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Valentine Assembly Line Complete

February 13, 2014 by dailygnome 1 Comment

Happy Heart Day Everyone!

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Recent SFD Projects

November 24, 2013 by dailygnome 1 Comment

On my design site I tend to only feature my web sites, but behind the scenes I design everything from trade show displays to magazine ads for clients. A wrapup of some of my recent work:

 Print ad for Oregon Bride Magazine:

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Web banner for an online boutique jewelry shop:

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Magazine ad for Sweet Paul Magazine:

Fall13_Layout-1Marketing collateral for a fruit company:

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Logos!

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DIY Halloween Spookiness

October 17, 2013 by dailygnome 1 Comment

The first sunny weekend in October we pulled out the box of decorations from the basement and started at it. This year Carson had a goal of being the 2nd Spookiest House on the block. Because as he put it, “There’s no competing with the Holiday House.” Located a few houses up, they’re the reason it’s the biggest night of the year in our neighborhood drawing thousands of trick-or-treaters. {this year includes an Elvis impersonator from Vegas and the local news broadcasting live on their front lawn.}

But without a huge collection of Halloween decor we started deciding what we should buy. “Mom, there’s no reason to buy decorations when we can make our own!” Ahh, I love my DIY kid.

Ghosts hung from the ceiling made of cheesecloth and clear plastic Christmas globe ornaments:

DIY Spooky Ghost Cheesecloth

Before: empty glass bottles saved from the recycling (soaked in soapy water to easily remove the labels).

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Add a few layers of matte black spray paint:

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A few cobwebs and plastic spiders… A spooky display for the mantel:

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A cardboard box turned zombie:

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Yogurt container, pipe cleaners and duct tape becomes a scary spider greeting porch guests:

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Plastic containers, construction paper and our endless supply of duct tape. Presenting Carson’s zombie ghost village {beware!}:

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Using Mason jars, we added tissue paper and Modge Podge to create some spooky candle holders.

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A messy but fun spiderweb project:

DIY Halloween Spider Balloon

We did break down and buy a couple of skeletons for our raised beds turned coffins:

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BOO!

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DIY Sliding Barn Door

September 23, 2013 by dailygnome 1 Comment

Jason hung the barn door he made for the laundry room at the top of the stairs last weekend. Finishing touch. It now feels our home remodel is officially complete! Super proud of him – took a bit of trial and error, determination and attention to detail but so happy with the result.

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He used fir wood and and came up with a simple plank design.

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After some extensive research, we found our hardware online:

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We hit the Rejuevention salvage store and found this old rustic handle. Perfect for pulling open and shut.

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A natural stain really brings out the warmth of the wood.

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Since we still have an old Maytag washer {still kicking and loud}, it’s nice to slide the heavy door shut to block out the noise {along with the piles of dirty laundry}.

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