Haute Crafty Creations: Firewood to Garden Decor Project

Funny how a piece of firewood can turn into a creative project. While feeding my cat in the backyard, I saw a perfectly shaped piece of firewood. The hubby keeps a stack ready to go. I simply could not resist. The creative ideas were flowing. I grabbed the piece of firewood and started my next craft adventure.

The first step is to make sure the wood is dry and bug free. This piece was left out to dry on the back porch, inspected and then brought in for painting.

I painted two wood crosses and the wood letters white for some pop. The popsicle sticks were painted burgundy and then split in half to make the fence. A couple of popsicle sticks glued to the back will hold it together nicely. For this project, Elmer's Wood Glue Max worked very well.

After everything was dry, I added rocks to the bottom of the fence. A couple of little white bows added to the corners and the fence was complete. It was glued to the bottom on the front. Next, I added large rocks to both sides at the bottom of the firewood.

Burgundy paint on top helped to tie the colors together. In at attempt to show more of the color, I painted a drizzle look around the edges.

Medium size rocks were used to decorate the white crosses. I glued the crosses near the top on each side.

A little, burgundy bling bling was added to the wooden letters for some sparkle. The letters were glued to the front, vertically, and it was finished.

Firewood to Garden Decor Project supplies list:

1 piece of firewood (stands up well)
Elmer's Wood Glue Max
Popsicle sticks
2 small wood crosses
wood letters
small, medium and large decorative rocks
2 bows
small bling bling
paint

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~ Christi T :)
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