Flower Pot with Circle Flowers

This is the post I’m sharing over at The Wood Connection today! Go stop by and say hi, then make sure you come back and make it to the bottom of the post, there’s a little something down there. 🙂

Hi, it’s Amy from The Happy Scraps! I’m so excited to be here at The Wood Connection today, sharing this fun Flower Pot with Circle Flowers that they’ve come up with! Some of my favorite things about The Wood Connection are: you pick out what you want, and make it your own; it’s a one stop shop with everything you need to finish the project {unfinished wood, paint, paper, sand paper, adhesive, ribbon, glitter, they have it all!}; and I can have cute wood projects and I don’t have to own a saw!

When I saw this Flower Pot with Circle Flowers {it’s only $12.95, and it’s BIG, (aprox: 12 w x 19 h)}, I thought it was made just for me! One thing about me is that I ♥ Polka Dots, so when I saw these circle flowers, that is what I thought of. I also love me some Echo Park Paper, and the new line of Dots & Stripes is just perfect for this project.
I started by painting all of my wood. I painted the bottom layers and middle layers the same colors, and the top, bead board layer white. Then I added a second coat of a different color to the middle layer, sanded the edges, to get the distressed look with the other color peeking through. Next, I traced the circles and cut my paper for the bottom layer, and measured and cut strips of paper for the bead board layer. Then I used the wood glue {sold at The Wood Connection} to adhere my paper to the wood. I also used the same glue to put my flowers together.
For the flower pot, I covered it with this cute polka dot paper, and then I cut a vinyl “Spring has sprung” with my Cricut and stuck it on the corner.
One of my favorite things about the pot is the bead board trim for the top. I had fun distressing it after I painted it white. Then I added some baker’s twine and ribbon to it.
I’m so excited to have this fun flower pot in my house to help bring Spring inside! After winter, I’m ready for some bright and colorful things inside, and out!
I hope you’ll come and stop by The Happy Scraps, The Wood Connection has given me a $25 Gift Certificate to giveaway to one lucky winner! Come stop by and enter!

So, who wants to win this Gift Certificate?!
If you live near Salt Lake or Utah counties, or come to visit the area, then this giveaway is for you!! One of The Happy Scraps readers will win a $25 Gift Certificate to The Wood Connection store. They now have a store in American Fork too! To enter, just leave a comment on this post, telling me what you would buy with your gift certificate if you won. *Winner must be able to go to one of their locations, as they do not ship their items.* This giveaway will close on Friday, April 6, 2012 at 12:00 pm {noon} MST. I’ll announce the winner later that day. Please make sure your email address is linked in your profile, or leave your email with the comment.