Washer Jewelry

Everyone has got those old boring metal washers laying around their garage or utility shed, that have point being there. Well not only can they be used as a tool, but also a beautiful piece of jewelry! Very simple to make in fact, and somewhat fun in the process. There are many different ways to use the washer in jewelry making, but this one is by far the easiest, and the only one you could make with household items.

What you'll need:
2 different sized metal washers
Mod Podge, or glue mixed with water
Colored paper
Paint brush
Scissors or Exact-o knife
String

For starters, you will want any kind of colored paper. You can use two different ones, or the same color for both. For mine, I decided to use yellow and pink-colors that go well together.

Lay the washer on top of the paper and trace the outline of the washer and use an Exact-o knife or even a scissors and cut the circle out, then cut the center out.

Take a paintbrush and layer some Mod Podge onto the washer, lay the cut paper on top of that, then layer another set of Mod Podge on top of the paper, and let it dry.

One more time on another washer, but this one should be either smaller or bigger than the one you just made.

Once they are dry, (about one hour) you lay the two together, cut some string and loop it through them tho create your necklace!

Old Bench Makeover

I found this old bench sitting in my basement, looking for a project I thought it would be perfect to recreate into a functional piece of furniture.

What you will need:

-An old wooden bench

-Paint

-Fabric

-A stapler with staples (for stapling in fabric to wood)

-Sand Paper

-Foam (for The Cushion)

-Cardboard

After I found the bench I found some old fabric and foam in my basement.

First, I sanded down the bench entirely, except for the top which will be covered by the cushion.

After it was all sanded I painted, I used a satin spray paint.

Once it was painted and had dried I cut out the cardboard to the size of the bench top, and the foam 2 inches bigger than the bench’s top in every direction.

Then I layed down the fabric with the foam on top of that and on top of that the bench. After I straightened everything I stapled it to the bottom of the bench And cut off the excess fabric.