Beauprez Family: DIY Projects

I have always enjoyed art and crafts and producing things with my hands if it was baking, drawing, painting etc. Once we bought our house I became a fanatic about decorating our home, but within a reasonable budget. While I love the styles of Pottery Barn, Pier One type places it wasn't always within our budget. So I had to get creative, and roll up my sleeves to get a lil dirty and do things myself. I hope that you find some of my tutorials on these DIY projects useful to you in your decorating endeavors.

CLICK ON IMAGE FOR A SLIDESHOW OF PROJECTS:

DIY art using old shoe box lids instead of canvas:

http://www.beauprezfamily.blogspot.com/2012/02/diy-artwork-and-valentines.html

DIY art using your kids name:

White canvas and chip board letters painted blue

DIY bows:

http://beauprezfamily.blogspot.com/2012/01/diy-christmas-bows-or-bows-for-anything.html

DIY chair recover:

http://beauprezfamily.blogspot.com/2012/01/recovering-chair-diy-style.html

DIY Silhouette picture:

http://beauprezfamily.blogspot.com/2012/01/diy-silhouette-picture.html

Chalkboard paint an old picture frame:

no tutorial but I used chalkboard paint on the glass from an old frame.

DIY Painted pumpkins:

http://beauprezfamily.blogspot.com/2011/10/painted-pumpkins.html

DIY no-sew camera strap:

http://beauprezfamily.blogspot.com/2011/09/nap-time-craft-time-diy-no-sew-camera.html

no-sew DIY Bold stripe curtains for $25:

http://beauprezfamily.blogspot.com/2011/09/nap-time-craft-time-diy-bold-stripe.html

DIY dressing up any curtains on the cheap:

http://beauprezfamily.blogspot.com/2011/09/dressing-up-curtains.html

My All time Fav Canvas Artwork:

http://beauprezfamily.blogspot.com/2011/03/diy-artwork-time.html

10 minute DIY canvas art using Fleu De Lis DIY stencil:

http://beauprezfamily.blogspot.com/2011/08/10-minute-diy-canvas-art-project.html

DIY Ampersand stencil art on canvas:

no tutorial here, I just printed from the internet an Ampersand I love, cut out, placed on canvas and spray painted gray.

DIY canvas art for under $20:

http://beauprezfamily.blogspot.com/2011/08/diy-canvas-art-for-under-20.html

DIY Tie Dye AKA save your kids clothes project:
If you have a child you know that stains on clothes is enevitable. But what I did to save my most fav t-shirts of Cade's was to dye them. They sell dye for cheap and it beats buying new clothes!

http://beauprezfamily.blogspot.com/2011/08/things-i-love.html

DIY ABC art for kids room:

http://beauprezfamily.blogspot.com/2011/08/diy-abc-canvas-art-for-kids-rooms-for.html

DIY number art for kids room:

http://beauprezfamily.blogspot.com/2011/08/nap-time-craft-time-diy-canvas-art.html

DIY toilet paper art:

http://beauprezfamily.blogspot.com/2011/06/diy-toilet-paper-roll-art.html

DIY art for the kitchen:
Spray painting silverware decor

http://beauprezfamily.blogspot.com/2011/06/diy-kitchen-art-using-utensils.html

DIY Rehab for the metal file cabinet: