Elongated title: "What to do when scraps are coming out of your butt and you can't park your car or walk through your gay-rage without tripping on a piece of lumber."
This could be a long series, as the scraps are mating and multiplying overnight. Hold on to your pants.
Let's do this!
So, one afternoon while I watched my kids play in the pool/spray each other with the hose/cry/tell on each other, I lazily flipped through a Pottery Barn catalog.
Oh, Pottery Barn, you tease. I just love how I always look past what's for sale and fall in love with the randomly placed extras:
Like all those dominoes up on the window sill. THOSE ARE AWESOME!
Gathered up some of my nast-asty 2x4 scraps,
I mean, clearly, it's the scraps of 2x4's that are the problem in the gay-rage.
And NO, this has nothing to do with the bigger project that got put on hold 'cause I got a full length 2x4 stuck in the table saw.
No, Silly.
Now comes the fun part--
I set my saw to cut just a little groove into my piece of wood right down the center, and then using my hand dandy drill and oh, I believe a 3/4'' drill bit, I began making my marks.
Dudes, check it!
How fun is this?! I haven't done a 20 minute crapt in ages. Now, don't worry about the dirtyness of these scraps-- Mr. Sander took care of that.
A little black paint, couple coats of shellac--
Ta Da. What is it with me and oversized gaming pieces??
This is soooo not their final resting place. They're part of a much bigger plan. Muhahahaha.
14 comments:
Oh how fun! I played with that tool once that makes the circles. It was fun. I need to learn how to use tools for real stuff. Love your dominoes. What did you do about the stuck board?
we can play a lifesize version of the mexican train game!
Huh, can't leave us hanging about the stuck board. Your creation is perfect. Love pottery barn too.
Love them! I can't wait to see what you plan to do wih them...
Love!
Wouldn't a full set of those, double 15's of course, make an awesome game of backyard mexican train dominoes?!??!
Awesome! I would be surprised AT ALL if you start carving your own life sized chess pieces next! You're the fun mama.
Those are awesome!!
Love this!!
Thought 1: OMG, my garage looks just like that! Hahaha
Thought 2: Hmm, methinks I know how that 2x4 got there :)
Thought 3: Those are cool! I love your dominoes project. I'm going to need to do a few scrap projects, I think.
Love the over-sized game pieces!!!
They are great!!
Hugs
SueAnn
somehow I missed those in the catty... I NEED to make some. I have a HIGH window ledge begging for SOMETHING!
I fell head over heels for the dominoes too. Was there anything else even on that page???? :)
Love how your project came out!
That is awesome! They look so great! I wish we had Pottery Barn here just so I could get the catalogue! :)
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