Today I went on a date with tacky glue. I've met tacky glue before, and I wasn't impressed. It just didn't suit the project we worked on together. I thought it would only be fair to give it another chance, and I had a project in mind (in fact, I've been daydreaming about this project since I cleaned out our storage closet downstairs on Monday.) All said and done, Mr. Tacky did the job well, and I see us developing a relationship in the future.
The idea I've been dwelling on had to do with an old wooden crate my husband had lying around. I'd uncovered it in the storage closet and suddenly a billion possibilities started screaming at me from all directions. Tempting as it was to stop cleaning and dive right in to the old crate's makeover, I managed to be a big girl and stay focused on the task at hand. I set the crate aside.
Tuesday, I was yet again faced with grown-up duties (blah) and again had no opportunity to pursue my daydream. But today was the day! I would not be deterred. Now, I have a bad habit of forgetting to take pictures as I go, so unfortunately all I have is the finished product to show. The good news is this is a simple (seriously simple) project, so it doesn't take a lot of specifics to see how it was done.
First, I had to sand off the name of my husband's business, which was painted on in black. That was the hardest (read: most time consuming) part. Next, I painted it white with acrylic paint (I had it on hand, and when possible I try to craft on the cheap.) Then, I cut some decorative card stock I found in my craft closet into two inch squares and affixed the squares to the bottom inside of the crate using tacky glue. I mentioned I wasn't sure it'd work, but it did really well. It dried fast and held great. I cut some smaller pieces of the card stock to finish the pattern and glued them on too.
I made a glue/water mixture and sponged it over the card stock after it was all glued in, hoping to prevent the card stock from peeling off.. Here, I made a mistake and let the card stock get too wet. It started to bubble up a bit and the corners of the squares folded back. My solution was to use some fashion cork board pins I had in the craft closet to pin the corners down. I think it looks really nice, and served the purpose well. I'd been looking for somewhere to use those pins, anyway.
Next, I created a couple paper flowers using the card stock and more tacky glue. I like that the glue stayed malleable long enough to place the petals on the top flower, then dried firm. I used another cork board pin as the center of the flower. I cut some of the flower shapes out of the card stock and glued them on as well.
The final step was to hang it. I attached a picture frame hanger to the back of the crate, and hung it in the bathroom for a cheery storage solution. I really like how it turned out, and I can't wait to do another for our other bathroom.
I hope you enjoyed this, my first entry in what I hope becomes an interesting craft blog. Tomorrow I'll do a write up on some older craft projects I've done!
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