Listfully Blissful Guest Post

Hi!  My name is Melanie, I blog all kinds of crafts and DIY projects over at Listfully Blissful.  I am thrilled to be guest posting for The Wood Connection today!  You've got to check them out if you haven't yet!  You will want to do a back flip when you see all the amazing things they have.  They have everything you'll need: fabulous paper and ribbon, glitter, vinyl, glue, perfect frames and of course all kinds of wood projects!  They have these awesome candlesticks I was so excited to try out!  And with Valentine's Day just around the corner, I thought I'd get an early start on some fun decor.

Wood Connection supply list:

Two 9 inch candlesticks

2 round bases

2 large finials

wood glue

fancy wood tag (for tracing)

paper

ribbon

I started by gluing the candlesticks to the wood bases.

Next I glued the finials to the top of each candlestick.
 

This glue is amazing!  It dries fast too!
 

 

I painted one coat of black then 4 coats of a gloss white acrylic paint.

Because I painted the black first, any spot I sanded shows the black through, 

giving it a great distressed look!  I used a nail file for more control.

 

Next I made the banner.  I traced this adorable wood

 tag onto some cute paper and cut them out.

I used my Silhouette to cut the words "Be Mine," then inked the edges,

 and strung them together using bakers twine and jute.

For the hearts, I painted the edges white, then traced, cut, and glued some paper 

on them. (Using the wood glue,  check out this paper to wood tutorial. )

I inked all the edges on these too!  For the big heart, I just wrapped some bakers twine around it. 

For the little hearts, I drilled a little hole in each one, then strung them with more bakers twine and hung them on one of the candlesticks.

 

 One of the best parts about this project is I can use it even after Valentines Day!  The paper is double sided good quality cardstock.  I loved the other side of this Valentine paper, so I just flipped the banner around and used the backside too!  I also changed the bakers twine to yellow.

If your looking for some adorable Valentine decor or just everyday decor, stop into the Wood Connection!  You will not be disappointed!  To help you out, the Wood Connection has been kind enough to give a $25 gift certificate to one lucky reader!  Please stop by my blog listfullyblissful.blogspot.com to enter the drawing!

Thank you to the Wood Connection for this fun opportunity!