DIY Horseshoe Handle Bread Board

This is my third horseshoe project. 

I'm on a roll gallup!

 First the handled tray, then the LUCK 

sign for St. Patrick's Day 

and now a breadboard.

I found three pieces of wood in the garage. 

I am attaching  horseshoes at each end

 to use as a handle.

I cleaned the horseshoes the same way

I did in my previous projects.

I sanded the edges to make the board look

 worn. I gave it several coats of mineral oil. 

(pharmacy section of your grocery store.)

The horseshoes are nailed on.

Another rubdown with my oily rag...Done.

A great little board for serving bread

or use as a cheese appetizer tray.

Here's Tracey, my horseshoe dealer.

We played tennis this morning and she has 

an endless supply from the 

stables where she gives riding lessons.

So, find a stable near you!

my kitchen orchids

(orchid photo thrown in just because)

I'll be making her a breadboard next.

Happy Trails To You!

Links: Coastal Charm,
Creative Cain Cabin,
Savvy Southern Style,
Domestically Speaking,
Between Naps On The Porch,
The Shabby Creek Cottage
Fine Crafts Guild,
No Minimalist Here

Horseshoe Napkin Rings

There's Nothing to do here except 

give the horseshoes a good scrubbing 

and a little oiling with mineral oil. 

I still had horseshoes left from my other

horseshoe projects, so I thought I'd use them

 to gather a napkin and flatware. 

Perfect for your next ho down. 

Cheers!

Links: Between Naps On The Porch,
Facebook, Common Ground,
French Country Cottage,
The Charm Of Home, 

A Little LUCK

Another horseshoe project!

A little LUCK sign.

 I used two horseshoes about the same size.

Before and after cleaning.

 The left one has been cleaned and

 rubbed with mineral oil.

 I get 2 letters with these: a U and a C.

 Found this piece of wood in the garage and

 rubbed it down with mineral oil.

 It gives it just enough of a finish and

 conditions the wood.

 I chose a font to go with the horseshoes.

 Lucida Handwriting in size 375.

 I printed the letters using the outline setting.

I used carbon paper to traced the outline. 

 I filled it in with a black Sharpie.

We attached another horseshoe to 

the back for hanging. Not a lot of work or

skill required and no cost...lucky me!

Cheers!

*see my horseshoe tray HERE.
links: Between Naps on the Porch,
Coastal Charm, The Graphics Fairy,
A Stroll Thru Life

DIY Rustic Tray with Horseshoe Handles

My friend Tracey brought me a box of
horseshoes. She gives riding lessons
when she's not playing tennis.
 I thought she'd be the one to ask.
I wasn't sure yet how I would use 

them, but I knew not to miss out on a 

source for free stuff. 

This weekend I finally made something with

two of them, a rustic tray with horseshoe

handles. It's a good container for a coffee

table vignette.

 We used salvaged picket fence pieces
that we cut for the sides.

 We cut a piece of plywood for the base. 

I decided I wanted the tray to be 14X20.

 We nailed the pieces together and 

sanded only the very rough edges. 

 I soaked, and scrubbed clean two
horseshoes and then I rubbed them with 

mineral oil to give them a nice patina.

 I found some leftover stain de jour
 and rubbed on a coat.

 We attached the horseshoe handles.

I used the mineral oil-soaked cloth to rub

everything again, including the wood. 

 I put my Valentine's orchid into a 

$1 thrift store soup tureen.

I covered the soil with dried moss that 

I pick-up whenever we road trip thru

 central Florida. Spanish moss is everywhere.

It grows on trees!

I just gathered a few things 

for this basic vignette.

Lucy likes our new soft throw. 

Then, just to amuse myself,

 I changed one element to make it

Bell, Book, and Candle.

(Some of you may get that.)

Cheers!

HERE I made one in white too

Link: Between Naps On The Porch,
The Graphics Fairy, The Tablescaper,
Under The Table and Dreaming,
A Stroll Thru Life, Coastal Charm,
Creative Cain Cabin, Funky Junk

16 Easy Signs To Make

Signs are fun and easy to make. 

Using scrap wood boards and trim pieces,

 a little paint, a Sharpie and printing out 

the letters from the computer gives me 

endless possibilities. I can make one for 

each whim, season, holiday or month. 

Here are 16 I've made so far.
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Fresh Lemons

A good sign for Summer.

a little LUCK

For my March sign I used horseshoes for

 the letters U and C.

Spring Bunny

For April I painted a Bunny

for the outside entry.

M ~ monogram

The 'M' sign is for between holidays.

Kaffee und Kuchen

For my blue and white kitchen. Most signs

 hang on 2 cup hooks under this cabinet.

Fresh Baked Brownies

Using a piece of pallet wood for

another sign under the kitchen cabinet

Guten Appetit

My German sign hangs in my daughter Kim's
 kitchen. I still need to make one for me.

Chalkboard...Give Thanks

This chalkboard painted sign is easy 

to change using chalk pens.

"It's wonderful to be back."

A favorite quote from a Nelson DeMille book.

This one hangs in our North Carolina place.
I gave a tutorial on how I make a sign.

Merry Christmas

I used a stencil to make these letters.

and red wood stain for the wood.

White Christmas

For a blue and white Christmas bedroom.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

I doctored this store sign by adding it

to a larger painted back piece.

...and to all a goodnight

Blue bedroom sign got scrolled corners.

Be Sweet

Small sweet sign for Valentine's Day.

FALL in love

I made these last two before I started using

 the printed font outline.

Pumpkins

Freehand and rustic.

Signing Off!

 

Links: Under The Table and Dreaming,

Between Naps On The Porch,

Confessions of a Plate Addict,

Coastal Charm, A Stroll Thru Life

Savvy Southern Style, No Minimalist Here