DIY Crafts: Old Lilly Planner

Here are a few fun DIY Crafts I have done this summer to spruce up my apartment this fall!

If you would like to do these at home what you'll need:

• Modge Podge
• Paint (I used 
• Scissors 
• Ruler
• Canvases 
• Cork Board
• Fun Paper (I've used my old Lilly Planners and Gold Paper from Michaels)
• Paint Brushes
• Sponges 

Places to Shop

• Michaels
• Blick

Lilly Letters 

 I first purchased wooden letters from Michael's.  These are the style of letters I liked the best.  Then I laid them down on newspaper so an not to make a mess on my family's table.

I traced out the shape of the "C" on the Lilly paper of my choice so I could cut it out to size later.  This allowed me to shape the edges to curves and corners of my letters.

 Using Mod Podge and sponges I spread the Mod Podge on the letter and placed the paper on top, holding it down for about 15 seconds.  Then I dabbed bits of Mod Podge over any edges that didn't stick down.

 I chose to use one pattern for all my letters, though you can mix it up and make the design however you like!

Here are the finished letters.  Afterwards I laid them out on newspaper overnight to dry.  Then I used a hot glue gun to put ribbons on the back to hang the letters in my dorm room.

Canvases and Cork Boards

To make this small canvas I first painted the canvas with pink paint.   After the canvas dried I used a hot glue gun to glue down the gold paper (from Michael's in the scrapbook section).  I finally used Mod Podge to place down the Lilly Print girl.  I allowed it to dry overnight.

For this state cork-board I first used a hot glue gun to glue down the large Lilly patterns (Tip: Glue works better on cork than Mod Podge in my experience).   I then took the gold paper and traced out an outline of California.  I cut out the outline (If your state has many uneven borders I recommend using smaller scissors).  I then hot-glued the California onto the cork board.  Finally I cut out a heart and glued that over San Francisco (my home city!).

I am so excited to hang up my cute crafts in my dorm room this semester!