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With April marking Earth Month, Michaels invited me to join their RE-Love It Blogger Challenge- take an old item around my home that may be a little worn, or just hidden away in the garage, add a little creativity (paint, glue, etc.) and turn that item into something to love again.Image may be NSFW.
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I took a good, long look around our place and found this little, dusty, vintage side-table-magazine-rack in desperate need of attention. I’ve had it around so long I can’t even remember where I bought it, but at some point, I had spray painted it black.Image may be NSFW.
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I thought this might work nicely as a hot glue station in my new barn studio. However, its main surface sits low, and since I stand a lot while crafting, this project called for some ingenuity. Supplied with a Michaels gift card to use toward my project, I headed to my local Michaels store to scheme. Here’s what I purchased:
From the unfinished wood section of Michaels, I picked up four turned-wood candlesticks and a large, French corner wooden plaque the width of my table.
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On to the floral department, I snagged up these thick and heavy, 5-inch square glass containers.
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Over in what I call the Tim Holtz aisle, I spied this Non-Stick Craft Sheet by Ranger. I didn’t even know this stuff existed- and it’s perfect for my hot glue station project!Image may be NSFW.
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I also picked up some acrylic craft paint in three colors.
I began my project by creating a pedestal to add to the top of my side table by attaching the candlesticks to the bottom of the wood plaque. I pre-drilled pilot holes through the plaque and top centers of the candlesticks to avoid splitting of any wood. I used a larger drill bit to drill down a very small amount into the surface of the plaque in order to recess the screws. I screwed in long wood screws, filled the recessed holes with wood putty and lightly sanded smooth once the putty dried. Image may be NSFW.
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I then turned the piece over, placed the side-table upside down and into position atop the base of the candlesticks. I again pre-drilled pilot holes through the table and connected to the candlestick bases with screws.Image may be NSFW.
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That was if for the construction end of things.Image may be NSFW.
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I mixed three different colors of acrylic craft paint together to come up with a turquoise- similar to the color of the legs of my workshop tables- and painted the entire piece. Once dry, I lightly distressed some edges of the piece with fine grit sandpaper.Image may be NSFW.
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I added the non-stick craft sheet, cut to shape, to the surface of the pedestal using mounting adhesive. This will protect the top from any hot glue damage and make for very easy clean-up.Image may be NSFW.
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The glass containers fit perfectly into the magazine rack area and now hold two lengths of hot glue sticks, and several bottles of Beacon adhesives.Image may be NSFW.
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Under the pedestal sits my new hot glue pot. To the side sits a Surebonder Glue Gun Pad that I use a lot with hot glue projects in many different ways to manipulate cooling glue. Atop the pad is where I will store my hot glue gun.Image may be NSFW.
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Here is my new hot glue station!Image may be NSFW.
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(Finished just in time for working on another upcoming blog project!)Image may be NSFW.
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I’d love to know what you think of my Michaels Re-Loved It project! Image may be NSFW.
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Be sure to check out lots of other Re-Loved It projects in the Michaels Look Book.
