A Simple Slice

Anyone who knows me or reads my blog knows that I'm all about repurposing everything.

I'd rather shop in a thrift store than a dept. store and flea markets are my favorite thing to do on the weekends. Then there's the occasional yard or garage sale and that's where I found the tree branch slices. A shoe box full of already drilled, simple, rough cut, tree branch slices.

Now, I think most folks would walk on by a box filled with rough old tree slices, but I saw potential in this box of simple slices.

 A little sanding, a rubber stamp, some modpodge, and a bit of leather cord.

I think these will be nice for tying onto packages for my outdoorsy friends and family.

Stay tuned for more crafty goodness in tomorrow's blog post.

karen

Wood Scraps and Modpodge

A couple of months ago we had some construction going on here.

The man who was hanging the drywall had some scraps of wood left over and asked me if I would like to keep them for my outdoor fireplace. Being the hoarder that I am, I grabbed a few of them up for a future crafty project. Does hoarding count if you actually use the stuff you save? Just wondering because yesterday I got busy in the studio and actually used those wood scraps. I turned them into something much nicer than firewood I think.

 A little white paint dry brushed onto the front and edges after a light sanding.

Then some paper and modpodge.

 Once they were dry I got out my trusty old drill and drilled holes for wire hangers and some for adding beads to the bottoms. I used one of my hand stitched felt beads on one and a pretty stone bead on another.

 I'm dreaming up another crafty project for tomorrows blog post.

Hope you stop in to have a look!

Thanks for dropping by!!!

karen