Anthropologie Inspired WishBone Tutorial

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Roeshel

Anthropologie inspired golden wishbone

I love Anthropologie and always find their catalog filled with inspiration and beautiful products. The Anthro Colossal Golden WishBone has been on my wish list.

Knocktoberfest hosted by our talented friend Lindsay from Makely Home this week was the perfect opportunity and motivation to create my own DIY version for less than $58 and in different sizes.

If you’re popping over from visiting the amazing Karianne at Thistlewood Farms, welcome! I’m so happy you’re here today and look forward to getting to know you if we’re not already acquainted. 🙂

What I used:

Super Sculpey polymer clay
Krylon 18 kt. Premium Gold Plate

I found purchased both of materials from Michaels Craft Store.

Tutorial:

The Anthro version is 13 x 6 inches. I tried to stay around that measurement by rolling two pieces of clay to about 13″ in length and “pinched” the end pieces of each together, then pressed each individual end with my thumb. Play with re-shaping. I also created two smaller versions by rolling a piece of clay to about 1/2 inch thickness. Fold in half. Pinch/thumb-press ends.

Move to a cookie sheet and perfect the wishbone shape a little more while the clay is still pliable.

I baked mine for about 35 minutes at 275 degrees. (Be sure to follow package instructions for your project.) Let them cool. Now the wishbones are firm and hold their shape.

Paint and let dry.

Simple!

This is my first time working with clay so I have a feeling I can do a better job with more practice. I have a lot of clay and spray paint leftover to perfect my technique to create more wishbones.

They’re going to be a sweet holiday gift idea/package toppers too.

Next up on the Knocktoberfest tour is my fun & talented friend, Sandra from Sawdust Girl. Head over to see her creative knock off project that’ll knock your socks off!

Ready to see more knock off inspiration and DIY? Follow along the entire series from Makely Home. 25+ designer inspired DIY projects? Woo hoo! What fun! A BIG thanks to our lovely host, Lindsay and genius behind Knocktoberfest.

Follow the entire Knocktoberfest series:

Day 1

1. Lindsay – Makely School for Girls

2. Beth – Home Stories A to Z

3. Gina – Shabby Creek Cottage

4. Beckie – Infarrantly Creative

5. Emily – Decorchick!

6. Wendy – The Shabby Nest

Day 2

1. Donna – Funky Junk Interiors

2. Jess and Monica – East Coast Creative

3. Jackie – Teal and Lime

4. Jen – Tatertots and Jello

5. Carmel – Our Fifth House

Day 3

1. Chris – Just a Girl

2. Lindsay – The White Buffalo Styling Company

3. Melissa – The Inspired Room

4. Ana – Ana White

5. Marianne – Songbird

6. Karianne – Thistlewood Farms

Day 4

1. Roeshel – DIY Show Off

2. Sandra – Sawdust Girl

3. Jamie – C.R.A.F.T.

4. Cassity – Remodelaholic

5. Melissa – 320 Sycamore

6. Mandi – Vintage Revivals

Day 5

1. Ashley – The Handmade Home

2. Stacy – Not JUST a Housewife

3. Traci – Beneath My Heart

4. Brooke – All Things Thrifty

5. Laura – Finding Home

6. Sarah – Sarah M Dorsey Designs

*Linking up to Home Stories A to Z

DIY chevron painted wood table runner

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Roeshel

To keep my fall centerpiece anchored, I created a chevron centerpiece base using FrogTape® Shape Tape and scrap wood.

Materials:

FrogTape® Chevron Shape Tape
scrap wood (mine is left over from a shelving project and measures approx. 12 x 35 x 1 in.)
white paint (I used left over Glidden toasted white)
Martha Stewart stain

Tools:

foam roller
rags
small paint brush

DIY Chevron Centerpiece Base Tutorial:

1. Place Shape Tape onto board. I started at an area near the middle (to be able to paint over a pen line on my scrap wood) and worked my way out. I used an extra piece of Shape Tape to measure the distance between sticky pieces of chevron tape.

2. Peel off half of the backing, place Shape Tape. Press down. Remove the other half of the paper backing and smooth into place.

3. Go over each border of the Shape Tape with thumbnail.

4. Dip foam roller into paint, coat the entire roller by rolling on a paper towel then paint over the bare chevron spaces in the direction of the wood grain. I wanted a worn/distressed look so I only did one coat.

5. While paint was still wet, I carefully removed the Shape Tape then let the paint dry.

6. Next I brushed on Martha Stewart stain and wiped it off.

7. Let dry. I didn’t, but you may also want to seal your project with a clear coat.

Now my fall centerpiece is all grouped together and doesn’t feel so lost.

I love how this turned out. Great for any decorating, any vignette, may be repurposed as a shelf, tray (great for sitting on an upholstered ottoman), or DIY sign in the future. 😉

Linking up to Prodigal Pieces and Centsational Girl.

*This is sponsored by FrogTape®. FrogTape provided by Shurtech. As always, the opinions are completely my own based on my own experience.

DIY at The Woodgrain Cottage

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Roeshel

Hello DIY Show Off readers!

I’m Shayna from The Wood Grain Cottage and I’m beyond excited (and really honored) to be here for the day. While Roeshel is soaking up some sun and relaxing on the beach (sigh), I thought we should have a little fun too!

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But before I show you my project, let me take a quick second to tell you a little bit about myself.

My husband and I just built our brand new home and I’m on a mission to create custom touches in every room. I love everything to do with design, decorating and DIY and I’m passionate about creating a home that my husband and I can call our own! I try to get the perfect mix of both our styles so that we always feel happy at home. Along the way, I share DIY and craft projects as well as my adventures in making this house our home! I hope you’ll join me!

Alrighty- with that said, let get to DIY’ing!

I’ve had a big crush on homemade signs for forever! I love that they are completely customizable. So after spending countless hours (seriously, a sheet of paper and a pencil were my BFF’s for a week), I was able to write down several different ideas on what I wanted our sign to say and look like.

I ended up choosing “There’s No Place Like Home” for the saying, and I’m so glad that I waited and kicked around different wording ideas before I made a quick decision.

After I measured the area where I wanted it to hang, I wrote down the dimensions and grabbed my hubby for a little DIY date. Those are my favorite.

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First, we headed to Home Depot to get our lumber and frame supplies. For the sign, we bought cedar tongue and groove planks that slid together and cedar 1″ x 2″ boards for the frame.

$24.00, and 2 milkshakes, later we were on our way home!

We started building the frame out of our 1″ x 2″‘s and made the finished measurements 32″ wide x 42″ tall.

We nailed the frame together and then slid the planks together using their tongue and groove.

Once it was nailed together, we started the staining process.

It was a two person job, so while Anthony wiped on the stain (Minwax- Early American), I waited a minute and started wiping it off.

One heavy coat later, we had exactly what I wanted. We let the stain dry over night and I started picking out a font. I ended up downloading a new font called Aubrey.

I typed my saying in a word document and adjusted the size of the letters to fit on the board. After several attempts, the letter size ended up being 500.

I printed the letters on thick card stock and them cut them out. Once they were cut, I started arranging the words on my sign.

I decided to align them on the right side and used a yard stick to make sure everything was evenly spaced.

With the letters in their place, I used several small pieces of two sided scrapbook tape to hold them down. After that, I took a pencil and traced around them.

I grabbed some leftover white paint from our entry stripes, and got busy!

I ended up painting the entire thing by hand. Originally, I thought that I might be able to use painters tape, but it didn’t work. I tested a small area and when I went to remove the tape, it pulled off some of the stain. There was no way I was going to risk using it.

For totally free handing it, I am really happy with the way that it turned out.

Once it was dry, I couldn’t wait to hang it up. Because we had used the 1″ x 2″ boards for the frame, we had a nice lip that would easily hang from a couple of nails.

I love the rustic vibe of the sign! The stained wood letters almost send me over the edge. Every time I look at it, my heart goes pitter. patter.