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Branching Out: My Project in Women’s Day

January 7, 2013 by Stephanie 6 Comments

If you don’t have the February 2013 issue of Women’s Day magazine yet, then go get it! I’ll wait….

…Ok, now turn to page 48. Yup, that’s me and my branch coat rack project in Genius Ideas (why, thank you.).

A few months ago I was contacted by the magazine about the Branch Coat Rack project I shared on Women’s Day’s DIY Pinterest Board. I was happy to share the project and have been looking forward to how they would design it for the magazine. Here is the result.

I love their take on the project with silver sprayed branches and a rosy pink back board. I still also love the colours I used for my coat rack, with white branches and natural wood back, but it just goes to show you how a DIY project can take on a personal flare. Here is the original:

What do you think: do you love the pink and silver, the more natural look, or do you have your own ideas?

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20 Crafty Recycling Projects You Can Make With Your Christmas Tree

December 27, 2012 by Stephanie 4 Comments

There really is nothing like a fresh tree for Christmas. It smells wonderful and brings a bit of the outdoors inside for a short while. When Christmas is over it’s time to hack it up for recycling but it seems to me that there is a more fitting end for something so special. Not one to waste the bounty which nature provides, I will be using my tree for its trunk and branches to make a bunch of creative projects. Here are 20 ideas if crafts that you can use to recycle your Christmas tree when her job is complete indoors.

1. Branch Coat Rack

2. Mini Branch Planter

3. Wood Slice Flowers

4. Wood Ornaments

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Natural Branch Coasters

June 16, 2012 by Stephanie 54 Comments

Making a set of coasters from a fallen tree will allow the beauty of that wood to live on and tell the story in its rings. This project goes perfectly with the Branch Coat Rack I made a few months ago.