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BLACK FRIDAY SALE

 

FRIDAY, NOV 29TH FROM 10AM-1PM

 

THE SHELVES ARE STOCKED AND THAT INCLUDES ALL OUR NEW WINTER PRODUCT!

The Perfect Frame for your new Family Portrait

 

We all know how stressful getting family pictures can be. You pick out the perfect outfits, scope the best location, call your favorite photographer, convince your husband it is time for a new one, you pray your kids cooperate, (and when they just won't, you bribe them with anything and everything you can think of), and once it is all said and done, you wonder why you wanted to do family pictures again this year!

 

Now that all the beautiful leaves have fallen, you have selected that ideal family portrait that will go so wonderfully in your formal room. Now it is time to find just the right frame!

 

The Wood Station has a wide variety of styles that you can get in any size you need! The best thing about them is that you can finish them to fit any home décor, and they are extremely affordable.

 

 

Gobble...Gobble...Gobble! - Featured Product

For the month of November we will have a Featured Product each week that will be 25% OFF

 

This weeks Featured Products are 

All the Turkeys

 

Make your home a little more festive for family and friends to enjoy when they arrive for Thanksgiving.

 

 

 Stop by The Wood Station and pick up the Turkey Door Hanger you love, the Turkey Place Card holders, the Folded Fan Turkey, and the Give Thanks Turkey.

Distressed Shelf Tutorial

Distressed Shelf Tutorial

I am really into the look of distressed furniture, frames, shelves… anything pretty much! I did this shelf from The Wood Station up and tried a new distressing technique.

 

 I loved how it turned out!

 

 

Supplies:

Shelf from the Wood Station – you could use this technique on anything

Paint – Any Color (I planned on painting other items the same color so I chose a pretty ivory color which I got from Lowes)

Sand Paper

Paint Brush, Foam Roller, Foam Brush (this depends on the texture you want)

Stain 

Valspar’s “Clear Mixing Glaze” – Lowes

I started by staining my entire shelf. I used a couple of coats so it was nice and dark.

After letting dry overnight (so it wasn’t sticky at all) I painted with two (2) coats of the ivory paint. 

 

 

 

Again, I let that dry overnight so that I wouldn’t have any problems when I went to sand.

Get Creative!! Sand any edges and corners you want to get that vintage/distressed look! Keep in mind that you only want to sand off the paint and not the stain underneath.

Next, I mixed 2 parts glaze to 1 part stain (You can use however much or little stain you would like depending on what color you are shooting for.) 

 

 

 

I painted the glaze mix evenly onto the entire shelf, focusing on the bead-board where I had sanded quite a bit – it was a little too dark for my liking so I used a wet paper towel and lightly wiped some of the glaze mix off.

 

 Let dry and enjoy your shelf!

**You can also mix paint with the glaze. For example – You  could paint your item a deep red and use a black (paint) glaze using the same technique to achieve the same look. 

 

 

Tutorial by Taylor Peterson

 

Chevron Seasonal Slat Sign Tutorial

Seasonal Slat Sign

Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas!

 That is right...same sign to decorate for three different holidays!  

 

 

Supplies needed:

Slat Sign

Turkey Cut Out

Reindeer Cut Out

Delta Paint – Light Ivory, Burnt Umber & Barn Red (These are the colors I used. All could be replaced to match any home décor or theme)

Paper

Chevron Vinyl

Foam Brushes

Wood Glue

Ribbon

Velcro

Texturizing Cream

Finish Spray

Pen

Sandpaper

Lets get started.

Paint Slat sign the color you want your Chevron stripes to be. I used Light Ivory. Make sure to get this color into the gaps. Set aside and let dry.

 

Trace the turkey on the paper. Trace on the side of the paper that will not be shown. Cut our turkey silhouette and set aside. Paint the sides and back of the turkey your desired color. I used the light ivory.  Set aside and allow time to dry.

 

Don’t paint where you are going to be gluing on the paper. The paper will stick better if it is directly on the wood. Once the turkey is dry take the wood glue and spread it evenly on the turkey and apply the paper. Allow time to dry and sand off any paper that hangs over the edge of the wood.

 

 

 

 You can use the Texturizing Cream to seal the paper. I love the finished look the Texturizing Cream gives your project.

If you want to you can tie a little ribbon around the turkey.

 

 

After the slat sign has had time to dry now apply the Chevron Vinyl.
(You don't have to use the chevron vinyl. You could also just paint the slat sign a solid color or choose two colors  and alternate them on the slats)

Once the vinyl is on, paint the slat sign again and make sure you paint the sides of the sign as well. Don’t paint between the slats. I used Burnt Umber.

 

When the second coat of paint is on, and, dry remove the vinyl. You may have some touch up to do but shouldn’t be much. I touched mine up so that the lines were nice and crisp.

 

 

 

Now take your Velcro and place a piece or two to the center of the slat sign and the turkey. Now you can stick your turkey to the slat sign.

 

 

 

 

So the great thing about this Slat Sign and attaching the turkey with Velcro is that now you can change it for each season.

 

I created my reindeer right along with my turkey.

 

Paint the reindeer. Paint the front, back and sides. I used Barn Red.

 

Once the paint has dried now apply wood glue and spread it evenly on the reindeer. Grab your glitter and sprinkle it all over your reindeer.

Now pick up your reindeer and tap off extra glitter and funnel the extra glitter back into its jar.  

 

 

Now take the finishing spray and apply it to the reindeer to help seal and keep the glitter on. Once it has had time to dry apply the Velcro to the back and now it is ready to be put on your slat sign after Thanksgiving is over.

 

 

There is also a Pumpkin Cut Out that you can make to use during the Halloween season as well.

 

 

I really loved how this turned out and love that I can change it for each different season.

This project was fairly easy and didn't take long from start to finish!

What would Michelle Do? - Gobble Letter Set Tutorial

What Would Michelle Do?

For my first blog tutorial I did the Gobble letter set and I had a great time making this project and I am so very happy with the way it turned out!

I love texture and a rustic look. In this tutorial we will cover some easy ways to achieve that look.

 

(this photo is a closer look of the finished product)

 

Here is a list of the products that I used for this project:

Tools - Sponge brushes

craft sponge

 sand paper or sanding block

 vinyl applicator

scissors

pencil

 Colorbox ink applicator

Products – Minwax mahogany stain.

 Delta paint colors spice brown, trail tan, black, yellow straw and mendocino red.

Echo Park papers Reflections Fall collection papers Harvest Plaid (floral side), Fall Dots (dot side), Autumn Stripes (both sides), Acorn Forest (chevron side).

Doodle Bug glitter in beetle black and orange.

Darice wood glue,

PLAID clear acrylic sealer, and

texture cream.

Colorbox dark brown ink.

Ribbon, antique wire and doodlebug bling.

Before staining or painting sand down any rough places on the wood and make sure that it is dust free.

Using a sponge brush stain the back and sides of all of the letters and the turkey base that is used for the O. Set aside and allow to dry.

I did not have the shade of paint that I wanted so I mixed two colors to get it. Using two parts Delta trail tan and one part spice brown until the color is even. If it is not the shade that you want adjust it with the appropriate color.

Using a sponge brush apply the mixed paint to the body and sides of the turkey. If necessary apply a second coat. Allow to dry. Apply black paint to the hat and allow to dry. Tip: to get a nice even line use painters tape.

Using a clean sponge brush apply a good coat of wood glue to the hat portion of the turkey body. Cover with black glitter. Remove excess glitter and set aside to dry.

Select the papers that you are going to use for each letter and feather of the turkey. Place the paper face down. Place the letter face down on top of the paper and trace the letter. Cut the letters and feathers out.

Lay out all of the cut papers on the top of the wood in the order that they will go to make sure that you like the look and flow.

Wad all of the papers up into balls to create folds and creases in the paper. Be careful not to tear the paper too much.

Unfold papers and sand the paper using sand paper or a sanding block. Once all of the paper has been prepared apply a liberal amount of wood glue to the wood and adhere the paper to the wood. Use a vinyl applicator to smooth the paper down. Do not smooth it too much you do not want it to be completely flat. Set aside to dry.

 

 

Using a piece of a craft sponge apply texture cream to the body of the turkey by dabbing it on.

Once the texture cream and glue are completely dry. Sand all of the edges enough to expose the white core of the paper and the edge of the wood. You can do this using sand paper, a sanding block, a dermal or electric sander.

 Using a Colorbox  ink applicator or a piece of a craft sponge apply ink to all of the edges and lightly rub over the wrinkled and sanded parts of the paper. Go as light or heavy on the ink to achieve the look that you would like. I would recommend starting out light and adding until it looks the way you want. You can easily add ink but not remove it. I also applied ink to the edges of the turkey body.

 

Glue on the beak and add the doodle bug bling for the eyes. Add any embellishments that you like. I used a glue gun to attach ribbon to the hat buckle and to the hat of the turkey body. Using wood glue adhere the turkey body to the feather block. I used antique wire and ribbons to embellish mine. Wrap the antique wire around the first b and the l in a diagonal spiral. On the G, second b and the e wrap the wire around the letter and twisted to hold in place. Leave lengths of wire on both sides. Twist the wire around a pen to create a coil on both sides. Then add a ribbon bow in coordinating colors above the wire.

 

Tutorial By  Michelle Harrington