The world is kinda crazy right now and life as we know it has seen some changes… from social distancing to toilet paper shortages to a lot of people getting sick. And those of us who don’t have an essential job (Thank you 1000% to those who do!) we might be going a little stir crazy. So I teamed up with my friends over at Bernzomatic to create a #STAYHOMESCRAPPROJECT with the hopes of inspiring you to use what you got and make something AWESOME.
This build is inspired by my most popular build to date… the “OG” Shiplap Hall Tree Bench. In my humble opinion it is an awesome design, but it is more on the farmhouse side. And since like me and a lot of others style is leaning more on the modern side these days I thought it would be fun to design a modern version. Hence the “Modern” Shiplap Hall Tree Bench… think black paint, vertical shiplap, light wood and AWESOME!
I have been doing a lot of power carving lately, mostly adding texture to some of the pieces I create. But today I am going to switch it up. You see, I have always wanted a bread bowl so I am going to show you how I completely carved a bread bowl… no lathe required, no special skills! Just a few of my Saburrtooth burrs!
When a client came to me and asked if I could help build her some privacy screens I knew this would be a great opportunity to partner with my friends at Simpson Strong-Tie and showcase how easy it is to build a fence frame using some of their brackets.
This month my blogger friends and I decided to do a Wall Art Challenge, so I teamed up with my good friends from Bernzomatic to create an AWESOME DIY Tiki Wall Art creation. If you’ve been following along recently you know that I have a couple of new loves… power carving and Shou Sugi Ban and those loves are how I came up with the Tiki idea. I also thought Shou Sugi Ban would be the perfect finish on a power carved piece of wood to really highlight the textures and grain. So let me show you how I did it.
One of my favorite builds in 2019 was my Bubbly Bar Cabinet. It is not only functional, but it looks super awesome and was my introduction into power carving. Ever since that build I knew I wanted to do more of it, so I teamed up with Saburrtooth Powering Carving Tools to create another AWESOME piece. And this time I knew I wanted to add texture to the whole piece. And what better piece to start with than a bench, a storage bench, because everybody could use a bench and a storage bench is even better! So let me start with showing you how I created the bench.
If you are anything like me you struggle with keeping things organized! Well today I am going to share how I organized my growing router bit collection. And it is a simple solution that will work for 1-16 bits, it is mobile and could be easily modified to fit with your space!
Who doesn’t love sitting around a campfire!?! I know I sure do and that is the reason I wanted to build these. But I also didn’t want to spend a ton of money on materials to make them because outdoor furniture can take a beating in the Arizona heat. So I decide to challenge myself to make them each with one (1) board… one 2x12 construction grade board. That along the hardware brought each chair to a cost of $22. Can’t beat that, so let me show you how I did it.
If you are like most people you need a place when you first come in your home to drop stuff! Whether it be in the entryway, the laundry room, the garage, or a dedicated mudroom having a place where the shoes, coats, purses, backpacks, etc. can live helps keep the rest of the house from being one big drop zone. So when my client came to me needing a spot just like this for a small space in her laundry room, we designed something that worked perfect for her space. But not only that I think this piece could work for a lot of people and was an easy and fun build that you could easily put your design or personality stamp on.
Most of what I make is all out of wood, occasionally I have mixed in some metal, I’ve used epoxy to fill knot holes and since becoming a Torch Bearer with Bernzomatic I have added fire to my making! So for this next project I thought I would challenge myself and see what I could make using them all! After all making and design is all about pushing ourselves to try new things or incorporate them differently in order to find our style. I’ve always wanted to make a clock and figured I should start small with a new design idea, so I thought this was the perfect opportunity to make a Burnt Live Edge Clock out of Wood and Epoxy…. with metal clock components.
Don’t know what to buy your favorite woodworker or woodworkHER? Well I can help! When I first got started I had now idea what even some tools were, but slowly I have added to my collection. And there are a few tools I totally wish I had known about sooner or wish I would have spend the money to buy them because they helped me so much in the shop. They not only by upped the quality of my builds, but most importantly the safety of my building and efficiency!
I recently teamed up with Bernzomatic to be part of their “Torch Bearer” program…. what does that mean you might ask. Well, it means that over the next year I will be bringing you several projects that include some sort of torched element. I am so excited to get to add this element to my making… just another way to bring you more AWESOME DIY projects!
Power carving is something that I have always wanted to try ever since I got into woodworking. It seemed so fun and the textures you could create endless. That is why when my friends at Saburrtooth ask me to team up on a project, I jumped at the opportunity. I knew exactly what I would carve… you see I had been wanting/needing to make myself a bar cabinet. My pantry is small, so I figured by making one I could free up some space in there. And since it was gonna hold all the bubbly, I decided to carve bubbles on the front like champagne or beer bubbles.
Epoxy, resin, epoxy resin, river tables, ocean art… it is all the rage over social media and the diy maker scene. I have only ever used epoxy to fill knots on table tops, but I thought it would be fun to see what the fuss was all about and try a piece of art. And in true Sadie style I of course wanted to do it different than everyone else, hence make it harder. My first thought was to carve something into a piece of wood, fill it with black epoxy (an inlay) and then cover it with translucent colorful epoxy. Here is how that went and what I learned along the way.
So let’s start from the beginning with the design. My husband wanted the biggest deepest patio we could get with unobstructed views. Our current patio was 30’ long and that length was good so that we didn’t cover the windows to two of our bedrooms. Our house is already on the darker side and we wanted to keep as much natural light inside as possible. So we knew 30’ long, but how were we going to that big of a span without posts in the middle? I didn’t think it was possible, but my husband wouldn’t give up on it. So I went and talked to an architect friend and he said it would be possible with an 18” glulam.
So I have a very odd shaped living room… long and narrow with two openings and a big picture window. It has been a challenge to figure out how to arrange the furniture in the space, especially because my husband will not give up his giant speakers and giant tv! But I have settled on a layout that works for us and have lots of plans to completely makeover the space. I want all sorts of built-ins to hide speakers and get stuff up off the floor so it is easier to clean up all of Oscar’s hair and dirt. But until the time comes to do all that I wanted to something that would spice up the room, its totally boring right now, and give me something pretty to look at. Plus, I have been acquiring lots of plants lately in hopes of becoming a “crazy plant lady” , so I decided to makeover this odd corner space because it gets good light for my plants.
If you have been following along with me on Instagram you know I have recently been completed making over my patio and when we demo’d the old patio I saved the wood in hopes of repurposing it one day. Well, once the new patio was finished I knew that I wanted to have a dining table out their for dinner parties once the the weather gets a little nicer… so that is what I set out to do.
Have you ever seen a project and been like, I wanna make that? Well that is exactly what I said when I saw my friend make some wooden robots. I of course bought one and knew one day I would build some with my own little twist. So when Krazy Glue wanted team up for me to try their new Krazy Glue Fast Dry Wood Glue, I knew exactly what I wanted to use it on….. AWESOME Bots!
I’ve recently been making over my guest bedroom, I even named it the “Mustache Motel” because of some of its decor. My goal is to try to make it a place where guests are comfortable and have everything they need or want… kinda like a retreat. AND then hopefully they don’t wake me up too early in the morning looking for water… or a snack! So that is where I came up with the DIY Guest Room Snack Box idea… just like staying in a hotel, but these goodies are complimentary!
Welcome to my shop! If you have been following along for a while now you know that my workshop has changed drastically over the years and that I have made some pretty big improvements recently with the addition of my Modular Miter Station. I think the whole shop improvements thing is going to be a never-ending process as I am always looking at ways to improve my workflow and get more organized. So when Nite Ize offered to send me their DIY Life’s Adventure Kit I was excited to see what I could do with it.
