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Halloween!!

I know, I know.... it's only August and school hasn't even begun yet. But Halloween is coming!! When you love Halloween as much as we do, you can't help but get excited.  The other day I decided to play with glitter paper. What could be better than glitter AND Halloween? This project is much easier than it appears. If you can paint, trace a shape, cut and glue, you're set. It really is that easy to make a totally unique one of a kind item for your decor. Happy Halloween!! (In August!!)

*HUGE* Summer Collection Giveaway!

We're so excited to be having a Summer giveaway for all of our wonderful friends, fans, and customers! We will be giving away: *Summer Letters Set ($21.99) *Flowers on Dowels Set ($11.99) *Butterfly ($7.99) *Snail ($7.99) *Caterpillar ($7.99) *Bee ($5.99) *Scrapbook Papers to finish the wood and embellishments! Giveaway will end on May 12th - Mother's Day. Good luck!! a Rafflecopter giveaway

TUTORIAL: How to complete and decorate an unfinished wood cutout!

Finishing your Artsy Chaos unfinished wood project is much easier than you think! If you can trace a shape onto paper and cut it out, you can decorate our wood with fun scrapbook paper! If you can glue, you can embellish too! The first thing you need to do is trace your wood shape onto your choice of paper. Place the wood, front side down, onto the wrong side of the paper and then trace around it. Next, cut out the traced paper shape just barely inside the line. Don't worry if the paper isn't cut exactly right. Set the paper you have just cut out aside. Next you will paint the wood. I use a very watered down acrylic craft paint. You only need to paint the sides and back of the piece. Again, it doesn't need to be perfect! Let the paint dry thoroughly. The next step is to glue the paper you have cut out onto the wood. I like to use a craft glue like Aleene's Tacky Glue. Using my fingers or an inexpensive sponge brush, I spread the glue onto the wood in a thin laye