DIY Knock-off Bookends Tutorial

This past weekend my little sister called me up and said she wanted to come over and hang with me on Saturday, maybe hit up some yard sales.  We found some AWESOME things.  One of the things we found were unfinished wood crafts for 10 cents each!  I picked up a few stars even though I didn't have anything in mind for them.

My sister is moving to a new house next week and was looking for items to decorate it and furniture pieces for storage.  When we got home she was telling me some of her decorating plans.  She showed my a picture of these Star Bookends on her phone





I told her "We could make you some similar to that out of wood....Hey we could use some of the stars I got today.  Let's go make some!"

I had a bunch of scrap pieces of 2x6's.  I cut them to the dimensions we wanted them.

I put wood glue on the adjoining seam.

And then attached them with a nail gun.

I put wood glue on the points of the star, and then attached it with a brad nailer.

I couldn't think of a good way besides this.  I angled the nail just about as straight as I could.  Since a little poked out.  I did them all from them same side, so that could be the back.  I made sure to do them on the opposite side of the other one.

Then I wiped off any extra glue.
And it was done! Ready for paint!

I painted them with the same Hesston Equipment paint that I used on my Front Entry Gate.

All done!  Cost me 20 cents.  And some scraps and paint I already had sitting around.  And they probably took me 20 minutes to make! 

I LOVE  a good Knock-off! 

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Barn Wood Sign

I made this barn wood sign for an upcoming boutique I am participating in with Reclaim-ologists and Other Crafty Chicks!

I made this on my day off and to be honest I am a little afraid of the table saw :) I always make my husband cut stuff for me.  He wasn't home so I had to do a little digging and find a piece of wood that was already the right size.  I got lucky and found this one in my stack of wood from the barn.

Because it was cracked I was afraid to pound the nails out.  I didn't want to break it.  They were pretty rusty so I just grabbed a set of pliers and broke them off.

I also took some scrap piece of wood and nailed them to the back with the brad nailer so that if it ever did crack all the way through it would stay together.

I had some glitter scrapbook paper that I hate, but it is really thick so I knew it would work perfect for making stencils.  I cut them out with the cricut.

That was it.  All done!  I LOVE how it turned out.  I am planning to make more for the boutique.  So far I plan to make one that says "EAT" and "HOME".  What ideas do you have for words I could put on a sign?

UPDATE:  I wanted to add these flowers to my sign in the beginning but didn't get it done.

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Branded Coat or Photo Hanger

I wish I had a place in my home for one of these.  I'll make one for the next house for sure!  What I imagined was a block of wood hanging down from each one by craft rope and a picture Mod Podged to the blocks.  I think it would be super cute.  But it could also be used as a coat hanger or many other things!

I made this with a 1x6 and a 1x4. To start out I lightly traced where the 1x4 would sit, so I knew where to draw my brands.  I looked online for ideas for brands and then drew them on.  My husband burned them in with the wood burner for me.

I sanded down the edges and corners.

And then I stained it with Minwax Wood Stain, Early American.

I painted the 1x4 with antique white I had left over from my Apothecary Console. Then I sanded down the edges, and stained the whole board. 

I attached the star hooks with 1 1/4in screws, so they also held the two boards together.  The screws I had were silver and I knew that would clash with the star hooks so I stuck them in the ground and spray painted them.  It wasn't an exact match, but it was a lot closer.

I really like how it turned out!

If you liked this check out the branded mirror I made.

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Feature Friday ~ Cowgirl Tutu

I LOVE this little Cowgirl Tutu. I always say that if I have a girl I won't be dressing her all girly, but I always think girly things are cute.  This is the perfect combination!  Love it!



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