These are the materials you need:
paint & paint brush. 4×4 lumber. scrapbooking paper. scissors. ruler. 3/4″ washer. pencil
Tools:
Sander and drill with a 3/4″ bit and a dice for guidance.
1st:
After cutting two cubes of 3.5″….
{I am not sure why they call it 4×4’s}
trace with a CUTE pencil and a ruler two lines that go from corner to corner
making an “X”… on each side of ONE of the cubes.
2nd:
When you are done it is time to get serious…
The POWER tools are coming…
The POWER tools are coming…
For me it was time to wear my husbands shoes…
Oh yeah! I am tough 😉
{One of my feet has panty hoses and the other one dosen’t…
how that happened I’m not sure}
Where was I?
…The power tools are coming.
With the help of a small regular dice start making holes
using the drill and a 3/4″ special bit…
Let the “X” be your guide. I eye ball EVERYTHING but you can measure if you want.
…I went approximately 1/8 of an inch deep…
You better do this OUTSIDE…
it makes a mess.
it makes a mess.
3rd:
It is time to sand…
…and paint
While the paint dries, trace the circles using as a template
the 3/4 inch washer. You’ll need… let me see…
the 3/4 inch washer. You’ll need… let me see…
1+2+3+4+5+6 = 21
Twenty One circles so what I did was trace 11 of them,
fold the paper and cut double the amount at once…
Now that the paint is dry and the circles are done it is time to assemble the dice.
Take one paper circle at a time and center it on top of each hole.
Press it down evenly and with your nail push in the ends…
You have 20 more to go!
For the other dice. I made and cut some vinyl with sayings.
{I will have some sets ready at The 36th Avenue this weekend}
{I will have some sets ready at The 36th Avenue this weekend}
All I did was to apply the vinyl.
For the blue OUTSIDE set I actually used the vinyl as a stencil…
and I painted the words on the wood.
{ click here to see how to use vinyl as a stencil }
So, here they are…
…a closer and FINAL look!
Click here to see what I used them for…
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This is such a great idea for beating cabin fever with kids! Thanks!!
Alyssa
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You are full of creative ideas! I love the dice!! 🙂
I just wanted to let you know that I will feature it at the next {nifty thrifty sunday}. 🙂
xoxo,
Vanessa
I spend a fortune on buying these plain blocks at the holidays. I love yours so much more! I wish I had time to do every project you do. I need a few more hours, or maybe less "other" work in my day. Thank you for sharing your talents, I just love it! -K
Those are simply amazing. I would love for you to stop by http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/ on Monday to link up your dice and any other projects you would like to share.
CUTE!! Love your blog! It would be great if you came and linked some of your ideas to Lovely Little Snippets!
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This is so awesome! Thanks for sharing!
these are so awesome!!
great tutorial!
What an absolutely adorable DIY! Well done.
I hope that you will stop by and enter my giveaway.
Happy Monday!
These are great! I have been thinking about make some for quick some time. Glad to see that someone doesn't procrastinate like me 😀 Thank you for linking up to Amaze Me Monday. I will be sharing on Facebook!!!
Love these dice! Great work – and a fun and interesting tutorial too!
Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a great weekend!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
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