On my post a little over a week ago about Jake coming to visit, I promised to share with you the adorable gift that he made me for Christmas! I didn't think people really cared whether I told them or not, but believe me, they do! I've been asked twice since then if I was ever going to share. Good news readers, the wait is over!
When someone puts time and hard work into a gift, it means so much more than if they just went out and bought something. At least this is the case with me! Jake had mentioned a couple of weeks ago that he wanted to make something that he'd seen me pin on Pinterest.
Excuse me?
I was just amazed that he noticed what I was doing all those hours that I mindlessly pin away! (Everyone can relate to that!)
Excuse me?
I was just amazed that he noticed what I was doing all those hours that I mindlessly pin away! (Everyone can relate to that!)
I'm sure many of you have seen these adorable jewelry holders made with antique-looking knobs.
Well, Jake decided he wanted to give one of these beauties a try!
Not only did he craft my gift, he made it completely from scratch and was sweet enough to take pictures along the way for you all! I was beyond impressed.
First, he found a piece of pine that he already had around the house. He wanted to create a combination of what I said I liked and the things that I had pinned on Pinterest.
He cut out the wood using a table saw and used a dremel to bevel the edge all the way around.
He picked out an off-white colored paint to use as the main color, another item he already had at home. This color was a perfect match to the furniture that I have in my room!
Here it is drying after being painted.
After the base coat was finished, he painted a glaze over the creases in the wood and then wiped off the excess. He wanted to make the wood look distressed, another aspect of the furniture I already have.
Prior to Christmas break, we made a trip to Lowe's together and I got to pick out all the knobs that I liked. I chose seven different ones that he bought and applied to the wood. He drilled each of the 7 holes, 1.5 inches apart and attached them to the wood piece.
After many hours of carpentry, painting, etc., my present was finally done!
Now, I have something beautiful to hang my jewelry on in my room and of course, I'll always think of him when I look at it!
10 comments:
Oh my goodness! This is beautiful and how sweet of Jake to make this for you! What a wonderful guy -- definitely a keeper! Tell him he should get a pinterest.. Clayton has one!
That is so sweet!
What a sweet guy he is! This turned out beautiful, I love all the different knobs!
That is adorable! I love it. It looks so great - he did a fantastic job :)
I just love this Melody! Jake is such a sweet guy and I love y'all together! What a perfect gift!
What a great gift! He's so creative!
That's a great gift! Turned out so well!
After hearing about this masterpiece, im so glad I finally get to see what it looks like. I love it!
Oh my gosh. That is so beautiful! What a thoughtful gift! You definitely have a keeper.
that has got to be one of the sweetest and most thoughtful presents ever! he's seems like an amazing guy melody!
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