Happy Friday, friends!!
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Today, I wanted to share how we made our little yardstick star! It was so easy make and now it’s one of my favorite projects that I may leave up all winter!
Years ago, when I first discovered Pinterest, I pinned this adorable little boy holding this star but sadly, it was a broken link!
This year, I decided we could do this. Of course, when browsing Pinterest, I found Newly Woodwards’ really COOL Marquee star. Do you follow Newly Woodwards? You should! She made the most beautiful star to hang outside her red barn!
But y’all, I could NOT find round light bulbs in a store (I think she provided a link but I needed them quickly…like yesterday!) to make an actual marquee light.
So instead, I grabbed some white lights for $1.99 at my Lowe’s and decided I would just have to wrap them around the star instead!
While I was there, I picked up these 98 cents yard sticks and put a couple of coats of paint on them! (I used Valspar’s white outdoor spray paint.)
(Sorry for the dark iPhone photo! Obviously, I did this while the boys were in bed!)
I let them dry overnight (not because I am so patient but because it was raining!). If you know me, you know this drove me crazy because I was ready to hang it up right then!
I was also too impatient to wait for Russ to get his drill (he was at practice) so with a hammer and five nails, I put these little guys in the shape of a star.
I think the hardest part was wrapping the lights around it…only because I used a tiny nail in each of the points so it was a little bit flimsy trying to hold on to it while wrapping lights around it.
With a nail in the wall and an outlet below, we were set to go!
I promise, y’all, this isn’t hard at all! I can’t believe I waited three years to do it!
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Now, I need to know…what projects have you pinned that you are going to do this Christmas?
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beautiful- i have a wooden star that a friend made me- very similar- love it painted white! i may have to paint mine!
So cool! Yes, do it!
Your home is so beautiful – I found you on House of Turquoise. We have the same tastes so I was delighted to read about your renovating progress. You are very talented. And thank you for sharing how to make the star – if I was you I would keep it up all year – would be great for any season 🙂 Blessings from Melbourne.
This is wonderful! Your house is beautiful, too. I found your website from I heart naptime’s link party. I’m so glad I did!
Thank you so much, Teresa!!!
Oh I love this! I made a big star using sticks, but it was a lot harder because they weren’t. flat. Good call using yard sticks!! And I also pinned that exact pinned and was bummed come time to make it that it was a broken link. Boo!
This is so pretty- I love it!! I made some small ones last year out of paint sticks and kept them wood…but now I wish they were white. And everything looks amazing in twinkly Christmas lights, right?!
Doesn’t it, though!?! Makes me want to leave it up year round!