Friday, August 16, 2013

Victorian Inspired Accessories Holder and a Contest


Materials:
*Wooden letters
*1" thick board wide enough and long enough to accommodate your letters and the knobs (my board was 1' x 2 1/2')
*Wood glue
*Patterned paper
*Gold spray paint
*5 2" long screws
*Phillips head screwdriver
*All purpose adhesive
*White air dry clay
*Rose mold
*Scissors or an X-acto knife
*Photocopier or pen and several sheets of paper
*Measuring tape

Directions:
*Photocopy the letters or trace the letters around the ridge that sticks out the most.  This will serve as your template for the patterned paper.
*Arrange the letters on the wooden board, then glue them down using wood glue.  Let dry for 24 hours, or whatever amount of time the glue bottle requires.
*In a well ventilated area, lay down copious amounts of newspaper, covering your entire work space.  Lay the board on top of the newspaper and spray with gold spray paint, following the instructions on the can.  Let dry.
*While the board is drying, cut out the letter templates and trace them onto patterned paper.  Carefully cut out the letters using scissors or an X-acto knife.
*Once the gold paint is dry, adhere the paper letters to the wooden letters using all purpose adhesive.
*About 1" or so below the letters, use your measuring tape to divide the board up into six equal sections.  Lightly mark the endpoint of each section except for the last one (which ends at the end of the board) with a pen.  You should have five marks.
*Screw in screws at the five marks.
*Cover the screws with clay, sticking a ball of clay onto the top of each screw.  Use your mold to mold it into a rose shape.
*Set aside to dry, following the drying instructions on the clay packet.
*There are numerous ways you can hang up your accessories holder.  If you plan to hang it on the wall, attach mounting brackets to the back and hang up.  To hang on a doorway, you can use strong magnets if your door is metal or strips of velcro otherwise.

Contest


The two year anniversary of my craft blog is rapidly approaching, which means it's time for another craft giveaway.  The prize package includes a pair of duct tape feather earrings and a nail polish splattered picture frame.  To enter the contest, email me at hathaway.amber@gmail.com before August 25th your name and your address (if you live far enough away that I would have to ship the prize to you).  Also, if you only would want one of items in the prize package, let me know so I can hold a separate drawing for the item you don't want, should you win.  The contest is open to anyone in the United States.

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