Friday Finds - Father's Day Goodies!

1. abercrombie & kent extreme adventures
2. streamline fly fishing kit
3. buckyballs magnetic building spheres
4. into thin air
5. best made co. pocket ax
6. leatherman juice tool
7. RC desktop forklift
8. fossil watch
9. sperry top siders
10. xenotees father's day t-shirt set

Another weekly stack of goodies brought to us by photographer and extreme stacker of all things stackable Kella MacPhee

What's Your Racquet? - Tennis Racquet to Cork Board DIY Tutorial

Recently I picked up a couple racquets at a local flea market.

I had seen some tennis racquet mirrors on Apartment Therapy some time ago and I loved them, but knew working with mirrored glass would definitely be seven years bad luck for me, so thought I would try a similar kind of thing with cork.

So here is an easy, peasy tutorial to turn your old racquet into a cork board message center.

You can make them with or without a fabric covering - I am making these two as a gift and this fabric is perfect for the tennis nut I am thinking about.

You will need:

1. racquet(s)
2. cork
3. fabric
4. cardboard
5. paper
6. staplegun
7. scissors
8. screwdriver
9. glazier points


1. Create a paper template by making dots along the inside edge of the racquet
2. Adjust your template until it fits perfectly inside the racquet
3. Use the template to cut the cork and a piece of cardboard
4. Iron your fabric and using a staple gun wrap the fabric around the cork and cardboard; secure tightly
5. Using glazier points (used in framing) and a screwdriver secure the corkboard into the racquet



Note- those framed prints in my livingroom (top photo) are by the amazing f2images!

1. Vintage tennis racquets at BrightWallVintage
2. Art for Dogs by StrayDogArts
3. Short white skirt by LaBronz
4. Tennis ball cufflinks by QA Create
5. Tennis ball bath bomb by Layla
6. Cats Playing Badminton Brooch by Bramble and Bear

Take 10 Tuesday - Some Stuff You Don't Want to Miss

1. Love this Tea Cup Bird Feeder tutorial at Cap Creations.

2. Crafty Pod has a great podcast on Creative Commons Licensing with Martin Ertl and Kim Werker

3. Opportunities You Should Turn Down at ArtBiz Blog

4. What Would You Keep, If You Had to Pay to Keep It post over at Productive Flourishing.

5. Kaboodle announced designer/writer/blogger Mary Andrews (AKA MaryMary of Etsy) is joining them as a guest editor where she will be blogging about all things Etsy- she also makes the coolest pocket knife necklaces if you haven't seen them.

6. What's Your Label? - interesting post and follow-ups from Tara at Scoutie Girl.

7. 8 Great Videos to Inspire You to Draw More on Michael Nobbs blog.

8. 9 Easy Steps to an Organic Garden at the Daily Green

9. Crafty Business Resource List over at One Pretty Thing (thanks for the tweet Piddix)

10. If you haven't seen Spruce Home's process video on Etsy's blog - you have to check this out - it is one of my all-time favorites! These girls are flippin' amazing!

GIVEAWAY - PeaseBlossom Studio Handmade Leather Journal! CLOSED

AND THE WINNER IS Ali!

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Caroline is the amazing and self-taught linocut artist and book binder who makes prints and books with traditional printmaking and bookbinding methods in the wonderful shop PeaseBlossom Studio!

She loves working with paper and leather and also loves calligraphy, collage, painting, drawing - she loves it all!

Caroline is a self-taught calligrapher as well and her calligraphy is currently featured in the Washington Calligraphers Guild Perpetual Calendar.

Her stunning hand sewn journals are perfect for your writing, sketching, scheming, and dreaming!


We are so lucky to have one of her amazing pieces for this week's giveaway!

WHAT YOU GET:

One lucky winner will receive this gorgeous handmade leather journal- the traveler- in sky blue and mint!




HOW TO WIN:

Visit PeaseBlossom Studio and leave a comment below letting Caroline know which item you like best!

For additional entries:

(5) Twitter this post
(5) Blog about this contest; linking to this post
(5) Follow my blog

Let me know if you have done these things so I can give you additional entries. This contest is open to everyone.

DRAWING:

Enter by midnight, Sunday May 30th! Good luck! CLOSED