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Posted by on Mar 23, 2012 in bookends, Children's Decor | Comments Off on Owl and Raccoon Forest Friends Bookends

Owl and Raccoon Forest Friends Bookends

This is my newest set of bookends inspired by the bedding set Carter’s Forest Friends.  These bookends feature a cute little owl and raccoon, which have each been done in brown, black and grey.  The bookends have been painted a soft green, with neutral grey edges. These bookends would go great in a woodland themed bedroom!  You can shop for them in my Etsy shop, and check out the other bookends I have available as well!  Like Crafty Canada on Facebook as well and see what other crafts I’ve been working...
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Posted by on Nov 24, 2010 in bookends, Children's Decor, wood blocks | 0 comments

New ABC 123 Bookends

I finally finished the silver and taupe set of ABC 123 bookends I’ve been working on for ages.  I used papers in grey, taupe, white and black and colored the edges of the blocks with silver distressing ink.  I did the edges with brown ink first, and it looked terrible, so I went over it all again with silver and they looked much better.  Probably better than if I’d just done them in silver to begin with because now it’s a dark silver and the edges stand out better. The outer edges of the ends are little funky because I did them in silver as well.  I...
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Posted by on Nov 5, 2010 in bookends, Children's Decor | 0 comments

New ABC 123 Bookends

This is the newest set of bookends I’ve been working on that my friend Brandy asked me to make for a baby shower gift.  Each block is two inches square and has been covered in three different, really cute, ‘So Sophie, My Mind’s Eye’ papers.  I used “Living Proof” Pleasant Stripe, “Forever With You” Delightful Diamond, and “Simple Things” Nice Numbers papers. I distressed each block in the front by sanding, as well as all of the edges of the bookends.  Everything was painted a bright white, then sealed with...
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