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Friday, January 28, 2011

country living valentine upcycle

if you are not familiar with country living magazine, i suggest you hop on over to barnes and noble and get yourself a copy.

if you are not familiar with upcycling, it is just this:

"The practice of taking something that is disposable and transforming it into something of greater use and value"

i love upcycling!

this is an easy and fun upcycling project.
we all see the paint strips in home improvement stores. 

                                        

there are a plethora of colors and they are free!

pick yourself up a few at walmart today!!

grab some in the reds and pinks

                                 

and you can create this:

          

add some unique letter stamps in black and you've got yourself some great valentines!

go on country living's website and check out some other great ideas!

http://www.countryliving.com/crafts/projects/valentine-day-crafts-cards#fbIndex3

happy country living crafting!