How To Make A Nautical Light

  If you love nautical charts like I do, this is a perfect little accent light that can be usesd in a hallway or in a bathroom.and would be a great addition to a coastal themed home. It's  pretty easy and relativley fast, and came out really cute.

You will need a Krafty Blok,. They are sold at most craft stores. I got this one at Hobby Lobby.It is pre drilled and has a cap.They  come in small, medium and large. For this project, I used a small one.

20 Lights adds the perfect amount of light to shine through the glass.

I played with the light a bit to get them streched out a little and placed them in the block..





This chart is waterproof, but any chart will do.

I hot glued the sisal around the seam of the glass. The 1/4  covers the glass seam perfectly.

 I cut  the chart with  a craft knife to cover the front of the glass.  I used a mixture of glue and water and placed the chart on the glass. I covered both sides of the block. I rubbed the bubbles out with a paper towel. I attached a small starfish. I sealed it  Modge Podge Matte sealer.

This is how it turned out!

It  adds the perfect amount of light in my nautical Bathroom.

If you want to give it a vintage feel, burn the edges of the chart slightlty.These blocks are usually seen at Christmas with bows around them, but There are so many other things you can do as with them year round!

Coastal Inspired Sisal Vase

If this winter weather has got you snowed in, like many of my friends in the North East,or you just have a good old case of "cabin fever", this quick and easy project will remind you of the beach days that are soon to come.

I used mason jars in these photos's  but you can use inexpensive vases, old bottles, even soup cans for this project.

Things you will need:

Jars
Glue gun and glue sticks
Package of sisal,( comes in different weights and widths, purchase at Walmart or a hardware store
Seashells
Sand dollar
Elmers's glue
foam paint brush
drill
1/16" drill bit

This is 8lb weight which is on the thin side I used 15lb weight.

Wrap the sisal around the entire jar. Glue the sisal to the glass about every six to eight inches,to  hold the sisal in place.




Clean,Bleach and harden your sand dollar.If you are using store bought sand dollars, you will just need to harden them.Use equal parts Elmer's glue and water, brush the mixture on both sides of the sand dollar and let dry completely. To learn how to preserve a sand dollar go towww.howtodothings.com/.../how-to-find-and-preserve-sand-dollars

Drill a hole in the sand dollar with a 1/16" drill bit about a quarter inch from the edge. Drill slowly, if you drill too fast it has a tendency to break. I use an old wood cutting board when drilling the dollars.I attached the sand dollar with a piece of dark colored  jute for a little contrast and tied it around the jar.

Glue seashells  to the jar. This one I made a flower design.

simple is always nice too.

I would like to see how yours turns out.Please send me a photo to share.