Monday, May 18, 2015

New Art for the Studio

I've been looking for a special piece for my studio for quite some time now. I wanted a horizontal piece in a fairly large size to fit above my sink and between my cabinets. I spend quite a bit of time at the sink and that boring dead space needed filled!
In my search for the perfect piece, I found that vertical pieces are apparently more on trend right now. I had a very hard time finding larger horizontal pieces. And after talking with my mom, she also mentioned that it would be nice to have a place to hang my hand towels as well. That lead me to searching for a whole new piece, but I only found pieces for bathrooms or actual kitchens. There's no cooking going on here...lol :)
So what's a girl to do...make her own! I originally thought I wanted a piece with an inspirational saying, but couldn't decide on a design. Then I stumbled across this site and used the tree as inspiration.

I took a plain MDF plaque and sprayed it with white paint. The pink border actually happened as an afterthought because the white wasn't covering the edges well. So I taped off the sides and added pink acrylic paint with a brush. I love how the pink border helps it pop!

Then I engraved a tree design on the plaque. I realize not everyone has a laser sitting around, so this step could be done with paint, a vinyl sticker or even cut paper.
Once the tree was engraved, I drilled the holes for the knobs. I wanted to make sure the buttons didn't get in the way of where the knobs would go. Then I laid out all the buttons before gluing each one down.
 I just love how the piece adds color to my "kitchen" area and gives me a place to hang hand towels. And I love even more that I got to create it myself. I don't take the time nearly as often to create things for myself and this fun piece got me out of my normal creating zone!

21 comments:

  1. That's so cute! And very smart to have it double as a towel holder. I like making stuff for myself, too. It's a nice change of pace. :-)

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  2. Such cute (useful) artwork!!Lovely DIY:)

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  3. so sweet and bright and whimsical! Love your idea and execution! keep posting :)

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  4. I love it, Edi!!! The pink frame makes it stand out from the background and the buttons are such a sweet touch :)

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  5. That is so cute! I love love birds! You are uber talented Edi!

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  6. Very cute and useful! I love the buttons. I assumed the tree was paper or paint because I wasn't thinking laser. Laser is cooler, but paint is a lot more doable for the rest of us!

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  7. I love customizing new pieces for a particular space. Yours came out so cute, perfectly your style.

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  8. What a great idea, I love it when things that are homemade, also have a funtion :-) I have tons of things I DIY'd that are just laying somewhere in a cabinet.

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  9. It came out great! It is always more gratifying when you have a beautiful piece hanging that your made yourself. I love the functional hooks!

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  10. It's got pink, it's got buttons, it's handmade, it's perfect! I love it!!!

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  11. Edi, this is absolutely perfect for the wall space over the sink--but also perfect for your studio and The Girl Who Loves Pink! :-)

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  12. Nice project ... I like how the knobs tie in with your cabinet hardware.

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  13. I literally LOVE this piece! It's beautiful and clever and practical! and I love the colors you chose! You are awesome!

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  14. I love button trees (surprise, right?)! You did a fantastic job designing a piece that's both beautiful and functional. It's a great addition to your studio.

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  15. SO cute Edi! And it fits your studio perfectly.

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  16. What a bright and cheery art piece--and how cool that it doubles as a towel rack!
    Fun and functional!

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  17. I love this post! You had a need and filled it yourself, with your own vision! It's perfect!

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  18. That is amazingly cute, you did such a good job on it! I always see such fun button projects, but I can never bring myself to use up perfectly good buttons that I can sew with later on. They would inevitably be popped off any art project and sewn onto a dress or something!

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  19. That is amazingly cute, you did such a good job on it! I always see such fun button projects, but I can never bring myself to use up perfectly good buttons that I can sew with later on. They would inevitably be popped off any art project and sewn onto a dress or something!

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  20. That looks really great Edi :) I love it!

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