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DIY Book Ends

September 14, 2016

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Hey there folks today I am please to be teaming up with Stacy from “Not Just a Housewife” and  “The Crafting Chicks”! Here is how it works,  we all took the same items and used/staged them in our own homes, and gave them our own little flavor!

For this #STYLEDX3 we all used Polished Agate Geode Halves Bookends . Of course you all know me, “I simply can’t leave well enough alone”, I decided I wanted to make a “platform”if you will for the Geodes to sit on.  The great part about this simple project is that it can lend itself to nearly  any design style!


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So let’s  get started ?  I used a bunch of scrap boards that I ripped down to approximately 1/2″ x 3/4″ x 7″.  The biggest thing, is that you make all the the pieces of scraps exactly the same. (It will ensure they fit together snugly in the joint.)

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Then it was just a matter of puzzle piecing them together.  I used wood glue and clamps to hold the pieces together.

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I actually  want to keep the staggered ends, but  I did not really plan properly, and made them a little too big.  Easy fix, I just cut them down on the mitersaw.
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 This is the result.  Look how cool that spine on this ?!

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 This is how the ends look, I kind of love it! book-ends-by-saawdust2stitches-com

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 Now, here is the fun part, you can switch out the accent piece to fit the season/style as well.

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All in all,  I will say this is a win.  I loved working with all of these talented ladies!  Make sure you drop in to see how they styled their Polished Agate Geode Halves Bookends as well!

Not Just a Housewife 

The Crafting Chicks

Take Luck,
Corey

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Comments

  1. Stacy Risenmay says

    September 16, 2016 at 10:05 am

    Beautiful! I love the addition of the wood 🙂

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Hi everyone, my name is Corey, and I have a problem. I can’t leave well enough alone… The best therapy usually involves a variety of power tools. So, in the few “spare” moments I am not entertaining my two beautiful, rambunctious, boys, I can typically be found hunched over a sewing machine and/or covered in sawdust. All in the efforts to create a perfect balance of aesthetics and practicality in our home.
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