Scrapwood sign~It’s a Spring Thing

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Kristin

~WOW WOW WOW~

I can’t quite seem to find the words to tell you how incredibly thankful we are for all of the prayers and encouragement for Grayson, THANK YOU! People near and far from around the world have been praying and God listened! Grayson was taken out of critical care yesterday, we are one step closer to going home!!! I promise to continue to keep everyone posted, from the bottom of our heart, thank you so much!

I have had this post scheduled before Grayson became ill and I am so glad I didn’t have to miss out on it. I am participating in It’s a Spring Thing with some of the most incredible bloggers out there! Mary Beth from Cupcakes and Crinoline started us off with a delicious looking Lemon and Blueberry Butter Cake. Yesterday Jennifer from Dear Lillie shared her beautiful tablescape all set for Spring with gorgeous rustic elements. Kristin from Simply Klassic Home will be sharing on Thursday followed by a ton of more talent you don’t want to miss!

A few weeks ago I decided it would be fun to make a welcome spring sign and display it by our front door. (I’ll be honest, it’s still sitting somewhere in the house right now)

I grabbed scrap wood out of the hubby’s woodpile and went to work.

I found a small piece of wood that would work to attach them altogether, I just sawed it in half and used screws to attach the boards.

I Filled the holes with wood filler and sanded over the whole piece to make it smooth.

I painted on a coat of ASCP from a mix I used awhile back.

I free handed some words and graphics and painted them in, thank goodness the paint hides my horrible writing.

You can’t beat free!

Check out this fabulous lineup:

Heather from At the Picket Fence

Shannon from Fox Hollow Cottage

Debbie fromDebbiedoo’s

Heather from Setting for Four

Angelina from JoJo & Eloise

Vanessa from At the Picket Fence

Maryann from Domestically Speaking

KariAnne from Thistlewood Farms

Courtney from French Country Cottage

Jennifer from Jennifer Rizzo

On March 18th we’ll all be hosting one HUGE It’s a Spring Thing Linky Party where you can link up your spring and Easter posts. We have been busy pinning over at It’s a Spring Thing on pinterest and we can’t wait to start pinning new projects once the party is live!

~Have a fabulous day friends~

Double Stacked Crown Molding

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Kristin

Crown molding can be a little tricky with all the cuts and angles. My fabulous hubby figured out a way to bypass all that craziness and install double stacked crown molding while achieving the same results, if not better. We have used this method in the Guest Room and the tops of our kitchen cabinets .

Enjoy the video!

Prep molding with a light sand and paint

Measure how far down you want the baseboards

Mark wall with tape or pencil

Measure width of walls and make your cuts using a 45 degree angle

Always cut base board first (wait on the molding)

You can add small thumbnails every few feet to hold up your baseboards

Nail baseboard to the wall

Take measurements again off of the baseboards for your molding piece for accurate measurements

Nail molding piece to the base board

Fill nail holes with wood filler (Recommend Using wood filler That matches your paint)

Caulk Bottom, middle and top (Recommend Having a baby wipes on hand to Help with the clean-up)

After the caulk drys, the nail holes are filled and sanded start applying a second coat of paint to your finished product

Please let me know If You have any questions and I’ll get my hubby on it for you

Kristin and Ray

DIY Bathtub Shelf

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Kristin

I have had this bathtub shelf project pinned on “things I want to make” forever and this weekend we finally got around to making it. A huge thank you to Snippits of Design for the tutorial and my hubby for building it. This was a zero cost project since we had all the materials.

Start off my measuring your tub so you know how long the width of the wood needs to be and where the support bars should go so the shelf won’t move around on you.