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How To: White Wash Wood Decor or Furniture

February 17th, 2010 at 12:43pm Under Woodcraft

If you want to achieve a vintage look without spending the money on old relics from the antique store, distressing or whitewashing the items yourself is a good way to do it. White washing gives a wood piece, frame or furniture that beach-esque, vintage feel without looking like a piece from your grandmother’s living room. [...]

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Kids Saturday: Woodcrafts

January 30th, 2010 at 10:21am Under Kids+ Uncategorized+ Woodcraft

These crafts I’m about to mention are FOR kids, not to be made BY kids. Of course from the title woodcrafts, you might have assumed that anyway. There are so many adorable things for kids these days. I really love all the woodwork crafts you can put in kids’ rooms these days. They have shelving [...]

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Happy 4th of July Berry Sweet Chair

July 4th, 2009 at 09:00am Under 4th of July+ Woodcraft+ summer

Happy 4th of July! Let’s celebrate this patriotic day we’ve all been waiting for. The weather is great and hopefully the fireworks will be too. Enjoy your bbq during the day and your bonfire at night. I know it’s a blast having these get togethers, but don’t forget about the kids. They want to have [...]

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Wood: To Burn or Carve?

June 8th, 2009 at 10:22am Under Woodcraft

Call me old-fashioned, but I tend to like the look of wood over more “modern” materials such as steel or plastic. Can you really snuggle up in a steel chair? For me, decorative wood accents with burned or carved designs give the feel of a cozy country home, complete with fire crackling and big dogs [...]

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Beeeautiful Outdoors

June 1st, 2009 at 02:09pm Under Garden Craft+ Painting+ Woodcraft

It’s here! It’s here! Today is finally a nice day! Although it’s supposed to rain for the next few days or so, at least you can get some outdoor work done in between. The rain is taking care of your lawn, turning it green and making sure it’s fed just enough to look great this [...]

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Decorative Child’s Room

May 27th, 2009 at 01:41pm Under Home Decor and Design+ Kids+ Painting+ Woodcraft

Spring and summer are the perfect times to redecorate your house or even your child’s room. Kids can often get bored easily and want to change the look of their room. What a great way to decorate then to make a colorful dragonfly for the walls? You can make multiple dragonflies in different shades and [...]

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Hand Print for Daddy

May 20th, 2009 at 08:57am Under Father's Day+ Kids+ Painting+ Woodcraft

Father’s Day is coming up, which means many people are looking for gifts for that special guy in their lives. Little kids look up to their dad because he is their hero. Wives look at their husbands because they are the most amazing men in their lives. And men look at their dads because that’s [...]

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DIY Clocks- Great for Father’s Day!

May 11th, 2009 at 07:56am Under Father's Day+ Woodcraft

Walnut Hollow sent us two projects for decorative clocks that I am very excited about. I’ve never thought about making my own clock, but Walnut Hollow makes it easy. These clock crafts seem like perfect Father’s Day gifts too, especially the first one, which has more of a rustic-feel.
I love the gear hands on this [...]

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