Yard sticks

Hey, hey! I hope y’all are having a good week! I’m super excited to share a few of the treasures that I found on Saturday. My sister and I went yard sale-ing together and we had the best time! She found a Little Tikes car and an easel for her kiddos and I found some things...

Last year on our girls trip to Kentucky I bought a bundle of vintage yard sticks from a sweet little old lady. They sat in my spare room for a good while, until I stumbled upon this image and knew that it was the perfect way to display them. First, I had my dad cut the right size of wood to glue the yard sticks on. I then stained the edges so the color would blend. After the stain dried I glued the yard sticks to the wood base. Some of them were larger, so they hung off the edge a little…

This is a craft tutorial. Learn from a master crafter how to create darling vintage yardstick Christmas trees using yardsticks (or rulers).

Isn't this amazing? It's IMMEASURABLY fun. It RULES!!

A man finds a new use for Home Depot yard sticks! See his idea

Rulers are definitely one of my favorite things to recycle into craft projects. I think this Christmas decoration is quite innovative and fun. I bet it would also be fun to make with a bunch of differ

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Easy Upcycled Yardstick Mitten Holder: Stay organized this winter and make this DIY mitten holder for 2 dollars using a yard stick and clothes pins.

Last year on our girls trip to Kentucky I bought a bundle of vintage yard sticks from a sweet little old lady. They sat in my spare room for a good while, until I stumbled upon this image and knew that it was the perfect way to display them. First, I had my dad cut the right size of wood to glue the yard sticks on. I then stained the edges so the color would blend. After the stain dried I glued the yard sticks to the wood base. Some of them were larger, so they hung off the edge a little…

This past couple of weeks I've been working on an altered mini board book with the theme of vintage children's books. I love the images from the 40s and 50s. Below is a picture of the cover. It all started with this mini child's board book - measuring 3" x 3". I then cut the book into a house shape. I covered each page with gesso. Below is a close up of each page. I collaged each page using images from vintage books and scrapbook paper from: Graphic 45 ABC Primer or Carta Bella True Friends…