Wall Mounted Nightstand

Hello from Crafty Sisters!
We were so excited for this month's theme of shelves!
We knew exactly what we wanted to do

when we saw these cute wall mounted night stands from

Martha Stewart's Living Magazine, September issue.



Martha Stewart magazine ( Huset-Shop) Wall mounted nightstand

You can purchase these lovelies for $121 buckaroos from the Huset-Shop.com
or you can make them like us for $5 a piece.
Are you tempted yet?
We started with 3/4" MDF boards that we had
Home Depot trim down into 8" lengths.
We had 5 boards that we cut to length but you could also buy the 6 or 8" wall trim
that is already primed to use too.

Here are the board sizes you'll need:

1 at 12" for the bottom
2 at 8 1/4" with a 31 1/2 degree miter on one end
2 at 8 1/4" with identical miter cuts @ 31 1/2 degree cuts on both ends
We used some left over 1/4" MDF to create the house shape for the back
but you can also use chip board or
our suggestion is to cut a thicker piece of MDF to help anchor all the pieces together.
Once we got all our pieces cut
we wood glued (we love Gorilla Glue!)
and used finishing nails to tack them together.
We then sanded and painted it white.
We backed the back of the shelf with a 12 x 12" sheet of scrapbook paper
and then hung with 2 "D" rings fastened to the back.
We love all the options you can do with different paper designs
so you can totally personalize this!

We loved how this little protected shelf was a safe haven for
a glass of water and a book marker for your favorite book.
Maybe the kids will be more inspired to read....what do you think?
Well, a mom can dream right?

Thanks for great inspiration gals!
We are so excited for next month!
We are hosting the project and it's going to be
a fun and easy Halloween project!!!

Barn Door Shelf

Hey crafty crafters!  It's Melinda from over at Under My Umbrella.  It's good to be back crafting with the girls of WYLTC.  I found something new about my crafting identity this week....I'm an emotional crafter.  Yep, that's right.  Let me explain.  Late last week my grandfather passed away.  He was an amazing grandfather.  You know the type that carries jelly beans and lemon balls in the trunk of his car for grandkids.  He was always happy, had the most contagious laugh and would always hug and then wink at you making you feel loved and special.  He will be missed.  The day he died my inspiration for my WYLTC project struck and I knew I wanted to make something in memory of my grandfather and it just happens to go with the theme of "shelves". 

Hey now!  Don't judge...it does have a shelf :)   I had this seriously old pallet sitting in my garage waiting to go to the dump.   So old...it was cracking and falling apart.  I pulled it apart, then placed the wood and nailed it together. 

It did have it's challenges.  The wood was splitting and cracking off but hammering was therapeutic.  Creating makes a person feel good.  Hopefully you have all experienced that feeling!

My friend came over yesterday and said, "Is that what you did with all that garbage wood on your driveway the other day.  I love it."  *Smile*  I love it too.

I love that this shelf will forever remind me of my grandfather.  I've placed it so when I walk in my door it's the first thing I see.



Emotional crafting is healthy.  What will you create today?

Numbered Cubby Shelf !!!

Hey there everyone! It's Wendy from Craft Goodies here today.

I'm so excited to be back to crafting with all of you and even more excited to share my shelf with you!!!

I love shelves, so when Krystal announced this month's theme I knew exactly what I wanted to tackle...

I wanted one of these little P.B. Kids cubby shelves!!!

You see my kids have this problem, they can't seem to figure out that their shoes do not belong in the middle of the entry way, and why it would drive me crazy to continually trip over them every time I come in the front door.

Hopefully, with our new cubby shelf in place, we have fixed that problem.

So first, I must tell you this was a try as you go project, so I failed miserably to take a lot of pictures-I was a little to focused on making it all fit together as I didn't draw it out first. {Sorry}

But the good news is, it was really easy!

Here's what I used:

* 1/2 inch MDF board cut to 12 inches wide by 48 inches long for the back piece

 *1/4 inch piece of MDF cut to 9  1/4 inches by 48 inches for the front panel

  *1/4 inch MDF piece cut to 5 inches by 48 inches for the bottom

6 divider pieces cut like this:

 I nailed and glued the end dividers into place on the back panel and then measured in 9 inches and put up the next set of dividers, measured in 9 inches and then set the last dividers into place.

Be sure to measure both the top and bottom of the pieces to be sure you nail them in straight! Then nail and glue the bottom panel on.

I wanted mine on the wall before I put the front panel on, so next I painted a fun shade of red.

And then I screwed this bad boy into place...

I thought I was saving myself some painting-clearly you wouldn't see the bottom once the front was on right? WRONG!

From there, I painted the front panel, red first, and then stenciled in the numbers. Sanded everything, roughed up the edges, and then added a layer of stain...

Nail the front panel into place and there you go!

The cutest little shoe organizer ever!

My girls have already laid claim to their cubbies and have started moving in...let's just hope they save room for the shoes!!!

So much fun! Thanks Krystal for the great theme, can't wait to see what the rest of the week brings...

Happy Crafting.

Bathroom Mason Jar Shelf

We are back!

It's Krystal from Sassy Sanctuary here.  I hope everyone has had a fantastic summer.  Mine has been great but busy... and went by super fast!  I'm going to kick off this month's WYLTC and the theme is shelves.  I was inspired by all the fabulous mason jar shelves around Blog-land and Etsy.  I can't wait to see what every one comes up with!  Remember anything goes, whether you build a shelf, finish a craft store shelf or repurpose a shelf, we want to see it!

So here is my bathroom mason jar shelf!

It turned out being such a fun addition to the bathroom!  I love having a place to display soaps and bottles, keep the (always necessary) reading material, and the mason jar for some flowers is the perfect touch.  It was a lot of fun and actually a really simple build.  It can easily be customized to fit any space and finished to any taste.  I love how I was able to finish it to match my bathroom cabinet making it feel like an extension of the cabinetry.

And here is how I did it!

(Please note: all my measurements are approximate.  Please measure and double measure to be sure everything is lining up.)

The blue lines are 1x6 boards, the green are 1x2 boards, and the purple backing is 1/4" plywood.   The first step is cutting your wood.  I had Lowes cut my plywood to the correct width before bringing it home.  Then you need to cut your 1x6 into 2 (22 inch) lengths and 3 (15 inch) lengths.  Cut the 1x2 into 3 (15 inch) lengths.

Next I used my scroll saw to cut a scroll along the top.  If you don't have a way to cut this, just leave it square.  I made a paper template of the scroll to draw on the design before cutting it.

If you plan on having a mason jar in the shelf, you will need to get a circle drill bit the size of your (wide mouth) jar.  Drill a hole in one of the 15 inch 1x6 pieces.

Then you are ready to assemble the shelf.  I used wood glue and a nail gun to put it all together. Note that 2 of the 1x2's is for the slats of the magazine rack, but the other one goes along the back to give a sturdy place to screw through once its time to hang.  Don't worry if its not perfect.  I had to fill in a bunch of gaps with wood putty, but once it was sanded and painted, it looked great.

I finished the shelf the same way I did the bathroom cabinet.  (tutorial here)

Then to hang, just drill a couple holes through the back slat and attach with wall anchors.

Like I said, its been the perfect addition to my bathroom decor and I love it to bits!  You can check out more of the bathroom here, if you'd like.

So that's it.   I can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with this week! I'm sure we are going to be blown away!

-Krystal

August Update

Hello friends!

We had a blast last month with all the birdhouse inspiration!  Thanks for all the kind comments and a special thanks to Susan for being the only one to join our "bird" party.  She shared this adorable mirror transformation. So cute!

But, since she was the only one to link up we have to assume everyone is super busy with summer.  We know we are!  So we have decided to take the month of August off and enjoy what little summer is left.  Wood you like to craft? will begin again in September.

Also, in the spirit of keeping things simple, we have decided to keep the whole WYLTC event right here on this blog.  Hopefully that will eliminate any confusion. 

So, I (Krystal from Sassy Sanctuary) will host Septembers project and we are making shelves!  I have seen tons of fun shelf inspiration around blogland and I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with.  Anything goes, you can build a shelf, finish a craft store shelf, or even re-purpose an old shelf.  So start scouting for inspiration!

Here is the shelf I made.

I have been loving all the mason jar shelves I have seen around and wanted to try my hand at one.   I also needed some bathroom storage so I combined the two ideas.  Love it!  The tutorial will be here September 5th.

See ya then!

Everything "Bird" Linky Party!

What a fun week full of craftiness!   I have loved seeing the creative spins on my birdhouse.   If you have missed them here is a recap:

Monday :UNDER MY UMBRELLA




Tuesday:  CRAFT GOODIES



Wednesday:  SASSY SANCTUARY





Thursday: CRAFTY SISTERS





Now it's your turn.  Feel free to link up anything "Bird".  That means houses, nests, eggs....maybe even an actual bird you have crafted.  This linky party will end next Friday (7/22/11).  The top cut will be announced the following day.  Happy Crafting and linking up!

July's Bird House Project

The tutorial for this month's project will be over at .....

UNDER MY UMBRELLA

Come say hello and grab the pattern to make your own adorable little bird house.  Over the next few days you will see a few different versions of bird houses made by the WYLTC crafty women I have the privilege to craft around with!   See you there.