new planter

Out of everything CJ has ever made, I think this planter is by far my favorite.  You'll have to overlook the crooked picture -- the sun was in my eyes -- but isn't this planter awesome?

Now I'll just have to remember to water the darn flowers so they actually bloom...

the 5 shelf

Instead of completing my projects that have been sitting in the garage for months now (grrr), CJ whipped up a few of these 5 shelves (free plans on ana-white.com) as a baby gift for one of his co-workers.

Here are the shelves hanging up in the baby's room (and the dinosaur is the one CJ made too):

dinosaur puzzle

Last December, CJ bought a scroll saw.  He's used it a few times, but this dinosaur puzzle is the only thing he's actually finished.  School kind of got in the way.

Cute, right?  He found a whole book on dinosaur puzzles, so I have a feeling I'll have more to show off in the future.

Oh, and I apologize for the poor setting.  He took these pictures on our kitchen cart.  Typically, the kitchen cart is covered with papers, which CJ removed to take the picture of his puzzle ... and then put right back.  Nice.  (And he wonders why I want to hire a cleaning lady.)

squared chair

For Valentine's Day, I thought I'd show off my new hot pink chair!

My staging stinks, I know, but we're in the middle of another project (who's surprised?) in my sewing room, so I couldn't put it in its proper setting.

Anyway.  CJ made this chair for me.  Knock-off plans can be found on Ana-White.com.

The original version of this chair retails for $149.99.  We made it for $3.00!

door into a chair

Awhile ago, my mom saw where someone had turned an old door into a chair.  Lucky for her, she had saved a door from our old house (the house my dad and I both grew up in), and she also has a son-in-law who is quite handy with woodworking.

This door had been in our old house for at least fifty years, if not longer.  It still had a section on it that my grandfather nailed tin to when mice started to chew their way through it.  (On one hand, gross.  On the other, it was an old farmhouse.  And I don't know of too many people who haven't had a mouse in their house anyway.)  At CJ's best guess, there were at least five coats of paint on it, including a coat of blue milk paint (again, showing how old the door was).  After he scraped off the paint (it took us a container and a half of paint stripper), he fashioned a chair out of it for my parents' porch.

ikea shelf knockoff

Here's one of CJ's latest projects:  a knockoff Ikea zig zag shelf!

Our friend, Julie, saw this online and wanted one for her baby's room.  Unfortunately, it only came in black and white, and not in any stained colors.  So, CJ built this shelf in no time flat and I bought some of my favorite childhood books to fill it.  It was probably one of the easiest shower gifts I've ever purchased -- no getting lost in Babies R Us!

I must admit, when I first saw it, I didn't really think it was my style.  The more I look at it though, the more I like it.  I just don't know where we'd put one!

cornhole boards

This summer, CJ got interested in making cornhole boards and has made a few sets already:

 

If anyone is looking for a cornhole board set, CJ would be happy to make one for you.  Here are our prices (all include a coat of resin):

• $55 - unpainted
• $65 - primed white
• $80 - painted with up to two colors of your choice
• $95 - painted with a design of your choice

At this time, I'm not making the bean bags, but that may be something I might venture into in the future.

If interested, you can email CJ at cwhitehead1982 @ gmail.com.  Feel free to pass this along!