Tired.....

I am soooooooo tired. 

I have been crazy busy working and trying to get Christmas together.  I truly didn't have any time to post.  I wanted to post some projects I was working on but figure I will wait until after Christmas as the recipients may see them on here!

Maybe Santa will bring me some extra time for Christmas?

Happy Holidays!

Sue

Candles and Coasters

Okay, finally a couple of projects finished that I can post.  

I had these birch discs hanging around for a couple of years and had forgotten about them.  I found them again last weekend and thought that I would make some coasters.

I peeled the loose bark and gave them a good sanding.  Although they looked pretty good by themselves, I had a few ideas I wanted to try.  I found a fern leaf stamp at Michael's that I really liked.

After stamping and letting the ink dry, I sealed them with a couple coats of satin finish clear coat.  

Nice eh?

For a couple others, I mod podged on some M's.

 

I think that they turned out pretty good!  I likey....


On to project 2:

 A friend of mine told me that she went to a craft fair and saw this candle holder on a panel from an old wood door.  She loved it but couldn't bring herself to pay $45 for it.
 So this is my interpretation of what she saw.

I dug out one of the many wood panel doors that I have collected over the years and cut down the door into four panels and sanded them. (Wear a mask and goggles in case of lead paint!)

I had an old rusty hinge that I thought would be perfect, but couldn't quite figure out how you would put a candle on it.  Tada!  Enter the bed spring.  Twist it though the bottom of the hinge and secure the top through one of the holes.  I thought it was quite the genius is I say so myself!

A couple of coats of clear coat, a glass candle holder and viola!

I hope she likes it.....

Well, I had better get back at it!  More projects to wrap up!

Sue