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Old Woodworking Project Finds New Life as a Sign
I did manage to get the sign made that I mentioned in my last post about Getting Ready for the Holiday’s. It was fun and pretty easy to do. First I found my piece of wood in our pile of wood to be burned and I was so happy because it was some wood from a chair my son Seth had made when he was in high school learning woodworking. He completed some basic projects and this chair was one of them. You may remember that I shared another project I made from this chair back in April – a coat hook. This is a picture of Seth and my…
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Painting a Wooden Headboard
I’m making progress people on my master bedroom! If you were to see my list of things to do in there – it is dated back to 2012. I am one slow mover! But a vision for what I’m wanting is clear in my mind (at least for 1/2 of the room). Remember that headboard I rescued from our burn pile? (You can read about my finds here.) I decided to see if it would work for my bedroom. First I lightly sanded it because it was starting to peel and blister from being left in the rain (before I rescued it). It’s not a high quality piece of wood.…
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A Fun and Creative Handicraft – Glass Etching
What a great time the Castle Keeper girls had yesterday. We learned the very simple but oh, so creative art of glass etching. If you’re looking for a simple activity that is sort of addicting, this could be it. I’m itching to get me a few pieces of glass to personalize. Some supplies you will need are: Etching Cream Vinyl Reusable Stencils (these are so neat!) Rubbing Alcohol Cotton Balls Popsicle sticks Step 1. Clean the surface that you want to etch using the cotton balls and rubbing alcohol. Step 2. Place stencil on surface. Step 3. Using popsicle stick place etching cream on stencil. You just want to…
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A Simple Rainboot Make-over for Decoration Only
Twenty-two years ago, this little guy stole my heart. All 7 lbs. 1 oz. of him. And now, 22 years later, he’s made me a grandma and my heart is stolen all over again. I’m planning a baby shower for little Shalom that will be held this Saturday and yesterday I did a super simple project that I want to share with you. Hardly any time was involved, it’s easy and low-cost. All you will need is a pair of rubber boots that are ready to be thrown away. Like these. One of the boots has a 4″ crack where water can come in instead of keeping it out so…
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An Easy Distressing Method for Your Banners, Cutouts & Cards
One of my Castle Keepers showed me a neat little tip the other day when were getting ready for the reception /shower in our backyard. She had learned it from a local scrapbooking store. You’ll need a stamping pad (any color). Take the edge of whatever you’re working with and dab it on the stamping pad. There is no right or wrong. If you only want the edges distressed, just lightly dab the edges. If you want some of the face marked, like in the picture below, you would just make sure the stamping pad hits more than the edge. Very simple and like I said, no right or wrong.…
