"B" is for Banner

Pennant banners.

Made with drop cloth, twine and stamps.

Small size for intimate spaces.

A little Thanksgiving themed decoration.

And I know you're spying those green shutters too.

A little roadside rescue I couldn't pass up.

Originally they looked like this:

Dirty and crusty.

I sanded off all the chunky bits with 80 grit on the mouse, then by hand with 120 grit.

After some clear wax and a few hinges we have this:

That's aged beauty you just can't replicate.

Honestly it's very smooth despite what the picture looks like.

And some curious Roman numeral markings on the edges:

Guess these would be shutters number 17 and 18?

But then there are more numerals further down.

The original brass hardware hooks are still on top:

Makes for a good spot to display projects.

Here's how I made the banners:

1. Using a paper template, fold drop cloth in half, place short edge of template on fold and trace with pencil:

2. Keep drop cloth folded and cut on pencil lines with pinking shears:

3. Sew triangles onto twine using zipper foot:

You can chain stitch these as long as you backstitch at the edges of each triangle.

4. Stamp your letters with black ink onto the triangles:

I did go back over the letters with black acrylic paint to darken the stamped letter.

5. To keep triangle together and stiff add a small strip of double sided fusible:

Open triangle, iron fusible onto back piece, peel off paper, close triangle lining up edges, iron to seal.

6. Hang anywhere.

Theses are all Thanksgiving themed.

Be thankful:

Give thanks.

I'm linking up to:

Whatcha Got Weekend @ Lolly Jane

SAS @ Funky Junk

Weekend Wrap Up @ Tatertots & Jello

Sundae Scoop @ I Heart Naptime

Sister Sunday @ Sisters of the Wild West

Sunday Showcase Party @ Under the Table & Dreaming

Just Something I Whipped Up @ The Girl Creative

DIY Fall Festival @ The DIY Showoff

Made by You Mondays @ Skip to My Lou

Making the World Cuter @ Making the World Cuter

Nifty Thrifty @ Coastal Charm

Tuesday Treasures @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Tutorials & Tips Tuesday @ Home Stories A to Z

Good Life @ A Beach Cottage

Delightfully Inspiring @ Delightful Order

Transformation Thursday @ The Shabby Creek Cottage

Strut Your Stuff @ Somewhat Simple

Share Awesomeness Thur @ The 36th Avenue

Flaunt it Friday @ Chic on a Shoestring

Tickled Pink @ 504 Main

Frugal Friday @ The Shabby Nest

SAS @ Just a Girl

Feathered Nest @ French Country Cottage

Remodelaholics Anonymous @ Remodelaholic

inspiration board @ Carolyns Homework

Textiles @ Freckled Laundry
Outdoor Decor Thursdays @ Fishtail Cottage
Handmade Holiday Gift Guide @ Grosgrain Fabulous

"T" is for Thanks

Give Thanks painted sign.

Simple but so meaningful.

A daily reminder, especially for those young ones just beginning to read (and read everything everywhere we go!).

And perfect for Thanksgiving.

Here's how I made the sign:

1. Using a piece of pallet wood lay out the printed letters.

Trace the letters with a ballpoint pen making a slight indent in the wood:

2. Paint inside the indent left behind:

3. Layer up the paint colors: red, brown, black then highlight with off white.

Sand to distress.

Stain with Minwax special walnut.

Seal with satin poly.

The pallet wood has lots of character:

A simple project with a big message.

I'm linking up to:

Whatcha Got Weekend @ Lolly Jane

SAS @ Funky Junk

Weekend Wrap Up @ Tatertots & Jello

Sundae Scoop @ I Heart Naptime

Sister Sunday @ Sisters of the Wild West

Sunday Showcase Party @ Under the Table & Dreaming

Just Something I Whipped Up @ The Girl Creative

DIY Fall Festival @ The DIY Showoff

Made by You Mondays @ Skip to My Lou

Making the World Cuter @ Making the World Cuter

Nifty Thrifty @ Coastal Charm

Tuesday Treasures @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Tutorials & Tips Tuesday @ Home Stories A to Z

Good Life @ A Beach Cottage

Delightfully Inspiring @ Delightful Order

Transformation Thursday @ The Shabby Creek Cottage

Strut Your Stuff @ Somewhat Simple

Share Awesomeness Thur @ The 36th Avenue

Flaunt it Friday @ Chic on a Shoestring

Tickled Pink @ 504 Main

Frugal Friday @ The Shabby Nest

SAS @ Just a Girl

Feathered Nest @ French Country Cottage

Remodelaholics Anonymous @ Remodelaholic

inspiration board @ Carolyns Homework
Weekly Challenge @ The CSI Project

"T" is for Turkey

A fancy fruit and veggie turkey. 

After all it is Thanksgiving on Thursday so I had to do a turkey related post. 

I volunteered myself to make this turkey for girl #2's class party.  I don't normally make creations with food but this was an exception.

The real instructions can be found here.

This is what we started with, a real cornucopia:

We set the squash for the body and chopped the peppers for small feathers:

The kids had fun putting the feathers in.

Feathers in, beak and gobble on and some peppercorns for the eyes:

Now for the real feathers which the kids will get to eat at the "Feast" - some grapes and cheese on skewers:

All skewers in place:

It's all totally edible.  Gobble. Gobble.

Have a good day at school Mr. Turkey, hope the kids don't peck you to pieces!