Have I got a TUTE for you. I know it’s not Thursday but this is worthy of the TUTE button.

Make a Branchelier.

We have some very dear friends of ours the Terrells.  Jerry played for the Kansas City Royals and his sweet wife Kathy was my wedding coordinator.

They have 3 AMAZING kiddos as well.

Jim, their middle child,  married a sweet gal Misty and they have a darling little girl and a brand new baby boy.

Misty wrote in her diary, as a little girl that she wanted to marry Jimmy one day. She got a great guy, in my opinion and of course that’s the only one that counts–hee hee.

(if this doesn’t melt your heart, I don’t know what would.)

and he got a wonderful, light hearted gal.

(her caption under the photo- Does this gown make my butt look big?)

They built a DARLING HOME-

and I will show you more of their home next Friday but I wanted to zero in on one particular room and project today.

(Their living room.)

It’s in the living room but you need a different view.

Look at this Branchelier.

Jim made it.

Isn’t he a smarty

–well actually he is quite smart and adorable–

did you see those blue eyes?

And I Love the vinyls they have

–I am sure that is a MISTY touch since she loves to sing.

She couldn’t have picked a better phrase with the branchelier right there.

Have you ever seen these and priced them?

Deanna wish has some

and so does Rustic Gone Wild
They range in price from about $1000 to over $5000

$3418

$5,078

So I asked HOW JIM MADE IT–
They have woods and a creek around them, they bought some land out in the country.

I would image they had quite a supply for this project.

1. Jim used hickory branches that he steamed in a PVC pipe to make them flexible.
2.He then “molded” the branches into the shape he desired and let them dry for 3-7 days.
3. Molding…he used 2×4’s and made a square, then put long nails in the wood to “hold” the “J” shaped branch in place and laid it flat on the floor. Hope that makes sense.
4.After that it was just a matter of assembling it and attaching the chain/lights.
It cost about $100 to make.
Sounds a lot better than $5,000. I think Jim could have a side business–don’t you?

If you have any questions let me know and I will ask for you.

THANKS JIM AND MISTY,

now you have all of us dreaming up ideas.