Handmade Holidays Project 4

DIY Branch Storage Rack.

Supplies Needed:

Branch, knife, Paint in three colors, paint brush, hammer, and nails.

Step One: Step outside and find a branch! Nature is my favorite art supply store. The prices are always right too :)

Step Two: Bring your branch inside. If it's damp you might need to let it dry out over night. 

Step Three: Strip off the excess bark. Just take your knife and scrape the branch in a downward motion away from your body. If there is still some left its no big deal, it will add texture. 

Step Four: Time to Paint! Use your three paint colors to add stripes to your branch. I just free handed it because I didn't want it to look exactly perfect but if you want yours to be more even I would suggest using tape. I also left the ends of the branch natural.

 Step Five: Hammer Time! Nail five or six nails spaced evenly along the painted part of your branch. Make sure they stick uot far enough to hook things on. After your finished its ready to hang!!

I think this is would make a great "guy" gift because its useful and decorative but not girly. Its a great project for any one. It would be a beautiful towel rack in a bathroom too. 

Hope you enjoy making this project! If you make any projects from this blog I would really really love to see pictures!!

Hope ya'll had a spectacular Thanksgiving!

-Kirsten

Handmade Holidays Project 2

I'm really excited to share this next project with you. I always have the hardest time shopping for the guys in my life. I can shop for my sisters and girlfriends all day but there is always a limited selection of dude stuff, especially handmade. So I thought to myself what to do guys like...well, they like electronics but that is way beyond my skill set and budget and guys like meat, like steak and bacon. Okay so how can I combine electronics and meat? Lightbulb! Make a tablet/camera/laptop case with some kind of meat design on it and this is what I came up with.

Supplies Needed:

Felt in three colors, red and off white for the steak and a color of your choice for the case. Scisssors, thread, needle, fabric glue, velcro or a snap button. You can use this stencil I made for the steak applique.

Directions:
1.) Take your felt that you've chosen for case, I chose gray, and cut it into two pieces. Here is where I found iPad dimensions. I cut one piece shorter so that the back will fold over the top. 2.) Stich around 3 sides leaving the top open and turn inside out. 3.) Cut out your steak pieces and stitch them together. 4.)Use your fabric glue to attach the steak to the front of the cover. 5.) attach a piece of velcro or a button snap so that the iPad won't go flying out and you're done!! 

 

I hope the special fellas in your life enjoy their new iPad cases!

thanks for stopping by!
Kirsten