Personalized Clip Board Gift

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Roeshel

Most parties are behind us but I wanted to share this easy DIY hostess gift. Make up a custom and personalized clipboard using these supplies:

• clipboard
• FrogTape®
• craft paint and paint brush
• large monogram stickers

I created a simple design using FrogTape. I did a simple diagonal. Get creative!

I burnished the edges of FrogTape where tape will meet paint using a credit card (or my thumbnail) to activate the Paintblock® Technology for crisp clean lines.

Next I applied two coats of paint to the clipboard on the bottom side of the tape.

While the second coat of paint was still wet, I carefully removed the FrogTape.

Then I let the paint dry.

Once paint is dry, add fun monogram stickers to personalize.

Attach a gift card/greeting card for a birthday or a calendar or agenda for a new year’s eve party hostess gift. Make one for yourself to keep important papers organized or search online for free printables to fit the occasion or theme.

*I received compensation to complete this project for using FrogTape® products. All opinions, projects and ideas are based on my own experience.

DIY Thanks Sign Tutorial

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Roeshel

Happy Thanksgiving, friends! Hosting Thanksgiving dinner? It’s a bit late for this tutorial but there’s always filing it away for next year. Make up this easy sign to add the finishing touches on your Thanksgiving decor.

What I used:

12 x 24 piece of plywood
FrogTape®
paint and foam paint brush
wooden letters
hot glue (or wood glue and clamps or screws)

What I did:

1. Paint wooden letters if needed and let dry. Mine came from the craft store dollar section pre-finished.

2. I taped off stripes using FrogTape Multi-Surface. I made a larger stripe in the middle to create a darker background since my letters are lighter in color.

3. Using a plastic card, I burnished the edges of the tape to ensure crisp clean lines.

4. Next I applied a coat of paint.

5. While paint was still wet, I carefully removed the FrogTape. Then let the paint dry.

6. I secured my letters using hot glue.

I love this quick and easy piece to add to my Thanksgiving vignette:

*I received compensation to complete this project for using FrogTape® products. All opinions, projects and ideas are based on my own experience.

Step Stool Makeover

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Roeshel

Scoop up a step stool at the flea market, yard sales or thrift stores and give it a makeover. Thinking ahead, sweet grand baby is going to need a step stool to reach the bathroom sink to wash his little hands. This wooden flea market treasure is perfect. And of course I can’t resist the opportunity to take it from blah to cute with a little paint and FrogTape®.

Materials I used:

wooden foot stool (sanded and wiped clean)
FrogTape and scissors
vinyl decal
paint (I used Valspar Sea Kiss in a satin finish) and paintbrush
spray lacquer

What I did:

1. I convinced Mr. DIY to do the sanding for me. He’s much faster at that task than I. He simply sanded away the varnish leaving me a clean blank slate.

2. Then I wiped away the saw dust with a damp cloth.

3. Next I applied my vinyl decal to the top, burnished it and pulled away the transfer paper.

4. I taped off stripes using FrogTape Multi-Surface. Since the sides aren’t 90 degree angles, here is what I did: Tore off a piece of FrogTape longer than needed. I placed it in a straight line (I just eye-balled it) and folded the edges over on the ends. Using my thumbnail (or credit card), I rubbed the FrogTape on the corner. Then I gently lifted it up and using scissors, cut along the ‘white’ line. Replace and burnish tape. Repeat on each of the four sides, two rows of stripes.

5. Paint a coat. Let dry. Paint a second coat.

6. While paint is still wet, carefully remove FrogTape and vinyl decal. Then allow paint to dry over night.

7. Optional: sand edges for a distressed look.

8. Apply two light even coats of spray lacquer, allowing dry time between each coat according to instructions on the can.

Ta-da! A cute addition to the bathroom sink for little ones.

*I received compensation to complete this project for using FrogTape® products. All opinions, projects and ideas are based on my own experience.

DIY Halloween Vignette

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Roeshel

Decorating for Halloween? I’m not much of a Halloween decorator but I do have friends with October birthdays and these make a great gifts!

EASY Halloween Wall Art

You’ll need these items from the craft store:

stretched burlap
felt placemat
felt decor
glue dots (or recommended: hot glue)

Using lots and lots of glue dots or hot glue, layer and secure the felt placemat onto the stretched burlap canvas (glue dots = temporary and using stretched burlap for another project in the future, hot glue = more permanent). Then secure the felt decoration on top of the felt placemat. It doesn’t get much easier than that!

Halloween BOO Blocks tutorial

Check out my DIY wooden BOO blocks tutorial on the FrogTape® blog squad site HERE!

Do you decorate for Halloween? Just a little or do you go all out?

I received compensation to complete this project for using FrogTape® products. All opinions, projects and ideas are based on my own experience.

Hallway Paint Refresh

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Roeshel

Remember our bathroom remodel? So light and pretty!

All of a sudden, the beige hallway felt drab in comparison. The yellowed color just seemed “dirty” next to all that glam. Hey! It’s nothing a quick coat of paint can’t cure!

Hallway before:

A lot doorways in one small area means a lot of trim in this old house so FrogTape® MultiSurface is a must have for creating crisp clean lines, especially in hard to reach spots.

Tape off trim in hard to reach areas.

Burnish edges of tape using thumbnail to activate the Paintblock technology and begin painting.

The difference is subtle when all is said and done but you can see how much brighter the new wall color is during the progress…

While the second coat of paint is still wet, carefully remove FrogTape by pulling away from paint.

After:

I love how clean and fresh it looks and since there is no natural light in this space, the new light color makes a huge difference to me.

before…

after…

Of course you know what I see, right? A big blank canvas for a future painted accent wall using FrogTape! To be continued!

I received compensation to complete this project for using FrogTape® products. All opinions, projects and ideas are based on my own experience.

Industrial Milk Can turned Side Table

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Roeshel

I’ve had old industrial milk can laying around, collecting dust (cobwebs too) just waiting for a fun DIY and repurposing it for a fun side table to add some charm to the patio seemed like just the right idea.

Materials I used:

found industrial milk can
black paint + primer in one
FrogTape® MultiSurface
round wicker-like tray (also found…thrift store, I think)

What I did:

I like the distressed/dinged up paint finish but it needed a little pizazz. I gave it a good cleaning, then using FrogTape, I added some bold stripes.

A spider crawled out of that hole too! Yikes! Once that was taken care of, using my thumbnail, I burnished the edges of the FrogTape to ensure crisp clean stripes.

I applied two coats of black paint. Paint. Dry. Paint.

Right after I applied the second coat, while the paint was still wet, I carefully removed the FrogTape then let the paint dry.

Secure a tray using whatever method you find best (glue and clamps, screws, etc.), (a round wooden table top or an old clock would be cool too) and ta-da! A fun side table for our patio:

I added in some coordinating accent pillows and I have a fun new look to a usually neutral area. The old industrial milk can is a great conversation starter too.

LOVE IT! Have you added any fun elements to your outdoor areas this summer?

*I received compensation to complete this project for using FrogTape® products. All opinions, projects and ideas are based on my own experience.

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Personalized Clip Board Gift

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Step Stool Makeover

DIY Halloween Vignette

Hallway Paint Refresh

Industrial Milk Can turned Side Table