Give Me An M!

I love collecting the letter M. 

So when I saw the buffalo checked 

letters at Target for $1, I grabbed one.

I added it, along with two others to

the small plates I found thrifting

a while ago. The small plate rack is 

also a $1 thrift find. 

 This twine M is one I made years ago. 

It's simply an M cut out of cardboard with
twine wrapped and glued all around. 

You've seen it HERE. 

This galvanized letter is from Walmart's

after Christmas sale for 25¢. 

These inexpensive letters can be used for 

napkin rings/place setting charms, attached

 to a gift, ornaments on the tree, 

or collect several and spell out; JOY, 

MERRY CHRISTMAS, GATHER, HOME,

THANKSGIVING for a banner or sign. 

Be open to the letters you find. Have fun!

Cheers!

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Make A Scrap Wood Cross

I wanted a rustic, shabby, simple,  wood

cross for my Easter season decor. 

I've seen these around the  blogs and 

thought "I could make one of these!"

This project couldn't be easier.

 I just grabbed leftover pieces of wood from

 my garage. I found mall pieces of molding 

and a piece of picket fence. 

I did nothing to the wood. No cutting, and 

no painting. Just used a nail

and attached the pieces together. 

 I attaches a salvaged pull ring to the back

 in case I ever wanted to hang them. 

 I found 6 pieces of wood so I was able 

to make 3 crosses in 5 minutes. 

 This one is on the patio. 

You could decorate it more. There are lots of 

good, simple ideas on Pinterest. This is just

to get you started. Make one part 

of a front door wreath. Take one to your 

Easter Day hostess. See what a nail and 2

pieces of wood can do! 

Cheers!

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DIY Twig Frame Wreath for Fall

This fall wreath came together in no time

using things I had on hand. 

First I went into the yard with my garden 

loper and cut a good bunch of branches. 

I laid them out to the size I wanted that 

would fit on my front door's glass. I used

 4 twigs for each side. They don't need to 

 be straight. 

 Bundle them together at the ends with wire.

 Next attach the corners with more wire. 

 I used raffia to cover the wire.

 I left some of the raffia strands long for 

that 'harvest look'. 

 Next I hung a few pinecones from the top.
 I added small screw eyes on the ends of
the pine cones to string in the twine.

I topped it all off with some 

fall ribbon I found in my ribbon jar.  

 I used a large suction hook to attach 

the wreath to my glass door.

 Hang by one of the twigs from the hook

on the from door. 

I think this twig wreath can be a nice base

for other season too. Using decorations 

for Christmas, spring, winter, gives it a 

variety of looks. 

Cheers!

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Turn A Broken Basket Into A Dog Bed

Yes, Sofie has another bed basket. 

Unfortunately this large basket got crushed

in the garage.

 Not wanting to rush things and throw it out

like a normal person would, I thought about

how to repurpose it.

 

We needed to replace the front. Before 

we cut out the front I added glue to the

end splints to hold them in place. 

 Used a small saw to cut out the front.

 The ends will be covered with the wood.

 Larry found a scrap piece of plywood and 

cut it to fit and also cut a scoop to create a

easy entry for Sofie. I'm thinking of

stenciling her name on the front, or

"dog blessed"

 This is definitely a rustic/shabby project. 

Meaning I didn't want to fuss with it. 

I just rubbed the front with mineral oil.

 It brought out the wood tones plus it's 

non-toxic. I use it to condition the wood on 

my kitchen island as well as a few projects. 

Again, it's the easiest and fastest thing to do.

 The best part about this basket is that it is 

the right size for a standard pillow. I have a 

stack of old pillowcases, so I can change her 

bedding weekly, or just flip the pillow over

 for another week .

 This one is a blue and white stripe. 

 I put it in the family room to see

if she would get in on her own.

 She did! Time for a nap.

 Precious!

Cheers!

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Twin Trellises For The Entry

We recently added these twin trellises to

our front entry patio area.

I love the look of a trellis and 

 try to sneak them in wherever I can. 

This makes a total of 5 against the 

outside walls around the house and 

3 trellis arbors in our yard.
See those projects HERE, and HERE.

Here's the front entry before.

These jasmine pots on either side of my

front entry French doors were just starting

 to grow long enough to begin their trail up.

First we measured for the center and 

height we would use. I needed to consider

 what size we could build using the scrap 

pieces of 1x1 wood we had in the garage 

for this project. I'm all about

 using what we have. 

We use this simple trellis design because we

 can easily customize the size for our needs.

 Larry cut the pieces angling the end cuts

as we have in the other trellis projects.

The right side before. I will need to find 

another spot for this "M" monogram sign

board I made a few years ago HERE.

The right side after. We painted the

trellis using leftover exterior house

paint so that it would blend in. 

The jasmine is now filling in nicely.

The left side after.

The left side filling in. 

The jasmine has grown quite a bit since 

we first installed something for them to 

make their climb. I fiddle with the fast

 growing wine, tucking it in, over, and

 under as needed. Tweeking. 

Our next project was to paint our front

door. Guess what color? Next post!

Cheers!

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