Love, love, love the hardware store. I keep thinking I am going to run out of ideas for Tool Time, but my continuous roaming of the aisles really helps!!
Here's my latest find...sheet rock metal corner beads!
It's the metal frame that supports the corner where two pieces of sheet rock meet at a 90 degree angle.
and my favorite part...IT'S GALVANIZED!!!!
It comes in 8 foot lengths and can be easily cut with tin snips.
Just file down the sharp edges or cover it with the gray duck tape.
There are holes small nail holes to attach the metal to any surface...
Just tap a small nail in with hammer.
I put in three nails. One on each end and one in the middle. You may need to add more, depending how long your piece will be.
I also rounded the corners too. That looks sharp, but it's really not. You can cover all edges with foam oruck tape if you're worried.
Here's what I did with it...see it there in the front of my cutting table?
I love it...
I put it on the full 5 foot length of the table. You could put yours on just the sides if you want.
Perfect for pens and pencils...no more searching under piles of fabric.
and rulers too!!
Magnetic tape measure sticks to it.
There are also the nail holes which I added shower curtain rings through them...
Ahhh...those tricky rotary cutters and scissors that I can never find!!
If you have small children, this might not be a good place, but it's fine for me.
Hope you like this idea and can incorporate it into your sewing/craft space. I added it to my table, but you could attach it any where...walls, bookcases, armoires, small tables etc.
Here is the keeping it real section below!! Lol
I had mentioned a while ago that I was redoing my sewing room a little and was sharing some of the projects as I went along.
I wanted to share the ALWAYS keeping it real photo...This is the look of my room that is pretty much finished...few more projects to finish.
However, if you turn your around and look in the other direction...that's a different story. This is the same cutting table, but from the other side.
This pile was ON the cutting table before...
There is just so much crap on every surface in that part of the room. Bags of stuff I have to go through...
I swear my theory is to consolidate and keep moving the piles back into one section....like I'm trying to corner it or something.
Oh well, slow and steady wins the race. Right?
Have a great Tuesday and have fun searching through for hardware store. I also bought different types of other metal pieces in the sheet rock section, so look for future projects!!
CAUTION...if you thank your variety of metal edging is too sharp or could cause an issue, maybe try another brand or cover the edges. Mine was dull and not a problem.
Have fun,
~Karen~
Here's my latest find...sheet rock metal corner beads!
It's the metal frame that supports the corner where two pieces of sheet rock meet at a 90 degree angle.
and my favorite part...IT'S GALVANIZED!!!!
It comes in 8 foot lengths and can be easily cut with tin snips.
Just file down the sharp edges or cover it with the gray duck tape.
There are holes small nail holes to attach the metal to any surface...
Just tap a small nail in with hammer.
I put in three nails. One on each end and one in the middle. You may need to add more, depending how long your piece will be.
I also rounded the corners too. That looks sharp, but it's really not. You can cover all edges with foam oruck tape if you're worried.
Here's what I did with it...see it there in the front of my cutting table?
I love it...
I put it on the full 5 foot length of the table. You could put yours on just the sides if you want.
Perfect for pens and pencils...no more searching under piles of fabric.
and rulers too!!
Magnetic tape measure sticks to it.
There are also the nail holes which I added shower curtain rings through them...
Ahhh...those tricky rotary cutters and scissors that I can never find!!
If you have small children, this might not be a good place, but it's fine for me.
Hope you like this idea and can incorporate it into your sewing/craft space. I added it to my table, but you could attach it any where...walls, bookcases, armoires, small tables etc.
Here is the keeping it real section below!! Lol
I had mentioned a while ago that I was redoing my sewing room a little and was sharing some of the projects as I went along.
I wanted to share the ALWAYS keeping it real photo...This is the look of my room that is pretty much finished...few more projects to finish.
However, if you turn your around and look in the other direction...that's a different story. This is the same cutting table, but from the other side.
This pile was ON the cutting table before...
There is just so much crap on every surface in that part of the room. Bags of stuff I have to go through...
I swear my theory is to consolidate and keep moving the piles back into one section....like I'm trying to corner it or something.
Oh well, slow and steady wins the race. Right?
Have a great Tuesday and have fun searching through for hardware store. I also bought different types of other metal pieces in the sheet rock section, so look for future projects!!
CAUTION...if you thank your variety of metal edging is too sharp or could cause an issue, maybe try another brand or cover the edges. Mine was dull and not a problem.
Have fun,
~Karen~
