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Friday, 10 January 2014

... and a Wood Pencil Pot

For Christmas I decided that I would try and make some little homemade presents for family, but as with most ideas I have, I did end up leaving a lot to the last minute! One of the quicker projects was a wooden pencil pot for my Dad, which was designed to match with the Wood Coasters I made for his birthday.

To make this, I started by cutting a log to size and sanded away any rough bits.
I then drilled some holes in the top (which were about the depth of half a pen) and gave it two coats of wood varnish.
To finish off, I cut and glued a piece of felt to the bottom to make sure it didn't scratch the furniture!
 And that's it.... I told you it was a quick project!!
This is now sitting on my Dad's desk at home, along with the coasters. I wonder if there any other wood related presents I could make him..... any ideas?!
 
Update 20th Jan 14: This post was featured here by Love 2 Upcycle 

We are linking up to these parties!


 
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10 comments:

  1. Kate11 January 2014 at 22:41

    This is lovely, would make a great present, sort of thing Hubby would like.

    x

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    1. Craftysiany13 January 2014 at 19:28

      Thanks Kate, I think it makes quite a good 'boy' present!! x

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  2. Allison @ Dream a Little Bigger12 January 2014 at 02:27

    I don't know why, but this totally reminds me of sword and the stone. I LOVE it! Off to find a similar chunk of wood :)

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    1. Craftysiany13 January 2014 at 19:29

      Hehe I see what you mean about the sword & the stone!! Happy wood hunting :) x

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  3. Stacia, Paper Swallow Events12 January 2014 at 16:29

    I love this! Very fun and practical - which is my favorite combination. I can definitely think of some men in my life that would enjoy this!

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    1. Craftysiany13 January 2014 at 19:30

      Thanks Stacia! I agree that fun & practical is a great combo :) x

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  4. Unknown15 January 2014 at 03:01

    Too cute! Thanks for linking up to the Upcycled Linky Party at http://love2upcycle.blogspot.com/2014/01/upcycled-linky-party-34.html

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    1. Craftysiany15 January 2014 at 23:08

      Thanks Tricia. Great linky party! x

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    2. Unknown20 January 2014 at 16:27

      And, we featured you this week. http://love2upcycle.blogspot.com/2014/01/upcycled-linky-party-35.html

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    3. Craftysiany20 January 2014 at 22:18

      That's brill, thanks so much Tricia! x

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