Graphic 45's
Olde Curiosity Shoppe Collection
Pig's do fly Carousel
Created by: Charlie LaBonte
A friend of mine gave me this "thing" and asked me if I could make a merry-go-round. Her husband was shocked that she would put something like this in the garbage, of all things. LOL. When I saw it, I new what I wanted to do, sorta. I just did not know how to get it from my brain to the actual end results. It was a challenge, I have to admit that. It is not perfect, I learned alot during this process and that is the main thing. I have the before, during and after pictures. I hope you enjoy.
Before
I had no idea how I was going to "cover" that ugly thing on the top
During
I was not able to take this think apart, so everything was a struggle to make. Lots and lots of templates using copy paper. I mean LOTS!
These are wooden dowels that I bought and cut to the length needed. Once I got the all assembled, I realized that they scrapped along the base to I had to do lots of sanding. LOTS of sanding on the ends to make them just skim the surface of the base.
I had all the dowels in and realized that I forgot to paper the center and had to take them all out again. Learn as you go.
There were so MANY steps to makeing this, but I just could not take that many pictures. There were a few hours spent makeing the template for the top and lots of frustration. But in the end, I think it turned out ok. Like I said, I learned a lot making this project
After
There are so many things I would do differently if I were to do this again, but for my first real challenging project, I think I did ok.
Products Used:
Ranger Stickles - Midnight Blue
Ranger Adirondack Dabber - Pool
I hope you ejoyed and please be sure to shop at The Hens' Den
It's fabulous! Challenging and at times frustrating but the end result is brilliant!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Neil. xoxoxo
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