 We have the biggest craft show of our lives this weekend So we needed to give our craft booth a holiday overhaul and we'll show you how we did it right now What is up a welcome back do you like to do it building or make it so do we and we have a new video each week this week We're building ourselves a Christmas cabin We have the biggest craft show we've ever been to this upcoming weekend And I was thinking that I didn't want to bring the metal racks that we normally use They're super functional and they're great racks there. They display our signs perfectly But because this is a big show and there are tons of vendors there I really wanted to create a booth setup that'll draw some attention catch some eyes Make you want to come in and see what's going on and come on in. Have a cup of cocoa. Yeah Warm yourself up by the fireplace So I envisioned that I wanted this to have a wood feel to it I didn't want to use the metal racks. I wanted the wood So I envisioned a roof to go over it and then Karen was like, what do you mean a roof? I was like well I want it to have like a little overhang a little roof and I was thinking let me stand. Oh Wait, yeah, let me name standard you're like no bigger bigger Yes, but not the size of the full size of the booth or anything But enough that I wanted it to have a tin roof And he was like, how are we gonna do this the craft show I'm not trying to build a cabin in the craft show Yeah, there's no room to build a cabin in the craft show So we designed a lightweight version of what I had in my head now To be honest, I had more in my head I wanted more slats than what I actually got to build but we had to keep it lightweight We had to keep it easy to set up and take down and it still had to be functional to display all of our signs and Fit in our 8 by 10 booth space. So it's not gonna be a real roof You're not gonna be able to really camp out underneath this thing. Yeah, it's not gonna be like a hunting cabin You're not gonna be protected from the wilderness or the weather It's gonna be very drafty and anything more than five or six wet leaves You might you might experience a collapse I mean, it's good to stand during the craft show, but it is meant to be easy set up easy take down on the go Have cabin will travel Step one we're gonna gather all of our supplies. Well, we needed a tin roof tin roof Rusty well, it won't be rusty, but it will be light We needed four four by four by eight these things were super heavy super wet and slimy Six one by four by eight furring strips a two by two by eight a two by four sheet of three eighths inch ply a Three eighths inch plywood strips that we used from our last project Two inch screws an inch of five eighth inch screws and a metal blade for a jigsaw Step two, we're gonna make all of our cuts. We're gonna start with the tin roof rested We started with the tin roof because we felt like this was going to be the hardest part and we needed to know exactly What size the frame will be now these braces or these clamps really didn't do anything. It still felt Vibrating so we decided to use these Sandbags and it really did cut down on the vibration. It was really sturdy. It was pretty easy to cut through Especially with the metal blade Getting over the humps was a hump. Otherwise it cut like a butter Yeah, it was great. We added this blue tape to hopefully prevent some shards We're just cutting both of these panels in half and this time we decided to go face down and try to get that flat Spot on the saw more flat spot on the saw than the first time and this was a breeze I mean this was super easy to cut that like no problems. It was just very loud Yeah, you can't see how loud it is here We measured out how wide it would be and after one interlocking panel and measures an exactly eight feet I'm gonna trim the plywood down to 19 inches by 40 inches to make our next cuts a lot easier We're gonna draw a line three and a half inches up on each corner This is gonna leave room for our frame piece Then we're gonna draw a diagonal line to create two identical frame sides We should just be able to cut this in half and have two tin roof sides I swapped to a wood cutting blade and then use the jigsaw and my eagle eye to split the line We have two identical pieces Three we're gonna start the stain well Kim's gonna start the stain Now I'm just staining our Wooden slats. This is that made out of that three eighths inch plywood There's nothing smooth about these boards. These boards are super rough But this stain sponge does a great job just putting stain down in every nook and crack and crevice Which is okay because I want this to be a rustic look I mean even if it snags the the sponge did look pretty rough at the end Time to paint but now Now I'm gonna paint these boards We're gonna use that same scraping technique that we used the other day for our wall the old squirt and scrape But look how great it looks I mean it's just so easy and I just love that rustic look that it gives And I think it's gonna be perfect for this rustic Like rustic Christmas rustic Christmas in the woods Christmas in the cabin a rustic manger. Yeah, it's our it's our rustic cabin. Yeah sign cabin Step five time to assemble. This is where we start making our fake cabin But we're gonna do it right here in the warehouse We're gonna do our whole set up and like mock it up. Yeah, I gotta make sure it's gonna work We're gonna start with the plywood and Four furring strips and the two by two. I'm gonna make this just like I make a ramp We're gonna rip it out and then lay the roof on so I'm gonna attach the furring strips To the back sides vertically flush with the edge Using those one and five eighths inch screws. I'm gonna do the same in the front Stand it vertically and lay it flush with the front edge and Screw that screw that right in. I'm gonna try to keep it flush on both sides Do the same thing on the other side keeping it flush with the back and Keeping it flush with the front in the front Let's give this roof something to bite into and we're gonna use those furring strips We're gonna attach those so that they're flush with the incline using those same one and five eighth inch drywall screws We're attaching one at the bottom and one at the top just sticking with the incline keeping them flush Now this part is usually easier with a second person, but Kim was off painting. She was getting ready for the craft show. I Measure it halfway down and mark the incline and this is where I'm gonna put the two by two I'm gonna use two of those drywall screws again so that this thing won't turn on me And I'm gonna try to keep it flush with the the incline And I'm gonna do the other side also the right side same as the left side I'm pretty impressed with that all by yourself I'm pretty impressed with all the painting that you did in the time that it took me to build this thing Let's add a brace in the upper back part. Yeah, just to give it a little bit more stability So we're gonna use one of those furring strips and attach it on both sides Flush with the back kind of like the bottom and this board was really work So I had to give the old reach round and this is what it looks like all ribbed out Like I said, I build it like I was gonna build a ramp time to add the tin roof I'm just gonna lay it out try to even it up and then I'm gonna pin it together using those same drywall screws You don't need to pre-drill the holes if you have it spinning hard enough and fast enough It will catch and pierce and go right through that tin All right, let's stand it up We're gonna add the feet, but I'm gonna use a furring strip to kind of level out the feet Well, I attach those to the top. I'm gonna attach the top using some two-inch screws give it a little more Bite to it a little more strength. I'm gonna do both sides the same way I'm also gonna measure how much I'm gonna need to cut off the front feet It's ten and five eighths inches that I'm gonna need to cut off the front feet I'm gonna finish up adding the back feet and I'm gonna cut ten and five eighths inch off of two of the four by fours These things were wet. They were so wet and slimy We just stood this up and then put the feet in place. It was pretty easy This is touch and go for a minute Because we had to stand it up and then quickly grab a four by four to prop it up And then it was pretty heavy just one person holding one corner. I Adjusted the back leg. It was a little wonky Now we're just gonna add the slats. These are gonna be dual purpose here one It's gonna help stabilize the sides and then to this is what we're gonna use to actually hang the sides on So we're just putting three on each side I'd love to put them all the way down, but I don't have that many and I don't want this to be too heavy I want it to be semi portable and easy to set up and take down Now you might recognize these from our very first craft show setup we built these to Display our signs and we've actually had them in our shop Just kind of sitting in the corner because we stopped bringing them. They're a little heavy heavy and cumbersome But for this project, they work perfectly to be supports for the end of the slats. They're great stabilizers They help keep the whole thing steady So it doesn't tip over and then they'll display our signs just like they did before and it kind of matches the theme I mean, we didn't know it, but we are prepping for this years ago Well, and that's the same paint technique. We use the same paint technique back then that we did for the slats Yeah, there it is. There's our little love our Christmas cabin Christmas cabin Kim Step six, let's break it down and pack it up. We'll meet you on the other side Breakdown was pretty easy. I mean we just took it apart and reverse of the way that we put it together But we did leave the roof together We're gonna move the roof all at one piece. Everything seemed to fit in the trailer Perfectly. Well, we could only fit three wagons in but we can come back for the rest after we do our setup And here we are at our booth space at the craft show. We had a little surprise We knew the booth was 8 by 10, but what we learned when we got there was it's really 10 by 8 So we had this thing 10 feet deep and we had to make a few adjustments here So we're gonna assemble it and put it all together. So we know what we're working with and then we're gonna come back and Adjust the end pieces and then just kind of push them in so the great thing about this was where the slats were it was Easy just to slide them in and now it's pretty much an 8 by 8. Yeah, it's an 8 by 8 Step seven and now we have the accents Well, we got to rebuild our cabin in our craft booth space and then we're gonna add our garland our lights This is how we make it a Christmas cabin even a little fake snow on top light snow light light snow light dusting Again, this is for novelty use only Nothing more than felt snow All right now that we have it all set up. We're gonna go ahead and start hanging our signs up Just doing a little organizing to make sure everything looks nice and neat You're attached the back braces to the back so that it doesn't wobble side to side. I Just didn't want it collapsing on us. This is for novelty use only remember, right? Right, we can't have a bunch of snow on top there It's not gonna support that kind of weight, but we are adding our little garland and our lights This is lighted garland. You'll see us plug it in in a moment. And then these are some Edison bulbs Give it an extra. Oh, there's our snow. There's our snow Some light cotton snow if I would have went double layer with that felt snow It might have collapsed on whoever was underneath it, so They added some lights on our sign This thing is poppin. Look at this. It feels so Cabin-esque now that pole in the back is gonna support some additional Inventory we're gonna hang signs back there Like you would hang them on a clothesline and that way they don't have to sit in the wagons And we'll have them right behind us to restock as people purchase All right, what did you guys think? You guys have any advice anything that we could have done differently anything else that would have helped make it Holiday themed on the cheap. Is it overkill? Did I go too far? Looking around at the other booths? Yeah It was overkill As I looked at some of the other booths I was like, okay I wanted ours to I did want it to stand out, but oh, yeah, it stands out Yeah, you're gonna you're gonna come down the aisle and see us see her a little mini cabin You're gonna want to come in and warm up just warm up next to the fire You know what? And then when they want that cocoa the funny thing is right across from us Is a lady selling cocoa go over there and get your cocoa cocoa come back over here over there and get yourself a rocking chair Go over there and pick yourself up in afghan. Come on back. I don't tell you a little story So after I set it all up. I was like, okay, I get it now We've got a cool little with theme, but I was like, but it needs a door. Where can we put a door? She wants a door. Yeah, but then Garrett had a great idea We do you have a cool door backdrop that I think we're gonna hang back there tomorrow Right before the show starts and then I think that's gonna give it that little like yeah I think it's gonna bring the door sign theme back around show you show you on social media Speaking of hanging doors and hanging with our hangers We love you guys. You know, we love our patrons so if you are part of our Patron group and our our hangers. Anya. Yeah, we know who you are Helen one of our patrons has decided we're using the term hangers. So come join us Hang out with the hangers. Yeah hang with the hangers on Tuesdays. We build we don't build we paint new projects every Tuesday live Testing them out seeing if they work see what they look like. Yeah, it's a new design every Tuesday So top tier patrons get all the free SPGs They sure do all the goods all the goods and one of these t-shirts right here these fancy t-shirts We're about out of time We got to head over to our craft booth and finish setting it up get ready for all of our customers So we'll see you next Friday, but we'll do it building to make it again Oh, and don't forget about Tuesdays where we're doing test cut Tuesdays tct I'm always on the edge of my seat. Do you saw last week's you know that I'm literally on the edge of my seat Sometimes I go too far. He fell out of his chair Do join us because today is Thursday craft show starts tomorrow So keep an eye on our social media come and say hello. Take a peek of what we got going on. Yeah, come say hi I love visitors