Hello and welcome to our Creative Craft Hop hosted this month by Sara @Birdz of a Feather! We are delighted to have two hosts - Sara and Donna @ Modern on Monticello. Each one take turns hosting every other month! Thank you ladies for hosting this awesome Creative Craft Hop!
Today I'm sharing another fabulous wood veneer craft! I love working with wood veneer edging and I have a lot of it leftover from previous projects you can checkout here, here and here. I'm always looking for inspiration to use the wood veneer edging I have in my stash! Recently I came across a picture of a pendant light that was originally sold on West Elm but appears to be available here. When I saw this item,
- Birch Wood Veneer - 3/4"
- Cutting Mat, Ruler, Pencil, Scissors, Clamps
- Round Wood Slice - 5.9" 7/8" thick
- Round Wood Circle - 6" 1/8
- Wood Circle Cutout - 6" 1/8
- RapidFuse All Purpose Adhesive
- Tall plastic cup (8")
- Carboard tube (8")
- Glass Cylinder Vase 7.5" - Dollar Tree
- Paper Napkin
- Mod Podge Matte
- Brush
- Parchment paper or plastic wrap
- Colorful Flameless Tealight Candle
- LED Multi-Color Flameless Candles
Directions:
First, using a ruler and pencil, divide a thick round wood circle into four sections starting at the 12 o'clock spot down to the 6 o'clock spot Then draw a line from the 9 o'clock spot over to the 3 o'clock spot.
In other words, you should mark 3/4" from the end of each veneer strip and when you turn the strip over there should be a 3/4" mark at the opposite end on that side. You will use these marks to line up the strips with the edge of the wood circle
Continue gluing on strips in-between those just like what was done on the bottom circle.
It might be necessary to remove the plastic glass support before gluing on more strips - you may have a hard time getting it out later. At this stage of gluing on the veneer strips, the cutout circle should be holding up on it's own.
You can use a thinner support like a cardboard roll - which I cut to the 8" size - until all strips are glued down on the circle cutout.
To decoupage, remove the plain layers of the napkin from the back of the printed side.
Up next is Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction sharing her lovely Garden Boots Planter. How cool is this!