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Mad About You Valentine Printable + More!

January 21, 2015 by Fotini Filed Under: DIY Valentine's gifts, diy valentines, gift idea, printable, Valentines day, watercolor Leave a Comment

I’m excited to be teaming up with some other fabulous ladies to bring you a bunch of DIY Valentine’s Day ideas! When you’re giving a gift, it doesn’t have to be expensive or fancy! I enjoy heartfelt gifts just as much as I do materialistic gifts, because I know they came from the heart ♥

Today I’m sharing a super simple, but absolutely adorable Valentine’s gift! I was thrilled to have scored these “mad about you” lotions from Bath & Body works at their semi-annual sale for less than $3 per bottle! Right away I thought they would make the perfect little Valentine’s gift, so I snagged a few! Shortly after, I was playing around with my watercolor and created a sweet printable that goes along perfectly with the lotion! And today I’m sharing that printable with you! You can download it and add it to any of your Valentine’s gifts! I added mine to the lotion using bakers twine, and voila, a super adorable and sweet gift! Perfect for your close girlfriends, teachers, family members, close neighbors and more!

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The Secret to Success ♥

March 31, 2014 by Fotini Filed Under: art, free printable, printable, secret to success, success, watercolor 5 Comments

One of the things we all strive for in life is to be successful, right? No matter what it is you’re trying to be successful at, you want to master it, to come out on top! I came across the beautiful quote in a book, and it really just stuck with me! So much so, that I had to turn it into a printable and share it with you all, of course!

I love it and I hope you do too! I can’t wait to frame it and put it in my office! Please be sure to check out the image source on the bottom picture, she shares her beautiful watercolor art for everyone to enjoy!

** Side note: Although it appears light gray, the printable background is white and will appear white on download! **

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Watercolor Art

March 17, 2014 by Fotini Filed Under: art, painting, Spring, watercolor 3 Comments

I wanted to bring in some color into my normally neutral decor, for Spring. While painting one day with my daughter, I thought I would play around with some basic designs and created some fun pieces for Spring! I really love this idea to frame your little one’s art too! I can’t wait to display some of their masterpieces in our basement!

For this project, I combined pastels in lines using swiping motions, alternating the colors. Let dry. I scored two beautiful picture frames, from Target on clearance for $4.98 each, earlier in the week and knew the watercolor would look perfect in them! I simply traced the size of the frame and inserted them! Voila, instant, beautiful color!

I cannot wait to make more!! You can really let your creativity show with projects like this! Making one of a kind pieces for your home, as gifts, invitations and more!

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