Basketweave Wall Hanging
Our project today involves a little light woodworking. There is nothing too intense here. You could pull this off with minimal skills and some rather rudimentary tools. For what you get, the cost of this project is very reasonable. savour ... natural elements Get the rest after the jump... Basketweave Wall Hanging Before you start: You should be able to find the dowels pre-cut at your local home improvement store. If you have a saw at home cut the remaining pieces or ask the home improvement center to cut them for you. Pre-drill pilot holes if possible. Assembling the weave is a two person job. You may choose to frame out the whole piece when done. This project is not difficult, but it is time consuming. What you will need: 1 full sheet 1/4 inch plywood 2 - 1x2 pine boards 48 inches long 2 - 1x2 pine boards 72 inches long 2 - 1x3 pine boards 49.5 inches long 5 - 1 1/4 inch diameter dowels 48 inches long wood glue 1 inch wood screws 1 1/2 wood screws 6 hand clamps wood putty stain (if desired) drill
Pier 1 Grandiose Wall Clock Knock-off
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The Concrete Cottage: Latitude & Longitude Signs
I'm a fan of personalized artwork, but more than that, I'm a fan of CHEAP personalized artwork. So, when I saw L.L. Bean's Latitude/Longitude Sign's on Mandi Tremayne's blog, I was pretty smitten with them. Oh the fun I could have customizing them to any city or town I want, I mean come on, who wouldn't love them? I'll take FIVE! Deal Breaker!!! Except,I say to myself,... Fast forward about three months and two sets of signs later, and I think I've got this sign thing down! ~Quick pause for fun info! This first set of signs above, was what I'll call a "pre-blog" project. Tutorial Time!! I started with a trip to Lowe's to get a 1"x8"x8' pine board and had them cut it down to 20" lengths. With my first set of signs, I let the black base coat dry for just a few hours and, being the impatient person that I am, couldn't wait another minute. While they were drying, I pulled out my Silhouette Cameo software and went to work. Our signs are for the places we've lived or vacationed. Im Linking up to:
Wooden Sign "Family"
Hey there! It was such a beautiful weekend for us here! We were able to enjoy our little league opening day and a birthday party for my niece and although it was jam-packed, I managed to squeeze in a little DIY! It took about 30 minutes and $20! The giant blank space above our PB Inspired Storage System , in our gameroom, finally got the best of me and inspired me to make this Wooden Family Sign;) Here’s how I did it! Supplies: MDI letters from Hobby Lobby ($1.25 after sale) 4 – 1×4 furring strips ($1 each) cut down to 58″ 11 - 3/8″x1″ Hex Lag Screws (hardware store $0.36 each) and 1 bag of 5/16″ flat washers (hardware store $2) These were in the nuts and bolts isle. I started by spray painting the letters with Rust-Oleum Heirloom White While I waited for the letters to dry, I built the sign. I then stained the sign with Rust-Oleum Dark Walnut Stain. Next, I used Gorilla Glue Epoxy to attach the letters to the sign. Now for the fun, finishing touch! That was it:) 30 minutes and less than $20!
Illuminated Canvas
[my apologies, kate's new diy series was supposed to go up yesterday but i totally fell behind] this month i will feature projects using canvas, and to kick it off i decided to use a lightweight canvas fabric to create an unusual “night light” painting that could look good on or off. we needed a light in our hallway because i get up early in the morning when it is dark out. i thought i could use this as an opportunity to make a conversation piece that people see when they first enter our house. i am very happy with the results and i can’t wait to experiment with all kinds of painted designs. i wanted it to have kind of a raw, art gallery feel, which is why i left the sides unfinished and did not frame the piece. but if you painted the sides, framed the image, and chose different text or images, this could easily work in a kids room, a guest room, or be a fun holiday installation. hope this inspires some fun ideas for night lights! happy crafting! – kate
Twinkle Board
inspired by karyn’s twinkle blackboard, d*s reader maya lee created this beautiful wooden panel. aya decided to use a large panel of wood, instead of a chalkboard, and drilled in holes and inserted lights to spell the word “delight”, inspired by an essay from milton glaser. great work, maya! CLICK HERE for maya’s full project instructions after the jump! [have a diy project you'd like to share on d*s? What You’ll Need: -wooden board -christmas lights -drill -computer/printer Here were my steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Vintage Signs
Today I have a little tutorial for you. I'm going to show you how to (easily!) make these sweet wooden signs. You will need: piece of salvaged wood upholstery tacks or short nails (optional) hammer acrylic paint (background color) black acrylic paint (or other color to fill in letters) large paint brush small paint brushink jet printer twine Sharpie Marker or other dull, rounded tool This project started with a pile of cedar fence pieces that we've had sitting in our backyard for ages. I loved how grey and weathered they had become from sitting outside. Next, distress the wood to your liking. Next, choose your paint. (I wasn't really sure if I was going to be doing a tutorial for this or not until I was finished, so I'm afraid I'm missing a few photos for some of the steps. After you've properly dented and nicked your piece of wood to perfection and added your tacks or nails, take your large , dry paint brush and get a little paint on it. P.S.
Driftwood & Terrarium Airplant Wall Hanging
Lindsay and Jeremiah of the Portland-based blog Ladybird and Fellow sent in this fantastic "weekend project" to us today but we couldn't wait till the weekend to share. So make a plan and head down to the beach to scoop up some driftwood (or the forest for some dropped branches) soon to make this au natural project! Click here to see how they made and hung theirs (including how cheap it was). Did you know you can get those little terrariums for just $3.95? Thanks Lindsay and Jeremiah!
Bicycle Brake Disc Clock
Now get your cheap unbranded quartz wall clock, just like in the picture here. It helps that when you are choosing the clock, the length of the minute hand of the clock is a little less than the radius of the brake disc. I went for a clock with metal gold coloured hands, but the black or the silver ones would look as nice i think. Take out all the screws on the back of the clock that hold the front and back together, normally 3 or 4, so that the front of the clock comes off. Now gently remove the clock hands, first the second hand, then the minute one, then the hour hand. The working body of the clock (the black box that has all the insides in it) is normally held by glue.
