Bernardin will be selling jar decorating kits at Canadian Tire stores in Canada starting in the fall.
Chris set up all his stuff on the area of the driveway that used to be covered in mulch and extra topsoil for about the last three years.We finally got that area cleaned up a few weeks ago so now I guess we have a new outdoor work space!.
Getting all your tools out and set up before you start a project makes everything go a lot smoother.For Chris this meant a pretentious local craft beer too, of course.Also a nail gun, air compressor, jigsaw, router, three saw horses, glue, a mitre saw, and a table saw..
He started out by cutting a piece of 1/4″ MDF to the size that he wanted to chalkboard to be..He also cut a basic frame for the thin MDF out of some 1×4 MDF boards with a routed out inside edge for the thin MDF to sit in.. Because another decorative frame made from molding would be mitred right on top of this stronger structural frame, he made the joint a little fancy to make the whole thing have more structural integrity.. I’m pretty sure he must have invented this joint, but it does the trick!
From the side, it looks like a regular mitre, but it’s got the extra little right angled bit that adds extra strength..
The decorative molding goes right over top!.I know everything will be bursting into green within 2-3 weeks, but why not help it along a little?.
Can you guess what these bright green “grass clippings” are really made out of?.Here’s how I did it!.
First of all, you want to go clip a few types of evergreen and do a little experimenting.You want the one that loses its needles at the drop of a hat.