New Valentines Product

Is your house feeling a little bare with all your Christmas decorations down? Well we can help! We have all our fun Winter and our New Valentines products out and ready for you to pick up! 

 

 Here are some of our new Valentines Products!

 

 

Gift Cards Available at The Wood Station

Looking for last minute gift or a great stocking stuffer?

 

Stop by The Wood Station and pick up a Gift Card!

 

Christmas Wreath Initial Tutorial - Erin Peterson

Do you love to have a fresh wreath hanging in your house or on your door?

They are beautiful.

They smell so good.

The are Inexpensive.

 

How about we spruce it up a bit.

This year we wanted to share something a little more fun.

 

This Blog post is from our friend over at http://someoneinmind.blogspot.com/

 

Erin is a long-time blogger who loves writing about her family, faith, and home.

 

You should know that I'm not super crafty.

 So this is an easy DIY project.

I love The Wood Station

and knew I could find everything I needed there.

Now, that is my kind of Crafting!!!

My List of Supplies was the following:

• Costco Wreath $15.00
• Wood Initial from The Wood Station $7.55
• Glitter from The Wood Station $4.55 (This is one of those items that will last and last!)
• Paint (Already had this on hand or can be purchased at The Wood Station)
• Mod Podge (Already had this on hand or can be purchased at The Wood Station )
• Rustic Bells 2-pack from The Wood Station $1.45
• Ribbon (Odds and Ends I already had but probably about $2.00 or can be purchased at The Wood Station)
• Clear acrylic Sealer (Already had this on hand or can be purchased at The Wood Station )
• Bailing Wire (I love this stuff. I purchased 500 feet for 4.95 at Cal Ranch and it has lasted for years.
• A small screw.

I used my favorite crafty minion (Kate, see below)  to paint for me. Ikea kids bowls and a big cookie sheet are the perfect support for minimizing the painting mess. Apply one or two coats of paint on each side and make sure to be careful to smooth any thick edges. I didn't even sand my Letter. It came in a great, smooth condition. 

Once the paint was dried we applied Mod Podge to the entire Letter. We did this super fast and I would recommend slowing down a little and taking your time. I only applied it to the top Letter and not to the sides.

You will want to glitter your Letter as soon as the Mod Podge is on because it will dry fast. You can apply the Mod Podge in sections if it is easier because I did miss some spots and you can tell where the glitter isn't as thick.

I poured the entire bottle of glitter on the letter and then wiggled and moved it around. This helps it disperse evenly. I then picked up my letter and shook the remaining glitter and dumped it onto a large piece of paper. It is easy to then bend the paper and put the glitter right back into the bottle. I only used 1/5 of my bottle of glitter doing this large letter. It goes a long way!

Let your letter dry for 20 minutes or so.

You can start making your bow while it dries.

There are many ways to make a bow and I did mine like this.

After I tied my bow, I attached the bells using some decorative wire, but you can use any kind and I love bailing wire, which is cheap!

I sprayed my Rustic Bells with Sealer first so that the rust wouldn't get all over everywhere. It also darkened the color a bit.

Then I cut up my ribbon into about 7 inch pieces and layered them across the bow. 

I then used two pieces of ribbon to tie around the whole bow to keep them together.

I used a wire to attach the bow to the Letter.

I wanted my Initial to hang slanted a little on my wreath.

I put a screw in the base of the letter so that I could use a wire and tie it to the wreath to help it stay slanted. Oh ya, almost done.

 

Make sure to use your Sealer spray to spray your entire Initial. It gives it a finished look and also helps the glitter to stay in place and not end up on your entry way.

Then I used a burlap ribbon to attach the Letter. This worked great for me because I used an R and a P and both of these allowed me to just tie the bow around the top. You might have to get a little more creative with an W or an X! Maybe use the screw method which I used for my slant.

 Now wasn't that easy.

Simple and Easy.

And guess what. I can just take my initial off after Christmas and store it until I buy my next Costco Christmas wreath!

Let me know if you end up making a wreath. 

I'd love to see your pictures too!

Email them to someoneinmindblog@gmail.com

Merry Christmas!!!!!!

 

Tutorial By Erin Peterson

 



What would Michelle do? - Noel Letter Set Tutorial

What would Michelle do?

 Noel Letter Set Tutorial

I love Christmas! I have so many Christmas decorations that I could probably open my own store. But, when it comes to colors and Christmas I am definitely not a traditionalist! I am not into the old school green and red, which is great if that is what you like. All of my Christmas decorations are navy blue and silver with a little burgundy thrown in. I am a firm believer that when crafting or decorating you should use the colors that you love and by doing so you will love all the projects you make. Today I am going to teach you a fun technique that is a little more advanced but super easy to do. I am also going to use non-traditional colors on this Christmas project.

Here is a list of the items that I used on this project:

 Noel letter set, mahogany stain, midnight blue delta paint, Papers from echo park Keeping Cozy collection: Snowy days (front on the L) and Winter swirls (front on the O and back on the E), navy blue crinkle satin ribbon, medium rustic bell, sponge brushes, Dorice brand wood glue, dark brown ink, colorbox ink applicator, sand paper and Vaseline. All items except the stain and Vaseline can be purchased at The Wood Station.  

When starting any wood project I like to sand off any rough spots. Make sure that the wood is dusted free of sawdust. Using a sponge brush stain all sides of the N, also the bake, sides and front edges of the o, e, and l. Let the stain dry completely.

Once the stain is dry apply Vaseline to any location that you do not want the paint to stick and the stain to show through. I applied it to random places on the edges and  on the solid parts of the letters as well. Using a clean sponge brush apply a coat of paint. Paint right over the top of the Vaseline. Apply a second coat if needed.

You can see where the Vaseline was applied under the paint. Allow the paint to dry for several hours or overnight. Once the paint is dry use a napkin, paper towel or rag to wipe the paint off of the places where the Vaseline was applied,

The paint will rub right off in those places making it look as though the paint peeled off due to age or weather. You can also do this with two shades of paint if you like. You can also sand it in places to give it an even more rustic look.

 

Select the papers that you would like to use. Either before you start painting or after they are completely dry trace the letters face down on the back side of the paper. (The side that you are not using.)

A little tip: If you have letters that are a tight fit for tracing, take a pen apart and use just the ink barrel portion as shown above.

 

After tracing your letters cut them out and tear all of the edges. Lay the paper letters face up on the letter to make sure that they are the way that you would like them. Then was all of the paper letters.

 

Un-wad the letters and sand them with sand paper until they look the way that you like. Apply a thin layer of wood glue to the wood letter and apply the paper letter to it. Set aside to dry.

Once the glue is dry apply ink to the edges of the paper and to the front of the paper where it has been wrinkled and sanded. You can go as heavy or light on the ink as you like to get the look that you want.

 

I wanted to keep it simple and rustic. So the only embellishing that I did was to add a medium rustic bell by tying it on with a piece of navy blue crinkle satin ribbon. I love this simple distressing technique. There are so many things that you can do with it. It is a great technique to use for a layered paint look as well.

Happy Crafting!

 

Tutorial By  Michelle Harrington