Sunday, January 24, 2010

L O V E Blocks X O X O

Love is in the air, so I decided to make some love blocks. It was a simple, quick craft. You will need 4 wood blocks (mine are cut to a 4x4 size), and some craft paints.




I sanded my blocks to make them smooth.





Then painted them white and pink.




Then stenciled the letters on in the opposite color of the block.










Wait, there's nothing "evil" about these cute blocks...







On the other side, I decided to put "X O X O" so that I can switch them around if I want to.


Lookin' cute on my mantel. I love these blocks!


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43 comments:

  1. the thrifty baJanuary 24, 2010 at 12:45 PM

    i love your 'love' blocks with the jar of hearts! so easy but it looks great!

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  2. Barbara JeanJanuary 24, 2010 at 12:50 PM

    A D O R A B L E!!!!!

    sweet lettering you did too.
    What style is it if you do not mind sharing?

    thanks and blessings

    barbara jean

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  3. PatriciaJanuary 24, 2010 at 1:08 PM

    adorable

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  4. CourtneyJanuary 24, 2010 at 1:35 PM

    Barbara Jean, I used my Cricut to cut out the letters for the stencil. I used the Storybook cartridge.

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  5. One Cheap B*tchJanuary 25, 2010 at 11:05 AM

    These came out really great! My Michael's never seems to have these bigger blocks or they'll have one. I've been wanting to do something similar but will they ever have four???? =)

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  6. TracyJanuary 25, 2010 at 11:17 AM

    What a great idea! I'm kindof upset I bought these blocks at Hobby Lobby! UGH. I needed you last week! Thanks for sharing. Have a great day!

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  7. UnknownJanuary 25, 2010 at 4:59 PM

    They turned out super cute! Is it weird that I love the wood grain showing through in circle on the top? Anyway, thanks for linking up on A Little Tipsy.

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  8. CourtneyJanuary 25, 2010 at 5:08 PM

    Michelle, I liked the wood grain too- that's why I didn't put a third coat of paint on them. Thanks for hosting the party!

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  9. CharityJanuary 25, 2010 at 7:21 PM

    I love these and you have just given me reason 4,521 that I need to get one of those........ machines. I keep trying to tell myself I don't need one but then I see one more reason I do. You did a great job, thanks for inspiring me.

    Cha Cha

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  10. CourtneyJanuary 25, 2010 at 9:01 PM

    Cha Cha, I tried to hold off getting one, but they make life SO much easier! I got mine on black Friday- good deals! I hope you get one! :o)

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  11. ::cottage instincts::January 25, 2010 at 11:05 PM

    Sah-weet! Lovin' these....

    Thanks for linkin' up to Mi4M :)

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  12. LeiJanuary 26, 2010 at 9:38 AM

    I really like that font!

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  13. Lianna KnightJanuary 26, 2010 at 10:11 AM

    Love this and SO easy!!!

    You can view my DIY project here...
    http://bethouaknight.blogspot.com/2010/01/diy-magazine-holder.html

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  14. UnknownJanuary 26, 2010 at 4:10 PM

    I love these! Thanks for sharing the how-to. I might could even do these.

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  15. UnknownJanuary 26, 2010 at 4:12 PM

    Can I ask which CriCut you got? Aren't there different kinds? I'm thinking of asking for one for my birthday. Would you buy it again if you had to? Thanks.

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  16. CourtneyJanuary 26, 2010 at 4:27 PM

    Pinkie, I got the Cricut Expression. I absolutely LOVE it. I would buy it again in a heart beat! I hope you get one for your birthday. Happy birthday!!

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  17. UnknownJanuary 26, 2010 at 9:19 PM

    Very cute, love that shade of pink! Thanks for linking up.

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  18. Expressions by HeatherJanuary 27, 2010 at 6:52 PM

    These are great- I love the stencil you used, where did you get it?

    Thanks for taking part in Talented Tuesday at My Frugal Family! Don't forget to come back next week!

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  19. CourtneyJanuary 27, 2010 at 9:38 PM

    Heather, I used my Cricut to cut out the letters for the stencil. I used the Storybook cartridge.

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  20. jJanuary 27, 2010 at 10:06 PM

    Those look wonderful! You make it look very easy.

    LOVE your blog title!!

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  21. UnknownJanuary 28, 2010 at 12:10 AM

    The blocks turned out very cute! Thanks for sharing!

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  22. B : )January 28, 2010 at 6:14 AM

    You sure know how to change some old lumber into something beautiful AND useful. Great job.

    Why don't you come on over to my blog and visit a while

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  23. Amy {The Red Chair Blog}January 28, 2010 at 8:33 AM

    These are great! Not at all evil :)

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  24. Linda@CraftaholicsAnonymousJanuary 28, 2010 at 9:39 AM

    Very cute! Love the font you used. Thanks for linking up :)
    best wishes,
    Linda

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  25. Fawnda@Fireflies and JellybeansJanuary 28, 2010 at 10:29 AM

    This a A-DORABLE! Love the font that you picked!

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  26. FroggyladyJanuary 28, 2010 at 11:09 AM

    LOVE them!

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  27. Emily CallJanuary 28, 2010 at 12:06 PM

    HOw cute. I really like the xoxo one! Love that font.

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  28. Leigh of Tales from BloggeritavilleJanuary 28, 2010 at 3:43 PM

    Those are absolutley precious!Great work!


    Thanks for linking up to Thrifty Thursday!

    Leigh

    Tales from Bloggertiaville

    www.lbratina.blogspot.com

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  29. Becky@Beyond The Picket FenceJanuary 28, 2010 at 4:03 PM

    So cute--you could do other great 4 letter words on the other block faces like hope or... Thanks for linking up!

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  30. LoriJanuary 28, 2010 at 9:56 PM

    I love the blocks! i'm going to use blocks for something soon!

    Thanks for joining my party Get your craft on Thurs. I hope you join me next week. Mr. Linky disappeared for a while tonight I thought I lost all of my guest, but it finally came back. I will not be using Mr. Linky anymore!

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  31. Andy PorterJanuary 29, 2010 at 9:44 AM

    Totally cute!! I was laughing at the EVIL. I got some "believe" blocks for Christmas, and the first thing my hubby did was rearrange them to spell "be evil" Good times. Thanks for the link!

    Andy
    Poppies at Play

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  32. Ceekay-THINKIN of HOMEJanuary 29, 2010 at 11:50 AM

    Very cute. I like the font.

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  33. CrystalJanuary 29, 2010 at 12:07 PM

    Very cute! I love that you can use both sides.

    -Crystal

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  34. HallieJanuary 29, 2010 at 12:22 PM

    I'm visiting from Crafts in Bloom and I have to say that I love these. I saw "xoxo" blocks at Roberts for $30! Unbelievable. Your blocks are so much prettier than theirs too!

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  35. erika @ life unfluffedJanuary 29, 2010 at 2:50 PM

    Those are so cute. I would love to have those in my house! Thanks for linking up to Crafts in Bloom! I'm so glad you did.

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  36. A Hint of HomeJanuary 29, 2010 at 2:54 PM

    Very cute idea. They turned out great!

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  37. gail@My Repurposed LifeJanuary 29, 2010 at 7:39 PM

    great job on the LOVE blocks! They look really nice
    gail

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  38. Pearl MapleJanuary 29, 2010 at 9:05 PM

    Too cute, looks like you had fun making them and I do agree with you about redheads.

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  39. CourtneyJanuary 29, 2010 at 9:26 PM

    Yay, Pearl Maple! Thanks for the agreement and yes- I had a blast making them. It's hard to not have fun when crafting!!

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  40. Its So Very CheriJanuary 31, 2010 at 4:53 PM

    This gets the oh so cute award and is on my favs list

    Cheri

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  41. fitty's pinky rose cottageFebruary 1, 2010 at 2:47 AM

    wow! great project and lovely end results!

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  42. 2sistersFebruary 3, 2010 at 8:55 PM

    It turned out so cute. I have the expression and cut that same heart out for a decoration I made, and decided it looked like a devil with the horns. I cut out a different one. I love that I'm not the only one who saw the "evil" potential of the horned heard.
    Here's what I came up with with mine:
    http://acraftyclan.blogspot.com/2010/01/weekend-surprise-finally-broke-out-my.html
    teri

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  43. Staci at Craftify It !February 18, 2010 at 4:49 PM

    Thanks for linking up to these block! I love them! I was debating between doing LOVE & XOXO...I should have done BOTH! I love them & I'm excited to browse through the rest of your blog:)

    Staci

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