Here is the big reveal on the Mystery project I showed a sneak peak of the other day.
I made thread/bobbin holders. I needed a place to hold my thread and wanted the bobbins to be able to fit on top so that I wouldn't lose them or mix them up.
Here are a few beginning pictures from the other day. I started out measuring and marking my wood and making marks where I was going to drill my holes. See my previous post for those pictures.
I then sanded down my 1/4 in dowel rods. I had my hubby cut them at 4 inches in length.
I also had some ducks come and hang out on the back porch. So make sure you have an audience if you are going to sand the dowel rods. I sanded down the rough edges and rounded the ends that were going to be out holding the thread.
I then drilled the holes at 1/4 inch.
Here are the two boards that I made. The one on the right has been sanded. See?
I then gave them two coats of paint. (I painted the back too).
I used ACE Hardware brand paint: Clark + Kensington. I used the color cannon ball black. I also got this paint for free one of the days they had the free paint Saturday. :)
After the paint dried (I hate to watch paint dry!!) I the placed my dowel rods into the holes. I drilled the holes at a bit of an angle so that when I hag it on the wall, my thread/bobbins won't slide off. I used a little bit of wood glue to help hold the dowels in place. I also had the world's cutest helper. He wanted to put the "sticks" into the holes.
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| "Helping" mommy |
Here's a quick view again of the finished thread holder. I glued some black ribbon to the back and added a cute pink bow to give it some color.
Here's the cost run-down.
Wood... free
Tools...on hand
Dowels...$4
Glue...on hand
Paint... free (yeah, ACE hardware)
ribbon... on hand
So, this whole project cost my just $4, the cost of dowel rods. I don't just have random dowel rods on hand. Lots of other things... just not dowel rods.
Happy Crafting! :)
