Necklace Extension

Necklace Extension ( 2 1/4")

Looking to make that necklace or bracelet fit?

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Christmas Cookie Ornaments

Christmas Cookie Ornaments (Set of 3)

You can almost smell these sweet little treats. Hand crafted Christmas ornaments. These sweet Ornaments are made from clay and other reclaimed materials.

> Hand crafted

> No two sets are exactly alike

> Gingerbread Man> Cinnamon Rolls

> cutting board and rolling pin with dough

> Each measuring Approx 2 1/2" - 3" tall

> absolutely adorable

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Ouiji Board Charm

Ouiji Board Charm

Created to resemble a Ouiji Board. You can almost imagine yourself communicating with the spirits* with this wonderful charm. You can rest assured that when it comes to this piece, you will be the only one in the room wearing one. If you're interested in purchasing this charm, or any other thing you've seen here, please visit our store at www.hoffmanstreasures.com/

*Please Note that Ouiji Boards can be very dangerous, for this reason, Hoffman's Treasures can not be held responsible for the intentional misuse of this charm.

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.

Timeless Eagle

Timeless Eagle

If you're looking for a project that looks great and is totally functional, you should consider making this great clock. Just a little piece of scrap wood can be transformed into a work of art. All you need to do is draw out the pattern of your choice, and cut it out. Once thats done, it's time to get out the woodburner. (the burning part takes awhile). Once you get the burning done, it's time to add the clock parts. This project can be anything you want, if you like trains (for example) you can draw and cut out a train pattern. Give it a try, you might surprise yourself. The finished project would make a great gift.

Puzzled Eagle

Puzzled Eagle

Have you ever spent hours or even days putting that great puzzle together only to take it apart again because you have no where to put it? Well, Don't! Puzzles make great pictures, they just need a little bit of tweaking. This puzzle looks great with the custom frame my husband made from recycled wood. It was really simple, he just traced around the outline of the completed puzzle to make the pattern, it looks great don't you think? Give it a try, you really have nothing to lose.

Framed Fabric

Framed Fabric

I have a unique way to create a great wall hanging while using up that scrap fabric that you love but don't know what to do with it.

This fabric was originally designed as a three panel. My husband stretched the fabric onto some canvus and framed it like you would any other picture.

This wall hanging is so easy you could make it in less than an hour (minus the frame). Not to mention, with all the great fabric out there skies the limit when it comes to pattern and color.

Burned Motorcycle

Burned Motorcycle

If you're a motorcycle lover, than you might like this project.

This Indian Motorcycle was woodburned onto a piece of pine cut from a neighbors yard.

Anyone can woodburn (provided you understand that the woodburner is 900 degrees or more). Give it a try, you never know, you might find a new hobbie. Not to mention the great gift you could create. Plus, you could do something good for the environment.

Multi-Strands of color

Multi-Strands of Color

If you're looking to make a quick and easy gift for the woman in your life, consider something like this. It really was quite easy, just choose a couple diferent color beads (4 or 5). make sure they complement each other. When stringing the beads, string two strands of each color, this makes the necklace fuller. This necklace has so many colors that it looks great with anything.

I hope this idea helps you give the perfect gift!

GUYS: HINT: Women love jewelry!!!

Pool Shark Etched Mirror

Pool Shark Etched Mirror

If your husband or wife is anything like mine, then you have to contend with a pool playing fenam. What do you get for someone like that? I have the perfect gift idea. Etching glass is really pretty simple. All you need is a great picture and an etching tool. Once you've etched the picture onto your mirror, spray the back with the paint of your choice, then frame it.

This particular frame was made from left over snap-together flooring. Recycling is so easy and can be done with just about anything.

Harley Shelf

Harley Shelf

My brother-In-Law moved home after many-many years of living in Las Vegas. He has a fondness for all things Harley. When he needed a shelf for all his stuff, he came to my husband and I for help. After a long thought process, my husband came up with this shelf. The whole thing was made from recycled wood, and some old paint we had laying around the workshop. All in all the whole project cost maybe $3.00. My Brother-In-Law loves his new Harley addition and we feel like we did something good for the environment.

Don't Bench that Bench

Don't Bench that Bench

A couple of years ago, my husband received a couple of Iron bench sides from a friend, for years those bench parts sat in a corner of our livingroom. One day, my husband decided to put the bench together, he used recycled wood to build the seat and back. We now have a great bench that will last for many years to come, and we helped to save a tree or two in the process. Recycling is easy and you can do it without much work at all. I hope this inspires you to find something in your home that can get a new life.

Reader's Digest Revamp

Reader's Digest Revamp

If you're like the rest of us, you have millions of magazines laying around the house. I have no idea what to do with the old magazines that I buy, but I don't want to throw them away either. I have a great way to use up those old reader's Digest magazines that would make a great gift.

Take the magazine and open it to the middle. Glue the pages together on each side of the book, making sure to roll a couple of the corners up. Once the glue is dry, paint the book gold, and attach a poem or romantic saying. If you put it on a book stand, it looks great and best of all you have done your part in the recycling game.

Turquoise Necklace

Turquoise Necklace If you're looking for a great gift idea, or maybe just a new item for your collection, you can make this great necklace pretty easy. I made a necklace for a friend and had these beads left over, with just the addition of the pendant, I managed to come up with this great design. It's pretty amazing what you can do with leftovers! I hope this necklace inspires you to get out there and create!!!!

Carousel Mirror

Carousel Mirror

When it comes to Christmas and Birthday's, I have always made a special gift for my loved ones. It gets hard to come up with new ideas every time. One of the projects my husband and I have started doing is glass etching. It's pretty simple to etch glass either with etching cream or with an electric etcher. We have taken the etching a step further and began etching on the back of mirrors. It looks great and you can personalize any one of them to fit your needs. This Carousel Horse is one of our finished projects. Give it a try, it's easy.

Bread Dough Clay

Bread Dough "Clay"

Don't throw away that stale bread, turn it into a masterpiece!
If you take a piece of stale white bread, take the crust off i and tear it into small pieces, then add a tablespoon of white glue to it, you can have a pretty great clay of sorts.
When you're mixing the glue into the bread, it looks pretty gooey and sticky, but if you keep mixing, it gets more solid and clay like, at this point you can add a few drops of paint to change the color. You can make just about anything with this clay that you can make with any other clay. Give it a try, if nothing else, you've learned a new craft technique.

Framed

Framed

Making a picture frame is pretty easy. Depending on the style you're looking for. Some frames look great without any decoration at all, and some need a little something to fit in. When you go to the store to buy a frame, you're looking at spending quite a bit of money. I don't know about you, but I have a hard time being separated from my money. Especially if I don't think the thing I'm buying is worth the price tag.

My husband and I are avid recyclers. We have an unspoken rule; if we can make it, we don't buy it! We needed picture frames in our new house, so instead of buying them, we made them. Now all the frames in our house match. Here is one of the frames we made. All you need is; scrap wood, a router, sand paper, and wood stain.

Use your imagination, and skies the limit!

Wood Burning Is Fun

Wood Burning Is Fun

When you're looking for a recycling idea, you might want to give wood burning a try. Wood burning is easy and quite fun to do. Some people say that the smell of the wood burning smells like popcorn. The only thing you have to keep in mind is that the fumes can cause headaches if you breath it in for a long period of time. To avoid headaches, just do the burning outside or in a room with a fan.

This wonderful wood burning is an example of the beautiful results you can receive with just a little bit of patience and dedication (since this "sofa sized" picture took over 60 hours to burn).

Don't let trying something new intimidate you, Wood burning is just as easy as coloring a picture with crayons, except the "crayons" are 900 degrees. Get out there and BURN!

Hunting Eagle

Hunting Eagle

Recycling is easy! All it takes is an idea. Anyone can recycle, and just about anything can be recycled. This wood burning is an example of one of those ideas I was talking about. The backing that this burning is done on is door skin, the frame is made from recycled wood. All you need is a drawing and a wood burner. When you're finished with your masterpiece, you can proudly hang it on the wall or give it as a gift, all the while knowing that you have done something good for the environment.

Trust me, once you start recycling, you begin to look at the things around you very differently. It's very empowering to know that you can do your part however small it is.

"Harley" Bench

"Harley" Bench

Got a man garage? Consider making this great bench. One day, one of my husband's friends asked him to come up with a bench for her husband's "Man Garage", she was very specific about what she was looking for. "It has to hold shoes" she said. "Plus, it has to be a "Harley" bench" she added.

My husband went right to work making this bench. It turned out great! It made a great addition to his friends man garage, and best of all, the wood was all recycled!