Treehouse Shelf

Tree House Shelf
nyone would agree, CDs are not an attractive sight sitting on a stack. A clever solution is to transform your CD crate in the form of a hobbit house. Hide the plastic and go organic!

What You'll Need:
CD Holder
Eucalyptus bark
Moss
Hot glue
Wood for roof, and door

Optional:
Lil' bird
Pinecone 
Directions:
1. Take your CD crate and measure it for a roof. Take two identical pieces of wood and tape them together in the middle with a piece of ductape. 2. Take another two pieces of wood and make triangles to fit the space between the CD house and the roof. Hot glue them to the inside of the roofs.
3. Glue or tape the roof to one end of the CD holder.
4. Hot glue moss to the top of the roof making sure to cover the roof and adhesive.
5. Cut a door to fit the inside of the CD case. Tape down one side so that the door can swing open and shut while still fitting the CDs in the case. If they do not fit, extend the door outwards by making extensions to the sides of the CD case with wood.
7. Glue pieces of bark to the outside of the CD house on the two sides, under the roof overhang, and on the front of the door.
8. Add embellishments like a pinecone handle, a metallic leaf or a little bird. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Frenchy Rat Ears Halloween Costume

Image
Ahh, Ratatouille!  One of the best movies in the whole world, and who couldn't  love rats after seeing how talented and cute they turn out to be?!  I just made these totally simple rat ears and beret for a Prop. 37 commercial.  Thought they would be a great last minute Halloween costume for any of you out there who might have a penchant for the gutter life. Rat-ta-ta-ta-ta! First, make it on paper, then trace onto grey fabric or leather. Trace the interior part of  ear a quarter inch smaller than the grey on the back of pink sticky foam.  Cut out. Attach sticky foam to the center of the ears, lining up the flat sides.  Sew the bottom two corners of the ears together with thread. Pull clear stretchy cord through the bottom of each ear with a needle. Tie into a knot to fit the head. Add a beret- directions for this here .
Read more

Fortune Cookie Costume

Image
 A perfect accompaniment for the Chinese To-Go Box Halloween costume.  It's super simple and only requires a few ingredients. Cut a corrugated foam sheet into a circle.  This one is about 3 feet wide. Paint raw umber- a very cookie like color. Fold into cookie and add a couple wing nuts and a bolt to keep in place. Add a fortune, a Chinese themed shirt, and chopsticks to your hair and you're all set.
Read more

Phoebe and Rob's Sign

Image
Phoebe and Rob had the loveliest lakeside wedding at the Migis Lodge in Maine.  It couldn't have been more perfect down to thunder clouds parting an hour before the wedding.  One of the bride's wishes was to have a sign with her and Rob's name on it made out of the woodsy elements from the property.  There were stacks of firewood for guests all over so it was easy to gather the elements we needed and make the sign.  Here is the how to: What You Need: 1/2 inch thick pine board, this one is 12" tall by 3 1/2 feet wide Wood stain and cloth Hot glue gun Wood chisel  Hammer Pine bark, birch bark, pine cones Directions: 1.  Stain the board and let dry. 2.  Gather up bark from pine trees and birch trees.  A little goes a long way.  We got so much in a matter of minutes and had enough extra to make another sign that said something else.   3.  Plan out where the letters are going, make a mark at the top of each letter, but don't write out the letters because
Read more