Musical Runner

What is a fancy dinner without a runner to match? Every table you see in a restaurant or at a special event has something to give it a little spark. What wouldn't give a table some spark by using a runner made from old sheet music? Music is always an eye catcher and by creating this, all eyes will be on your table. Plus, it could be a perfect conversation starter. Follow the simple steps below to have an elegant table piece.

Needed Materials:

• Sheet music
• Glue and/or tape
• A table of your choosing

First things first, a plan. By laying out all of your music, it lets your brain begin to scramble to figure out how you want this runner to look. Should it be messy? Should it be straight? After a bit of thinking, I found that the messy look gave this creation life. Straight is too boring.

Once I figured out how I was going to lay out all the music, I began the attaching step. In the supplies list, I said, you could use glue or tape. For a more permanent outcome, use glue. For a not so permanent result, use tape. I used tape in this case. I know that may sound crazy, but by using tape, it doesn't show through the paper as if you used glue. Majority of my music is copies. Computer paper and glue are not quite the best of friends.

When assembling this, at first, it may look complicated, but is is far from it. First, start by slowly laying out your music if you haven't done so already. Then, you find corners of different sheets to stick your rolled up tape to (or glue if you took that route). The brain twister is the figuring out what gets taped/glued to what, but as you continue building, it gets easier. You find exactly how and where you need the tape. Here is a tip: when putting this together, make sure you assemble it over a table. By doing this, the paper fold to the table and you can physically see if it is how you want it.

In the end, this is a quick project. It takes no time at all (depends of the size of your table). As people sit at your table, besides looking at their amazing food, they won't be able to stop trying to figure out what songs you have plastered across your dinning table. All aside from a conversation starter, it could be a great table game,"Guess the Song". So many options present themselves with this quick and easy DIY project.

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