Pretty Holiday Photo Holder

I wanted to make something cute to give to my former boss for Christmas.  I'll probably make her an ornament for her tree, as well, but I think she'll like this and it was SO EASY!  I bought the wooden word "Faith" for $1 at, where else?, the Dollar Tree.  The rest of the materials I had on hand.

Materials:

Wooden word

Red Sharpie

Glitter

Tiny Clothespins

I colored the whole thing with the sharpie first, and it ended up looking like a red wood stain.  I liked it!

Don't laugh too much at my black fingers.  I was trying to dye some fabric and, well, when they say "wear rubber gloves," they mean it!!

I painted glue on the letters and shook my crystal glitter over them, one letter at a time, then glittered the front of the base, also.

 Once the glitter was finished, I glued tiny clothespins to the backs of each letter.

Once the glue was dry, it was ready to be boxed, wrapped and given.  So easy!

Free Furniture

An elementary school in St. Louis was throwing out a few old desks. I took this one home and spruced it up for my daughter's room. She even got to help!


First, I scrubbed all of the rust off with a wire brush. Next, I wiped all of the dust off with a wet rag. I covered the wooden parts with plastic shopping bags and taped them in place with painter's tape (masking tape would work too). I painted the metal with rust-blocking spray paint, then waited for it to dry before removing the plastic bags.


Once that was done, I sanded the wooden parts with 120 grit sandpaper then wiped it down with a wet rag. I covered the metal parts with the plastic bags, taping them in place again, and painted the wood with a green spray paint. It only took a couple of hours and now she has an adorable place to do her homework!