Thread Organiser

Over the past few days I have been making myself a thread organiser. It's not finished yet, but here is a peek. I had a big 120...

Over the past few days I have been making myself a thread organiser.



It's not finished yet, but here is a peek.

I had a big 1200mm X 600mm board, so I cut it in half {which ended up being too big still}


I then measured 5cm in from each edge, and then marked at 5cm intervals, I did 5 rows of this.





{you can semi see the dots I drew here}

I then cut the dowelling down to 7cm each piece


Then, I tried gluing them straight on, but it didn't work. So, I got the drill out and drilled a hole that the dowel would fit nicely in, put a blob of glue and the dowelling, and left it to dry.

{I used gorilla glue, and the guy at the shop told me it would dry clear - not only did it not dry clear, I also didn't know it expanded}


All I need to do now is get rid of the dried/expanded glue that is where I don't want it {I now know not to use that glue for things like this!} and then cut it down a bit more, and then paint, paint paint!
 
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I'm a single mother to the most gorgeous nine year old ever, with degrees in teaching and commerce. Writing and blogging is a big hobby of mine, as well as baking, fashion, make up, and DIY's. This is my small space on the internet for me to share all my thoughts and ideas and everything in between.

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2 comments

  1. Cassie @ Live.Laugh.L0ve.27 August 2011 at 01:30

    Go you! I can't wait to see it finished! =D

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  2. Jaime Lyn at Crafty Scrappy Happy29 August 2011 at 13:49

    I LOVE this idea! I have tried about 10 different ways of organizing ribbons... I might just have to try this one too! Infact I even have some dowels around from a project I did this weekend! Thank you so much for sharing your idea! :o) I really really love your blog---thank you for being part of my link party this week! I can't wait to explore some more!!!
    Jaime from Crafty Scrappy Happy

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