Just Us Girls #570 - Word Challenge

Hey there!  The new challenge over at Just Us Girls is our Word Challenge.  Vicki has chosen the word

VALENTINE!

 
So I thought I'd mix it up a bit and instead of making a card, I made a home decor diy project.  Have you ever heard of The Little Green Bean Instagram store?  I got hooked on her adorable sweater gnomes.  This year, she swung into diy projects because so many people were looking for projects to do with kiddos and adults since we were spending so much time at home.  She showcased her first set of houses at Christmas time and I was in awe.  I bought the three houses she had and painted and decorated them.  Then she came out with Valentine themed houses.  I of course had to have those too.

So here is the first house I did.  The houses come with a backer piece that have all the pieces engraved on them so you know where to place them.  The chimney, heart, windows and door are like puzzle pieces that fit right in the openings.  I painted all the pieces separately and added star dust stickles to parts of it.  On the Christmas ones, I used a brick stencil to create a brick house and a woodgrain stamp to create that look on the cabin house.  I wish I would have done some texture on these as well.

Here's the second one.  A much taller house.  I need to add some flowers to the flower boxes.  I just didn't have tiny flowers on hand when I put these together.  Again, I wish I had added texture to the house.  It looks so flat here.  Oh well!

You can see more from the JUGs design team and our new guest for February, Leslie, on the

JUGs blog.

Thanks for stopping by!