Can it really be December already? Christmas is just right around the corner. Time to get that Christmas tree put up and decorated! I've been using knotty alder in some of my build projects lately, leaving me lots of small 6" or less cut offs. Looking at my growing pile of scrap wood, I decided to make a few new ornaments to add to my tree. These scrap wood Christmas tree … [Read more...]
Magnetic Christmas Countdown Sign
My kids LOVE counting down holidays and events. My daughter even gets her calendar out and starts counting down to her next birthday...the day after her birthday. :-) To say that we love advent calendars around here, would be an understatement. I'm joining in on a Deck the Home Christmas challenge this week, and the theme is wood signs. I had a piece of scrap sheet metal, so I … [Read more...]
Rolling Gift Wrap Organizer
Closet space is very limited at my house. We only have one small closet besides the bedroom closets. The last thing I want is for it to be stuffed with wrapping paper supplies (as it is now). However under the bed is free! It's ok to put things under the bed if it's organized and useful, right??? When deciding on the features for this gift wrap organizer, I wanted it to: … [Read more...]
Sleigh Rides Wood Sign
Hi, and welcome to the first day of the 12 Days of a DIY Christmas! I've teamed up with 11 builder friends to bring you 12 fun woodworking projects. I'm excited to see what the others have up their sleeves, but I'll have to contain my excitement for another day! I like to save extra pieces of plywood from projects and use them to make wood signs. I needed a … [Read more...]
Holiday Decor in the Living Room
This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. I have been compensated for my time and provided with product. All ideas and opinions are my own. This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. I struggle... with decorating... it's just not my thing... I don't have the knack for it. I'm chuckling a little bit … [Read more...]
Farmhouse 5×7 Photo Display
It's that time of year when those beautiful Christmas Cards start arriving in the mail of your favorite loved ones. Today's project will make it easy to display them, it's a 5x7 photo display board. But you can use this display board all year long to display your favorite 5x7 prints. This photo holder makes changing out cards and photos really slick, they just slide … [Read more...]
Handmade Wood Christmas Sign
I'm excited to participate in this years annual Handmade Holidays Blog Hop hosted by Smart Fun DIY. I love to make wood signs out of cheap cedar fence pickets. They are thin so the sign is light weight, and the wood is a little rough making them easy to distress. I need a Christmas sign to replace my FALL sign on the porch and settled on Noel since it'll be the same … [Read more...]
Buffalo Check Holiday Tablescape
Hi and welcome to the DIY'ers 2016 Holiday Tablescape Tour, thanks for stopping by! A DIY'ers tour wouldn't be complete without a few DIY home decor projects for a holiday table. I just built a 48" round table for my kitchen and I couldn't wait to deck it out for Christmas breakfast. One of my favorite features of the table is the super chunky pedestal base. The whole … [Read more...]
DIY Wood Reindeer
Hi! I'd love for you to follow me on Pinterest Her Tool Belt and if you love instagram, you can keep up with me there too! Welcome to Day 8 of the 13 Days of a Woodworker Christmas! This year I built a fun DIY Wood Santa Sleigh for my front porch, but what is a sleigh without a reindeer to pull it??? I really like the shape of this wood deer (that is no longer … [Read more...]
DIY Santa Sleigh
"Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Clause, right down Santa Claus lane..." Welcome guests with a DIY Santa Sleigh "that's filled with toys for boys and girls again". This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. This fun DIY Santa sleigh is made from a sheet of 3/4" plywood and a 1x3 board. … [Read more...]