DIY Shoe Storage Bench

Hello friends.  Who's thinking about clearing out all that clutter now that the holidays are over?  I'm right there with you, it's overwhelming and chaotic and you just want to clear the decks and start fresh.  

Today I'm sharing a diy shoe storage bench with free plans made specifically to fit four large crates.  These crates corral and contain all the shoes, hats, gloves and mudroom accessories plus the bench provides a nice spot to sit while putting on those shoes.

I've team up with Crates & Pallet to bring you this shoe storage bench plan.  We will use four of the large crates for this build but Crates & Pallet makes all types of crates, various sizes and shapes, you'll want to check out all the options.

To get you started on clearing the clutter Crates & Pallet is offering a giveaway to one lucky reader for a Home Depot $50 gift card!  If the holiday mess isn't motivation enough to clear the clutter than perhaps this giveaway will get you going.

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DIY Tic Tac Toe Game

I hope everyone is enjoying their gifts, especially all those handbuilt gifts!  Today I'm sharing this tic tac toe game that's great for gift giving all year long.  Inspired by my fellow blogger Amy at Her Tool Belt who built an oversized tic tac toe game with free plans here:

Amy's version uses 4x4's for the blocks and I love the chunky size and Christmas motif!  I made this smaller version using a 1 3/4" square dowel for the blocks:

My plans for this smaller version are down below.

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Colorful Wood Bunting

How fun is this colorful outdoor wood bunting?  A very easy project that adds tons of punch and color to any space.  I made this wood bunting for our pool fence but you could hang it practically anywhere.

And because this is an outdoor project I used DecoArt's Patio Paint Outdoor acrylics, they are available in 53 beautiful colors and I choose 8 bright summery colors:

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Mason Jar Tote

I know you all have mason jars looking for a home so today I'm sharing how to build your own diy mason jar tote.  We actually built these totes during the Make & Take class I taught with Jen from House of Wood at the Haven Conference last Friday so I thought I would share the plans with everyone.

Here we are with all the completed totes:

A huge thank you to everyone who attended our class.  You were so enthusiastic and quick too!

This tote is sized for three regular mason jars.  Of course you could fill the mason jars with almost anything and you have a great gift all packaged up!

The step by step plans including materials and cut lists are down below:

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DIY Craft Stick Tree Jar Topper

Time to start wrapping up all those presents and today I'm so happy to be part of the Pretty Package Party hosted by Brooklyn Limestone.

My pretty package is actually a jar topper craft project you can make using craft sticks.  Fill the jar with any gift and you have a fun, creative and pretty package.

A few other bloggy friends shared their Pretty Package ideas too.  Check out Jen from The House of Wood and her wood burned gift tags!  I know we have a wood burning tool on our gift list this year so I'm eager to give this a try.  Love the traditional red and green mixed with craft paper and the wood tag - gorgeous!

Another beautiful idea using silver and white is Jen from Migonis Home and her pretty packages.  The glittered ornaments (from the Dollar Store of all places!) make the perfect embellishment and add just that bit of sparkle!

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DIY Coloring Gift Tags

Create your own gift tags by coloring inside the lines! I made small, simple holiday themed lined drawings and used colored pencils to bring them to life. Adults love Christmas crafts just as much as kids and what better way to sit down and relax than coloring gift tags.

Use any blank tags, gift cards or cardstock for your coloring surface.  Then doodle away with Prismacolor Premier colored pencils and markers.  I purchased these pencils at Michael's, there are a ton of colors to pick from or you can buy a whole set!  The consistency and quality of their colored pencils is exquisite, there's no crumbly bits and the workability is unmatched.

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DIY Kids Scooter

Popping in with a super quick and simple kids toy idea.  Im over at Brittanys blog Pretty Handy Girl sharing how I made these kids scooters.  Check it out here.

And if youre looking for more kids toys to build head to my build page:

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Scrap Wood Wall Art

Gather up your wood scraps friends because if you're like me then I know you have tons of pieces lying around.  Today I'm sharing the plans for this scrap wood wall art down below.

I kept the wood natural here but you could go crazy painting or staining your pieces all different colors to highlight the pattern.  This version is made from 1x4 cedar boards with a 1x2 cedar frame, pine boards would work too.

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