Guest Blogger - Crafty Blonde Chick - 2x4 Candy Corn

I am so excited to be a guest blogger on Someday Crafts! I am Tricia from

Crafty Blonde Chick.

I have enjoyed starting a blog about my crafting hobby and want to give a huge thank you to Michelle for asking me to guest on her blog!

I am going to be showing you how to make some 2x4 Candy Corn. These are simple to make and make use of scrap pieces of wood. If any of you have a husband that likes to do projects, then you probably have an abundance of scrap wood like I do.

Supplies needed:
2x4 wood
yellow, orange, and white paint
sandpaper
Chop Saw or handsaw
hemp twine or ribbon

Start out by cutting your wood using the chop saw at a 15 degree angle. I cut it once and then flipped it around so I didn't have to adjust the angle again. Make sure to leave a little of the flat edge on top to resemble the real candy corn.

Your candy corn should look like this now:

Next sand the edges and get ready to paint! I use painters tape and do a stripe down the middle so I can paint the top and bottom of each in the same step. Make sure to do the top and bottom and all sides!

When paint is dry you can pull the tape off and have a straight edge to paint the last color in.

Last but not least, when the painting is completed, sand the edges and distress the candy corn. I added some hemp twine around the middle candy corn to add something extra. Halloween or fall ribbon would look darling too.

Put them on a shelf or table and enjoy your new halloween/fall decorations! They really are that simple!

Thanks again to Michelle and come check out

Crafty Blonde Chick

for more crafts that I have done.

Thanks,
Tricia @ craftyblondechick.blogspot.com

Thank you Tricia. I love finding new bloggers with some great ideas and this definitely qualifies for that! This is one craft that fits in the "quick, easy and inexpensive" catagory that I love. Head over to Crafty Blonde Chick and welcome her to blog land!

5 Great ideas!

Another great week of link-ups! I can't highlight them all so here are just a few!

Bring on the glitter! Queen of Iwasagonna glammed up some 2x4 with orange glitter to make some rockstar glitter pumpkins!

Why didn't I think of this simple idea? My son will not wear any type of tie if it clips inside his shirt! Love City basically attaches a safety pin to the tie and the shirt! This would totally work with my son (and probably yours)!

I love this idea from seven thirty three - A Creative Blog for the first day of school pictures. So fun!

Just Sew Sassy created a belt of felt flowers for the fall! It's gorgeous! (It would look cute as a headband too!)

Eating My Candy has found another thing you can spray paint - your shirt! I love her technique for spray painting a shirt!

See more links to the Whatever Goes Wednesday Party.

2x4 Flag

Brown Paper Packages has a flag idea post up today to celebrate Flag Day. My favorite of the ideas is this flag made from 2x4's! Originally created by How Does She?, Brown Paper Packages shares it again.

Happy Flag Day!

See the 2x4 Flag.

5 More Party Highlights

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Every week, I am stunned by the magnificent projects linked up to the Whatever Goes Wednesday party. If I had more time, I would highlight more links each weeks. Here are a few more I had to mention.

This display of ascending bunny topiaries is ADORABLE. I love it in front of the frame to center it! See it at I-Candy Handmade.

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To go along with the spring flower garland yesterday, I had to include this fabulous crocheted Easter egg garland by Mama Michie's Musings. Cute!

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The thing I love about this weathered wood sign is how the words are between the slats! Great twist to a sign which rocks!!!! See how to make this at Whipperberry!



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I'm sucker for 2x4 projects. All three of these make me happy! The 2x4 feathered chick and bunnies are from Craft Goodies. The fuzzy sheep was created by Giggles Galore.



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This huge slat wall art would look amazing on a big wall that needs some color and design. I love how The Polka-Dot Umbrella hung it in her house with colored frames on the opposite wall to correspond with these colors! Awesome!

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See more of links from the Whatever Goes Wednesday party!