The Apple Street Cottage

Spring is starting to tease us around here.  The snow has melted and we've had a few days with warmer temperatures.  The other day I actually sat on the back porch in shirtsleeves and read my book.  Today, I wore my winter coat.  Spring is fickle like that!    In spite of it all, it's time for a little 'this & that' so let's get started.    Let's rewind to Christmas. I wanted to give my husband something handmade.  Since he's a guitar player and he also builds electric guitars, I decided it was time for me to build one from reclaimed wood. I grabbed one of his guitars when he wasn't around and traced it for a pattern.  Several pieces of pallet wood were pulled out and rearranged until I had the look I wanted.  A little work with the jigsaw and I ended up with this: Here's a close-up of the headstock: Because it was the dead of winter, I was not able to put a finish on it....you can only do so much 'stinky stuff' insi...

Welcome back to Ten on the 10th where a group of bloggers get together and share their ideas for under $10. Our theme this month is Gift Giving and I'd like to thank Katie from Let's Add Sprinkles  for hosting this month. If you just came from Tammy at Patina and Paint , let's get started.... It's that time of year for gift-giving for mothers, teachers, and graduates and I've got an idea that can be customized for any of the three.   This particular box would work for Mother's Day or for a teacher.  It started out as pallet wood and I cut the pieces to size.  Sorry, no sawing pics.  I like my fingers too much! I made the box 12" long and everything was sanded.   Of course I forgot to take the assembly pictures, but here's a peak at one of the nails going in: Here's another shot of the bottom of the box: It was time to decoupage and I use the same procedure every time.  You can reference it HERE .  Remember to a...