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  • Christmas,  Crafts

    ‘Vintage’ Sled Centerpiece

    December 10, 2018 /

    The title of this post is actually a little misleading. You see, I plan to make my own ‘vintage’ sled and use it in a Christmas centerpiece. You know, a fake ‘vintage’ sled. Here is how it went down. We started with ‘old’ wood.

    vintage christmas sled,diy,pallets
    Measuring for the sled
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    DIY door hanger.

    DIY Door Hanger

    November 29, 2020
    Black wood map of PEI.

    Prince Edward Island Map

    December 19, 2022
    Shaping the carved tree.

    DIY Carved Trees

    December 25, 2020
  • Crafts,  Painting

    Making Beach Art Using Wood

    September 3, 2018 /

    We decided to use up some of our scrap wood to make a piece of art for the living room. I saw something similar on Pinterest and followed the link to Etsy. Yikes. I think they were asking around $400. I knew we could put our own spin on it and decided to give it a go. The first step was to start cutting strips of wood into varying widths and thicknesses on the table saw.

    DIY wall art,beach art,painting beach art
    This could take a while
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    Fairy door diy.

    DIY Fairy Door

    March 29, 2022
    DIY rope basket.

    DIY Rope Basket

    August 16, 2020

    Baby Name Wood Sign

    July 14, 2021
  • Crafts,  Yard Art

    Turtle Lane Sign

    August 24, 2018 /

    Remember Teresa? Sure you do, she is the pottery kiln lady. A couple of weekends ago we delivered the wood for her outdoor kiln. Well, she dropped by this week and had an idea for a sign for the end of her driveway. The story goes that one day she was on her way to work, and lo and behold a turtle was digging at the end of her driveway to lay eggs. Imagine, possible baby turtles. She asked if we could make a sign. First we had to draw something out on the computer.

    Turtle Lane sign board,hand crafted,Nova Scotia
    drafting Turtle Lane
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    Cape Breton

    So Many Maps…So Little Time

    June 1, 2021
    Wood map of Scotland

    Large Map Of Scotland

    February 20, 2021
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    New Nova Scotia Wood Map

    May 1, 2020
  • Crafts,  Painting

    Making a GPS Sign

    August 22, 2018 /

    We needed one more ‘thing’ to fill out our wall of ‘things’. First we decided on the size and shape. We figured something about 8 x 20 would be best, so a long rectangle. With that information we decided to make a sign with our GPS co-ordinates on it. Here is where we plan for it to go.

    DIY gallery wall
    Where the red box is
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    Wood map of Long Island, New York with Jim Barry.

    New Wood Map

    February 21, 2020
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    Mahone Bay Wood Map

    February 23, 2021
    South River Lake, Nova Scotia wood map

    Wood Map South River Lake

    February 28, 2021
  • Crafts,  Painting,  Scrollsaw

    Making an R for Baby Ruby

    August 20, 2018 /

    Our nephew and his wife had their first baby in July. They named her Ruby and she is so tiny and beautiful. I had asked my brother if we were to make something for her nursery, what color should we paint it. He sent along a picture of the nursery and we were all set to get to work. First we had to determine the size for the letter R and then pick a script for her name.

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    Designing the project
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    Black wood map of PEI.

    Prince Edward Island Map

    December 19, 2022
    Wood map of Scotland

    Large Map Of Scotland

    February 20, 2021
    Cape Breton

    So Many Maps…So Little Time

    June 1, 2021
  • Crafts

    Making Wood Slice Coasters

    July 11, 2018 /

    We thought we would make some wood slice coasters. And like any good project, it starts by heading into the woods. Ha. You know, once you get something in your head, you just have to try and see if it will work. We didn’t have too far to go to get a branch or two before we could start.

    coasters,wood slices,wood cookie
    This one should do
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    Wood map of Scotland

    Large Map Of Scotland

    February 20, 2021
    Cape Breton

    So Many Maps…So Little Time

    June 1, 2021
    NS map with painted lighthouse scene.

    Large NS Map With Painted Lighthouse

    November 3, 2022
  • Crafts,  Painting,  Scrollsaw,  Yard Art

    Making an Eagle Whirligig

    July 2, 2018 /

    We see a LOT of eagles in our neck of the woods. There is a fish hatchery just down the road. That could have something to do with it. They patrol the edge of the lake looking for fish. Every once in a while we actually see them dive into the lake for fish. They often park themselves on the highest tree on the edge of the water. So beautiful. We decided to build a whirligig, and what better than an eagle for our first kick at the can.

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    American bald eagle fishing for breakfast
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    Shaping the carved tree.

    DIY Carved Trees

    December 25, 2020
    Black wood map of PEI.

    Prince Edward Island Map

    December 19, 2022
    DIY rope basket.

    DIY Rope Basket

    August 16, 2020
  • Carving,  Chainsaw

    Carving a Dough Bowl

    March 21, 2018 /

    Todays post is brought to you by the number 2 and the letter L. Ha. Anyone remember what tv show that was from? First person gets a prize. On to todays project: carving a dough bowl. Our temperatures were decent enough to do a little work outdoors so we headed out to carve a dough bowl.

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    Strapping down the blank.
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    Shaping the carved tree.

    DIY Carved Trees

    December 25, 2020
  • Bathroom

    Making a Window Cornice

    March 19, 2018 /

    Over the weekend we decided to build a cornice for our bathroom window. Here is what the bathroom looked like after we finished the board and batten wall treatment.

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    Navy and white bathroom
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  • Indoors,  Workshop

    Lamp Base from Plywood

    March 1, 2018 /

    Last year we made a round stacked plywood lamp base and it turned out awesome. I’ve been thinking about it lately and decided we really needed two of them.

    DIY plywood lamp base, build it yourself, made in Nova Scotia
    Round plywood lamp base.
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