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We are so excited to share this project with you this project.


We saw similar wall art on Anthropologie for around $500.
(the picture is not available any longer, so we are sorry we can't give the artist credit.  she was an amazing artist from New Orleans)

We fell in love with how simple the design was, but $500??

Hummm, it got us thinking.
How could we replicate the design a little less expensive?
Simple!
All we needed was:
Sheet of Preserved Moss- $1.00 (Dollar Tree)
Canvas
Needle
Black Thread
Copy Paper
(all items with out a price we had on hand)
So the cost of this project was a whopping
$1.00

Print the letters you would like to use.  Place the letters on top of moss and cut around each letter.
Arrange each letter how you would like them to look on the canvas.
(you can tack down with a little hot glue if you wish)
Thread needle with black thread.  Make a large knot on end of thread.  Starting from the back of canvas start sewing each letter.  We spaced the stitches about 1/2", but you can do how ever close or faraway that you wish.

(it is hard to see, but the stitches are there)

Ta-Da you now have a $500 for
$100


What word will you use?
FAMILY
LOVE
FRIENDS
DREAM

Will you keep it white, or pop with color?
Blue
Yellow
Pink
Red

Oh-how the ideas are limitless.

Families are like fudge - mostly sweet with a few nuts. 
~Author Unknown

5 comments:

  1. Very cute! And $500 for that?! Who buys those things? lol

    Kimberly @ THE BROWN EYES HAVE IT

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  2. Very sweet. Just bought this type of moss at Michael's and wasn't sure exactly what my plan was. Thanks for this awesome idea!

    Did you seal the moss in any way? Or is it good to go as is? Wasn't sure...


    ~ Meredith From A Mother Seeking



    A Mother Seeking...




    This week, "When Life Hands You Lemons..."

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  3. Nice! I’d love for you to link your great project to Things I’ve Made Thursdays (going on now until noon tomorrow). I’m trying something new this week- We have two sections to the party- one for kids’ things and one for “Anything”!! I think this post would be an awesome addition to the “Anything Goes” party!

    Hope you’ll stop by and link up!
    Melanie
    http://bearrabbitbear.blogspot.com/2011/09/things-ive-done-thursday-new.html

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