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Wood Epoxy Putty: Play-Doh for DIY Grown Ups

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Have you ever had a picture frame with a broken corner? Has the leg of one of your chairs ever gotten gouged during a move (or through the course of your daily life)? Have you ever started to work on the ugliest free coffee table in existence and found a 6-inch section of moulding was missing?

If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, I’d like to introduce to you to my new friend – wood epoxy putty.

Found at home improvement stores, it comes in a tube and can be kneaded and molded just like modeling clay. You can use it to repair wood imperfections and it can be sanded, painted, stained, and drilled in an hour. In other words, it’s simply magic.


QuikWood

I’m sure there are several different brands, but the brand I use is QuikWood. I found it in the paint section of Home Depot and it cost about $3 a tube.

Following the directions, it only took me about 10 minutes to repair my table. On a plastic cutting board, I cut a piece of putty about an inch long, kneaded it together like Play-Doh, and then just stuck it on my table where the bit of moulding was missing. I made sure to build it up enough so that it was slightly higher than the existing moulding.

Once dry, all I had to do was sand it to get it level and even with the rest of the moulding.




Clearly, the table needs to be painted, but once it’s all the same color, you will never be able to tell that this piece of moulding was repaired. See? I told you it was magic! Once my table is finished, I dare you – dare you – to find the spot I repaired. You totally won’t be able to do it.

Wood epoxy putty has opened up a new world to me. Before, I only knew about wood filler, which has nothing on wood epoxy putty. Are you ready to run out and buy some to try right this very minute? Yeah, I thought so.

Easing into Fall Decorating

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Do you want to learn to create this wreath?  Find the tutorial here! 

In Austin, the official start to Fall is the moment our beloved Texas Longhorns take the football field. After 69 days of 100+ degrees this summer ( a new record! Go Austin!), I’m certainly ready for some cooler temps.

In order to usher in the new season, even when it is still in the upper 90s, I’ve decided to take on my Fall decorating baby step by baby step. I’m not too big into decorating for holidays (other than Christmas) and the seasons, but I’ve decided to at least try to give the vibe that it isn’t so hot here all the time. I haven’t done any Fall decorating on the inside, but that will be coming soon.

Inspired by the Nester’s new wreath, I created a Fall wreath for our front door by just sticking the wired elements into a grapevine wreath and using no hot glue at all. I know – it was hard to ignore my precious glue gun, but I like the idea of being able to easily change out the pieces when I want to freshen my wreath.

I bought the wreaths (I wired a 14 inch wreath and an 18 inch wreath together), the floral/greenery stems, and large ‘B’ at Hobby Lobby. Everything was 1/2 off and I’ll be able to reuse it all again.

The ‘B’ isn’t actually wood, but instead, it’s heavy pressed cardboard. For $1.99, I didn’t care that it wasn’t wood since our front door is shielded from the elements by our covered porch. I used a little craft paint to paint it a creamy white and I was good to go.

Oh, and ‘B’ is the first initial of my last name. I’m always surprised when people ask me why I have ‘B’ stuff since my name is Lindsay. I think the rest of my family would feel left out if I just put an ‘L’ on everything.

If you follow me on Twitter, you may have heard me say that I was running by Home Depot to pick up some of their $1.25 mums (I believe the sale runs through today, so get over there!). I added them to the planter at our front door.

Now, our front door now looks like it’s time to usher in the cooler Fall weather, even if we are still wearing shorts.

I’m adding this post to Melissa’s Fall Nesting Party over at the Inspired Room. Visit her to join in the fun!
Do you want to learn to create this wreath?  Find the tutorial here!