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    Home » How To Make XOXO Hugs And Kisses With Junk Stuff

    How To Make XOXO Hugs And Kisses With Junk Stuff

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    You can make a fun, whimsical, XOXO Hugs and Kisses sign with things you have around the house. Try using colorful tape, even black electrical tape, along with buttons, washers….anything round…..and create a Valentines Day XOXO sign for grandkids, kids, sweethearts, or just for you.

    XOXO Hugs and Kisses Valentines day craft (2)

    I made my little XOXO sign using sticky tape, metal washers, and reclaimed wood.

    How To Make XOXO Hugs And Kisses With Junk Stuff (4)

    I started out with a pile of stuff from my junk stash not knowing what I might work with. I dig around just looking for items with project potential.

    colored tape for craft projects

    These tapes were hanging on the pegboard in the shop. I don’t know where the colorful tapes come from but you guys know me, I like them. I always like the black electrical tape for projects but that didn’t work out this time.

    recycled stuff for making crafts

    My little bags contain checkers, bingo chips, curtain rings, jar lids, and all kinds of junk goodness. I ended up not using those in this diy project either.

    old buttons for crafting

    And what about all these buttons. I have a ton and I didn’t use any of them in this project either.

    reclaimed wood for making craft projects

    I found a small piece of reclaimed wood in my wood pile for the XOXO backdrop.

    making button crafts

    I started putting the project together and found that the white buttons were too plain so I moved on to a different plan.

    book for craft project

    The tape and buttons on the hardback book didn’t work either. I did like the bold pink (or fuchsia) and orange tapes together. Notice the orange and white stray in the photo above. I had some green straws too. I cut the straws in to short pieces  and  tried making X’s out of them. No to that plan too.

    using a hot glue gun for crafting

    I finally went through my drawer of salvaged screws and metal pieces and found a few metal washers to work with. So I used my sad glue gun to adhere the washers to the wood and I made X’s with the tape.

    how to use wire to hang wall decor

    One end of the reclaimed wood already had a couple of holes and I threaded a piece of thin wire into the hole to make a hanger.

    drilling a hole in wood using a Ryobi drill

    I used my favorite Ryobi drill to make a small hole in the opposite end.

    Hugs and Kisses DIY sign (3)

    And…..Ta-Dah! Are you smiling? I am. We don’t always have to get complicated with our projects. And remember the stash of stuff I showed you earlier? There are all kinds of items you could use to make a similar sign.

    You don’t even need any tools. The little sign is so light you could hot glue ribbon to the back of the wood sign to use as a hanger instead of the wire. And….you don’t even need hot glue. Regular glue would work just fine.

    I mentioned earlier how I liked working with black electrical tape. You can find a few of my projects using electrical tape here.

    Be Mine DIY Valentine fun idea using black electrical tape

     

    The project I think back to the most is when I  used black electrical tape to write a Valentine love note to the JTS on the concrete floor of the workshop. That tape stayed there for a long time.

    XOXO Hugs and Kisses Valentines day craft

    Maybe you could help your grandkids make a Valentines project. They could use this idea and make a card for their parents. The tape and washers….or buttons, are lightweight enough to glue to cardstock or heavy construction paper.

    XOXO Hugs and Kisses Valentines Day craft using recycled and upcycled items

    Make XOXO Hugs And Kisses

    This Thursday is Furniture Fixer Upper Day and I have a good one for you. I can’t wait to see what my friends worked with this month. I look forward to Furniture Fixer Upper Day as much as you guys do.

    Leave a note about the project if you have time and as always, thanks for being here, Kathy

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    1. SharonFromMichigan

      January 25, 2021 at 9:11 am

      How clever! And that sign on the floor is so sweet!

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    2. Mother Deer

      January 25, 2021 at 8:15 am

      That sign is so cute! And I love the Valentine message on the floor 🙂

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