I attempted to make my 2nd deco mesh wreath yesterday. My first attempt was back at the end of June, and it never got completed. I was going to make a patriotic wreath, but I didn’t like the way the second layer looked. I had a nice blue mesh for the main color, and I’d put a smaller width white deco mesh over it. I never did anything else past the second layer because I wasn’t too thrilled with it, and the 4th of July passed, so I abandoned the project.
I went to Michael’s earlier this week, and they had all of their fall stuff out. I adore fall and winter and the holidays within those seasons! So I got items to attempt my second wreath. I just took the blue and white deco mesh off the wire frame from the one I had so I could reuse it. The second layer is holding me up again. This time I thought I’d use a string of fall tinsel, but I don’t like the way it looks. I may venture to Michael’s this week and get a roll of ribbon to replace the tinsel. It looked good against the fall-colored deco mesh while I was in the store, but it’s not really that eye appealing now that it’s on the wreath.
I may have to accept the fact that wreath-making is just not my calling. lol However, the urge to build something with wood is REALLY strong. I have been working on various wood projects for more or less the past month but I don’t know where to begin. Most of the projects are large, so they’re a little more costly. I would love to custom build a simple dresser for the bedroom, complete with jewelry drawers and accessory drawers. I’d also like to custom build an aquarium stand (with customized storage) to hold a 20 gallon long tank when I do upgrade fish tanks. I also want to build a storage bed frame and a customized computer desk. However, I’m still a very new beginner to all of this, so I need to work on a few smaller projects first – and get my own circular saw with a blade that will cut plywood.
I have come up with several smaller projects for around the house, but Alex hasn’t been to keen on them, except the napkin/coaster holder I want to do. Our dining room table is a dark wood, and right now, it seems to be used mostly for storage.
Sorry about the crappy picture, but I snapped it with my iPhone. This is pretty clean for the dining room table. Usually it has boxes scattered all over it when packages arrive in the mail.
What I don’t like is having the light-colored napkin holder, a separate holder for the ceramic coasters, and the plastic coasters just lying around. When we do have guests for lunch or dinner, many tend to grab the salt & pepper shakers in the kitchen by the stove, so I thought it’d be nice to have a set on the table. However, that would mean more clutter.
So after going through several other small project ideas that Alex didn’t think were really necessary, I decided to draw up a plan for a custom-made holder. I purchased these mason jar salt & pepper shakers from Amazon earlier this week.
I’m going to get the plywood (2 ft x 4 ft sande plywood) in a little bit, and then I’m heading to my parents’ house since I really don’t want to spend the money on a circular saw just yet. Maybe in a week or two. The only problem is, I’m only using about 15% of the plywood sheet. I’ve been trying to come up with another small project for the remainder of the wood, but nothing has jumped out at me yet. I’ll just hang onto it for the next project.
I can’t wait to get started! Let’s hope woodworking projects turn out a lot better than wreath-making.