Necklace Board [FINISHED]
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reishkaSo that necklace board I was talking about? I finished! The glue will take another 24 hours or so to fully cure, but at this point I have a functional, hanging, necklace board. This is so much nicer than having my necklaces hang off the corner of my mirror. Besides getting tangled it just looked janky. SO. Photos, ho! (Also, directions for making your own!)
This is right after I glued on the glass tiles and screwed in all those doggone hooks. Might I recommend pliers? They will save your fingers, big time. Hooks are about 1 inch apart.
All hung up! As you can see, there is definitely room to grow my collection.
I like these photos better because it really highlights the reddish undertones in the stain. I absolutely love this kind of colour... I don't know if you can tell from the photos, but the stain is almost the same colour as the jewelery box that I bought years ago.
Cost: ~$30
Time: 60 - 90 minutes actual work, ~24 hours drying time
Materials:
Lay out your newsprint. Lightly sand your piece of moulding with the sandpaper. Stir/shake your stain and apply a thin coat. Let dry according to package directions (in my case, it was 6 hours). When dry, lightly sand the finish with the steel wool (you can use the sandpaper here if you really want to, just use a light touch). Apply another coat of stain and let dry.
Lightly sand the finish with the steel wool. Now, the backsplash tile I picked up from Home Depot comes with a mesh attached to the back to aid in attaching it to walls when using grout. We're neither using grout nor attaching it to a wall, so we're going to get rid of it. I cut rows of tile and then just pulled the meshing off the back -- it came off pretty easily. I then used a utility knife to cut away any stubborn glue/mesh that was left around the edges of the tile (we don't care about the glue on the back; that can stay).
You can see the meshing in the photo, still attached to the tiles, and then after I ripped it off. You can also see how some of the glue hangs over the edges of the tiles -- that's the stuff that has to be cut off.
Once I had a nice selection of tiles, I laid them out on my moulding as a 'test-run' for where they would go. I played around until I found a design that I liked, and then I used the E600 to glue the tiles in place. I left spaces between my tiles because I like to, but it's not necessary.
After that, make marks where you would like your hooks to go - I made mine one inch apart; any closer and they can get difficult to screw into the board. You could also try staggering the height of the hooks for a double-layer effect. Attach hooks for hanging on the wall; I like to make sure there is at least one hook in the center -- this is a top-heavy piece, so it will lean away from the wall a little bit, depending on where you put your hooks.
At this point, the glue should be mostly stable (as in, your pieces don't move when you gently push on them, but may come off if you pry them off). It will take a few hours to cure (and this depends on multiple factors; temperature, humidity, etc). I say that it is safe to hang if you would like, or you can wait a day for the glue to fully cure.
Viola! Necklace board!
This is right after I glued on the glass tiles and screwed in all those doggone hooks. Might I recommend pliers? They will save your fingers, big time. Hooks are about 1 inch apart.
All hung up! As you can see, there is definitely room to grow my collection.
I like these photos better because it really highlights the reddish undertones in the stain. I absolutely love this kind of colour... I don't know if you can tell from the photos, but the stain is almost the same colour as the jewelery box that I bought years ago.
Cost: ~$30
Time: 60 - 90 minutes actual work, ~24 hours drying time
Materials:
- 26" piece of moulding from your favourite supply store*
- Stain in a colour of your choice (preferably the kind that has a varnish within; otherwise, you'll need a varnish)
- Paintbrush
- Cup-hooks in the colour of your choice (13 or 26)
- Glass tiles/backsplash tiles from your favourite supply store*
- E600 Glue (can be found at Jo-Ann's and most other craft stores; this is an industrial-strength craft glue)
- Newsprint
- Utility knife
- Chalk
- Paint thinner (to clean your brush)
- Sandpaper (150 grit)
- 000 steel wool (optional)
- Pliers (optional)
Lay out your newsprint. Lightly sand your piece of moulding with the sandpaper. Stir/shake your stain and apply a thin coat. Let dry according to package directions (in my case, it was 6 hours). When dry, lightly sand the finish with the steel wool (you can use the sandpaper here if you really want to, just use a light touch). Apply another coat of stain and let dry. Lightly sand the finish with the steel wool. Now, the backsplash tile I picked up from Home Depot comes with a mesh attached to the back to aid in attaching it to walls when using grout. We're neither using grout nor attaching it to a wall, so we're going to get rid of it. I cut rows of tile and then just pulled the meshing off the back -- it came off pretty easily. I then used a utility knife to cut away any stubborn glue/mesh that was left around the edges of the tile (we don't care about the glue on the back; that can stay).
You can see the meshing in the photo, still attached to the tiles, and then after I ripped it off. You can also see how some of the glue hangs over the edges of the tiles -- that's the stuff that has to be cut off.
Once I had a nice selection of tiles, I laid them out on my moulding as a 'test-run' for where they would go. I played around until I found a design that I liked, and then I used the E600 to glue the tiles in place. I left spaces between my tiles because I like to, but it's not necessary.
After that, make marks where you would like your hooks to go - I made mine one inch apart; any closer and they can get difficult to screw into the board. You could also try staggering the height of the hooks for a double-layer effect. Attach hooks for hanging on the wall; I like to make sure there is at least one hook in the center -- this is a top-heavy piece, so it will lean away from the wall a little bit, depending on where you put your hooks.
At this point, the glue should be mostly stable (as in, your pieces don't move when you gently push on them, but may come off if you pry them off). It will take a few hours to cure (and this depends on multiple factors; temperature, humidity, etc). I say that it is safe to hang if you would like, or you can wait a day for the glue to fully cure.
Viola! Necklace board!
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Date: 2011-09-05 12:08 am (UTC)