What Our Crew Would Do- Paige

Hey bloggers! It's Paige from the AF store again. You may remember my previous Birthday Board post. Today I want to show this amazing and simple project I just completed that I am so in love with!

 

Here are the supplies that you will need:

5 - 1x4x24 boards that we sell for $2.00 each
6 yards of twine in your desired color

2 yards ribbon

2  packets of brackets from Lowes
2 pack of nails (I used ones with large heads) from Lowes

Paper and letters to trace

1 can Minwacx Provential Stain (also available at The Wood Connection)

1 foam brush

Paper towels

Hammer

 

I started by staining my boards. This step is very easy. Just wipe on the stain with the foam brush and then wipe off with a paper towel. Stain takes a full 24 hours to dry so be patient. 

 

I then traced the letters I wanted to use on regular printer paper. I cut them out and had my template.

My next step was to attach all the boards together. The brackets I used were from Lowes and they included the screws. Our pine wood is easy enough to use that I did not even need to pre-drill holes.

 

I now just needed to lay out my templates and start hammering away. I used a little bit of tape to secure the letters where I wanted them while I hammered. It really doesnt matter how many nails you use. You just want to make sure they are evenly spaced. After all of my nails were in I simply pulled up the templates and voila!

Ok so here is the last and easiest step. Simply wrap your ribbon around your nails. I tied a knot around the first nail and just continued to wrap, weaving in and around the different nails. When I got to the last nail I simply tied another knot. I wrapped 4 times around the I and the U. You can do it as many times as you think looks good.

 

For the heart I folded my ribbon in half and once I found the center I held that at the top center of the heart and weaved down one side and tied a knot when I got to the bottom. I did the same thing on the next side and tied a bow on the bottom. I just trimmed up the ends and I was done!

 

I am so so happy with how this turned out and I hope that you will be as satisfied with yours. Happy crafting! See you next time!