MAKE YOUR OWN STENCILS sheet music dresser

 

 

 

I have a trick for you to make custom stencils, any size, shape, and inexpensively.

 

 

I dont have time to run to the craft store or wait for an order to come in the mail and because I

work on larger projects I like to be able to make my own stencils to fit the right size of my projects.

 

 

HOW TO:

 

** I print out a simple graphic on regular paper the size I need.

** Then I cover the front and back of the paper with strips of clear packing tape.

(This makes my stencil thicker and water/paint proof.)

**The final step is to cut my stencil out with a shape knife and get to work.

 

YES IT REALLY IS THAT SIMPLE!

 

 

I recently used these fancy Fleur de lis stencils to finish off a sheet music dresser I did.

 

 

Be sure to stop in to see whats new in shabby chic white hardware available at firstfinds.

The Etsy shop is filled with all sorts of vintage hardware.

There is over 1000 pieces of used hardware to choose from

 

 

 

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Building your own house!

Have you ever thought about building your own house?
Think about it.... When most young couples buy a house they finance it for many many years, they will be paying for their house almost until the day they retire. Most house payments around the Southeast are in the $1000 a month range. Also, the first ten years of payments on a house are generally just enough to pay the interest off, so until the eleventh year people are just now paying for the actual house! Its so difficult to imagine, but its true.
I have putting alot of thought into building my own house one day. There are alot of different things that I want my house to be.
-energy efficient- solar panels, excellent insullation, lots of natural light, LED light fixtures, and many more "green" things
-designed with future additions to the house in mind
-modern looking
I love the thought of not having a house payment every month, have low or no utility bills, the satisfaction of building my own house. I am a carpenter and I am capapble of building a house on my own right now. But like most people, money is a current issue but things can be done about that!

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