subject: How to Fight the Winter Blues - by Making Wooden Lawn Decorations [print this page] How to Fight the Winter Blues - by Making Wooden Lawn Decorations
Why do some folks hate winter time so much? Is it the cold, the snow, the icy roads, or is it something else they truly fear, like getting the winter blues because they always think there's nothing to do. I for one love winter, now I don't care much for the heat bill, but as far as the snow, and the cold and the other things the season provides, it's wonderful to me.
You should learn to use the cold, snowy winter to your advantage instead of a means for depression. One thing I learned years ago, is the more it snows, the happier it is for me. Your probably thinking this person is a lot different then I am, aren't you? Will, that is what makes folks like we are, were all humans but we all have different likes and dislikes. Now, let me get back to this articles subject which is; ' How to fight the winter blues while you Make Wooden Lawn Decorations '.
You can turn a spare room, garage, basement, or workshop into an area that can easily help you fight the winter blues, and earn you some extra money, by making wooden lawn decorations. Everyone likes wooden lawn decorations, and almost every yard has one or more of them placed somewhere for others to see. There are black, shadow cutouts of people and animals, painted ducks with wings that move in a strong wind, holiday decorations such as pumpkins or reindeer, the designs are limitless.
Wooden lawn decorations are easy and fun to make, and you don't need a lot of items to make them either, some of the basic needs are the wood, a jigsaw, sander, nails, or screws, and wood glue and paints. You must decide on the type of wood you want to make the decorations out of, a lot of people say make outside decorations from such woods as; cedar, black locust, teak, hemlock, redwood, and sycamore, because they are very insect and weather resistant. But most of the people that make and sell wooden lawn decorations use plain plywood, because it's a lot cheaper then a more weather resistant wood.
You can buy treated plywood, or treat the wood yourself with a nice water repellent or protective coating. Finding ideas for making wooden lawn decorations is easy and almost limitless, you can use the holidays as a start, for instance you can make Turkeys, Pilgrims, and Indians for Thanksgiving decorations. Christmas decorations can be Santa, Reindeer, Sleighs, and Christmas Trees. You can make wooden lawn decorations for every Holiday, and you can make general non-holiday decorations like Flowers, People, Animals and more.
Simply sketch your item onto the wood with a pencil, and then cut the shape out with a jigsaw, once cut out, smooth any rough edges by sanding. You must also make a stake to secure the item into the ground with, simply attach the stake to the reverse of the cutout with screws, nails or a good wood glue. Once your decoration is cut out and the stake or base is secured to it, you can paint the items in any colors you want, using a good wood primer and a high quality outdoor paint, such as a latex enamel.
The wooden lawn decorations you make can be used in your own yard, or given away to friends and family as gifts, and sold at flea markets, yard sales, or even online to make you some extra money, it's also a great way to help fight the winter blues.
There is a website that describes numerous activities and other methods to help eliminate the Winter Blues, this website is called: Winter Activities - and it may be found at this url: http://www.winter-activities.com
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