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Concrete & Brass Trays

francoisetmoiblog@gmail.com — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 17:46:27 +0000

I love making things, period. But every so often, a project like these Concrete & Brass Trays come along and gets me extra, uber excited. These projects usually involve trying a new technique + the project actually turning out! And as a maker, can you really ask for more than that?! Concrete & Brass Trays : How to Make Them! I’ll be the first to admit not every project turns out, which totally sucks, but I think those failed projects lead to new discoveries and sometimes a better end result in the long run. I’m hoping to share some of those #fails soon, so stay tuned–should be amusing! These concrete & brass trays are one of those projects that actually turned out a little better than I’d even planned for. I’d never worked with concrete before, so I was a little gun-shy to get started. I looked at tons of projects from bloggers who had already taken the plunge, like this one from Homey Oh My! & this one from Fall for DIY (Two of my fave bloggers BTW!) In the end, I discovered concrete is actually not so scary to work with! It’s quite fascinating how a mixture so […]

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DIY Patio Serving Tray

francoisetmoiblog@gmail.com — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 12:59:55 +0000

Hello Hump Day! The weather in Minneapolis has been sunny, warm and downright fantastico so far this week, so naturally it’s not hard to be in a good mood. Today I’m sharing this super fun, and oh-so-summery DIY patio serving tray that I created for Homedit. Use this dual-handled and colorblocked (scroll down and you’ll see!) number to serve summer fruit al fresco, or create one as a housewarming gift for your friends who just moved digs. Either way, you can’t lose! Find all the project deets here!

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Leather + Teak Clock

francoisetmoiblog@gmail.com — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 12:52:41 +0000

Hello there! Hope you had a fab weekend. This morning I’m excited to share this simple clock Ken and I made using materials we found thrifting: a Thai teak wood plate and a leather belt. Once we came up with our design, it came together pretty easily, and since we were able to find most of the materials at thrift shops, the total cost was under $7! Here’s the how-to: Materials Needed: Thrifted 12″ Wood plate, tray or wood disc Thrifted Men’s large leather belt Clock kit Gorilla glue Electric drill Measuring tape Pencil AA Battery Step 1. On the front of the plate or wood disc, measure and mark the center with a pencil. Step 2. Using electric drill, drill through wood plate using your pencil mark as a guide. Step 3. Add the clock kit: Place the wood plate on top of the battery piece, so that the white protruding part of the mechanism fits into the drilled hole, and is poking up on the face of the clock. Place metal washer onto the protruding white mechanism.Then screw on the nut. Peel back the film on the clock hands. Place clock hands over top of the nut and […]

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