I picked up a plain wooden trivet at the dollar store recently and once again, I’m saying to myself “why didn’t I get more?”. They’re like blank canvases. You could paint them in bright colors, paint the slats with an ombre effect or paint and stencil them like I did.
Here’s how I painted and stenciled this easy trivet.
The dollar store trivet was plain wood as you can see in the above top photo. I wanted my wood darker and didn’t have any dark stain so I used Martha Steward craft paint in Vanilla Bean. I painted on a very thin coat so the wood grain would still show through.
Once the dark paint was dry, I created the feathers using a Martha Stewart adhesive silkscreen called Peacock Feathers.
Using a silkscreen on the slats was a little challenging because the surface wasn’t completely flat. With silkscreens, you need to push the paint through the tiny screens and you can see in this close up the detail isn’t quite what it should be.
Once the feathers were dry, I finished with a spray gloss finish to seal the paint.
All ready to serve up something yummy.
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Such a great idea! And your feather is perfection!
ReplyDeleteThis is really nice. I could see a few of these grouped together to form a unique piece of art work. I really love the feather it's perfect for the piece.
ReplyDeleteCarolyn, you can come up with some very interesting and unique ways to use dollar store items. So creative!
ReplyDeleteso pretty Carolyn! I love those, although worried about the paint coming off because of the heat. Thank you for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteWonderful idea Carolyn, and the Feather is an awsome motif, so beautiful. Thank you very much for this lovely idea!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty!
ReplyDeleteThe trivet looks great! I doubt I would have ever thought to revamp a trivet. Very unique!
ReplyDeleteShannon
fixingforfriday.blogspot.com
I love the outcome of this project. Such a creative idea. I think I need to make a trip to the dollar store soon. :D Pinning it!
ReplyDeleteLove this! Love that trivet - we don't get cool stuff like that at our store. You did a beautiful job making it so very chic!
ReplyDeleteAwesome project! Love the white feathers!Thanks so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous week!
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Ana Love Craft
www.lovecraft2012.blogspot.com
I'm completely intrigued by that silkscreen product! The trivet looks amazing! I may have to go snatch up a few of those trivets ... I'm loving your ombre idea!
ReplyDeleteHow cute that looks now! You are a bundle of ideas girl :)
ReplyDeleteVery nice! Trivits like this would make lovely gifts for housewarming, hostess, etc. :)
ReplyDeleteSeriously, this is genius!!!You think of the best craft project ideas!
ReplyDeleteAwesome -- Love it! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Looks so expensive now!
ReplyDeleteOh my word! Carolyn that is stunning..going to need to stalk the dollar store!! what a fabulous idea!
ReplyDeleteFantastic everything Carolyn!
ReplyDeleteLove this Carolyn! Pinning to the Monday Funday pin board!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love this silkscreen! I have the same one! :) Thank you for inspiring me to use it for new projects!
ReplyDeleteJaime from Crafty Scrappy Happy
That is SO pretty, Carolyn! Great idea!
ReplyDeleteThis turned out fantastic!! LOVE it!! ;)
ReplyDeleteBrenda
ChattingOverChocolate.blogspot.com
Another lovely and delicate creation, Carolyn.
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ReplyDeleteThis is simply gorgeous, Carolyn! Stunning. :)
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ReplyDeleteYou did an amazing job, BUT I don't know the first thing about silkscreening nor any products. Do you do it similarly to stencils, or what?
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