The
other afternoon I was watching stuff online and saw someone make a
table that they covered with comic books. I says to myself I say “I
could maybe do that...I think.” Worse case scenario I ruin a table
that cost $3 at the thrift store or an old Wonder Woman encyclopedia
that was gathering dust in my closet.
As far
as materials used it was:
1
$7.99 Modge Podge
1 $3
table from Out of the Closet
1
Wonder Woman Encyclopedia (any comic book will work)
1
small paint brush
1
$5.99 can Krylon matte finish spray
I
headed to Aaron Bros. here in WeHo which is full of very unhelpful
staff. Seriously. Read their Yelp page. Its hilarious. I knew that I
needed more Modge Podge so I bought two. Turns out I only needed one
for this but you can never really have too much of the stuff.
I cut
out each image after tearing it out and laid some Modge Podge on top.
The stuff dries clear so I wasn't worried about using too much. There
are some issues with bubbling but since I'm not selling it or
anything I don't mind too much. Plus, its my first time doing
something like this so I need to learn to give myself a break.
After
about 3 ½ to 4 hours it was done. The stuff dries pretty fast and
doesn't stink so that is a plus. I am gonna head out to buy a lacquer
coating of some sort to totally protect it from spills and such. Just
got back from store and turns out the spray can I owned is what I
needed. I removed the legs as I did this so they can still be taken
off if I need to. I was this close to doing it as one whole piece but
that would be silly. This is totally something that anyone can do.
I'm not someone that describes themselves as good with a brush or
anything but felt comfortable enough making this.
4 comments:
That's really cool, it looks amazing. There's a cafe in Belfast that has three tables done the same way and it's made the place so quirky and full of character. I had no idea you were such a big Wonder Woman fan.
Thanks! I will probably make a couple more things for friends since people seem to really like it. I don't have many books to ruin this way though. I love Wonder Woman which is why I get so bothered by how badly the character is handled in movies and TV.
I like your image selection and placement. Looks cool and I'll probably never see it, again!
That sounds morbid. Am I dying sooner than I thought?
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