crafts Archives - The Love Nerds https://thelovenerds.com/tag/crafts/ Crafts, Decor, Cooking, and Event Planning Thu, 02 Jan 2020 17:01:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 How to Make Free Word Art Online in Fun Shapes https://thelovenerds.com/free-shaped-word-art/ Wed, 15 May 2019 12:00:48 +0000 https://thelovenerds.com/?p=1285 How to Make Free Word Art Online in Fun Shapes - The easiest online program for making your own shaped word art with detailed instructions on how to use the program! Perfect for holiday decorations, school projects, baby shower decorations, birthday cards and more! | THE LOVE NERDS

Create fun and amazing free word art online in fun shapes using any text you want, even a website page! It’s quick and easy with lots of customizable options with these great free word art generators! Perfect for kid art, school projects, holiday decorations, and even wall decor!  CREAT YOUR OWN IMAGES WITH FREE WORD...

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]]> 1285 2013 Most Popular Posts {not counting recipes} https://thelovenerds.com/2013-most-popular-posts/ Mon, 30 Dec 2013 19:25:03 +0000 https://thelovenerds.com/?p=1901 2013 most popular posts from The Love Nerds

It’s the end of the year, and I am feeling a little reflective! So I decided I wanted to share with all of you my thoughts on the year and 2013 Most Popular Posts! I am not a Dicken’s fan, but A Tale of Two Cities keeps coming to mind: “It was the best of times, it...

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]]> 1901 Why Hermione Granger is My Favorite Character https://thelovenerds.com/hermione-fave-character/ Thu, 29 Aug 2013 15:58:13 +0000 https://thelovenerds.com/?p=988 Hermione Granger - We could have been killed - or worse , expelled. Free print @ The Love Nerds

I know that this is a bold statement that might elicit a lot of arguments from people for their favorite female characters or Harry Potter haters, but this is my blog, so I think it is okay for me to voice my HP love. Hermione Granger is THE best, most well-rounded female role model out...

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]]> 988 A Backyard Wedding https://thelovenerds.com/a-wedding-wordless-wednesday/ Wed, 28 Aug 2013 22:25:45 +0000 https://thelovenerds.com/?p=967 Rustic Backyard Wedding @ The Love Nerds

If you follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter – etc – then you probably know that I worked my first official wedding this past weekend. The bride is a sweetheart that I knew from college. This wedding was a complete at home, backyard wedding at the couple’s newly bought home which required a lot of work from the...

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]]> 967 DIY Wedding Guest Book Plate https://thelovenerds.com/diy-wedding-guest-book-plate/ Tue, 20 Aug 2013 20:32:55 +0000 https://thelovenerds.com/?p=946 DIY Guest Book Plate using a Sharpie @ The Love Nerds

I have shared on the blog before the Pinwheel Lunch Reception I planned for a dear friend of mine and her husband. They were married in a private ceremony at the courthouse a few months before but wanted to take a moment to still celebrate with their family and friends. I have never personally seen...

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]]> 946 5 Things to Help Make an Apartment a Home https://thelovenerds.com/make-an-apartment-a-home/ Thu, 27 Jun 2013 19:27:21 +0000 https://thelovenerds.com/?p=677 5 ways to help make an apartment a home @ thelovenerds

As I have mentioned before, my husband and I have moved five times in the past year and he had three apartments before that. I will admit something to all of you – I am home envy! I am constantly jealous of friends and family buying new houses. I desperately want to paint walls. I...

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]]> 677 How to Decorate Wine Glasses with Hand Painted Confetti Dots https://thelovenerds.com/hand-dotted-wine-glasses/ Tue, 25 Jun 2013 16:48:02 +0000 https://thelovenerds.com/?p=668 Hand painted stemless wine glasses with red dots using enamel paint and baking in the oven; perfect as a birthday or wedding gift @ thelovenerds

Back in March, I shared this tutorial on some glass bowls that I hand painted with multi-color dots. These bowls now sit on a red table from Target which makes me love them even more; I am very glad that I decided to use red in the original color scheme. I used the same process...

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]]> 668 Life’s a Beach Summer Print {Free Printable} https://thelovenerds.com/lifes-a-beach/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:45:55 +0000 https://thelovenerds.com/?p=663 We are headed out of town tomorrow for a mini-vacation. We aren’t headed to the dreamy beaches we were at last year at this time for our honeymoon, but the beaches of Lake Michigan will have to do! For me, reading a good book by water, especially while sitting on a beach, is my happy...

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]]> 663 DIY Firework Vases https://thelovenerds.com/firework-vases/ Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:26:53 +0000 https://thelovenerds.com/?p=639 Easy DIY Vinyl Firework Vases - A festive yet temporary 4th of July Craft. Decorate utensil bins, vases, glasses, and more. |The Love Nerds

Easy and temporary DIY Vinyl Firework Vases – a festive 4th of July craft! I decided that it was finally time to do some summer decorating this week. I am a little embarrassed to admit that the picture frame in our entry way still has a spring print in it. My first summer decor project?...

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]]> 639 DIY Wedding Vow Art https://thelovenerds.com/wedding-vow-art/ Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:08:19 +0000 https://thelovenerds.com/?p=601 Wedding Vow Word Art on Wood Board

When we got married, it was really important to the both of us to say our own vows. We were so lucky that Bryan’s cousin was officiating because we have known people in the past struggle to deviate at all from traditional church ceremonies. Bryan’s cousin though was willing to have us to both the...

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]]> 601 How to decorate a Wooden Letter with Washi Tape https://thelovenerds.com/washi-wooden-letter/ Mon, 06 May 2013 16:37:07 +0000 https://thelovenerds.com/?p=531 Use washi tape to decorate a plain wood letter @ thelovenerds

I love letters and word art – this isn’t new on the blog. My first big project on the blog was my letter wall! Somewhere along the way, I had bought this extra “R” and hadn’t quite done anything with yet. So when I got my new blue Target table that I love, I decided...

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]]> 531 How to Make your own Canvas Prints with Mod Podge https://thelovenerds.com/canvas-prints-with-mod-podge/ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:40:20 +0000 https://thelovenerds.com/?p=495 Canvas Prints using Mod Podge from thelovenerds

I feel like a broken record lately, but I have been in the process of covering some of the white in our apartment. I came up with this idea because it would cover a large space but also because it would allow me to showcase some of our nerdy interests in what I consider a...

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]]> 495 Great Upcycle Project {Pinspiration} https://thelovenerds.com/upcycle-pinspiration/ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:11:06 +0000 https://thelovenerds.com/?p=462 Yesterday was Earth Day, so I thought this would be the perfect timing to share some Upcycle Pinspiration. Upcycle projects have seemed to take on more popularity lately, which I think is awesome. My family has laughed at me many time in the past year because my new moto has become: “let’s just spray paint...

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]]> 462 Love is all you need! {Free Printable} https://thelovenerds.com/love-is-all-you-need/ Sun, 14 Apr 2013 21:13:21 +0000 https://thelovenerds.com/?p=371 Love is All You Need - FREE PRINTABLE! {The Love Nerds}

I started The Love Nerds a couple of months ago when I was on medical leave. It is a way for my to share the projects I do at home – the crafts I love. It is also my first step toward starting an Etsy shop and an event planning business. Working on creative projects...

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]]> 371 3D Flower Art Using Paper Hearts https://thelovenerds.com/3d-flower-art-using-paper-hearts/ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:00:19 +0000 https://thelovenerds.com/?p=188 paper flower art

In creating items for my hallway gallery, I looked for ideas that were manageable  fairly expensive, and unique. I found inspiration from Mondo Cherry and made this piece of art work below! The petals are made from little paper hearts. I used an extra large punch and a medium punch (the only sizes I currently own)....

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]]> 188 How to make State Art in a floating frame https://thelovenerds.com/state-art/ Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:00:00 +0000 http://184.173.236.48/~mroush/2013/03/state-art.html framed state art

I am slowly creating pieces for a gallery wall in our downstairs hallway – all part of trying to bring in some color and cover some of our white walls. I had seen this state art on Pinterest and decided that it would be a fun piece to include in the hallway. For this piece, I...

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]]> 14 A Stylish and Nerdy Wedding https://thelovenerds.com/a-comic-book-and-lightsaber-wedding/ Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:47:00 +0000 http://184.173.236.48/~mroush/2013/03/a-comic-book-and-lightsaber-wedding.html Comic Book Wedding - Unique details incorporates nerdy personality while still being stylish! {The Love Nerds} #lovenerdevents #weddingdecor #nerdywedding

It is easy for a wedding to represent the bride’s style. Years of dreaming plus having the majority of control when it comes to the planning makes it easy for the bride to run the whole show. I wanted to make sure this didn’t happen. The book theme was already in place after the save...

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]]> 15 How to Save Space by using a DVD Binder Organization System https://thelovenerds.com/dvd-binder-organization/ Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:41:00 +0000 http://184.173.236.48/~mroush/2013/02/dvd-binder-organization.html DVD binder organization with scrapbook paper and dry erase marker clips to decorate @ the love nerds

Bryanand I own a lot of DVDs. We have a couple of large IKEA shelves in our living room, and our DVDs took over five entire shelves plus another small shelving unit for our TV series. I wanted to clear a couple shelves in my office full of books, and I wanted to condense the...

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