Monday, August 22

2x4 candy corn!

I love projects that I can make with little effort and little cost.  My husband always has scrap boards around from various projects around the house.  So when I think of a craft that I can use these scrap pieces of wood it makes me happy - or as Kai Lan says - it makes my heart sing.   Sorry for the reference but my little girl is obsessed with Kai Lan lately. :)   

Last year, I made some cute christmas ornaments using scrap 2x4s cut into a triangle and painted like christmas trees so what else is a triangle and is a decoration for my favorite holiday??? - Candy Corn!

I used the 2x4s and cut them with a chopsaw with a 15 degree angle.  I didn't cut the triangle with sharp edges but left a little bit of a flat edge to make it more like the candy.  Then I just got out my paint and got to painting.  Just like the candy- I painted 3 stripes of orange, yellow, and white.  I then used a rag to paint on some beige paint to antique it and distressed the edges with sandpaper.  I had some hemp twine and I added some for the middle candy corn.  I figured I am going to sale them in the booth my sister and I have in sets of three.  I think that I will have to make some more for me though.  Tell me what you think!



I would love to see any other projects you have made too that are from scrap 2x4s.  


I also mentioned on my last post that I would be doing a give-away this time.  I will be giving away a metal flower bracelet that you can see in the post before this.  I will let the winner tell me what colors he/she wants the bracelet to be.  The rules are:  You need to comment or be a follower.  If you want double the entries than do both!  I will close the give-a-way next Monday 8/29/11.  Good luck and may the crafting force be with you. :)

On a total random thought- don't you love it when someone has the same sense of humor as you?  I was reading a book called "Hexed" by Kevin Hearne and in it there are witches, werewolves, etc.  When a witch calls him he sets up the ringtone for "Witchy Woman" by the Eagles.  I laughed because of my Halloween sign for the witch has the lyrics behind it too. 

Have fun and don't forget to enter into the give-away!

2 comments:

  1. These are so cute! We have a little craft group that meets every month and I'm thinking these are the perfect craft!

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  2. These are awesome. I'm loving them. Would you like to guest post these at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com in a couple weeks? Please email me.

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