Customized Crosses

Customized Crosses 

Choose your pattern, colors and wording to create 

a custom cross for your door or wall.

Chevron $25

  Polkadot $20

                           Floral $30                                

Swirl $25

                                  

All crosses are made out of 1/4" foam board so they are lightweight and will not scratch up your door.  Each comes with a hanger of wire or ribbon.   Each cross is individually created just for you.  Please allow 3-7 days for it to be created.  Local deliveries only.  Crosses cannot be mailed.

If you are interested in purchasing a cross, please contact me via email at cleverlycreative@gmail.com or phone at (501) 231-7103. If you need your cross in time for Easter, please contact me as soon as possible. 

Have a blessed day,

Melony 

aka Cleverly Creative Girl 

Personalized Jars

Personalized Cookie Jars and Canisters

Need a special gift for a wedding, birthday or other occasion? Check out the "My Shop" page of this website.  Don't see what you are looking for?  Let me know.  I may be able to custom design something for you.  New items coming soon so check back regularly!

Have a blessed day,

Melony

Cleverly Creative Girl

Tomato Cage Christmas Trees

 

 Tomato Cage Christmas Trees

I love to decorate for Christmas, but for some crazy reason, I rarely put up decorations around my door or on my front porch, other than my favorite Christmas wreath.  However, this year, the in-laws were coming for Christmas, so I decided to make my front porch a little more festive! I've always loved the sparkly trees that come in pretty urns for Christmas, but those were a little out of my budget.  So, after watching an episode of P. Allen Smith Garden Home a few weeks back, I decided to give making my own trees a try.  I was really surprised how easy they were to make.  

I got almost all of the supplies I needed at my local Home Depot.  The rest were leftover Christmas decorations or supplies.   For this project I used the following supplies:

2 metal tomato cages (they cost less than $4 each)
2 boxes of 144 mini net light sets (the kind that go over shrubs, etc)
Duct tape
wire Christmas ornament hooks
30 foot roll of green mesh
Christmas ribbon

The first thing I did was use the Duct tape to secure the loose ends of the tomato cages to form a point (the top of my Christmas tree).

Next, I wrapped the net Christmas tree lights around the tomato cage starting at the bottom and working my way up the cage, securing the lights by using the wire ornament hooks as twist ties.

Then wrap the green mesh around the tomato cage, starting at the bottom.  (Sorry no picture for this step)  When you get to the top of the "tree", take the remaining mesh and tie a bow with some pretty Christmas ribbon.  To hold the mesh in place, I used a few more wire ornament hooks to secure the mesh to the cage.  That's it!  You're done! 

Note:  In this example, I used lime green mesh that I had left over from another project.  I think if I were to make these again, I would buy a darker green color mesh.  When not lit up, they looked fine, but when I turned them on at night, the mesh looked more "yellowish" than I would have liked.
 

Here is what they looked like lit up on my porch with the decorations around my door and the matching wreath I made.  

 Simple wreaths I made to hang below my coach lights on each side of the garage.

 Here is the simple wreath I literally threw together with all of the leftover mesh, 

ornaments and ribbon.  Not too bad for being made from scraps!

I hope you had a very Merry Christmas and that the New Year is full of blessings for you and your family.

Blessings,

Melony

aka Cleverly Creative Girl

 

Quick & Easy Christmas Gift Idea!

 Quick & Easy Christmas Gift Idea

Shortly after Thanksgiving, I was scrolling through Pinterest and came across this cute little idea for a quick and easy gift for friends, neighbors, etc.  I thought it was a great idea, but decided to give it my own little touch by rewriting the poem and stamping the cards with festive Christmas presents for decoration.  

On a tight budget, this year I decided to give this little gifts to the other kindergarten teachers and assistants that I work with at school.  At Michael's, I found super cute Christmas wrapping paper on sale half price and bought bulk Scotch tape at Home Depot.  I tried to pick out wrapping paper that I felt like suited their personalities and styles.  

Once the paper was picked out and the tape was purchased, I decided to rewrite the poem.  This is what I came up with:

You've been shopping.

Hardly stopping.

No time for napping.

Time to get wrapping!

No tissue or paper to spare?

Here's some to show I care.

Merry Christmas!

I printed up the poem using my computer and cut them into squares.  Then I simply cut squares of red cardstock that made a 1/4 inch border around the poem.  Then I added the Christmas presents stamp in green ink.  I attached the poem and Scotch tape with red or white tulle ribbon I had left over from another project.  Easy-peasy!

These were a huge hit with my co-workers and took the worry out of what to get each of them.  So, that alone, was priceless.  Hope you like this idea.

Have a blessed day,

Melony

aka "Cleverly Creative Girl"

 

My Summer Projects

Here is what I have been up to so far this summer!  As soon as school was out I got my paintbrushes and paint out and had a blast.   I was asked to be a vendor at a church shopping event, so I made plenty of door hangers.  I still have a few remaining and I've marked them down.   I would love to sell them all.   See each picture below for details on price, etc.

 

 Handpainted Crosses

These crosses measure 20x30 and come in a variety of colors.  I sold all of the 

ones I painted for the show, but I am still taking orders for crosses.  They are 

painted on foam board so they are light and do not scratch up your door.  

 

 Baseball Door Decor

$15 with our without lettering

 

 Beach Ball Door Decor

$15 plain

$18 personalized

 

 

 Cupcake Door Decor

Celebrate your loved one's birthday with a fun cupcake on the door.

$15 as pictured

$20 choose your colors and message

 Onesies!

The perfect way to announce your bundle of joy!

$15 - blue still available

$18 for new orders

 Watermelon Door Decor

$7.50  - 2 available

 

 My display at the church shopping event!

Please contact me if you are interested in anything you see here.  

Thanks and have a blessed day!

Melony

 aka Cleverly Creative Girl

Onesie Door Hanger

Here is my latest creation!   A sweet friend at work is expecting her first grandchild and wanted something special to go on her daughter's door.   The nursery is going to be lavender, so I thought a lavender onesie would be a cute decoration.    She loved it!!   The fun door decoration is made out painted canvas and was really simple to do.   I will be adding this design to my Cleverly Creative Girl Shop on this website.   Other colors and styles available.  Please let me know if you need one of these cute designs for your next baby shower or new addition!  

Have a blessed day!

Melony

aka Cleverly Creative Girl

Easter Cross Door Decor

Well, now that it is Easter weekend, I finally finished the cross I had started working on a couple months ago. If you recall, this cross was a leftover foam board cutout from the moss covered crosses I made last year. It had been sitting in my garage all year just waiting for something to be done with it.

So, I finally brought it in and started doodling on it with paint. I started out by painting the cross a bright spring green. Then I just started making random flower shapes with a variety of colors.

Once it was dry, then I went back in and added detail and outlines with paint pens. I just LOVE how it turned out. It looks so fresh and springy on my black front door. It really pops from the street. Then I just added some fun orange polka dot ribbon for a hanger. It was so easy! I wish I had gotten it done sooner, but it's been a little busy around here. I plan on keeping it up well after Easter is over.

Hoping that you take time to celebrate the true meaning of this holiday, the death, burial and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! He is Risen! He is Risen indeed!

Blessings,

Melony
Cleverly Creative Girl