D.I.Y Interior Design Flower Wall

Here is an amazing way to connect with your family over a neat interior design project! This is a great craft to do indoors especially on a rainy day with your friends and family. The past year or so, the new trend is having a wall of succulent plants.

However, cute and fun ones can become somewhat pricey. Here is an alternate way to add your own personality to your décor with majority of the items around your house. Check how cool this is!

All you will need to complete this project is:

Clear string, scissors, screw driver or electric drill, D-ring picture frame hanger, (option) glue gun/glue sticks, wood cutting board, (5) screws per board, flowers with sturdy stems and preserved Sphagnum or Spanish moss.

So here is how you can create a wall of art with just some wood cutting boards, moss, flowers, and screws, seems easy enough huh? The key is to find cool cutting boards with fun shapes whether it’s round, rectangle or diamond shaped, it will be used as the base, as the frame of an artwork. What you will need to do is lay the cutting board on the table and add 4 screws to every corner of the wood board. You can use a regular screwdriver that’s handy or a drill. Although, a drill would be much easier, and you can find an affordable one at your local store.

When you get the screws in nicely, do not screw it all the way down leaving some space about ½ inch for the clear string to have room to wrap around, as you will see later in the project. Next, you want to add the D-ring hook to the back of the board so it will be able to hang on the wall. Place the hook in the top, center spot down from the top of the cutting board. Drill the screw all the way down through the hook’s hole to secure it in place.

Next, grab a hand full of moss and shape it where it will lay nicely in the center of the board but, just enough to add some flower stems into. Place it on the same side you have the screws facing up. It’s better to add the flowers while its lying flat on the table so you can have more control over the overall look of the frame. If you need to, use a glue gun to mount the moss to the cutting board and make sure to fluff it out with your hands to give it that messy art look.

Once you have your flowers placed how you want them, grab the clear string and start from the bottom right corner, then tie it around the screw. Wrap it around about three times and secure it. With the same string, drag it diagonally to the corner across from it at the top. Wrap it around a few times and then tie it very tightly, so the moss will stay in place on the board. Do this same process again, starting from the bottom left corner screw to the top right one.

After that last step, you are all done! Hold it up and make sure it looks presentable and you are welcome to go ahead and hang it on your wall. If you are using real moss and flowers, make sure to use your spray bottle and water it down every week to keep it fresh!

For more detailed information on this project visit Better Homes & Gardens

https://www.bhg.com/decorating/do-it-yourself/accents/diy-wall-planters-from- cutting-boards/

Why You Should Use Social Media for Your Business

People use social media for everything these days. From reading the news, communicating with friends, and even shopping. For that reason, it's a necessity to have social media accounts for your business. Social channels can really grow your business, so you're definitely missing out if you aren't taking advantage of them. Let's discuss some ways social media can help take your business to the next level. 

Revenue. Social media can be used as an eCommerce to make purchases and having that option makes it more likely for someone to order when they come across your accounts.

Brand Exposure. As you gain followers, people who aren't following you will see your accounts as well. If you're frequently posting good content so that your followers like and share it, then you'll keep gaining followers. This will also allow your business to be seen constantly, so your company will be the first one that comes to mind when someone needs to make a purchase. 

Brand Development. Social media gives your company a voice. By sharing content and interacting with followers, your company has a personality associated with it and seems more humanized. That way, people feel like they're talking to someone who cares instead of an online robot.

Crisis Management and Customer Service. If your business is facing a public relations problem, you need to be able to address it quickly. Social media will allow you to do that, and it's a way to respond to customer inquiries in just minutes, giving them the instant gratification they desire.

Research. You can use your company's social channels to see what competitors are doing, which you can help you make business decisions. Social media channels offer real-time analytics to get important information about your followers like age, location, and gender. You'll also find industry news on socials, especially LinkedIn and Twitter. 

Gain Traffic on your Website. Sharing content like blogs from your website to your social 

channels can further increase traffic to your site and boost sales. 

Targeting Ads. Digital ads can be purchased through social media channels to target any desired demographic, which will drive more people to your accounts and your website.

The big takeaway is that social media is a must if you want to keep growing your business. If you plan on targeting groups like millennials, who use social media daily, then having multiple channels for your business can play a big role in its success.