Yes,
we are making another end table today, I know I did one a while back
but this one is even simpler to do.
As
some of you already know I do a lot of sewing so I go through a lot
of thread. Depending on the brand of thread you can usually make
something with the empty spool if you think about the possibilities.
This particular spool is from the company Guterman and I love the
shape. I happened to run out of my large spool of white thread so
that is what I am using today. This spool was actually in with my
mom's sewing stuff since that was the brand she almost always bought.
They make a few different sizes of spools and most of the ones I have
are smaller in diameter than the one I used today I think this one
was the 540 meter size. I will try to post a picture at the end of
this blog of some of the sizes I have. All of my spools are 2 1/8”
tall. The large one I used today was 1 ¼” in diameter, the middle
sized one (green in the picture) 1” in diameter, and the smaller
one is ¾” in diameter.
I
did try a couple of ways to clean the lettering off the rim of the
spool. I found that 99% Isopropyl alcohol from the pharmacy worked
the best for me. Try what you have on hand. If you are going to paint
your spool you might even be able to get away without cleaning the
letters off, I would still wipe it down with some alcohol to remove
any grease from your fingers that the plastic may have picked up,
remember it usually takes a while to use up a spool of thread so it
has probably been handled and stored for a while.
Now
at this point you can stay really simple like I did or you can go all
out and paint your table base with whatever technique you want to. I
think this would look great in a 60's room if you painted the base
with a chrome finish. But any color that you like should work.
Now
for the top. I pulled some samples out of my stash of wood pieces but
you are not limited to wood for this. A lid from a jelly jar (you
know the ones that have the gingham print) would look really cute. Or
you could find a similar lid and paint it. Use your imagination and
look for possibilities. Remember you don't have to stick to round or
square either, how about an octagon shaped table top??? Or a star
shaped one???
I
used hot glue- I know I seldom use the stuff. I really don't like hot
glue but for a project like this it is fine. It does have the
advantage of being able to set up almost immediately and it will bond
the plastic to the wood or just about anything else you want to use.
Also it was an excuse to check out the new glue gun to make sure it
works. My daughter had asked my yesterday if I had gotten to try it
out yet, so now I can tell it works just fine. It really is handy to
have a daughter that works at the craft store. LOL
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