DIY Club August 2010 Project: 3 Projects in One!

3 PROJECTS IN ONE!

Medical Tray Magnet Boards

Domino Magnets

Inspirational Poster

SUPPLIES:

• 4 vintage medical trays (2 small, 2 large)
• 2 4-inch (100 mm) DiscHangers
• 2 5.5-inch (140 mm) DiscHangers
• Vintage dominoes
• 1/2-inch magnets
• Gorilla Glue Super Glue
• Vintage number drill cards/flashcards
• Norton Sanding Bug from Rockler
• 1 French-inspired image transfer from Olive Rue
• Computer printer
• Magnet clip

PROJECT 1: Medical Tray Magnet Boards

I had a collection of four vintage medical trays stacked up on a cabinet. One day, I thought, "Hmmmmm..." I wonder how these would look on the wall? I've seen people hang them before, BUT they had always drilled holes into them. I didn't want to ruin the integrity of the pieces, so my mind went to...

...DiscHangers! They were designed for plates, but could they possibly hold up the weight of these trays? I went to their website and looked up the weight limits. Man, these things can hold some heavy objects! I weighed the large tray, and it was within the 6-pound limit for the large size DiscHanger, so I decided to put them to the test! I used the 4 inch DiscHanger for the smaller trays and the 5.5 inch DiscHangers for the larger trays.

I laid out the trays in the pattern I wanted.

I followed the handy dandy instruction sheet and let the adhesive dry as recommended.

I eyeballed the location of my wall hooks and hung them up! Voila!! And they've stayed put. Way to go, DiscHanger!!

PROJECT 2: Domino Magnets

I went to my Gorilla Glue guide (as I always do) and decided to go with the Super Glue for this project.

I grabbed my Norton Sanding Bug from Rockler Woodworking. I can't say enough about this bad boy! It makes sanding a breeze! I lightly sanded the back side of each domino and one side of each magnet.

I applied the Gorilla Glue Super Glue to the magnet and simply stuck it onto the back side of the domino.

I used the magnets to create an arrangement of vintage math flashcards.

Tada!

PROJECT 3: Inspirational Poster

I wanted to add another special something to one of the other trays. And, if you know me, you know that I love inspirational words, quotes, images, music, etc. There's something about them that challenges me to reflect on my life and make it better.

When I saw Olive Rue's free French-inspired iron on transfer image (yes, it's free to all of you, too!), I was inspired to do something different with it. I loved the little birdie perched on the chair, so I searched the web for a bird quote and found the one you see. Then I used my computer to create the above design.

I printed it off (note to self: get colored printer) and clipped it to one of the medical tray magnet boards.

THE FINAL PROJECT: 

Medical Tray Magnet Board Display

Here it is all put together! As you can see, I also used the remaining domino magnets to spell out "DIY." A fun way for kids (and adult kids) to practice their alphabet!

A happy little kitchen corner.

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So, who is ready to link up
to the August DIY Club party?

If not, get on it! There is plenty of time. The DIY Club August linky is up starting the evening of Thursday, August 5, and is open for an entire week. That gives you a total of two weeks from now to show off your creativity! Use ANY product from ANY of our sponsors (Gorilla Glue, Decoart, DiscHangers, Rockler, P.K. Glitz, Olive Rue, Cutting Edge Stencils) and get to gettin'!

It doesn't have to be earth-shattering to be wonderful! Seriously! The perfect example: using Gorilla Glue Super Glue to stick magnets to dominoes. Instant impact but sooooooo easy peasy, people! Or order up some DiscHangers and be creative with what you can hang!! Or go try out the free image over at Olive Rue on an iron on transfer project...there's even a demo video! And, if you need to do any sanding, I highly recommend that Norton Sanding Bug from Rockler! 



Or...guess what! You can link up an old project that uses any sponsor product! Just include a photo of the product with your project and include the DIY Club button in your post or on your side bar.  If the August event doesn't work for you, starting planning now for September! We want you to be part of the club!!