Hey friends!
Happy Wednesday! How many of you cook recipes off your iPad like me?? I always have mine when I am cooking in the kitchen, and I was always having to lean it up against the candy jar or coffee maker which led me to create this little guy…
It’s my iPad display! It also doubles as a chalkboard when it isn’t holding my iPad for me…
This is SO simple to make!
Let’s make an iPad display!
This is a PERFECT beginner’s woodworking project! I had mine made during 1 naptime… Start to finish! Here is the wood you will need…
I used all whitewood or pine for my boards… They are the cheapest! You can buy these in 4′ pieces and that gives you enough wood to make 4 of these displays. It also makes each display cost under $3! You can make the other 3 as gifts for friends and teachers, or you can have your friends make one with you.
You will want all of your boards cut to 10″ pieces. Home Depot has a hand saw you can use in the store. You can also use a simple hand saw like this one…
Or… For those of you that are ready to make LOTS of Shanty projects, Ryobi has a great compound miter saw that doesn’t break the bank a bit!
Now… Once your wood is cut you attach it very simply just like this!
Before finishing mine, I decided to sand my corners and edges a bit. I love the finished look this gives just about anything. All of you need to get a Ryobi Corner Cat. This little guy is the bomb. It has become the only tool I sand with. It’s lightweight, easy to use and again… So cheap!
Once that was done, I gave the whole display a coat of my very fav…
Rust-Oleum Ultimate Wood Stain in Dark Walnut
You can find it at Lowe’s!
After the stain dried (in under an hour baby) I taped a square off like this…
Now spray that square with 1-2 coats of this stuff…
Once that dries you are set!
Here is mine in my kitchen…
I can set it just about anywhere I need it…
Do you guys like my subliminal hint above to go vote for Shanty?? 😉
Hope you guys love it! I have already put mine to use quite a bit! Oh… And did I mention you can make these for $3 a piece? Yah. That makes me love it even more!
Thanks so much for stopping by! I would love for you to share this and PIN it below.
Have an awesome Wednesday! Thanks again!
~Whitney
