'Spread the 'XOXO's' on Valentines Day and Year Around'

'Learning In The Journey's' latest Reclaimed. Restored. Repurposed. project. A 'Happy Valentines Day' 'XOXO' for lil' miss priss.

Time: 30 Minutes Cost: $10 Difficulty: Easy

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XOXO's under construction below...

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Select a piece of reclaimed wood. I'm always on the lookout for those who are replacing their fence. These cedar fence pickets age gracefully and make for the perfect distressed, rustic look.

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Next, using my hand dandy DEWALT drill, I predrilled (4) holes according to the size of the knob screws. I then proceeded to install (4) knobs. In this case, I used (2) reclaimed vintage glass knobs and (2) reclaimed wood knobs.

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Steering away from the traditional 'Valentine red', I decided to mix up the color and texture using garage sale finds, a rustic twine and 'Tiffany Blue' ribbon. I then attached the corrugated tin 'XOXO's purchased at Hobby Lobby (at 50% off!). Cha-Ching!

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...and there it is, 'XOXO's on Valentines Day and Year Around'.