dining room artwork
- [tresha] hey guys,welcome back to the channel, it's tresha and i'm excitedto share this marketi plaque. i hope i'm saying that correctly. but, i found this on z gallerie's website. it goes for $139.95. i was like, "oh, no, it's nice. "i would love to have but, yeah, "i think i'm a do this myself." i wanted to show you guysthe steps that i took
in case you're lookingto make it yourself. just keep watching. your first step is to removethe contents from the frame. of course, i went todollar tree for my frame. i got a 8 x 10 picture frame. it has some depth to it, so, make sure you get the onethat is a little bit deeper than the other ones. you want to just remove thetabs on the back side of it
and just remove all of the contents, the cardboard, the sheet of paper that's inthere as well as the glass. i wanted to share thedecorative place mats that i purchased. the first one was from at home. that is an actual store, for the ones that arenot familiar with that. as well as, this one came from walmart.
i believe it was only 98 cents. you can get any decorativeplace mats of your choosing for this project. what you want to do is flip it over and then take the sheetthat came in the frame and place it on top. just get a pen or marker andtrace an outline of the sheet. next, take your scissorsand just cut out the outline that you just made.
in order to create our base, we will need to glue two blocks together. i purchased a small andlarge block from michael's. the small block is fiveinches by five inches. the large block is 6.5 x 6.5 inches. all you need to do iscenter the small block on top of the largerone and draw an outline. after you do that, you're going to flip over the smaller block andproceed to put glue on there.
and guess what glue that i'm using? of course, rapid fuse wood adhesive because it's quick, it dries in 30 seconds and it cures in 30 minutes. you can't beat it, guys. you gotta try it. don't knock it until you try it. after you put the glue on the back of it just flip it over and place it exactly
where you have the outline. after the glue has dried,you want to sand the edges. i know sometimes whenyou purchase these blocks it has a rough edge. you don't want that because you'll see it once you start painting. after you've done that, weare going to spray paint. you're gonna take it outsideto a well-ventilated area and you can spray paint itfollowing the instructions
on the back of the can. paint it the color of your choice. i am going to use white aswell as black for this project. next, you want to add thecontents back into the frame. first, you want toplace the glass in there followed by the placemat that you just cut and then the backing that comes with it. you don't have to put the backing on it if you decide not to andjust want it see-through.
you just use your hot glue gun. so, hot glue the glass to the frame and then hot glue theplace mat to the glass. that's what it should look like. the last step is to gluethe frame and base together. all you need to do is justput a bead of hot glue on the top of the baseand place the frame on top and press down. and you're finished.
this was a very easy project to do. it took less than twohours and it was only because i had to waitfor the paint to dry. i believe this could be a functional item. you can use it to put yoursticky notes on there, put photos of your familyor your significant other. if you're thinking like,"where in the world "am i gonna put this item?" you can put it on your deskat home or in the office.
you can put it on your nightstand, your dresser, in the living room. you know, side tablesor something like that. guys, the possibilities are endless. this is very customizable. i hope that you guys enjoyedthe project as much as i did. i would love to hear from you. what are some tips thatyou would have done to enhance this project or other projects
that may work with the materials? i would love to hear what you have to say. just drop it in the comment section below. thanks, guys, for watching. let's connect on instagram. i'm @designsbytresha. i would love to see your diy projects so make sure you tag me. also, check out my other videos.
i think you'll like it.