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This project is a Horseshoe Cup Holder made with wood and Tiny Horseshoes . I drew a design for the feet and cut it on the scroll saw. I glued them onto a wood post and painted it a rustic gray. I screwed on the horseshoes including one on top. You could add more horseshoes and spray paint it your desired color for a jewelry stand.

It's 'time' to make clocks! You can make a clock out of just about anything. It's easy and fun! We have some left over Saltillo tile we used from a house project and I wanted to make something with one of the tiles. I put together a barn wood frame and routed out a place on the front of the frame for the tile. Epoxy was used to hold the tile in place. Since the frame is square (17.5" x 17.5"), I decided to rotate it to make a diamond clock. Holes were drilled for the 2" Square Berry Copper Conchos , 3/4" Copper Clavos and the clock hands. You can get the clocks and hands at the craft store. Concho screw adapters were used for the conchos or you could glue them. This boot was a previous project transformed into a clock. I attached the clock hands and small brown conchos for the numbers. This is also a previous project transformed into a clock, using the Mini Star Nails and Tiny Horseshoes for the numbers. ...

I have always wanted to make a horseshoe wreath, but since I'm not a welder, I created a new way to make it. I used #6 x 3/4" pan head machine screws and nuts. I did enlarge a few holes on the drill press so the screws would fit. These are large cast iron horseshoes. You could use steel horseshoes as well. Getting the right screw is crucial and these fit perfectly. I was so exited, I immediately wrapped red bandanas through the horseshoes. I sprayed the horseshoes silver metallic and wove a pink bandana through the horseshoes, a blue one next to it and tied it in the back. You've got to love this cowboy version! I sprayed one of our  Western Cutouts silver and attached it with wire. I wrapped blue and red bandanas and tied them in the front. Star Horseshoe Wreath with a star burlap ribbon, Mini Star Nails painted red and a painted Star in Circle Cutout hung by wire. Texas Horseshoe Wreath with Texas in Circle C...

I would like to show you the many different uses for our Clavos. Clavos are decorative nails that can be used to accentuate furniture, rustic wood doors, wooden gates, picture frames, chests, countertop edge, wooden crosses, shelf edges and other crafts. You will need to drill a pilot hole and use a rubber mallet, except for some softer woods. If you have any questions about using clavos, comment below or use the 'Contact Us' form. Here is an example of a wooden cross adorned with black clavos in 2 sizes. I made another wooden chest out of 1x4 pine boards and added 30 silver clavos and medium star nail. Barn wood picture frame with copper clavos. Black clavos on cabinet doors give a nice accent. Here are a few other uses for clavos I found on the web like these rustic sliding doors. source Buffet - source Clavos look nice on this leather covered chair. source I'm sure you can think of many other uses for versatile clavos. ...

I wanted to build a storage chest for our bathroom so I drew a plan in my design program. It would sit by the toilet and hold extra toilet paper with magazines or books on top. I had rough cedar lap and gap siding left over from house repairs and I cut a board of the 3/4" thick siding into 10" pieces to form the sides of the chest. The board was cupped so we ripped them down the v groove on the table saw. I glued and nailed the pieces together to form the 4 sides. I glued and nailed the sides to a solid mahogany base of 12" x 7 1/2" and glued and nailed the corners. I cut pieces from scraps and glued them into the gaps at the bottom. At this stage it looks like a planter. Overall it is 13 1/2" x 9" x 10" tall. I glued and nailed pieces together on 1/4" plywood to form the lid. Notice I stained the cut corners on the chest which matches the rest of the wood. I glued cedar trim on the lid and cla...