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Holiday Home Tour – The Living Room

Galvanized Metal Star Garland | Pretty Handy Girl

It’s the most wonderful time of year when I can invite you into my home. The house is picked up (for the moment) and I’ve hung the stockings with care. But, most of all, I enjoy having you over for a cup of hot cocoa and good conversation. If you are just coming over from Gloribell’s blog, I Don’t Know How She Does It, welcome! If you are stopping in here first, follow to the end of this post to see all the other bloggers participating in the tour. (You won’t want to miss a single one!)

Ready for the tour? Handy Dog and I are so happy to have you here with us.

Grab your drink and let’s head to the living room.

You may have seen a sneak peek of our living room earlier this week when I shared how to make these fun rustic metal magnetic window frames.

Adding width to a starburst mirror was as easy as hot gluing straws to the back. I added some fake snow spray to the back of a reclaimed window. If we don’t have real snow this year, at least we can enjoy the fake stuff.

The mantel is filled with rustic metal, including the DIY Galvanized Metal Star Garland. Read more

December 11, 2015/7 Comments/by Brittany Bailey

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Galvanized Metal Star Garland and Mantel Vignette

Remember when I told you I’ve been on a galvanized metal kick? Yes, you may have noticed my Rustic Metal Magnetic Window Frame on Monday. When I put the windows over our fireplace mantel, I knew there was something missing. I tried a few different garlands in the space, but nothing felt quite right. When I gazed upon the leftover galvanized metal, the idea to create a Galvanized Metal Star Garland was born.

Today’s post is part of the Deck the Halls DIY-Style tour hosted by Jen Woodhouse, If you are just hopping over today from Sawdust and Embryos, amazing vignette, right?! My favorite is the monogrammed scroll snowflake. Welcome to my little slice of DIY Blog heaven. I can’t wait to show you how I made several elements over our fireplace mantel.

The Galvanized Metal Star Garland is so incredibly easy to make. You’ll be looking for more places to decorate with a garland of stars.

Ready to get started? Grab these things and let’s make something stellar!

Materials:
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Instructions:

Draw stars on your galvanized sheet of metal. If you prefer a beautifully aged metal patina, you can follow this tutorial to make your metal age quickly.

Cut out the star shapes with tin snips.

Rub the pencil marks off the stars with a gloved hand. Read more

December 9, 2015/10 Comments/by Brittany Bailey

Rustic Metal Magnetic Window Frame | Pretty Handy Girl

I was really inspired by Laura Putnam’s new book: DIY Rustic Modern Metal Crafts. I love the look of aged galvanized metal and knew that our home needed more of it. Today I’ll share with you a tutorial to create your own Rustic Metal Magnetic Window Frame, inspired by Laura’s Vintage Window Memo Board. But, you’ll definitely want to get a copy of Laura’s book to learn how to make 34 more storage and decor items using galvanized metal!

Materials:
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Old window
Galvanized Metal
Pencil
Ruler or Carpenter square
Tin snips
Flat head screwdriver
Staple gun with staples (1/2″ or longer)
Gloves
Safety glasses

Optional: Silicone Caulk (for more secure metal)

Instructions:

Ready to make your own Rustic Metal Magnetic Window Frame? If you have newer galvanized metal, you can easily add an aged patina to metal following this tutorial. Prepare ahead of time, because it might take up to 8 hours to get the look you want. The sheet you see below was left overnight in the solution to get a nice white patina.

Remove the glass panes from your old window.

Measure the size of each pane.

Transfer your measurements onto the galvanized metal sheet. Read more

December 7, 2015/8 Comments/by Brittany Bailey

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5 Steps for Beautiful Holiday Wreaths

Hello friends, it’s Jessica from Decor Adventures. December is the most wonderful month of the year and these early days are perfect for holiday decorating. I’m sure you are decking your halls and getting ready to have a festive season.

One of my favorite ways to decorate for the holidays is to hang wreaths. I admit, I’m a wreath addict. I have them in many sizes and many colors. They are the perfect holiday decor item and one of the easiest to use. Today I want to show you 5 steps for beautiful holiday wreaths, come see!

Materials:

A wreath
Holiday lights or fairy lights
Ribbon
Ornaments
Holiday decor accessories
Scissors
Green twine
Batteries

The type of wreath you use for this project is up to you. The most common wreaths are evergreen and can be found at many retailers including grocery and home improvement stores. They also come in different types such as boxwood, fir, pine, cypress, and more. Real or fake wreaths will both work for decorating. Grab a wreath (or three!) and let’s get started.

5 Steps for Beautiful Holiday Wreaths:

1. The fluffing. Wreaths often get smushed during shipping. Pull out the branches and shape them in a nice circle. The before and after will be dramatic and can make the wreath even bigger. Real wreaths may have some dry spots or unshapely branches, which you can easily trim off.

DIY Snowflake Christmas Trivets

Hey there, everyone! It’s Katie again from Addicted 2 DIY. I’m back with a Christmas tutorial that can pull double-duty as both Christmas decor and a useful accessory for your big family gatherings. I don’t know about you, but in my family finding a spare trivet during Thanksgiving or Christmas meals is about as hard to find as an extra serving spoon. We often find ourselves short one or two and holding hot dishes of food, while trying to decide if it’s cool enough to set on the bare table. I decided that making my own simple and pretty trivets would solve some problems. The fun thing is that you don’t have to just use these pretty snowflakes as trivets. You can hang them as Christmas decor if you like!

To make these, purchase plywood (a 1 – 2′ square piece is all you need) or you can use scrap wood. I used 3/4″ plywood. However, you can easily use 1/2″ or even 1/4″ if that’s what you have on hand. It’s all about saving money this time of year, right?

Materials:
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Plywood (square sheet or scrap)
Jigsaw with scroll blade
Snowflake templates (I found mine HERE)
220 grit sandpaper
Stain of your choice (I used Varathane in Antique White and Weathered Grey)

Instructions:

STEP 1: Size your snowflake templates however you would like and cut them out of cardstock.

STEP 2: Trace the snowflakes with a pencil onto your plywood. Read more

November 25, 2015/2 Comments/by Addicted 2 DIY