Letterpress

I have been on the look out for some vintage letterpress blocks for some time now. I have yet to find some. But, lucky for me, my hubby just got a cnc router. These are my diy version of letterpress blocks. I may have made them a little dark. That just means they were well used, right? Here is a before, during, and after shot of the letters. What do you think?

Fence Boards Repurposed

This home sign was made out of old fence slats from my mother-in-law's yard after her fence blew over. I used a stencil and white paint to add the home and roughed it up with a little sand paper. I am hanging this above the cupboards in my kitchen. I will post a picture after it is hung up.

Fence Slats

The latest project using my pile of old fence slats. Birdhouses! 

Old Fence Slats

My mother-in-law had her wood fence replaced a couple of weeks ago and I scavanged some of the slats to make something crafty (with the help of my hubby). I didn't really find a lot online when I did some searching for ideas.

I decided to make some old crates from them and with the help of my dad this is what we came up with. I have 3 different size crates and I also saved some slats to make some old looking signs (to come later). I still have a few left if anyone has any good ideas of what to make with them.

Holiday Blocks

These blocks are made with scrap booking paper and vinyl letters. A fun way to decorate for the holidays. If you are interested in making some of your own check out Heartland Paper. They offer classes for similar projects.

Crafting at Snowbird

My mother-in-law has a time share up at Snowbird and I got to spend some time up there this week. One of the activities available to owners and their guests was a craft project. We made metal photo boards.

Bunny Blocks

I made these bunny blocks for some friends for Easter. I bought some 1 and 1/2 by 4 and /12 inch blocks from the Wood Connection in Salt Lake. I don't have pictures of the steps but this is what I did. I will post pictures of the steps later.

Supplies:

1 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch wood block
Scrapbook Paper for background 4 /18 x 4 1/8
Scrapbook paper for silhouette shape 3 3/4 x 3/4
1" Acorn dowel caps (I got mine from Hobby Lobby)
Paint
Sponge Brushes
Modge Podge
Ribbon
Sandpaper
E600 Glue

Instructions:

Paint your block your desired background color. I did mine brown and white. I roughed up the edges of the wood and the paper with some sandpaper. Modge Podge the background scrapbook paper to the block and let dry. (I usually let it rest face down for a while before I put Modge Podge over the top of the papers.) Modge Podge your shape to the block and then cover the entire surface with Modge Podge. I cut out a shape on my Cricut approximately 3 to 3 1/2 inches in size. Paint your dowel cap and glue to the top. I used E600 glue. Tie a ribbon around the cap and you are ready to display.

I did this at a crafty party at my house and everyone enjoyed it. A lot of them did flowers or butterflies for spring. You could really do this craft for just about any season or holiday. It would also be cute with a monogram. This would be an easy Super Saturday activity.