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DIY Faux Wood Pallet Sign With Foam

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Remember over the summer when I shared how to make a faux wood pallet American flag from foam? Today’s project, much like the flag, uses Smooth Finish™, a paintable coating for FloraCraft® Make It: Fun® Foam to create what looks like wood pallet art, but weighs much less and doesn’t require power tools! Follow along and see how to create this “LOVE” faux wood pallet piece.

SUPPLIES:

Smooth Finish™

Make it Fun® Foam 2 – 1″ x 12″ x 36″ sheets

StyroGlue®

Foam Cutter (you don’t have to have a special cutter, but it makes the process much easier)

Serrated kitchen knife waxed with candle or soap if you don’t have a foam cutter

Antique white chalk paint

Mod Podge Mat Finish

Antiquing glaze

Lint free cloth

Yardstick/straight edge and sharpie

Craft stick for stirring

Putty knife or spatula

Pre cut Chipboard letters or Die cut machine and cardboard

Black Screws

TUTORIAL:

I used three 6 inch planks for my wall art piece. That means I cut the 12×36 inch pieces in half long ways. Use a straight edge and marker to draw the line.

I clamped two of the foam sheets together to cut them in half both at once.

Stir the Smooth FInish with a craft stick and apply with putty knife to foam.

Once the Smooth Finish is dry, paint with your choice of paint color.

Insert connectors (about 3 for each connection site) and glue along entire slat edge.

I prepared my letters by cutting several of each from cardboard and gluing them together with paper cement. I cut one each out of coordinating scrapbook paper, glued that as top layer, and sanded/inked the edges. I used clamps and scrap wood to apply pressure to glued planks and let that dry overnight.

I used short black screws for aesthetics, and glued letters to planks using Fabri-tac. I hung my piece by piercing it with a single nail in the wall. That’s it! I adore my new piece!

Visit Sharon at Crafts n Coffee Blog for great tips, tricks and project ideas using foam.

DIY Dollar Tree Halloween Door Bats & $100 Giveaway

by Johnnie Collier

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As you may know, Dollar Tree is one of my favorite places to go for creative project supplies. I love wandering through the aisles letting my imagination run wild with ideas. Just recently, I discovered Dollar Tree Value Seekers Club, which is packed with crafts, recipes, décor, tips, contests, insider information, frugal fun ideas, and other awesomeness. You can join too, for free, and get a chance to win a $20 Dollar Tree gift card! You will never run out of seasonal inspiration, as the creative content changes each month. Just pick out a project, print the project sheet or save it to your phone, and then use it as your shopping list in the store! Today I am sharing how I created this bat door using Dollar Tree supplies and a bat template I found while browsing the fun Halloween projects. It is super simple and it cost just $3.

***I received compensation for this post. All opinions are mine and honest!

DOLLAR STORE SUPPLIES:

You can use Dollar Tree black poster board, construction paper or foam sheets for your bats; For the number of bats I made, I used 2 sheets of poster board

Scissors or Die cut machine with software you can use to cut imported images

Bat Template Available at Dollar Tree Value Seekers Club

Printer unless you are using die cut machine

Clear tape

TUTORIAL:

Download and print the bat template from Dollar Tree Value Seekers Club “Front Door Bat Printable” project, or download and open in your die cut machine’s software. I used Sure Cuts A Lot (which I don’t think is available anymore) and my Cricut machine.

If not using die cut machine, cut out the bats on the free template with scissors,tape to your black poster board and cut around them to create your bats.

Tape your bats to the door and enjoy!

I love the look and the simplicity of this project. Join Dollar Tree Value Seekers Club for it, and tons more inspiration!

$100 Dollar Tree gift card giveaway

Want to win $100 from Dollar Tree? Sign up for Dollar Tree Value Seekers Club and leave me a comment below this post telling me which project you want to try if you win! Good luck.

Here are some other great projects inspired by Dollar Tree Value Seekers Club:

50+ Awesome Things To Make From Wire

by Johnnie Collier

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Calling all creatives out there, today’s 50+ roundup is going to feed your inspiration banks. We gathered over 50 super awesome things to make from wire. You can get craft wire for pretty cheap, and as you will see, you can even use wire hangers! From Christmas, Halloween and Valentine’s Day projects, to jewelry to home decor and gifts, you can find a wire project for about any occasion. If you have a wire project we didn’t find, send it to us. Enjoy!

DIY WIre Bird	Heather’s Feathers	Wire-Wrapped Word
DIY Abstract Copper Artwork	WIRE PUMPKIN	Wire Hanger Hearts
DIY Wire Clouds	Twine and chicken wire	Easy Wire Wall Signs for Halloween
Wire Book Rack DIY	Wire Wrapped Votives	Easy Wire Wrap Bird Nest Pendant DIY Video
wire hanger chandelier	Wire Hanger Christmas Advent Calendar	Wire hanger craft
WIre hanger flowers	Recycled Wire Hanger Bird Feeder	WIre Hanger Tealights
Spider With Wire Legs	Wire Hanger Boo	Recycled Hanging Jar Lanterns
WIre Hanger Noel	ROCK AND WIRE PHOTO HOLDERS	Wire Hearts
wire hanger chandelier	Personalized Wire Hangers	Wire Ear Cuffs
Basket Case	Rain Chain from Wire-Wrapped Rock	Wire mesh jewelry holders with beads
DIY: wire heart necklace	Two-tone Industrial Wire Wrap Ring	Bird and birdcage ornament tutorial
DIY Wire Coil Trees	Drawing With Wire	KATE SPADE TINY SHAPES BRACELETS
Dollar Store Floral Wire Pumpkins	Christmas Card Display Ideas	Wire Heart Photo Holder
DIY Wood & Wire Art display	Wire Button Trees	DIY Wire Art Display
DIY Memory Keeper	Marble run from old wire coat hangers	Hanging Beaded Glass Flower Vases
DIY Button Heart	Bell and Wire Spiders	Unique wedding cake topper
Chicken Wire Cloche Tutorial	Wire sculpture	Electrical Wire Wreath
DIY Wire Word Necklace	Mixed Media and Wire Christmas Star Tutorial	Wired Pumpkins

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Revamp a Mirror into A Coat Rack for Your Entryway

by Johnnie Collier

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With some scrap wood and chalk paint, you can revamp a junky thrift store mirror into this handy, distressed entryway coat rack. This entire project was pulled off for less than $10! I am always in need of more shelves for my pictures and knick knacks. When I saw a similar mirror in Ana White’s book of woodworking projects for the home – “The Handbuilt Home”, I it called to mind a mirror I picked up at a garage sale for $2.

This is the picture of Ana’s Version from the book.

All I did was use pallet wood scraps and cut 3 planks to fit the width of my mirror, using my mitre saw. Two of the planks I placed perpendicular at the bottom and one horizontally at the top for a bonus shelf. Using my scroll saw, I cut out the decorative shelf brackets for the top and bottom shelves. To attach the shelving pieces to the mirror, I used my Kreg Jig for pocket holds, and wood glue. The brackets I placed with my Ryobi Air Strike Nailer and wood glue. I painted the mirror with Annie Sloan Paris Gray Chalk Paint and sealed with clear wax after sand distressing. To finish, I added three coat hooks I picked up from the hardware store.

More of SBLC’s woodworking adventures:

DIY Rustic Coffee Table from The Handbuilt Home

by Johnnie Collier

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You may have heard me mention Ana White one or a million times and if so, you know that I am a big fan of her woodworking plans. Reading her blog convinced me that I could build, and that turned out to be true. I was hooked immediately with my first project; DIY Chalkboard Crates:

That was in may (5 months prior to the writing of this post), and since then, I have built:

This table is from Ana’s book The Handbuilt Home, and can be found on page 64. The plans in the book are detailed with shopping list, tools, cut list, step by step instructions and “Notes” or tips. I particularly love the fact that each project is labeled with icons so you can quickly see the skill level, cost and time for completion.

I completed the build in about 2 hours, twice as long as Whitney from shanty2chic took according to the book, and I am thrilled with that! I have watched her build in person, and she wastes no time.

I finished with Chalk Country Paint. I found it on Amazon and hadn’t used it before. Since it was considerably cheaper than Annie Sloan and CeCe Caldwell, and I had some Amazon Credit, I thought I would give it a go. Not bad, but it is no CeCe.:

To finish I sand distressed the edges and sealed with CeCe Caldwell Clear wax and Aging cream. So happy with this. Stay tuned for more projects from The Handbuilt Home. Order your copy and while you are waiting, visit Ana White’s website for tons of free woodworking plans, tips and tricks. You will find everything you need to get stared. You can build!!

Best DIY #Halloween Projects to Make

by Johnnie Collier

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Halloween is one of my favorite holidays for decorating. What’s not to love… orange and black, painted pumpkins, ravens, spiders, bats and all things fall?! Here are some of our favorite Halloween projects shared and featured at SBLC. What are some of your favorites?

Easy DIY Mason Jar Decor {Porch Light}

by Johnnie Collier

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Today I have a quick, easy mason jar decor project. From what I know about you, my lovely readers, you can’t get enough repurposed mason jar crafts. You also like inexpensive decor solutions that can be executed in a snap. You won’t be disappointed. This whole project was less than $5 and took less than 5 minutes. That’s the stuff.

All I did for this was remove the original globe that came with the light and screw in the mason jar! Make sure your jar lid fits over the light bulb (I know, I know… obvious, but I had to say it). If your light fixture isn’t magically the same size as a mason jar, run to Habitat Restore and nab a new one, or you could use metal snips to cut a hole big enough for the light bulb in the lid to the jar, then glue the lid to the light fixture. Then you could screw the jar onto the lid, like I showed you in my Mason Jar Chandelier Project:

For more mason jar crafts, visit our Collection of 75+ Mason Jar Projects

Cutest DIY Pumpkin Decor

by Johnnie Collier

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Why are pumpkins so cute? Fall is my favorite time of year for so many things… running, fashion and – most of all – decorating. You combine pumpkins with a project that utilizes scrap wood and twigs to create adorable, stripy, polka-dot decor that also happens to be my favorite color and… well… you are probably going to end up featured on my blog. That is the case with this 4×4 striped and polka dot pumpkin DIY from Simply Kierste. Do you not want to reach through your screen and scoop these up for your mantel?

Check out our other DIY fall decor ideas!

Make a Cute Crochet Pumpkin

by Johnnie Collier

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Fall makes me in the mood to crochet and knit, and that remains until the spring. I am always on the lookout for unique decor to whip up from my gigantic yarn stash. That is how I came across this precious crochet pumpkin pattern from The Chilly Dog. Get your hook and make your own fall home decor in no time at all!

Build, Stain and Seal a Side Table in Less Than One Hour

by Johnnie Collier

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If you are looking for an easy, quick, mission style side table to build, you are going to love this project. You can build, stain and seal this bad boy in under 1 hour, provide you stay focused, and use your Kreg jig and Minwax wood finishing cloths! Even if you don’t have those things, you can build this pretty quickly. For the plan details, visit Ana White’s Adirondack stool or side table free woodworking plan.

Ana painted hers. I went with walnut Minwax Wood Finishing cloths. I recommend staining the wood after you make your cuts and drill your pocket holes. I did that for the top five pieces, but had already assemebled the rest of the table before deciding to stain. I get a much better look with the finishing wipes when I don’t have to deal with corners and joints. I end up with blotches, streaks and/or crevices I can’t get to at the joints. I love that these wipes stain and seal all at once! Work smarter – not harder, right?