OK, this is REALLY one of those “why didn’t I think of this” kind of moments for me.

We left our project clamped for about 2 or 3 hours and then we had a nice, straight, flat panel!.…or so I thought.

Chris always likes to be extra sure so he added in a few shim in the back to hold the stainless steel extra straight..He was actually able to apply adhesive behind each of those shims and have them hold right onto the surface of the stainless steel, so that really helped give him peace of mind.And here’s another picture of the clamping process.

I always think these pictures make it look like our projects are so fancy and complicated, even though they never are!.We created another side panel exactly the same way and then brought them together with the front panel so we had a full cover for our vent pipe.. You can see all those shims working their magic back there!

Don’t mind the water bottles and soccer gear in the background!

Our kitchen table is always set up with all our supplies for the next game or practice lately!none of which I actually own, but maybe one day I will.

And I’ll be ready!.So those are my “holiday decor hacks”!

It’s pretty amazing what you can come up with if you have even just a little bit of creativity, isn’t it?.If you loved these ideas and you want to find more like them, you can follow the hashtag #HandmadeHolidays on Pinterest for lots more of idea just like this!Last week of school before Christmas vacation!!