I love that you are saving our planet by using wood that might be tossed and using older clothes to make ribbon. Not only are you helping the planet, but you are helping to keep products at a lower price to preserve the strength of the dollar. To top it all off you are generating work based in america rather than over seas! Can I give you a round of aplause!!!
I just had to follow along with you and start making these easy shelf sitters! I got 10 blocks painted black and can't wait to start finishing them tomorrow. I love how you give such good instructions for making your projects. Thanks for putting so much effort and time into making one of the best channels!
You are one of the hardest working DIY'ers on RUclips! I am amazed at the amount of videos you post!!! Thank you so much for sharing your talent and creativity!!
I have watched at least a kajillion diy videos for crafts…I am super impressed with these! I think I will try it for myself. I don’t sell stuff, I just enjoy crafting here or there. Thank you for the inspiration. 🎃
I found some old newspapers from the 1940s and decoupaged (ripping the corners around all four sides) that onto a scrap wood pumpkin and then layered on some rub on transfers. I really love the look
Hi! So one day I searched 'crafting' and your videos came up. Your ideas are so accessible for a beginner like me! I have already made 2 shelf sitters for Christmas using the chalk paint, sanding after wax, and laser printer transfer techniques. I showed them to my friend and she couldn't believe I had made them myself! So thank you for sharing your talent and ideas, I'm totally hooked!
These all turned out so cute 🥰. I love crafting on free wood blocks too. I found the cutest Peanuts/ snoopy & the gang Halloween napkins and did the same thing and they turned out so cute. I really love adding the stick 😍 😉 gives it a great finished look. Thanks for the tips and sharing your adorable shelf sitter's 😁.
I saw some Halloween napkins I adored the other day but wasnt sure what Id do with them as the pattern design didnt suite what I would usual think to use a napkin for. Thank you for the inspiration.
I am so happy and excited to be making Halloween and Fall DIY’s again! It’s my favorite time of year to watch and make crafty videos on RUclips. Thank you for sharing your creations with us. I’d love to learn more from a talented creator like you!
Love the shelf sitters! I really like the crackle technique & it shows great with the black & orange. I purchased the paint recipes & have them in a book. I put each one in a page protector first due to me being a messy crafter! 🙄Now.....to get your "techniques" added! I refer back to the techniques quite often. Love all your videos. See you next time. God bless you. 🥰
Thanks so much for your support and that recipe booklet is perfect and putting them in a page protector is great because if you’re crafter like me everything is a mess and at least you won’t get paint on your paper
I forgot about the Elmer's glue technique. I am going to use that on a project I am doing today! Thank you for sharing these projects. They are charming and look wonderful in a grouping. Great job as always!
Ooooo!! I LOVE ❤️ these! And I love how smart & creative you are with your embellishments-it really takes your crafts to the next level!! Just adorable. I can’t decide which to try first!! 😆
Our town OS having an Art Festival in Sept. I think I will look for wood pieces tomorrow. TSMFS! I'll let you know how it goes. I Love yours and I love all I learned...especially the transfer idea.
I’m curious, is it the outline of the mod podge that is still left on the object after you’ve rubbed off the paper, or is it some of the paper? Whenever I do the reverse transfer method , I always have this odd outline that shows. Doesn’t matter if I am doing it over light colors or dark. Is there a way to avoid that?
If you’re seeing a very prominent line you’ve probably used too much mod podge mod podge is thick so if you’re putting it on that way it will definitely show a line you don’t need very much to do this transfer technique if you do see a little bit of a line you can always blended in with your background colour hope that helps
Oh I just adore the scrap wood with the napkins on them! I’m going to give that a definite go. There’s so much scrap wood here at my house between my son and my husband. And I’m always making odd shaped signs and everyone just loves them and so do I! Oh thank you for again sharing such wonderful ideas with us! I can’t wait to get started!!! 🤗✌🏼🌹🌻🤣💕
Not sure if you are just speaking from past experiences years ago, Deidre, or if your local HD skirts company policy, but HD corporate actually instituted policies that do not allow any wood - regardless of how damaged it is, or how small the scrap cut offs are - to leave the store for free. EVERYTHING is charged at cull wood prices (which is 30% of regular retail on the item...even if it's a 2" cut off that's half garbage & you're just looking for scraps to use under your primary wood when drilling or making cuts) or some mgrs will tell you they have to charge a pro-rated amt of the full retail price for the cut-offs (so take the shelf price for a full board & pro-rate the chunk you're grabbing out of the garbage bin from full retail price, usually at a per foot price even if less than 1'). HD policy now dictates that they MUST incinerate any scraps/cut-offs, damaged wood, or cull wood that is not sold. They cannot even donate it to charities. They would rather incinerate it than let it walk out the door and be used by someone like you or me, or even an organization like Habitat For Humanity. 🤨😕 I'm aware that the corporation has consistently donated supplies to charities for military veterans (in the US) and perhaps HFH also, but new policies of wasting wood that someone could repurpose (hell, even if they just want to burn it for heat themselves in the winter) is unsettling. I've suggested they donate it to a charity (such as ReStore in the USA) that could use it or sell it for super low prices to support their cause (sell bundles of scraps or whatever they decide to do with it) & corporate won't do it. All the other box stores have followed suit with their scrap & damaged wood policies. The waste & disrespect for the trees that have been sacrificed really bothers me. I keep asking "what else is possible here?" and so far I'm generally just met with robotic responses from automatons who are taught NOT to think and just "do as you're told."
Love them! You make me want to rush to my scrap pile (fortunately, I have contractors at my house who are leaving me nice 2x4, 2x8 and 4x4 pieces) and make some. Gotta go......
You are amazing!!! How you come up with the ideas are fantastic. I think I've watched everyone of your videos and some 2-3 times!! I create what you (teach) and people think I'm amazing and I say no it's Diedre from RUclips. You have new videos all the time and it's great! Thank you!!!
I love that you are saving our planet by using wood that might be tossed and using older clothes to make ribbon. Not only are you helping the planet, but you are helping to keep products at a lower price to preserve the strength of the dollar. To top it all off you are generating work based in america rather than over seas! Can I give you a round of aplause!!!
Thanks so much I’m so glad you’re enjoying my videos and that is my mission to use as less new as possible
@rozelleashmore4385 pssst...she's Canadian, not American.
I just had to follow along with you and start making these easy shelf sitters! I got 10 blocks painted black and can't wait to start finishing them tomorrow. I love how you give such good instructions for making your projects. Thanks for putting so much effort and time into making one of the best channels!
Glad to inspire thanks so much for watching
You are one of the hardest working DIY'ers on RUclips! I am amazed at the amount of videos you post!!! Thank you so much for sharing your talent and creativity!!
Absolutely your creative idea are so impressive 🙌
So glad you’re enjoying all of my videos Lisa thanks so much for watching and I definitely put in a lot of hours every week but I love it
I can't wait to see more videos!
I have watched at least a kajillion diy videos for crafts…I am super impressed with these! I think I will try it for myself. I don’t sell stuff, I just enjoy crafting here or there. Thank you for the inspiration. 🎃
Thank you! 😊
I found some old newspapers from the 1940s and decoupaged (ripping the corners around all four sides) that onto a scrap wood pumpkin and then layered on some rub on transfers. I really love the look
Oh that sounds beautiful if you follow me over on Facebook you can send me pictures there I love the inspiration
@@OurUpcycledLife I don't do Facebook. I follow you on Pinterest
Not sure if you can send pictures there?
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I love all the square block pumpkins. I really want to make the crackle paint pumpkin. Thank you for sharing all these wonderful projects
Glad you enjoyed Donna thanks so much for watching
These are fabulous! I love learning from you!! I only craft for "retirement" fun, so love your low/no cost goodies! Thank you!!!!
Glad my videos are helpful and you’re finding lots of inspiration
Hi! So one day I searched 'crafting' and your videos came up. Your ideas are so accessible for a beginner like me! I have already made 2 shelf sitters for Christmas using the chalk paint, sanding after wax, and laser printer transfer techniques. I showed them to my friend and she couldn't believe I had made them myself! So thank you for sharing your talent and ideas, I'm totally hooked!
Ahh! How awesome 🤩 glad it was helpful
Love, Love, Love! Thanks for sharing your talents.
Thanks for all your support here Suzie I really appreciate it❤️
The pumpkins were the cutest.
I think so also
You really know your stuff! I enjoy watching you work. You’re extremely creative & it’s neat to see the process. Thanks for always sharing.
Thanks for watching Jessica so glad you enjoyed
These all turned out so cute 🥰. I love crafting on free wood blocks too. I found the cutest Peanuts/ snoopy & the gang Halloween napkins and did the same thing and they turned out so cute. I really love adding the stick 😍 😉 gives it a great finished look. Thanks for the tips and sharing your adorable shelf sitter's 😁.
Oh they sound so cute nice fine
I love the crackle pumpkin. A fake spider would be so cute on those too. So many cute spiders this time of year.
Yes that would’ve looked really cute thanks for watching Peggy
These were fantastic. Thanks!
Thanks for watching Karen!
Super! Thank you!
Our pleasure!
These are wonderful! Thanks for including your sale prices as well......it helps tremendously.
Glad it was helpful thanks for watching Geralyn
I’m just getting into woodwork and I loved all of these ideas. My favorite though is the pumpkins.
Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed
they are pretty cute. 😊
Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed
Thank you for all these great ideas
I saw some Halloween napkins I adored the other day but wasnt sure what Id do with them as the pattern design didnt suite what I would usual think to use a napkin for. Thank you for the inspiration.
So glad to inspire there’s so many beautiful napkins I can get overwhelming with the project so you can do
You are so talented and able to explain the procedures so clearly; thank you.
Glad that it was helpful Linda thanks so much for
Amazing!! Thank you
Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed
Great video. I like using what I have also. Saves me money. Making some prizes for an October party for my club. Thanks for great ideas.😊
You are so welcome!
Definitely inspired. Thank u
Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed
How much do you normally sell them for? My child is really interested for her 4H projects coming up this year.
ruclips.net/video/ASDDLtNslko/видео.html - this may help!
Thank you
I am so happy and excited to be making Halloween and Fall DIY’s again! It’s my favorite time of year to watch and make crafty videos on RUclips. Thank you for sharing your creations with us. I’d love to learn more from a talented creator like you!
So happy to have found your channel!!So many Great tips!!! 🎃🎃🎃
Glad you like them!
Great tips! Get free scrape wood all the time. Tip: buy pallet wood. Cheaper then lumber stores.
Yes or even better see if you can find free pallet wood we have all kinds around here
There are so many stores that have signs "free" in their pallets - cheap free wood!
Yes it’s very easy to find Free wood
Love the shelf sitters! I really like the crackle technique & it shows great with the black & orange. I purchased the paint recipes & have them in a book. I put each one in a page protector first due to me being a messy crafter! 🙄Now.....to get your "techniques" added! I refer back to the techniques quite often. Love all your videos. See you next time. God bless you. 🥰
Thanks so much for your support and that recipe booklet is perfect and putting them in a page protector is great because if you’re crafter like me everything is a mess and at least you won’t get paint on your paper
I forgot about the Elmer's glue technique. I am going to use that on a project I am doing today! Thank you for sharing these projects. They are charming and look wonderful in a grouping. Great job as always!
You are so welcome!
This was great! They turned out super cute and I LOVE that you didn't over explain or go on and on and on about "I love, love, love..." :)
Glad you enjoyed the video thanks for watching Christy
Super cute ideas! I have never heard of the reverse transfer, gonna try it. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching Melanie glad you enjoyed
I love these. I'm definately subscribing !
So glad you enjoyed thanks for watching hope you find lots of great Contant love new crafting friends
I definitely love getting floral extras/etc after the holidays, they are often so much cheaper.
Yes often very much cheaper thanks for watching Belinda
Great DIY'S!
Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed.
Good Morning D Love these thnx for your time and ideas ❤ will give these a try for sure they r cute
Thanks for watching Nicole glad you enjoyed
Cute projects!
Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed
Awesome
Oh, man, do I have scrap wood! And I LOVE that Elmer's Glue trick! That turned out awesome! Loved that crackled look on that wood!
Awesome! Thank you!
Love all of these. I’m always looking for scrap lumber. Thanks for these wonderful ideas.
Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed
great ideas, you are very talented ....
Thanks so much for watching Donna glad you enjoyed
Ooooo!! I LOVE ❤️ these! And I love how smart & creative you are with your embellishments-it really takes your crafts to the next level!! Just adorable. I can’t decide which to try first!! 😆
Glad you enjoyed thanks for watching
ABSOLUTELY DARLING AND PROFESSIONAL PIECES!🎃🎃THANK YOU!
You are so welcome!
I love the pumpkin faces!
Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed
Those are so neat. Love the paint techniques.
Glad you enjoyed thanks for watching
Great ideal
Thanks for watching Carolyn glad you enjoyed
Adorable 🥰!!! All of those crafts are absolutely adorable 🥰!!!
Glad you enjoyed
Our town OS having an Art Festival in Sept. I think I will look for wood pieces tomorrow. TSMFS! I'll let you know how it goes. I Love yours and I love all I learned...especially the transfer idea.
Yes please!! Have fun
I love your shelf sitters. Love the different techniques and colors. TFS.
Thanks for watching Margaret glad you enjoyed
I can’t decide which one I like best … I LOVE them all! Thank you for the awesome video!
Thanks for watching Carol glad you enjoyed
These are SO CUTE!!!!!
I’m curious, is it the outline of the mod podge that is still left on the object after you’ve rubbed off the paper, or is it some of the paper? Whenever I do the reverse transfer method , I always have this odd outline that shows. Doesn’t matter if I am doing it over light colors or dark. Is there a way to avoid that?
If you’re seeing a very prominent line you’ve probably used too much mod podge mod podge is thick so if you’re putting it on that way it will definitely show a line you don’t need very much to do this transfer technique if you do see a little bit of a line you can always blended in with your background colour hope that helps
I think the trick is to make sure that it is a matte finish Mod-Podge. Glossy would definitely leave a noticeable line.
Oh I just adore the scrap wood with the napkins on them! I’m going to give that a definite go. There’s so much scrap wood here at my house between my son and my husband. And I’m always making odd shaped signs and everyone just loves them and so do I! Oh thank you for again sharing such wonderful ideas with us! I can’t wait to get started!!! 🤗✌🏼🌹🌻🤣💕
So glad to inspire it’s always nice when you can get free wood to create DIY projects
Brillant!
Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed
This is awesome!!! Love everything!
So video thanks!
Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed
Thanks for the painting techniques, specially the modpodge + paint one
Thanks for watching Helena glad you enjoyed
A brilliant video. Big thanks. I’ll be trying these. I’ve learned so much in one video.
Glad it was helpful thanks for watching
Thank you for sharing these ideas! You gave me the confidence to get started creating! ♥
I'm so glad!
I've heard of inkjet and last printers. Never combining the two.
Super cute! I love the pumpkin 🎃 ones best of all. Great job explaining and showing how to do the project!
Glad you enjoyed thanks for watching Melissa
I love your crafting!!! You always are so inspirational. Thank you for sharing!
So glad you’re enjoying Dawn thanks so much for watching
Love all your projects, I think they look awesome. Thanks for the inspiration and TFS.
Thanks for watching Pamela glad you enjoyed
They all came out amazing. I love using all these techniques that you have shown us. 🎃
Thanks for watching Becky glad you enjoyed
@@OurUpcycledLife 😊
Great idea I have a block of wood sitting right hrere.
Perfect it will work great to make a sign thanks for watching Karen
VERY NICE...
Thanks for watching Elaine glad you enjoyed
I love Halloween and this is just awesome
Glad you enjoyed thanks so much for watching
Idk if blocks would sell in my area. Love how she is so sure this stuff will sell
LOVE THESE!! Thank you so very much for sharing!!!! 💜
Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed
I love Halloween, and I`m always looking for cute ideas to do!
Great video as always, big thumbs up from me!
Happy Halloween to all of you! 😍
Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed
Just found you and love first two videos I’ve watched. Will be looking for wood scraps 😉
So glad you found my channel hope you find lots of great content love new crafting friends
1st time viewer. I loved all the different techniques. Every single project was absolutely perfect.
So glad you enjoyed thanks for watching
They are brilliant
Thanks for watching Eve glad you enjoyed
I love the blocks!!😊
Lots if new ideas for hslloween..thank you
Thanks for watching Vickie glad you enjoyed
Love them all !! You’re so creative
Thanks for watching glad you had
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE!
Glad you enjoyed thanks for watching
Great video!!!!
Thanks for watching Linda glad you enjoyed
These would not sell in the UK ☹️
...or in Germany.
Not sure if you are just speaking from past experiences years ago, Deidre, or if your local HD skirts company policy, but HD corporate actually instituted policies that do not allow any wood - regardless of how damaged it is, or how small the scrap cut offs are - to leave the store for free. EVERYTHING is charged at cull wood prices (which is 30% of regular retail on the item...even if it's a 2" cut off that's half garbage & you're just looking for scraps to use under your primary wood when drilling or making cuts) or some mgrs will tell you they have to charge a pro-rated amt of the full retail price for the cut-offs (so take the shelf price for a full board & pro-rate the chunk you're grabbing out of the garbage bin from full retail price, usually at a per foot price even if less than 1'). HD policy now dictates that they MUST incinerate any scraps/cut-offs, damaged wood, or cull wood that is not sold. They cannot even donate it to charities. They would rather incinerate it than let it walk out the door and be used by someone like you or me, or even an organization like Habitat For Humanity. 🤨😕 I'm aware that the corporation has consistently donated supplies to charities for military veterans (in the US) and perhaps HFH also, but new policies of wasting wood that someone could repurpose (hell, even if they just want to burn it for heat themselves in the winter) is unsettling. I've suggested they donate it to a charity (such as ReStore in the USA) that could use it or sell it for super low prices to support their cause (sell bundles of scraps or whatever they decide to do with it) & corporate won't do it. All the other box stores have followed suit with their scrap & damaged wood policies. The waste & disrespect for the trees that have been sacrificed really bothers me. I keep asking "what else is possible here?" and so far I'm generally just met with robotic responses from automatons who are taught NOT to think and just "do as you're told."
Had a go at this today, loved it so much. Rubbed a bit hard in one place and rubbed a letter off. Will definitely keep doing it. Thank you so much xx
Takes a little bit of practice but just keep going because once you get the hang of it it’s a fabulous technique
On your 1st project you don't have to wax the edges to make it look distressed.
FANTASTIC!!!!!
Thanks again!
Love them! You make me want to rush to my scrap pile (fortunately, I have contractors at my house who are leaving me nice 2x4, 2x8 and 4x4 pieces) and make some. Gotta go......
Oh so lucky you’ll have so many projects will be able to do thanks for watching Pam
LOVE LOVE LOVE THESE!!! 😍😍
Thanks so much for watching glad you enjoyed
Brilliant! Love your ideas!
Thanks for watching Teresa glad you enjoyed
Great info!
Thanks so much for watching glad you enjoyed
Sooo adorable! Can’t wait to try. Just found you and had to subscribe.
Thanks so much for subscribing! Glad you enjoyed
Thank you so much for sharing this DIY I have scrap wood in my shed.
Glad to inspire thanks for watching
Loved ALL of these!!!!
Thanks for watching Erica glad you enjoyed
Simply amazing!
Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed Christine
You are amazing!!! How you come up with the ideas are fantastic. I think I've watched everyone of your videos and some 2-3 times!! I create what you (teach) and people think I'm amazing and I say no it's Diedre from RUclips. You have new videos all the time and it's great! Thank you!!!
So glad you’re enjoying all of my videos Janet I appreciate the support here on my channel
These are adorable! And I just found a Box of Orange painted prepped scrap wood... Gonna try out all these techniques thank you for sharing!🔥💯🎯🎃🎃🎃
Glad to inspire thanks for watching Nancy
another inspirational & informative video!! thanks you!!❤❤ Have A Blessed Day!!
Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed
Already made some and plan to do some more ! Thank you for the great projects 😊
Thanks so much for the compliment I appreciate it and I do put a lot of hours in every week but I love it
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks for watching
Cute
Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed