It's still unfinished yet I still like it. I may leave it this way.
With the high prices of primitive looking, plain furniture in our area, I thought I'd give it a shot and make one. Try that is! lol.
Here's some simple shots I took as I went. So maybe if you want to give it a try, you can see it wasn't really that hard.
I grabbed my supplies at Lowes hardware store, in the unfinished pine section. Just using my eye to figure out what I wanted.
I cut some simple, upside down V shapes in the sides to give it a country look. Very simple. I used a jigsaw and just kind of eyed it.
The photo above is the top. I had to use two pieces of wood to fully cover it because I didn't have one wide enough.
Little crooked cutting, but it's okay. It's in a primitive, country theme. lol. That's what is so great!
I put some very thin sheet of lu-on board on the back. It is so thin it's very splintery. And I heard it is what goes down on floors underneath some, as a sub-floor. And cheap! Also found in Lowes.
And here it is, a $30 Primitive Cabinet!
Not positive just yet, if I'm going to paint it or not. I may leave it plain ole' pine for now and just see.
Happy Crafting Ya'll!
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Aug 6, 2014
Sep 6, 2012
DIY Primitive Rolling Pin Holder
I've been making a few wood crafts lately. Well, trying to. And here's my latest one.
It's a rolling pin holder.
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I had an idea for it when flipping through a magazine and saw a similar one. But that one had a heck of a price tag. And I immediately thought, "I wander if I could make that?"
So I just looked at the pic, which is actually quite different, but has the basic same "bone structure." Then I drew out a sketch directly onto the wood for the first side, (that holds the pins.) Then I cut it out with my band saw thing.
Make sure to lay the pin in the grooves to get a good deep sitting that will fit before you finish! |
Then it was easy to just lay that piece directly on top of the other side and trace it, so that they would be the exact same. Then I just played with different sizes of wood for the top until I got it looking how I wanted it.
I used finishing type nails to construct it, so that they weren't be that visible. Then I painted it a basic black and added a cute stenciled saying, "Primitives, Blessings from our past."
I priced this for $24.99 in my Peddlers Mall booth, but then I brought it back home the following day. I didn't want to part with it. lol. I now am using it to hold my "Vintage" styled rolling pins.
CLICK here to view them!
Happy Crafting Ya'll!
See ya next time,
See ya next time,
~Lisa
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