided to go with this love Corinthians verse, which is great all year round, but particularly so now. For the detailed tutorial on how to make this sign, see our Rustic DIY Wooden Sign Tutorial. Below you will find the Photoshop file I used. The tutorial just linked shows how to transfer the file to wood and hand paint it. I used my cricut with the file below to make a stencil. You can do either with the download.
Click the image to bring up the full size version and either print to transfer like I showed you in the tutorial linked above, or use as a cut file. I use Sure Cuts A Lot for this. Not sure if that is still available, but I do know that it doesn’t work with newer Cricut machines. Good luck!
