Okay…..in totally random news that has absolutely nothing to do with hooks made from fruit crates…..but I let Friday pass without sharing it….
…..they have a new menu item at the county fair.
From the people who brought you funnel cakes and giant turkey drumsticks and caramel covered popcorn and bubble gum cotton candy (are you getting hungry yet)…..there’s a new county fair snack in town.
Deep-fried Doritos.
Ummm…..aren’t they missing something?
Hasn’t someone already come up with that idea?
Seriously.
Last time I ate one…..it was a fried corn tortilla chip.
And besides…..why waste your time and energy on Doritos……
….when there’s stacks of Oreos around. 🙂
And now back to our regularly scheduled program.
I made these hooks for the butler’s pantry out of the end of a fruit crate.
I know it’s simple.
I completely understand that I’m totally stating the obvious. Â But….seriously…..can you think of the possibilities?
Pepsi crates and Coke crates and hometown crates and farmer’s market crates and on and on and on. Â And each crate makes two sets of hooks.
All you need is that random crate you have sitting around in your attic or storage building or barn or basement…..the crate that has been waiting for a project.
Just like this one.
How to Make Fruit Crate Hooks
(so easy that if you blink you will miss the directions)
Start with some of these.
Take the two ends off the crate. Â You know…..the pretty part.
With the fancy writing.
And a little faded and a couple of dents are a good thing.
Then find some knobs.
Like these.
Or like these.
I got both sets at Hobby Lobby. Â They have the best selection of super-affordable knobs.
Then measure equal distance from the edges and drill a hole.
I did this myself.
It was easy.
The only challenging part was matching the right drill bit for the size of screw-on part of your knob.
Here’s what it looks on the flip side when you attach the nut to the back of the knob.
Then hang.
You can add picture hangers to the back to hang it.
Or you can nail it right into the wall.
Done. Done. Â And done.
PS Â The earlier reference to deep-fried Oreos is purely a theoretical one.
I only eat carrot sticks at the county fair.  🙂
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That's a pretty fancy idea -- I like the bird knob -- I'll have to check out our Hobby Lobby. You have the beautiful "Woods" scenery I get compensated by having Hobby Lobby three minutes away. The last time I was at the county fair I must have missed the carrot stick booth -- is at the beginning or end of the long line of fried, enriched foods?? :-)
Cute project! I love simple, and I love the bird knobs. I would do the project just to have the knobs! :)
Very cute!!! Simple is my kind of project!! I'll never look at a fruit crate the same again!!!~~Ang
I love everything you do, KariAnne, but.... what do you hang on these hooks? I can't figure it out.
Love the hooks, how cute and what a great idea.
Adorable!
Oh Karianne forget the decorating for just 2 Seconds and let's concentrate on hot fries with vinegar and salt at the fairs! ............... The end.
Great idea! I wish the county fair was in town - I'd go this weekend!!
They deep fry candy bars in Scotland :) I LOVE those bird hooks! Beautiful! I don't know for certain where they would go but I have an idea :) And now I want Doritos. . .
I just had to comment. I grew up close to Stockton and Lodi. My Dad had a cousin of his Dad's that lived in Stockton. She was older than my parents and always made the best lunch for all five of us kids and my parents, along with she and her husband. She used her expensive china, goblets of water, and silverware. After the clean up, this woman in her 60's happily had us all pile into her car. ( no seatbelt laws) to travel a short ways north and a bit east to Lodi. To a zoo!!! We kids had never been to one so Mooneys Grove seemed very grand although it was a tiny zoo. How happy are my memories of the visits to Stockton and Lodi. But times change. Stockton changed. I drove through it when my hubby was working in Sacto for a year. But beautiful UOP still stands--THE private university for pharmacy school! And the huge ships are unloading wares from China for Stocton is part of a delta--though inland, the deltas lead to the ocean. And so you, faraway in Kentucky probably have not seen the San Joaquin Valley or Central Valley of California where fruit, grapes and nuts are grown. It is a dry and thirsty land because we have not had snow in our tall Sierra Nevada Mountains. But just look at Stokton. Look at Lodi. Know a kid of nine to about twelve had some mighty happy times there and smile just for me. I love what you did with these treasures!!!
the combination of spinny rides and fried- pre- fried quazzy food products just doesn't compute in my little brain. On the other hand… your adorable fruit crate project is something I can definitely see in my future! So cute! Have a wonderful oreo filled weekend!!
Cute stuff.... as usual. Love it!
Ok I will admit I am really tired tonite, but when I started scanning your blog I was under the impression you made the little blue birds from the ends of fruitcake! You can understand my confusion, hopefully. I stopped, backed up and reread the article and realized...I am REALLY tired!
Just love that idea....you certainly have some of the most creative ideas that we all can DIY. . .Beautiful and functional..Love it!!!