Monday Madness – FREE Valentines Subway Art.

I love designing Valentine’s stuff.  The color schemes are fun. the sayings are fun and well….basically I am a romantic at heart.  I find the idea of true love and finding your soul mate kind of dreamy.  I know super cheesy.
For this weeks Monday Madness we are offering a FREE Valentine Subway Art with a $20.00 purchase.  You can purchase ANYTHING you would like on the website as long as it adds up to $20.00.



 
The coloring on this is plaque is a little unexpected, but I kinda like that. 
But really the colors were inspired by our new line of Valentine’s scrapbook paper.

15 Holiday/Super Saturday Craft Ideas Using MDF Shaped Frames

I have to admit most of the ideas below are not mine, but that is one of the reasons the time it takes for me to find good bloggers for guest posts is well worth the effort.  I am continually amazed at the incredibly genius ideas bloggers come up with using our stuff!  Below are fifteen of my favorites, every single one of them would make for a fabulous Super Saturday craft project or just an awsome project to help you waste away an afternoon. ENJOY!



#15. Photo Frame Book Ends from a Turtle’s Life for Me.
If you know anything about me you know I am a sucker for anything with pictures in them.  Combine that with a cute way to display books and I am totally in.



#14. Bathroom Hooks by Bee in Our Bonnet
This is a fun idea because it could go in so many place besides just a bathroom.  Think laundry room, mud room, entry way.  What a cut idea for kids to hang there coats and back packs on…you could even order custom vinyl and put their names on the frames.



#13. Stamped Cork Board by from the Winthorpe Chronicles.
Any time you can take something and make it your own it’s sure to be a hit with the crowd.  I do think on this one if would be fun to offer different holiday stencils and multiple cork boards.  Than people can paint cork boards for every holiday and switch them out.  If you are looking for some cork boards you may want to check out our Organize It Collection, and of course we can custom cut cork for you.  Plus all of our Antiqued Subway Art Plaques vinyl can be ordered as a stencil

Monday Madness – Halloween Count Magnetic Board

Okay so I am sure that Halloween is probably one of the furthest thing from your mind, but I figured hey if Kmart can run Christmas ads than we can have a sale on a Halloween craft right?!  Besides you’ll need sometime to get this one ready for your kids.

This weeks Monday Madness deal is 40% off our new Halloween Count Down Magnetic Board.
Reg. priced at $19.95, sale price {$11.97}  Now isn’t that price worth the smiles on your kids faces!!  Spider magnet is not included (Kim made it by cutting the ring part off of a cheap plastic spider ring and hot gluing it to a button magnet- easy enough right?)

 

Guest Post - The Craft Sparrow {DIY Chalkboard Weekly Menu Tutorial}

I am doing a little switcharoo this week.  First we will enjoy another amazing guest post and then we will FINALLY get to our deal of the week.  I have so many cute pictures and projects to show...it will be worth the wait.

Hello Poppy Seed Readers, I'm Rebecca from The Crafted Sparrow ... I hope you'll stop by and say hello sometime.  I'm excited to be sharing a Poppy Seed Project with all of you.  We are huge on menu planning in our house, I feel like it helps me with my grocery budget as well as keeping me accountable for cooking during the week.  I have a tendency to just blow it off and cook whatever is easiest.  Today I'm showing you the Fancy Framed Chalkboard Weekly Menu I made using the Paisley Frame.

Supplies:

-  1 Large Poppy Seed Projects Paisley Frame {fits 6 pictures}

-  DecoArt Americana White Acrylic Paint

-  DecoArt Americana Graphite Acrylic Paint

-  2 Foam Paint Brushes

-  Sandpaper

-  DecoArt Americana Chalkboard Paint

-  Saw Tooth Hangers, or Extra Strong Magnets found HERE {optional}

-  Chalk or Chalk Markers

Guest Post - Creative Idea to Display Free Printables!

I love to make Subway art for each holiday, but my little cheap black frame from the dollar store for the subway art just wasn't cuttin' it any more. Not to mention it was falling apart and the prints were getting all bent up moving them in and out and storing them. I love a project that can be interchangeable, so I LOVE, LOVE this idea from Poppy Seed Projects! This plaque is made with one of the Christmas printables which is PERFECT for a Christmas in July project! 

This would be a perfect Super Saturday project!

Monday Madness – Fourth of July Subway Art Plaque

Today  Monday Madness is also an introduction to a new line of another really simple and inexpensive Subway Art Plaques (similar to the same concept as the Chalk Board Plaques).  The craft kits includes a plaque, a print and easy to follow step by step instructions.  This first addition to this new line is two 4th of July Plaques…but there are plans to add a plaque or two for every holiday.


There are two different fourth of July Plaque available.

God Bless the USA

 

Free Spring Chalk Board Art Printable

I love Spring!  Really who doesn’t?  But I think if you live in a snowy area like Ut. where the weather is at best chaotic you have a special appreciation for Spring.  When the tulips and grape hyacinthia’s start to bloom….


….my heart just feel lighter and I start to get in decorating mode.  Yes I said decorating mode.  Nothing inspires me to liven things up like Spring.  Last year I shared a popular post on Tips and Tricks for Decorating for Spring.  This year I’ve already shared the Top Five Spring Projects , but I thought I would also share a free Chalk Board Spring printable with you.  This is also one of the projects that we did during the craft class we taught at Snap this year.

Tutorial – How to Paint, Stain and Antique a Block Using Three Different Paint Colors.

HAPPY EASTER!!!
One of our most popular spring craft projects are these double sided Easter/Spring Blocks, {little side note, these babies are a perfect Super Saturday project because they are easy, but still allow for a lot creativity)  When I first posted them online I had lots of questions about how one goes about painting the blocks so many different colors.  This tutorial will cover just that, along with some other  basics.  For a tutorial on how to apply scrapbook paper click here.
First the supply list.
Supply List:

• Medium grade sandpaper (I used about 150}
• Several different coordinating paint colors.
• Painter’s tape
• Foam Paint Brush
• Squegee for applying vinyl
• Stain (optional)
• Terry cloth rag cut into fours.

Step 1: To get started it’s always a good idea to lightly sand down the blocks, just to smooth things up.  Don’t forget to wipe away the sawdust with a slightly damp rag before you start painting.  If you don’t you will end up with saw dust in your paint, which never really works out well.
 
Step 2: Paint the sides of the block. I like to paint the blocks three different colors.  The sides of the blocks get one color, the front and back of each block get their own colors.
Start by painting the sides.  Keep in mind that you are painting mdf.  Mdf is like a sponge when it comes to paint. it will soak it up like a cool drink of water.  Be smarter than the block though and don’t let it trick you into globbing on the paint.  {Additional painting tips below}
 

Top Five Spring/ Easter Decorating and Ideas and Projects

A list of five of our most tried and true Easter and Spring Projects.  What an ideal list to have at your disposal if you are planning a Super Saturday or other craft group this Spring (i.e. crafting with friends, GNO during conference.)

5. Personalized Bird Sign – Add a bird for each member of your family.  Adds the perfect touch of Spring in a personal way.



4. LDS Temple Bead Board Plaque

Monday Morning Madness - Coupon Code and FREE Stuff

Hello friends!  Are you ready for this weeks deal? 

Well I finally have all of the Dry Erase Calendars up and online for you to purchase.  Along with all of the different options.

You can purchase the Dry Erase Calendar as a print only. {$17.95}

   

Monday Morning Madness – Greg Olsen Plaques.

Be honest now how many of you are done with your Christmas shopping?  Seriously I mean every little last bit, teacher gifts, presents for you siblings, something for your important friends?  Well if you are like me and still have a few people to check of your list we would like to make a suggestion.

Christmas really is a celebration of Christ so this morning we wanted to share one of our most popular religious craft projects, (hoping it might help you check a few people off of your to do list) our Greg Olsen plaques.  This particular project is one of the very few projects that is offered both as a craft kit as well as a class project.

We currently offer 5 different prints.


Plaque 1: Light of the World - 10.5x11.5, $12.50



Plaque 2: The Messenger – 10.5 x11.5, $12.50


Plaque Three: Precious in His Sight – 10.5x11.5, $12:50

Monday Morning Madness, On Tuesday (:

Have you ever had one of those days, not really the worse day of your life kind of day. . .but just a really frustrating and exhausting day?  Well that was pretty much been my entire mon. of Nov.  Not the worse month of my life but defiantly an exasperating one.  I thought, (or at least really hoped) that Dec. would bring a clarity of mind, a calmness and peace brought on by the joy of the holidays. . .right?  Wow am I crazy!!  Today was another awesomely frustrating day brought on by my own spaciness (spell check is telling me that’s not a word, I’m using it anyway).  Among the many crazy things I didn’t remember to do, I forgot to charge the battery on my camera when I went to the store with  to take pictures of these fun new Christmas projects.  Yep I drove 20 minutes and was so proud of myself for remembering the camera in the first place and than got there and realized the battery was 100% dead.  Classic.  Luckily I have a phone, and really the pictures are not so bad, considering.  Well now that you know I don’t have my head screwed on straight let’s get to the deals. . . and the projects!

In case you didn’t know Kim and I have kids.  Yep real bonafide in the flesh kids.  I have four (see picture below for proof)



Kim has three (I keep telling her if she wants to stay sane she’ll stop there). 

Monday Morning Madness, Neighbor Gifts

Ready or not the Holidays are upon us.  One of the things that makes the time of year so memorable are the traditions that we repeat year after year.  I know many of you may not agree with me, but one of my favorite traditions is the giving of neighbor gifts.  Who’s with me? You might wonder why I am such a big fan of this tradition.  A couple of reason really. I have fond memories of baking Christmas banana bread (banana bread with chocolate chips and Marciano cherries) with my Mom and making candies with my Day for our neighbors.  I also love seeing what people come up with.  I love the cheesy sayings tied to the dollar store presents just as much as I love the plates full of goodies.  But most of all I love the idea behind a small token of thoughtfulness and the “hey we are friends even if we only talk twice a month because we have too many kids and our lives are crazy” that the neighbor gift represents.

The tricky part about the neighbor gift though is coming up with a cute, creative and inexpensive idea that people will enjoy.  Well that is where we can help!

Some of you may have seen Nikkala from The Crafting Chicks’s cute idea using the mini frames.  Well our collection of neighbor gift possibilities doesn't end there.  Here are Ten of our favorite inexpensive and easy to make craft projects that are perfect for neighbor gifts.  (wondering which one’s Kim and I have actually used . . .I starred them) 

10. Fridge Magnets (sold in sets of three) **

9. 4x6 Eleanor frame with BELIEVE print (the print is reversible with a Valentine print on the back)**

Organize It Introductions and A Give Away

Just incase you haven’t checked it out yet we wanted to introduce you to our latest class projects offered in our Organize It classes.  If you are looking for away to stay organized and keep your home stylish at the same time these projects are a PERFECT fit.  The Organize It class projects include:

Dry Erase Calendars {calendars measure 15x18 and start at $36,50}

Weekly/Menu Planners (starting at $12.95}

Guest Post - Personalized Cork Board Tutorial

Hello!  I'm Mariah and you can find me over at Giggles Galore, making the ordinary extraordinary one smile at a time!  I'm a multi-tasking
mom to 3 active kids, a craft junkie and a party enthusiast.  I'm excited to be here at Poppy Seed Projects today sharing my Personalized Memo Board.

I love the Eleanor Frame and wanted to find a way to use it in my daughter's new 'big girl' room.  I finally decided my daughter need a pretty place to keep her special treasures, pictures and mementos and I knew I wanted to turn the frame into a memo board, but I also wanted to jazz it up a bit.  To personalize it I asked family members to send me 5 adjectives that they thought best described my daughter.  I LOVE how it turned out!

SWEET S'MORE BAR PRINTABLE

School started at our house last week.  I was sad summer flew by so quickly and my little buddies wouldn't be home all day anymore - I wasn't ready!  Then the day before school started they drove me CRAZY at the grocery store and as punches were flying at the checkout stand{between them, not me!} I had a change of heart, haha.  Regardless of how I felt they were ecstatic to go back to school and that is all I can ask for, right?

As summer winds down I wanted to share a fun freebie for all of those last summer parties and camping trips.  We did a killer s'more bar for our Relief Society BBQ a couple of weeks ago, and it had every body drooling for dessert before we even ate dinner!  Since it was Relief Society we had to make it cute - a bag of marshmallows and a box of graham crackers just wouldn't do...

From Frame to Wreath Guest Post

Hello there!  I'm Ashleigh and I blog with my sister over at bee in our bonnet!  We write about all of the projects, baking and craziness that takes priority over laundry!  We were lucky enough to meet the ladies of poppyseed projects at SNAP!  They are so fun and were such great teachers at our class.  We became instant fans of their products and have a wish list/idea list a mile long.

I'm excited to share a little Halloween project I made with one of their frames.  (This is the only time I will be 3 months ahead of the game in my holiday crafts...I'll go back to procrastinating in a sec.)  I've seen lots of frames turned into wreaths so I knew the poppyseed frames would be perfect for a 

wreath-ish situation on my door.  

I am completely in love with the Jaxson frame!  I want one in every room of my house.  I feel like you could make it look formal and classy or cutesy and fun, depending on how you use it.  I went for the cutesy look this time.  It came unfinished (and ready for endless possibilities).