Hey everyone! We have started a FreeCCM Pinterest account, and we have found some great craft ideas that we wanted to try out ourselves! This week, we created this fun piece of inspirational wall art that is great for Valentine’s Day!
Things You’ll Need:
A canvas (we used a basic 8×10 canvas that we got at a craft supply store) 
A paint color of your choice (we chose a neutral/tan color)
Magazines
Mod Podge
Paintbrushes
Thin cardboard for letter cut outs
Scissors
1. Clip brightly colored patterns and pictures from magazines!
(Tip: The brighter the colors, the better! It is also fun to find colors that match well together!)
2. Arrange the magazine clippings on your canvas the way you would like them to look! Be sure you include clippings that contrast strongly with your paint color in the area where you plan to put the words!
3. Paint a layer of mod podge underneath and on top of the magazine clippings to be sure that they stick to
the canvas.
Tip: It’s okay if it turns out a little bumpy! It adds some dimension to the finished product!
4. Let the mod podge dry! While you do that, you can begin cutting out letters out of cardboard to spell out whatever word you want! Try something that will inspire you: Faith, Hope, Love, or maybe your favorite scripture reference!
Tip: I have found that the easiest way to cut out letters is to make identical square blocks, and then cut the letters out from the squares (or rectangles). This helps to make the letters close to the same size!
5. Arrange the letters on top of the magazine clippings and paint around them! When you peel the letters off, you will have a great piece of art!
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Romans 8:28 inspires me.
My family inspires me. I love this craft! Thanks for sharing!
It's a long one, but it's a classic and has always been among my favorites: "To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." -Douglas Noel Adams. My future, my life, my all... in God's hands. :)
The first large embroidery project was of the quote, "To Love and Be Loved is the Greatest Joy on Earth". I made it when I was in high school and it still on my bedroom wall 35 years later.
Over the past 10 years the word "HOPE" has inspired me. No matter what I'm going through or have been through, as long as I had/have HOPE and believed in God's Grace it's all going to be all right. "All right" might not be what I had planned but so far God has never led me astray and in the end I can admit His way is so much better than mine. HOPE...my favorite word!
Jeremiah 29:11 - my favorite verse.
"It is what it is.". Good reminder to not stress over things you can't change.
Psalm 121:1-2 "I lift my eyes up to the hills- where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth!"
Phil. 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." along with Matthew West's song, "Strong Enough" which says "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength and I don't have to be strong enough."