You + Me
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Craftiness
We’ve had a blank wall above our bed since we moved in. Bo-ring. I didn’t want to spend much (re:any) money on art since this isn’t our forever home but I hated the white expanse that was our room.
I thought about ordering a vinyl decal with our initials on it. Again, back to that zero dollar rule I decided against it. I decided to take a non-traditional route. Instead of M & B why not You & Me? I’ve seen paintings and prints with that sentiment and I thought it was really cute and kind of romantic. Perfect for the master bedroom.
I bought textured cardstock from Michael’s for 39 cents each (on sale!) and got to work.
I just typed up You and Me using a handwriting font that I found at Fonts for Peas. I wanted it to look like I had painted it or free handed the words-since I have zero talent in that department this font fit the bill. After messing around with the font I found I liked the heart wingding more than the plus sign or an ampersand so I went with it. I printed it out on plain paper, cut it out on the cardstock and glued it to my background paper.
That’s it! Just hang up your handmade art and enjoy. I think it would be fun to switch out the background paper for different seasons or holidays. Pink or Red for Valentine’s Day, Green or Yellow for Spring, etc.
Just since I’m sure you’re all dying to know. Matt is “you” and I’m “me.” I didn’t plan it that way but those were already our respective sides of the bed. If you want to tackle this project yourself, I’ve whipped up a template using this font. Open it here.
Tags: cheap art, crafts, master bedroom
June 25th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
You’re so crafty
Looks great! When I come to stay..I will be the heart right??
June 25th, 2010 at 8:18 pm
That is too cute, you have the neatest ideas.
June 26th, 2010 at 8:02 pm
LOVE reading your blog!!! So fun to read what you are doing!
June 28th, 2010 at 8:11 am
You cut those out by hand?! Or did you finally get a Cricut?
July 10th, 2010 at 9:51 am
Love this! What a cool idea:)
July 13th, 2010 at 10:48 am
Looks great! Very creative idea. Thanks for the inspiration!
January 14th, 2011 at 6:56 am
[...] Easy, romantic DIY artwork [...]
January 14th, 2011 at 7:53 am
Soo cute!!! I will definitely keep this in my brain’s inspration folder! Great work!
January 14th, 2011 at 8:37 am
Awwww. I’m doing this for Vday. Love it.
January 14th, 2011 at 10:38 am
love how cute, simple, easy and cheap it was! stashing away in my ideas
January 14th, 2011 at 5:54 pm
Where did you get your frames? Love the idea!!!Very cute!!!
January 15th, 2011 at 7:50 am
I absolutely love this!! So simple yet so cute and PERFECT above the bed!
February 4th, 2011 at 1:15 pm
Love this idea!! I am loving all the framed art I have been seeing lately!!
also love the bedside lamps! We just put wall lamps in our bedroom. I love how it clears off the bedside table!
February 5th, 2011 at 7:47 am
That looks so good…great idea! Some of my favorite projects are the cheapest and most simple! Great Job:)