Recycled Bar (Part 2)

Recycled Bar (Part 2)

I started blogging about this bar in a different entry.

To continue...

After my husband and I made the basic skeleton of our new bar, and after we put in the liquor cabinet, we decided that the front of the bar had to have a rustic look. The theme of the reck room that the bar is in is "the Dragon's Lair" so a new bar wouldn't fit in.

My husband decided to come up with a substantial looking bar. Here's what it looks like - Keep in mind that we have since stained the wood.

All of the wood that is on the front is recycled. The pattern was really very simple. The style matches the look we were going for to a tee. This bar would have cost us a small fortune if we had tried to buy one, or even more if we would have had one custom made for us. BUT... Crafters know the golden rule. Why have someone else make something when you can make it yourself? And most of the time, you save lots of money by doing the work. Not to mention the sentimental value.

Recycled Liquor Cabinet

Recycled Liquor Cabinet

This is just part one of the bar that my husband and I made last summer.

When we moved into our house 4 years ago, we always wanted to turn one of the out buildings we have into a great reck room. Our idea is to take the building directly behind our house and make it "The Dragons Lair". The arbor that we made is on the outside of the building I'm talking about.

Well, to continue, my husband and I decided that every great reck room needs a bar. Since we are crafters, and have almost every tool known to man, we knew that the right bar for us would have to be one that we made ourselves.

This picture is of the Liquor Cabinet that we put under it. (please excuse the dust in the picture)

We made the whole thing out of recycled wood. The lock on it spins and you can either leave it locked or keep it unlocked. We keep it locked because we have kids. This picture is just the raw wood, we have since stained the whole thing, I will post more of this bar at a later date.

Easter Update

Easter Update

This year the Easter bunny was very creative, he spent some time putting together baskets that fit my children perfectly. Here are some pictures of their baskets.

This one belongs to my oldest son Devynn, he's 14. Devynn likes to draw. The Easter Bunny put together a great "Portfolio Basket" for him. It had a sketch book, pencils, pens, a pencil sharpener... many things related to drawing and art. He also got the traditional chocolate bunny and jelly beans. It was perfect for his likes.

This basket belongs to my Daughter Destinee, she's 10. Destinee, like most girls her age, loves Hannah Montana. The Easter bunny put together this Hannah Montana basket for her. The basket is a backpack, it's loaded with Hannah Montana stuff! Inside it was a wig, microphone, and a doll. She also got a new outfit (as did all the kids in my house- per our tradition) She's in heaven (for now!)

My youngest son, Charlie is 8. Charlie doesn't have much of a style yet, he's still trying to figure out what he likes, so I guess thats why the Easter Bunny decided to give him a basket that was fit for Summer. His basket came with a bucket, some water guns, out door toys, plenty of bubbles, and some different kinds of balls. He loves it.