Sewing Machine Turned Drink Bar

Before Photos:

Painting the sides green:

Painting the legs off white:

I decided that this white wasn't dark enough so I added some brunt umber acyrlic paint to it:

Putting the sealer on it: I did three coats for everything.

Old 1946 Radio turned into an Internet Radio

The before photos:

Front

Front Dial

Back

Side

Inside

After we sanded it and took everything in the inside out:

After staining:

Deer String Art

First put a couple layers of polyurethane on your peice of wood. Just follow the directions on the can. I used the small size and only used about half the can. I got it at home depot in the stain section.

This is the string that I used. I got it at a craft store.

These are the nails that I used. I bought these at home depot.

String Process: Print out an outline and tape it to the board. Hammer in the nails, I found holding the nails with pliers really helps keep them straight. Try to get a nail at all of the curves and edges and space the nails somewhat even. Double tie the string to a nail and then string it around the outside. I only did this once and felt like it was not enough at the end so I did another one then, so I would recommend going around the outside twice. Make sure you keep the string tight the whole time. Then you pretty much go all over the place between nails. Some people do a pattern with theirs but since mine is such an odd shape I decided not to. 

Comments:

Start the polyurethane way earlier then when you decide to do the nail and strings. Doing a couple layers on the front and back and drying times took a week.

 It would be cool to do different colors of strings and fade them in and out.

Possibly color the head of the nails would look cool. 

Garage Sale Find Turned Crackled Side Table

Original table top

Original table legs

Table after sanding

Table after second coat of black paint right after painting

For crackling you apply glue, let it get tacky, and then apply the second color the paint. Wait a little and it will start crackling. I didn't put a sealer on it because I didn't know how it would react with the glue/paint.

Gazing Ball Made from a Bowling Ball

Sand the bowling ball just so the caulk sticks to the ball and wipe it down. I used black caulk I found at Lowe's. I did it in little sections so the caulk didn't dry before I got the glass in. Just sqeeze some caulk and push the broken glass pieces (we just hammered it in a box to break it) into the caulk so the caulk just passes the thickness of the glass. Get half the ball done and wait a few days to a week to dry, flip it over and do the other side.