Hello everyone! Zinia back here and today I have a really fun spring décor project to share with you!
This is an upcycling project so we are going to use an old wooden hanger for our base and we are going to transform it from dull and boring to fun and colorful!
The first step is to clean the old hanger very well. If it has little bits poking out, making sure to lightly sand the surface to make it smooth. Once that’s done, you want to cover the whole wooden area with gesso to prep it for our paint. I used a mix of Vicki Boutin paints to create this coral shade that I used on my hanger.
Once the paint was dry, I used Vicki Boutin and Jane Davenport paint markers to create a colorful stripped pattern on the hanger. I also used a gold paint pen to color the metal part at the top.
Now that the hanger is bright and happy, it is time to make it functional. Pick your favorite binder clips, clothespins and any other sort of clips and adhere them on the base of the hanger. That turns our hanger into a fun organizer.
You can use this for your favorite office supplies, put a notepad for shipping lists in your kitchen, organize your keys and much more.
We can still take it a step further by adding some embellishments! I picked a variety of American Crafts fabric and paper flowers and colored them using Jane Davenport Inkredible inks. Once they were dry, I attached them on the hanger with some hot glue to make sure they will stay in place. Now our hanger is even brighter. To go with all the florals, I decided to embellish it with a butterfly and a few other spring themed ephemera pieces.
I placed this hanger next to my desk so I filled the clips with a sticky note pad, a few rolls of washi tape and a bunch of things that make me happy.
I really hope you enjoyed this project and you’ll make your own happy hanger using your favorite supplies.
PRODUCT LIST: 343904 Vicki Boutin - COLOR POP PAINT Set 1, 343912 Vicki Boutin - PREP PERFECT GESSO, 345711 Amy Tangerine – Sunshine and Good Times TASSELS, 343431 DEAR LIZZY - STAR GAZER EPHEMERA, 342596 OPAQUE MARKERS, 342845 STICKY NOTE DASHBOARD, 346401 WASHI TAPE SET 4, 342628 BINDER CLIPS, 341893 AMY TANGERINE - HUSTLE & HEARTMINI FAUX SUEDE BOWS, 341890 AMY TANGERINE - HUSTLE & HEARTINFLATED EPHEMERA, 346466 DEAR LIZZY - STAY COLORFUL Farrah Forever,346497 DEAR LIZZY - STAY COLORFUL CLOTHESPINS, 320739 Jane Davenport PAINT OVER PENS, 377006 INKREDIBLE INK – LIMEADE, 377004 INKREDIBLE INK - FRESH ORANGE, 377005 INKREDIBLE INK - LEMON SHERBET, 377009 INKREDIBLE INK - FRESH AIR, 377001 INKREDIBLE INK – FRIDA, 377002 INKREDIBLE INK – WATERMELON, 346674 Fabric & Paper Flowers, 346675 Paper Flowers, 346677 Paper Flowers, 346679 Paper Flowers, 340278 CORDLESS HOT GLUE GUN, 345233 Pastel ACETATE BUCKETS, 346442 1Canoe2 Twilight Clothespins, 378752 AMY TANGERINE - ON A WHIM COLOR RESIST TAGS
The hanger is a very FUNN project. I may have to look through my closets for a "canvas".
Posted by: Mary Gunn | Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 04:41 AM