Sunday, July 11, 2010

A New Shadow Box

I bought this magnetic dart board at Goodwill a few weeks ago for $.80. I thought it would make a great shadow box. First, I removed the dart board from the frame and painted it with some mis-tinted, semi-gloss paint that I got from Lowes for $2.00.


After I finished painting the box I had my husband cut a piece of bead board we had left over from another project.  I glued the bead board to the box with gorilla glue. 


I then hot glued some twine around the border of the frame to trim out the edges of the beadboard.


I then used gorilla glue to glue the star fish to the beadboard.  I am going to hang it up in my guest bathroom.  You can buy the picture hangers at any hardware store.  I loved how it turned out!

 


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16 comments:

  1. Fantastic project! What a transformation. Perfectly executed vision :)

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  2. Wow! you took that board from man-cave to beach cottage! : ) LOVE it!

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  3. Okay, that was really clever!! I don't think I would have had that vision!

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  4. Amazing! You truly have vision. I would have never thought of using the game as a shadow box. It looks great, so professional!

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  5. What a great idea! It turned out so nice!

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  6. Love it and I would love if you would link this project up over at my blog http://www.thetshirtdiaries.com‘s Upcycled Awesome linky party – http://tinyurl.com/Upcycled5

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  7. That's the best at thinking out of the box...Sorry for the pun !ha!

    I stopped over from Debbiedoo

    Carol

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  8. This is a great shadowbox project! Very imaginative--I never would have thought to use that game for a shadowbox. Thanks for sharing it!

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  9. Really that was very creative thinking, it turned out adorable! Thanks for joining in on the party...we are heading on the road now back home. Debbie

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  10. This is great! That was good insight, I don't think I would have looked at the frame the same way, which is a shame for me!

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  11. Great job! I never would have thought shadow box from the dart board.

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  12. Very cute idea. And love the creativity of using an different item and transforming it!

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  13. Wow! I just love your shadow box! What great vision you have :) Saw you over at Beyond the Picket Fence. I am your newest follower!

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