Beulah Bags by Heather

This rocking chair was created as a gift for my student teacher, Emily. The rocking chair was painted with the colors of her new classroom. Emily loves owls so I painted a cute owl on the back part of the chair. Students helped me paint the rest of the chair after 2 coats of primer. I probably could've just done 1 coat of primer but went with 2! Materials from Lowes: Zinnser's 1-2-3 spray primer 3 cans Valspar Jekyll Crane Cottage Green (Green) Valspar Boysenberry Jam (Purple) Valspar Water Fountain (Blue) Valspar Swim (Aqua) Valspar clear coat Brushes various sized Plastic drop cloths

I made this photo letter for my secret pal, Laura. I bought a large paper Mâché letter from JoAnn. I printed black and white photos on paper (high quality setting) and applied with the paper type Modge Podge. I turned the letter over to trim the pictures with an Exacto knife and painted the other parts of the letter with black acrylic paint. I added various scrapbook words for some color and Modge Podged over the pics and words to seal. After it dried I put another coat of Modge Podge then applied a coat of clear spray to set it and to give it a matte finish. I applied grey ribbon to the back with a glue gun to hang. This was a fun, rather easy, personalized project to make.

I am so addicted to Pinterest! If you haven't been there, it is a great site for ideas related to school, crafts, home etc. I found this great recipe starter that I made for my Secret Pal at work. Source: southernvogue.com via Lauren on Pinterest Here is how mine turned out! I also made these for my co-workers for Halloween!