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Patriotic Father's Day Sun Dial

Happy Father's Day to all the amazing Dads and Grandpas!

We have been studying Astronomy over at my other blog Scout Mom which gave me the idea to make a sun dial. Since Father's Day was just around the corner and my DH is an outdoorsy guy, I thought this would be a great gift for him. Then he wouldn't need to come back inside to check the time. My boys said that their dad's favorite colors were red and blue and since fourth of July is also coming up, we decided to make it a patriotic red, white and blue.

 
Supplies needed include a terra cotta pot, wood circle, wood stars, dowl rods and E-600 glue.

 Center pot on top of wood circle and trace the smaller circle at the bottom of the pot.

Move the wood circle to the top of the pot right side up and drill a hole big enough to fit dowel rod.

We spray-painted the pot, circle and dowel red and then the stars white. We let that dry overnight before continuing.

Day 2 it was raining so we had to paint in the garage. We used blue and white acrylic paints.

  
The blue stripes on the disc represent north, south, east and west and also 12:00, 3:00, 6:00 and 9:00. The 12:00 stripe should be facing north to get the dial to work correctly. Turn the pot upside down and squirt E-600 glue around the top edges then press the circular disc down on top.  Slide the dowel down through both holes and fill in the space with a little more glue to hold that in place. Next you need to put a stipe of glue on the back center of each star and place them back to with the dowel inbetween.

 
Whether your Dad is your HERO, or you think he is a Super Star, this will make a great gift!

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Father's Day Gift Etsy Wish List

Welcome to Etsy Saturday at Fakin It. With Father's Day just around the corner, I thought I would share some cool things I found on Etsy that I think my outdoorsy hubby would like.

My oldest C has been doing the Chess Club the last 2 years and he and my DH like to pull out our cheapy board and play together. I would love for them to play on this beautiful hand made chess set crafted from 1830's barn rafters. You can find it here at Heirloom Woodworks. This is definitely something lovely enough to be kept out on display as a work of art in addition to being recreational.

 

 I know most people will think a bird house is kind of a girly gift but not this Bullet Shell Birdhouse from Winestone Birdhouses. I bet the birds will be fighting to move into this stone-faced facade. And your husband will appreciate that only the toughest and most worthy birds are living in his house.

 
 Survive N Style has the coolest Paracord Survival Bracelets. This one is called Steppe Wildcat because of the stones. These bracelets can be worn by all sorts of outdoors-men. When in need of rope or a line, just unbraid it and voila! Use it as a laundry line, a tent rope or to lasso a wild boar. Or just wear it to look like a cool manly man whose ready for whatever life throws at ya.

 Mirasol Farm has this awesome Backpacker's Soap with witch hazel. It's supposed to help with nettles. I don't know what those are exactly but I am sure my manly husband does and would be glad to have something to help soothe his skin from the dangers of the wild. It also doubles as a shampoo so you can pack light. And if all that is not enough, it is vegan and organic so it won't hurt the earth from which it was created.

 

Have fun shopping and if you want to check out some more Etsy finds, hop on over to my other blog Scout Mom