Make a Bench for your kitchen table.

Today we made a bench for our kitchen. 

Thanks for watching and have a Blessed Day!

Extra Pretty Vision Board.

This week we made our vision boards! Come join in the fun with us. 

Build a sturdy Plant Ladder Shelf. Garden shelf in small area

Build a Plant Ladder. This is a gift for my daughter in law that wanted an outdoor plant ladder able to withstand the wind and not fall over. I made the design on paper and had to figure out how to do the angles for the front legs in this video. Since then I have made another Plant Ladder with the same design with only hand saws and a drill as the main tools. This Plant Ladder stands at 68 inches tall and 21 ½ inches wide with the bottom sticking out 18 inches. This Plant Ladder is very stable and I really like the end result. In this video I have put titles of each step as my wife and I have fun talking about the project. Hope you enjoy and Have a Blessed Day! Tools: Square Carpenter Large: https://amzn.to/34mEBt4 , Square Carpenter small: https://amzn.to/2Wn6w7t Clamps: https://amzn.to/3nvVSaq Mitre Saw: https://amzn.to/34kK9nE Pull Saw: https://amzn.to/2WmlwCI Hand Saw: https://amzn.to/36FTGXV Mitre Box: https://amzn.to/2Jsz397 Drill: https://amzn.to/37R0pxV Drill Bits: https://amzn.to/2IcZIGa Phillips Bit: https://amzn.to/2JB8KgU Palm Sander: https://amzn.to/33KVZHm Nitrile Gloves: https://amzn.to/3gc8sJ7 Materials: Leg board and top shelf: 1"x4"x8 feet pine board, found in the lumber department Home Depot. Slats: 1”x2”x8 feet pine board, found in the lumber department Home Depot Dark Stain: https://amzn.to/3queERD Finish: https://amzn.to/3p2mFeS Wood Glue: https://amzn.to/34p7Dbh Wood Filler: https://amzn.to/37AQZq2 Screws: https://amzn.to/3gXhgmv Cut list: 2 - 1"x4"x68" 2 - 1"x4"x71" Angle cuts explained in video. 26 - 1"x2"x20" 8 - 1"x2"x21 1/2" 8 - 1"x2"x3 1/2" 2 - 1"x2"x17" 2 - 1"x2"x13 3/4" 2 - 1"x2"x10 3/4" 2 - 1"x2"x7 1/2" Music by me (Justin Adams) :) Have a Blessed Day !

Build a Noodle Board / Stove Top Cover.

Today we build this gorgeous set of noodleboards. Noodleboard is what you call the decorative stove top covers that people have been loving lately. My wife Melody helped me out and then made a decal for it on her new Cricut machine. 

Thanks for watching! 

Justin and Melody

DIY Chalkboard Wall - The Fast and Simple Way

Today we put up this video of our new blackboard wall using Krylon Chalkboard Paint! 

It's amazing and I had the best time making it. It took a few hours...had to wait for the paint to dry twice. But, aside from that it was fast and easy. Enjoy the video and let me know if you have any questions or suggestions!

Melody

Hat:
Cinch closeda magic circle with 9 HDC, ss into first st, Ch1.
2HDC in each stitch, ss into first st, ch 1 (18)
HDC around, Increasing in every other st, ss into first st, Ch 1 (27)
HDC around, Increasing every 3rd st, ss into first st, Ch 1 (36)
HDC around, Increasing every 4th st, ss into first st, Ch 1 (48)
HDC around (48)
HDC around, Increasing every 5th st, ss into first st, Ch 1 (54)
HDC around, Increasing every 6th st, ss into first st, Ch 1 (63)
HDC around, ss into first st, ch 1 for 7 rows (or until the hat measure 7" long) (63)
ch 1 more time.
Alternate FPDC and BPDC around , ss into the first st, ch 2 for two rows (63)
Alternate FPDC and BPDC around , ss into the first st, fasten off.

Applique:
6" wide x 5" wide Iron Man Helmet applique
ch3s count as DC in my appliques. Usually they dont in my patterns. But they are SO obvious in shapes that you have to take them into account. IMO. :)


Ch 12, turn at the end of each row.
SC in second ch from hook and across, Ch 3 (turn) (11)
DC across, Ch 3 (turn) (11)
DC in the base of the ch3, 10 DC, 2DC in the last st. Ch3 (13)
DC in the base of the ch3, 2DC in next st, DC in next 9 st, 2DC in the next st. Ch3. (17)
DC in the base of the ch3, 2DC in next st, DC in next 13 st, 2DC in the next st. Ch3. (21)
DC in the base of the ch3, 2DC in next st, DC in next 17 st, 2DC in the next st. Ch3. (25)
DC across, Ch 3 (25)
DC across, Ch 3 (25)
DC in next 10 st, Ch 3 (11)
Decrease DC in first two st, DCin next 8 st across, Ch 2 (10)
DC in the next 7 st, DC decrease in the last 2 stitches of the row. (9)
FO
Attach yarn 11 stitches from the opposite side (as in picture), ch 3, DC in next 10 st to the edge. Ch 3 (11)
DC in the next 9 st, DC Decrease in the last two stitches, Ch 3 (10)
DC Dec in the first 2 st, DC across. (9)
FO

SC around the end to smooth out the edges and sew it on the hat with yarn and a blunt edge yarn needle.

Painting!

I am covering the morbid dark purple in the livingroom that my husband insists gives off "bad emotions"...this primer rocks! Click the pick to buy some from me at Amazon.com!



 It doesnt going on super even and it wants to drip a little more than I would like. But that dark purple is GONE...one coat. It has saved me alot of time and money because when I don't use it I end up having to paint three or four coats of a new color. Those coats get pricey! I am still trying to find out which brand of paint is my favorite. I am leaning toward Glidden. Glidden covered well and is holding up nicely. The price is great, but I haven not used Glidden in a dark color yet. When painting over the white primer the light shades aren't challenged like a dark one would be. That will be the final test. Hope it passes!

I did learn alot about painting recently... Shur-Line Paint Edgers use up alot more paint than a little paintbrush for detail work...and it is TOTALLY worth it. I am a naptime warrior when it comes to decorating so I have to cut corners. I can have a wall painted in less than half the time now that I have my edger. The guy at Lowes warned me against using one so I didn't buy one until my friend mentioned that hers was heaven-sent. And it is.

The primer is dry, lunch has been served and it is time to run to to Lowes. The color of the day is "Filoli Morning Glory" blue (in the pic below). Valspar...wish me luck, last time Valspar was alot of work to get it to cover. But I love this color! Sooo pretty. The goal for the livingroom is light and bright. This is the accent wall in room that is light blue and white.

I cannot wait to see how it turns out so that I can get started on couch pillows, seat cushions and curtains! My new sewing machine is all warmed up and ready to go!

Wish me luck!