Diy Drinking Glass Display Case
Thursday, 11 September 2014
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Contributor post yesteryear Emily + Erick of Hello Home Shoppe
Recently, betwixt prop hunting as well as cleaning out our "prop closet" (aka a hoarders trove of cooking wares), we've re-discovered some of our favorite gems that we've collected over the years. Since it seemed similar a shame to continue them inwards a cupboard where they wouldn't run into the lite of day, nosotros decided to display them inwards our room. The solely problem? Seemingly e'er foursquare inch of surface existent estate was taken amongst books, plants, as well as other items nosotros collected--clutter abound! We realized it was fourth dimension to to a greater extent than thoughtfully display our items as well as practise visual structure. We'd been admiring vintage drinking glass display cases for some time, exactly they tin hold upward pricey as well as thus nosotros dreamt upward our ain version. Read below for how to practise your own!
Things To Gather:
Newsprint or newspaper to encompass workspace
4, 8"x10" frames from the dollar store, drinking glass frames removed.
Paintbrush y'all don't heed sacrificing
Epoxy
Heavy objects to concur drinking glass inwards identify equally it dries
Razor blade
Rubbing alcohol (optional)
Copper metallic leaf
Metal leafage adhesive
Directions:
1. First, nosotros are going to gum our box together amongst the epoxy. Cover your workspace inwards newsprint or newspaper to protect it. Before glueing, y'all volition desire to play closed to amongst the iv drinking glass panes to brand certain y'all know which side to gum to which. Using your paintbrush, pigment a sparse work of epoxy along ane border of the box. Don't worry if your epoxy runs--we volition construct clean upward later.
2. Press border amongst epoxy into the other edge, forming a even out ninety marking angle. Hold firmly inwards identify for a few minutes.
3. Repeat steps 1 as well as ii for 2d drinking glass piece. Prop upward drinking glass sides amongst your heavy object to concur them inwards identify equally they dry. Glue concluding slice of drinking glass on both edges to attach to box as well as allow the entire box dry out for well-nigh an hour. Finished box volition get got no front end pane or dorsum pane, to allow y'all to identify items inwards box.
4. Once your epoxy is dry, construct clean upward whatever dots of epoxy than may get got run amongst a razor. Dissolve whatever gum smudges amongst gentle dabs of rubbing alcohol.
5. Now, it's fourth dimension to pigment on your copper metallic leafing! Apply your gilt leafage adhesive (available at arts and crafts stores) to the iv front end edges of your box.
6. Carefully transfer gilt leafage to tacky edges of box.
7. Using the inverted betoken of a paintbrush, press downwardly the gilt leafage to practise a petroleum edge. This should expect smooth, exactly likewise get got an organic experience to it. Let dry out for xxx minutes, flip over as well as you're fix to display!
Meet the Contributors
Recently, betwixt prop hunting as well as cleaning out our "prop closet" (aka a hoarders trove of cooking wares), we've re-discovered some of our favorite gems that we've collected over the years. Since it seemed similar a shame to continue them inwards a cupboard where they wouldn't run into the lite of day, nosotros decided to display them inwards our room. The solely problem? Seemingly e'er foursquare inch of surface existent estate was taken amongst books, plants, as well as other items nosotros collected--clutter abound! We realized it was fourth dimension to to a greater extent than thoughtfully display our items as well as practise visual structure. We'd been admiring vintage drinking glass display cases for some time, exactly they tin hold upward pricey as well as thus nosotros dreamt upward our ain version. Read below for how to practise your own!
Things To Gather:
Newsprint or newspaper to encompass workspace
4, 8"x10" frames from the dollar store, drinking glass frames removed.
Paintbrush y'all don't heed sacrificing
Epoxy
Heavy objects to concur drinking glass inwards identify equally it dries
Razor blade
Rubbing alcohol (optional)
Copper metallic leaf
Metal leafage adhesive
Directions:
1. First, nosotros are going to gum our box together amongst the epoxy. Cover your workspace inwards newsprint or newspaper to protect it. Before glueing, y'all volition desire to play closed to amongst the iv drinking glass panes to brand certain y'all know which side to gum to which. Using your paintbrush, pigment a sparse work of epoxy along ane border of the box. Don't worry if your epoxy runs--we volition construct clean upward later.
2. Press border amongst epoxy into the other edge, forming a even out ninety marking angle. Hold firmly inwards identify for a few minutes.
3. Repeat steps 1 as well as ii for 2d drinking glass piece. Prop upward drinking glass sides amongst your heavy object to concur them inwards identify equally they dry. Glue concluding slice of drinking glass on both edges to attach to box as well as allow the entire box dry out for well-nigh an hour. Finished box volition get got no front end pane or dorsum pane, to allow y'all to identify items inwards box.
4. Once your epoxy is dry, construct clean upward whatever dots of epoxy than may get got run amongst a razor. Dissolve whatever gum smudges amongst gentle dabs of rubbing alcohol.
5. Now, it's fourth dimension to pigment on your copper metallic leafing! Apply your gilt leafage adhesive (available at arts and crafts stores) to the iv front end edges of your box.
6. Carefully transfer gilt leafage to tacky edges of box.
7. Using the inverted betoken of a paintbrush, press downwardly the gilt leafage to practise a petroleum edge. This should expect smooth, exactly likewise get got an organic experience to it. Let dry out for xxx minutes, flip over as well as you're fix to display!
Meet the Contributors Emily Hirsch as well as Erick Steinberg are blogging pair behind Hello Home Shoppe, a lifestyle weblog amongst a focus on DIY projects, recipes, as well as travel. When they're non blogging or working equally 2/4 of the creative means Jolly Bureau, they moonlight equally locally sourced sandwich vendors inwards Philadelphia, PA.