Letter D String Art

My sister watched Evelyn one day while I was at a Dr.  appt and I asked her if there was anything I could make her to "pay" her for babysitting.  She said she wanted a string art sign with the letter D to go above her little boys bed.  The colors of his room are Blue and Green so I got some pallet wood, string and nails and got to work!

I love this piece so much!  She hasn't hung it above his bed yet (we must be related) but even if she never does I think it looks great  on his dresser just like that!

As for me and my house

A friend I went to school with texted me a while ago and asked if I would maker her a sign with the scripture Joshua 24:14 on it and to make it out of pallet wood.  She sent me a picture of one she liked and I altered it a little bit to fit what we were looking for.

I wanted the sign to have a different length board for each line.  Who knew it would be so hard to find 2 pallets with the same kind of wood?  I built the base and coated it with Polyurethane so the grain would stand out.

This is the finished sign!  What do you think?

This was the base before I put the letters on.  I'm always amazed at how much of a difference a coat of Poly makes.

This was another base I made out of stained pine.  Now I just need to decide what I want to do with it.

A Sturdy Shelf

I am in LOVE!!!

 I love this shelf so much I want to make about 10 of them just for myself.

My sister in law bought a shelf like this at a craft show last year and when I saw it at her house I knew I could build it.

The supplies for this project were…

2- 2x6x6

1- moulding at 6 ft.

5- hooks

optional- Kreg Jig and PH Screws

I first cut my 2x6's one at 4 ft and the other at 5 ft.  drilled holes to connect them with my Kreg jig and it was as sturdy as can be.  

Next I cut the moulding edges at 45 degrees and glued it to the bottom 2x6.  My moulding had a bow in it so I ended up using my Nail Gun also it keep it in place.  I filled the holes with filler and then started the painting.  After putting on a cream coat I decided I wanted to glaze it with a brown tint also.

To hang this shelf I used 2 Saw Tooth hook at 10" from each side.

To make sure I put the nails in the right spot on the wall I always put a dab of toothpaste on each hook.

 This would be a great front entry shelf to hold coats, backpacks or cute decorations.

 I'm using mine to hold my cleaning supplies and aprons so they aren't hanging out on the floor!

ENJOY! I hope you make some of your own!

Glittered Deer Head

This craft is all over Pinterest and I decided it would be a cute addition to the Collage for Evelyn's room

This isn't where it will be I just needed to put it somewhere to take pictures of it

I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the deer head.  It was a shape that was a mounted deer head and I just deleted the plaque from the background and cut out the design on some card stock.

The items I used for this project were

Gold Glitter

Super Hold Hairspray

Mod Podge

Canvas

DIY Adirondack Chairs and Table

I love Ana White. 

She's a genius.

She's amazing.

She's extremely talented.

The first project I ever build from her plans was the Rustic X Table

I had planned on using it inside my house as an end table but couldn't decide how to finish it so I made 2 Adirondack chairs to go with it to make it a yard furniture set!

I'm so creative! haha

TA-DA!!  I'm sure you've notice by now that picture taking is not really my thing.  Well Jefferson took this one but still.  I use my iPhone, so please, no judging!

I also have dogs that when you're outside think it's time to place. 

Even if your trying to do a totally awesome photo shoot. haha

Oh, and my grass doesn't exist.  It is on the to-do list this spring.

This is me saying, "This isn't going to work, is it?"

The awesome thing about these chairs are that an 18x18 or 20x20 cushion will fit it perfectly!

I am going to sell this set on Craigslist and would like to paint them to what someone would want.  If they want to keep them as the natural wood I still need to do a good sanding and painting.