• Crafts,  DIY,  Home Decor,  Summertime fun

    Front porch Beachaholic Summer Sign

    After I got my wooden fish bundle made to hang on my picket fence.  I knew that my beach porch still needed more to feel complete.  Coming  across the idea for this sign that says beachaholic was just perfect!  I just couldn’t help myself, I wish I lived closer to the beach. So, I decided to make my own take on the beachaholic sign. I used a board that was 5″ by 20″ I painted the board a teal blue green color.   Next I cut an umbrella silhouette and the wording “beachaholic” out of white vinyl, using my personal cutting machine.  I kept the wording and the silhouette pretty simple. …

  • DIY,  Fall,  Halloween

    Simple Square Wood Handmade Fall Pumpkins

    Square pressure treated wood pumpkins These pumpkins are made from left over pressure treated posts that I used for my grapevine Trellis. My husband cut 3 different pumpkins down to  3 different sizes. The pressure treated posts are already square so it is easy to cut a 3″, 6″ and a 8″ tall pumpkin.  The first set in the first photo did not get any paint.  Fun patterns of scrapbook paper came in handy to cut to size and mod podge on to the front, sides and back of the pumpkins. Add a dowel and some ribbon!     Attempting to hand paint / stencil mine is no easy feat! They…