Woodworking
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Christmas Blocks
Follow along on how to make Christmas blocks! If you see in the photo below you can see how I used the little red truck block to add to a small tiered tray. To create your own Christmas blocks you will need: 2″ by 4″ pine wood boards – We use whatever scraps we can find. White or Red paint Small Christmas like embellishments you can glue onto the blocks paintbrushes Assortment of Christmas scrapbook paper or stick on vinyl chop saw To start measure and cut your 2″ by 4″ board into squares using your chop saw, they will actually be 3.5 ” by 3.5″. Funny that they call…
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Bathroom Floating shelves
We have several Floating Shelves in our home and these were made by my husband in February of 2021. During the winter my husband goes a little stir crazy as he loves being outdoors so during the winter months I try to give him projects to work on. Here is one of the projects! I love Shanty 2 Chic and all their creative wood projects. The plans are easy to follow by using this tutorial on making floating shelves. Although, changing the dimensions on our shelves. We also did not use our Kreg Jig. We felt that there was no need to as all the nails and holes were inside…
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Octagon Bee Happy wood Signs
This project is definitely one that is fun for summer! Check out these Bee Happy wood Signs with an Emphasis on the “Bee” part. Bee’s are fun to decorate the home with especially if they are Honey Bee’s. I’ve seen a lot of bee décor pop up over the past few years and thought it would be fun to jump on board. Using any type of wood is fine for this project you will just need a saw to cut the octagon shape. Using any other shape will work too but we think the Octagon was something unique and different. The size of the sign is also up to the…
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Old Fashioned Wood & Vinyl Sleigh Holiday décor sign
Confessions from this girl – I love the dollar store! But what really bites is when you find a darling metal sleigh ornament at the dollar store and sadly only purchase two. So, you find yourself driving to 8 different dollar stores. Only because all of the other stores were sold out. Yes folks! Sadly that happened to me. Here is what was created from the majestic 2 silver sleigh’s. Some Old Fashioned Wood and Vinyl Sleigh Holiday Décor sign. This project was pretty easy and I’ll show you step by step on how we did it. First Measure the wood piece that you are going to use. Next…
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Shiplap Happens Wooden Sign
I can’t remember where I saw this funny sentiment. I knew immediately I needed it on some kind of sign. If I was turning it into a sign it needed to look like shiplap! To create your own Shiplap Happens wooden sign you will need: Scrap wooden pieces (leftover wood floor, palate, or fencing) Lathing or trim strips to create a frame Chop saw Nail gun wood/liquid nail glue White Paint Paint brush vinyl (I used white) personal cutting machine Start by cutting 2 of your scrap boards the same length. I made several signs and cut them in all different sizes. After your cut, your mainboards measure and cut…
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Snow Day Winter Home Decor Sign
As I changed my home decor at the beginning of January from Christmas to Winter grays, blue, and white decor. I noticed that I don’t have many decor items to put up and my house almost looks baron for a crafter! Sometimes its hard to know how to decorate for in between seasons. I’m always creating and adding new pieces to my seasonal decor. We came up with the idea to create a Snow Day Winter Home Decor Sign to add to our January decor. Like many of our other projects any scrap wood, vinyl, and paint will make creating this project quick and simple. To create your own Snow Day Winter…
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Decorative Wood Christmas Tree
Tis the season for Christmas trees! This next project came to us in the way of a gift. A miniature version of this wood Christmas tree was given to Krystal a few years ago as a gift. When I laid my eyes upon it I fell in love and wanted to make our own version. To make one of these trees for yourself follow our simple tutorial. Supplies you will need: 3/4″ Pine (Wood) to cut the tree out of. Dimensions of the tree are 6 1/2″ along the bottom of the triangle. Each side is 12″ long and meet at a point. I hand drew a template and then…
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Simple Lemon Slice Summer wood block tutorial
This Summer I am all about the Lemons and how bright, colorful and delicious smelling they are. First I want to expand on my little lemon collection. Krystal and I came up with this Simple Lemon Slice Summer Wood block. We are here to give you the instructions of what we did. Supplies you will need: Wood block approx. 1 & 1/2″ thick, 4″ tall and 3 & 3/4″ wide. – Our’s were left over blocks from a previous project. Round thin wood piece approx. 3″ around. or you can use a piece of chip board and cut it like we did. White paint – to paint the wood…
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DIY Kitchen Bead Board Back Splash
Today I am sharing my beautiful DIY Beadboard Kitchen Back splash with you. For years I’ve told my husband I want a back splash but I’ve gone back and forth so many times on deciding until I saw a photo of a beadboard back splash! I was really excited because I have a lot of beadboard throughout my home so I knew it would tie in nicely. Plus it would lighten up my kitchen and add dimension! So, if you want to do a beadboard black splash here are some simple steps to follow. First, Measure the area between your counter and to the bottom of your cupboards. You’ll also…
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Antiqued Pineapple Summertime Decor plaque
I am loving all the pineapple and flamingo decor designs this summer. I recently made this fun flamingo board but, have been wanting to create something with a pineapple design. Usually, I create fun bright colored crafts for summer. When I was creating this Antiqued Pineapple Summertime Decor plaque I wanted it to have more of a high-end home decor look. I love how it turned out and think it could be a year-round decor piece if desired. To create your own Antiqued Pineapple Summertime Decor plaque you will need: 12″ by 21″ piece of thin wood personal cutting machine jigsaw sander or sandpaper paint and spray paint colors of choice (…
