Weekly Finds

I found my idea for my project this week on Pinterest.  I know you have seen it before, necklace organizers made from drawer pulls and wood; here is my version.

To begin you need a piece of nice 3/4 inch plywood cut to 20 inches long by 7.5 inches wide.  It helps to have the handsome husband cut the plywood using his table saw.

The handsome husband is optional, if you can work a table saw and not cut your fingers off more power to you. :)

I sanded the edges of the plywood and then marked the spacing for my pulls.

I used a wood screw and screwdriver to make the beginning of the holes so that it would be easier to place the pulls after the board was painted.

Let's talk spacing.  I spaced the pulls 2.5 inches from the top of the wood and from the bottom of the wood which also makes them 2.5 inches apart from each other on the vertical.

On a side note, I did take pictures of the measurements with the raw board and the holes, but let's face it these measurement pictures are prettier to look at.

The spacing of the top row works out like this:

The hole for your top left pull should be 2.5 inches from the top of the board and 2 inches from the side.  The rest of the holes on the top row should be 4 inches apart from each other and all should be 2.5 inches from the top of the board.

The bottom row spacing looks like this:

The hole for the bottom left pull should be 2.5 inches from the bottom of the board and 4 inches from the left side of the board.  This ensures that the bottom 4 pulls are centered between the top pulls and are 2.5 inches below them.  The remaining bottom pulls should be spaced 4 inches apart from each other and 2.5 inches from the bottom of the board.

After all the holes are pre-screwed I sanded the top of my board and then I painted it.

Once the board was dry (which was the longest part of this project...I was VERY impatient) you can place your pulls in your pre-screwed holes.

I used 8 drawer pulls that I found at Hobby Lobby and a little hook I found at Bering's Hardware.  The screws that came with these drawer pulls were too long so I replaced them with black wood screws.  If you choose pulls that do not screw in from the front, you will have to update the plan for this particular project to accommodate that modification.

The next step is to add O ring screws to the top of the board.

  
I spaced these two inches from the sides and .2 of an inch in from the back of the board.

I placed my nails in the wall for the board and then added a burlap bow.

The burlap wired ribbon is also from Hobby Lobby, it is something I always have in my craft box.  I tied the bow and hooked each end to the nails for the board and then used a thumb tack to attach the bow to the wall.

The final step is to hang the board.

Yay!

 

Today I am wearing a necklace that I haven't worn in a while since it has been buried in my jewelry box.

sunny selfie

"The only thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize." -Ouiser Boudreaux

Happy accessorizing!

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Patriotic Mantel

I have seen lots of awesome patriotic decor ideas on Pinterest lately.  It was my inspiration to begin my patriotic mantel and and to create this picture to add to it.

This piece was the finishing touch to my mantel.

I love it and I will keep it up the remainder of the summer.  I feel like the summer with Memorial Day, Labor Day, and the 4th of July is a patriotic time of the year.

The pieces on the mantel break down like this:

The larger stars I picked up at Michael's for $3.99 each.

The birdhouse also came from Michael's and it was $4.99.

The picture frame on the left I picked up a while back on sale at Hobby Lobby to frame this picture of the husband receiving a letter of commendations while he was in the Navy.

I thought it fit right in on this mantel.

The frame I painted for the print I made I picked up at Wal-Mart for three bucks.  It looked like this when I brought it home.

Much better.

One more look..

Enjoy your day!!

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Weekend Recap

Hello friends!  I had a fun and creative weekend.  I almost don't know where to start.

I picked up a three dollar frame at Wal-Mart...

...that I turned into this.

This was the last piece I needed to finish my patriotic mantel.  I love it.  If you're interested in seeing the full mantel, come visit me on Wednesday, I'll be revealing the it then.

I finished sorting through pictures that I found hidden in the garage when we cleaned out a couple of weeks ago.  I came across this treasure.

This is a picture of my dad and my sister circa 1970.  I had never seen this picture before.  Love.

Sunday we had an impromptu barbecue and look at my cutest guests!

My nephew and niece joined us for an indoor picnic.  Indoor picnics rock in Houston in the summer time.

This little beauty...

...made this beautiful work of art on my new pantry door chalkboard.

I knew my favorite kiddos would love this.  I scored super aunt points.

This beauty also arrived over the weekend.

I had been wanting to order something like this for almost 5 years and I finally did it!  More details on where I picked it up and some other items in my Weekly Finds post tomorrow.

I hope you had a fantastic weekend!!!  Enjoy your week.

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Weekend Recap

I had a very productive weekend and it was great!

I knocked out some projects I had been wanting to do around the house.  First I painted the inside of our pantry door with chalkboard paint.

I am so happy with how it turned out!  I picked up colored chalk (duh, of course) and started using it as soon as it was dry.

One tip for you when working with chalkboard paint, be sure to condition your chalkboard before using it.  Take a piece of chalk and use the side of it flat against the board and cover the entire thing with chalk, then erase.  Then you are ready to use your board.

And yes, I did draw a picture of my dog on the bottom part.  Looks just like her doesn't it?

I thought so too.

I had been wanting a patriotic wreath for my front door.  The summer begins with Memorial Day, ends with Labor Day and has the Fourth of July in the middle; it's the perfect time for some stars and stripes.

For my front door wreath I picked up a grapevine wreath, wired ribbon and a W from Michael's.  I painted my W red and attached it to the ribbon with thumb tacks.  Ta-da.

I really like it.  I also happened to pick up a couple of smaller grapevine wreaths for my patio and driveway door.

I don't think you can ever be too patriotic.  Michael's had the stars on the left wreath on sale for 4 bucks, the stars on the right were $2.99 each and had the Welcome, America and Freedom tags attached to them.  I am pleased with all my wreaths.  :)

The husband and I have an anniversary coming up.  We did a little shopping for his present this weekend.

A custom made barbecue pit.  The husband has been wanting one for a very long time.

I hope he gets one.  Lol.

I hope you had a fun and productive weekend as well!!

Have a fantastic week!

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