DIY for the college girl & back to school

we loaded up the car sunday & moved savannah in to her sorority house at school.

yes, school cranks up mighty soon down here 

with my other girls beginning monday!

as much as savannah loved life in the co-ed dorms at UGA

she is thrilled to be in the sorority house.

earlier this summer i posted an instagram about some crafts she created for her room.

she really enjoyed what turned out to be easy peasy creations

that are each very thoughtful in nature.

her rommate made the "he will cover you" on an 11x14 piece of wood. 

stained first & then painted.

savannah printed off an enlarged silhouette of the state of georgia

& laid it on her canvas, painted over with gold metallic acrylic

& then removed the silhouette. she then painted a heart over atlanta/athens area.

the smaller 4x6 canvas with the lyre, the symbol for her sorority.

again using gold metallic craft paint.

then she made these beauties after being inspired by a similar craft on

pinterest.

she took 2 11x14 stretched canvas & painted over them with a gold/bronze metallic craft paint.

she then laid removable sticky letters down

to form the words from this famous hymm.

she then using a dry foam brush technique

painted over the gold/bronze & the letters with a creamy acrylic paint.

then removed the letters super easy without taking any paint off.

 

her friends went nuts.

wouldn't these be awesome in 24x36 format too?

so crafted more.

she made bailey & her roommate at ole' miss

each a canvas with their favorite scripture

done in the same technique, just different colors.

savannah made herself the psalm 103 to add to her menagerie of

other goldy metallic crafts for her room.

you might recall my own DIY jewelry board from this post

which was done on a large 24x36 cork board.

savannah's room isn't large enough for that size 

so she crafted one, with the help of dan, a tad smaller.

we used the door knob thingies from hobby lobby

& upholstery tacks around the perimeter

& then just push pins for the smaller pieces.

with the board being covered in burlap, earrings will easily hang freely from the fabric.

ta-da!

psalm 103. 1-5

Bless the Lord, O my soul,
    and all that is within me,
    bless his holy name!
  Bless the Lord, O my soul,
    and forget not all his benefits,
 who forgives all your iniquity,
    who heals all your diseases,
 who redeems your life from the pit,
    who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
 who satisfies you with good
    so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.