Sunday, February 26, 2012

Driftwood Mobile

I have been meaning to make one of these forever.  My Craftsman drill has been broken for a while, so I was waiting for that to be remedied!  Anyhooo, I just bought a new drill/screw driver and love it, it is a Skilz brand and has a lot more get up and go than the old one!  So, I got my driftwood out and lined them up to be in graduated lengths.
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I drilled a single hold in the approximate middle of each piece of wood.  I looked all over for some sea glass that I could drill holes in, but then had trouble finding the glass drill bit. 
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So I ended up going with sea glass colored beads, strung one or two of them between each piece of driftwood.  I just used a fine nylon string that I found in the garage.  I would think some nylon fishing line would be good as well.
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I will be glad when the trees leaf out and there will be more of a “natural” background!  We have had such a mild winter, even so I am ready for it to be over! 
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I am linking up to these great parties!
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14 comments:

  1. Looks great Ellen! I love the look of the beads between the wood!


    Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
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  2. Wow, I love it more than I can say! I just popped by for a quick visit, but I love your open style and now I'm a follower :)

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  3. That's lovely. I can picture it in my mom's yard.

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  4. What a cute idea, we have a lot of drift wood around here too! Thanks for sharing.

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  5. Those are just beautiful! I love driftwood and the seaglass beads just give it some awesome punch. Saw you over at Making Monday Marvelous.

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  6. This is so lovely! I love the color of the beads you chose for it. It makes me feel more relaxed just seeing your photos of it!

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  7. This is so lovely! I love the color of the beads you chose for it. It makes me feel more relaxed just seeing your photos of it!

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  8. Love it! Sent by CraftOManiac. We are followers now. Love your style! Did you know Craftsman has a lifetime guaranty? Try returning your drill to Sears! Terri Betz

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  9. What a clever and beautiful idea! Thank you so much for sharing at Mix it up Monday and I hope you'll stop back soon :)

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  10. I love the beads that you choose. They give a great contrast to the wood.

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  11. That looks amazing, love the blues with the natural wood colour. this would look fabulous in my girls fairyland.

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  12. it is so nature.. lovely creation.. nice photos !!!!

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  13. This is gorgeous! Love it's sweet natural simplicity! Thanks so much for sharing with the Pink hIppo Party.. can't wait to see what you share next~

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