Western General Store

If you don't like your view, just change it. I bought this frame at the craft store many years ago, but I think it would be easy to make. Find your favorite travel photo and have it printed a large size. This one is 30"x 22". This one is my backsplash, but you could hang it anywhere for a nice view out an imaginary window. If you get tired of that view, put in another one.

In our Handles and Pulls category you can find several drawer pulls to use in this project. Screw them into a board and hang caps, purses, belts, jewelry, bridles, ropes, coats, robes, towels and whatever else you need to hang. Here are several examples: If you have several different singles put them all together. These below are not in the store.

My initial thought was to make a pallet wood tray with rope handles. That idea evolved into first a box, then a box with a lid. I showed some sketches to my husband and he built a prototype out of rough mahogany without me even knowing about it. How sweet! I was really excited then, but I wanted to make it from weathered pallet boards, so we got to work. We cut the boards as we were fitting it together like a puzzle. One of the end pieces is shorter to allow for the lid to close. We drilled 3/16" holes 1/4" deep in the sides of the lid for 1/2" long wooden dowels 5/8" from the end of the lid. We drilled 3/16" holes 1/4" deep on each side piece 1 1/4" from the end if using 1/2" thick boards. We glued the pieces together with wood glue and used a brad gun to secure it. On the fresh cut ends like the end of the lid shown in this picture I applied a mixture of a little black, grey and brown acrylic paint and wiped...

I thought it would be fun to make a horse ornament so I cut a horse out of plywood or you could use stiff cardboard or whatever material you have or can find at the craft store. I rubbed Light Brown Briwax on it and cut 2 pieces from a rope and unraveled it. I glued the pieces to the back where the tail and mane would go and drilled a hole for a wire hanger. You can use for a Christmas ornament or decoration on a wreath. Paint it any color you desire and brush a little paint on the mane and tail. Bling it or glitter it. Try using suede fringe, ribbon or whatever you have for the mane and tail. When the holidays are over hang it on the wall to run wild and free year round.