Love it! Pint it! Do it! Challenge!

I was surfing Pinterest a while back looking for some crafts to share with my moms group....found this....and fell in L.O.V.E!  

via Crystal Sixta/Pinterest

 

I knew I would get it done as I would be doing it with my MOPS group; alas, we were snow/weathered out twice before Valentine's Day!  We finally got a chance to try it on the actual February 14th, but I was so busy organizing and chatting away that mine never got done. 

UP comes the Pinterest Challenge...oh yeah!  This is a great opportunity to join up with other bloggers and DIY'ers to get something actually done, and not just pinned, from Pinterest.  I'm linking today with Sherry from Young House Love, Katie from Bower Power, Megan from The Remodeled Life, and Michelle from Decor and the Dog.  Go visit their sites to see their projects, and links to many more great ideas!

Back to getting things done.....And Done I Did.

But I wanted to do a different spin on the project.  I have an issue with actually changing out holiday decorations, which translated, means I don't.  Meaning it took the Super Bowl party to make us get the Christmas tree put away; a certain holiday decoration I love stayed out all year one year; my mantle is just, well, a mantle.  I put things up there I like, but not necessarily seasonal. 

So this project had to hang around all year, and while "LOVE" can be a year-long idea, I wanted more.   And more means less, as I had most of these supplies on hand already. 

The wood blocks are from a great supplier online here: wood blocks online.  They cost $0.50 each.  I had an assortment of papers leftover from other projects, and picked up a few more at Joann's Fabric for a great sale price this week.  I spent very little overall, and have a lot of leftovers: I'm already thinking of cute little gift ideas for friends!  A little modpodge, paper, a letters (also on cheapo sale this week) and here we go with a year-round fun little accent: 

 And if you can't read top to bottom that way....

....you can move them!

 

 These can also hang around until fall season:

...and move on into the holidays!

 

I also have some paper to keep going: there are six sides to fill!  I can envision more blocks with fall motifs, 4th of July and more: What can you picture?  I counted (and had to check the spelling of!) Hanukkah, which would take 2 more blocks, but that's just more fun to play with.

 

So, share a little LOVE or SPRING or BOO or any other holiday your family celebrates and enjoy the fun!  This is a great project to share with your kids!