CraftyLumberjacks.com

Just wanted to post a little update.
Although we've been using Blogger for a long time, we decided to switch everything to one platform.

www.craftylumberjacks.com is live, hunny!

It's still a work in progress but we would love it if you would come take a look, subscribe and let us know what you think of the new lumberjack look!

Onward and upward!

Easy Paper Clovers.

You can't go wrong with these cute punched out clovers!

Check out our quick tutorial!

It is easy being green!

Go big or go home!

We need to lead with love more than ever these days...so why not start with a giant Valentine's Day card!
We used triangle shaped card stock to create our geometric hearts and glued it to poster board!

You can watch us make ours on our YouTube Channel while singing, playing connect four and of course, drinking!

What we did for love!

Cherry-Rific.

We love our cocktails!
This year for Valentine's Day, we're serving up cherry gin (or whisky) fizzes!

Traditionally these cocktails are made in a Tom Collins glass...but we didn't have them...so use whatever you have!

In your glass add a splash of club soda or seltzer. 

In a shaker filled with ice add:
2 oz gin or whisky
1 oz simple syrup
1 oz lemon juice
2 oz cherry juice
1 egg white (adds a smooth silky foamy texture) 

Give it a good shake and then add to your glass.
Enjoy!

DIY Solid Wax Cologne

See how we made our own customized personalized scent on HGTV's Handmade YouTube Channel.
All you need are some of your favorite essential oils, beeswax pellets, jojoba oil, shea butter and a make shift double broiler!

You can use this same technique for women's perfume or even chap stick!

Smell ya later!

Two Hearts that Beat as One.

Love notes, cards and photos fit perfectly between these copper wire hearts!

You'll be making two back to back hearts with one piece of wire.  The wire is easily bendable with your hands but you can also use pliers if you have them!

Cut a piece of wire about 2 feet long with your wire cutters.

Make your first heart by twisting the wire in the center, flipping it upside down and continue to shape a heart. This may take a bit of trial and error, but it's so worth it!

Once your first heart is formed, twist one end of the wire around the bottom, bring it around and form your second heart.

You're almost done! Clean it up a little and cut the wire to whatever height you want.

Drill a small hole in the center of the block, careful not to drill all the way through.
Glue the wire to the block and your photo holder is done!

These are great for Valentine's Day but can also be used all year long...or make some to throw in a plant!

Watch us make these on our YouTube Channel!

All you need is love!

DIY T-Shirt Canvas Art.

We're at it again! Repurposing of our old T-shirts!

Check out our full tutorial with HGTV Handmade on YouTube below! 

When bloggers become vloggers.

Happy New Year!

We finally started our own YouTube vlog.
We thought it would be a good time to start vlogging because this year we're joining HGTV Handmade YouTube channel!

Please follow, subscribe and join us on our new journey!

It's gonna be a Happy New Year!

We can't believe this year went by so fast!
Of course, we have to start the New Year with a DIY project...we're ringing in 2017 with these glittery vinyl candles.

We colored our vinyl numbers with a gold Sharpie then added gold glitter using spray adhesive and stuck our numbers on the candles!

The year of glitter and gold!

5...4...3...

Open Sesame! 
Happy New Year!

The Christmas rush is through.

But still we have one wish to make, our apartment tour for you.

The logs on the fire fill us with desire to see you and to say...

Merry Christmas, darling. 

Boxing in a Winter Wonderland.

We're crafting up to the last minute!

We made this mini shoe box diorama using an old iphone box.

Rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight?

Now craft away! Craft away all!

Merry Axe-mas!

We had the amazing opportunity to attend Blue Point Brewing Company's Logger Lager Lumberjack Festival in October.
We were decked out in full lumberjack attire including axes that we found at the dollar store.
The axes were plastic and cheap looking so we painted them to give them a more realistic look.

We loved them so much, we knew we needed to use them in our Christmas decor...and who doesn't love an upcycled craft?

Some ribbon and sprigs did the trick!

When lumberjacks and Christmas unite!

I'm yelling timber to all and to all a good night!

You would even say it glows.

Oh deer, we are in love with this little nightlight we made!

Here are the materials we used:

We cut a hole in the back of a mini cardboard shadowbox we found at Michaels to fit our nightlight and then got crafty!

 A little glue, paint...

...and lots of glitter! 

It's the perfect addition to our reindeer room!

All is calm, all is bright.

Vintage Card Wreath!

We love these vintage style cards!  
Every year we try to decorate with them.

 This year we made a kitschy little vintage-y wreath!

We used an old wreath frame that we already had. 

To add a little dimension, we used corks to make some of the cards pop.

And of course, a vintage wreath wouldn't be complete without a little tinsel garland.

Here are a couple of ways we used these cards in Christmas' past:

1. Cards & Ribbon.
2. Cards & Yarn.

Greetings cards have all be sent...