Welcome back my Beauties!
Its beginning to feel a lot like CHRISTMAS!!
Just kidding...its not..
and most likely this will be the ONLY Christmas decor post I do.
Plus I usually don't do them before Thanksgiving just on a personal principle but I will be gone for 2 weeks in Florida
closing down my moms house there, so we can sell it now that she is gone.
I figure I am not going to feel Real Christmasy when I get back
from there and I will be getting home only a few days before Thanksgiving.
Being gone that long will also mean that I have to play MASSIVE catch up back home once I get back.
So that means I will be in Furniture painting BEAST MODE for the store.
So there is you reasoning for my EARLY Christmas post.
(also if you could say a little prayer or send some good vibes my way, I am VERY VERY nervous and sad about closing down my moms house. If you have been following me all these years you know how many memories we have with my momma down there.
This will be the very first time I step on her porch and not have her there to hug me. It will also be the last time we see the place as it will be up for sale and will all take place while we are back home.)
Now that I got that off my brain, lets move on to the project.
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You can see me here measuring how much room I would need for each word before I cut the boards. I used my AIRSTRIKE to nail the two ship lap pieces together. |
Way back this summer, we were at our friends property on Lake Michigan. As is our usual we walk the beach looking for driftwood.
The kids run ahead and see if they can find any good pieces for MOM. Well this year we found a bunch of sea grass rolled up in balls on the shore and in between them washed up were a bunch of broken pieces of vintage shiplap! Somehow they had floated ashore on the beach and I was glad to do a little beach cleanup and take the driftwood shiplap home with me.
When the kids asked me what I was going to do with it,
I casually said..."Oh, I will probably end up using them for Christmas signs" .
Fast forward 4 months later and I am shopping at Target in the dollar spot and they have these cute little cut out wood "JOY" and "NOEL" signs for just a few bucks.
My brain went into create mode and said.."SHIPLAP"
I got home grabbed my shiplap and got out my Mitre Saw
and cut them into the size I needed to fit the words.
Then I grabbed my copper spray paint
and sprayed both of the words with it.
and sprayed both of the words with it.
While those were drying I dry brushed my driftwood pieces so that the copper wording would pop.
Once everything was dry I used my Ryobi Airstrike nailer 
to attach them to the driftwood.
to attach them to the driftwood.
I love how the copper is so warm against the worn whitewashed ship lap.
I had made these to sell, but I am kinda in LOVE with them,
and I am thinking I either need to make a few more or just keep it.
Here they are sitting on my mantle.
Which honestly might be as decorated as it gets this Christmas.
I hope you enjoyed this fun little Christmas Craft.
Hopefully, things go well in Florida.
Until next time,
Go make someones day BEAUTIFUL.
and transformed them 
was because it can
STILL cut through these thick boards even with its smaller size. No big
bulky circular saw needed and its light and easy to guide.
that I often use as a photography prop.
on it for a display.
and had them stand in the trees on the 
with lots of my favorite 
that I have on my mantle with with my vintage Wood Woven Reindeer.
and it totally brought it back to life. 
and all our other decor and 