Friday, June 3, 2011

2x2 Wood Firecrackers

I found these while blog hopping and went to my wood stash and immediately marked them to cut...my husband is my designated wood cutter nowadays since I almost cut my finger off making wood clovers in March.  So I had to wait till he got home from work to finish these.

I cut my 2x2's at 4.5", 6", and 7.5" for those who want dimensions.

I used a mixture of vinyl and painting to get the details.  I used the outside of the vinly for the USA letters as a stencil and painted in the letters with blue paint on the cream firecracker since the vinyl wouldn't show up on that light of paint. 

I attached my rope differently since I didn't want the tail exposed at the top, and I wanted it to stick straight up.  So....I hammered a thin nail through the top of each block and pulled the nail out.  Then I found a long pin and threaded it through the rope piece and stuck it in the hole.  So the pin holds it upright and no exposed tail.

I made 2 sets - one for the mantle and one for the shelf by the entryway.

7 comments:

  1. I saw these and wanted to make them too! Great job!! I love the vinyl and paint combo!!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Love this! Definitely on my "to do" list.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Love them! Thinking about making some myself now.

    ReplyDelete
  4. These are so dang cute... I love the way you finished them! Vicki

    ReplyDelete
  5. Love this! I just made these today with my mom. I blogged about it over here http://lesleyslovinglyliftedlife.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/diy-wooden-firecrackers-fourth-of-july-decor/
    Check it out! Thanks for sharing! (I made the mustache mugs too and plan on blogging that. Will comment on that post to share the link when I do. Thanks for your great ideas and finds. Love it!)

    ReplyDelete
  6. These are so cute! Adding them to the top of my "must do" list.

    ReplyDelete