Here is my sneak peek:
When I started thinking about mysteries I thought of all my favorite authors, books, television and movies. I think the reason I enjoy them is the puzzles to be found. I started thinking about logic and equations which lead me to Elementary and what better way to show elementary than rulers!
I started with a stack of rulers purchased on clearance and an old cigar box.
The cigar box was a little shorter than twelve inches. I started with cutting my first ruler to fit the width of the box. I then took the remainder of the ruler as the next row. I cut of the excess again to finish the second row. I continued my pattern until I had enough pieces to cover the top of the box. The next step was to take the distress stains and stain the different pieces of the rulers in a variety of colors.
I used the rotary cutter to cut my wooden rulers. I love the rotary cutter for unusual surfaces.
I painted and stained the surface of the cigar box with white acrylic paint and vintage photo stain.
I then cut rulers for around the edges. I also sponged the edges of the rulers with brown dye ink. I then used a glue gun to glue all the pieces to the box.
The box has little wooden spool legs stained to coordinate.
The finished top looked like this:
The second layout:
Products: Ranger Distress Stains - Barn Door, Broken China, Mustard Seed, Peeled Paint, Ripe Persimmon, Walnut Stain, Ranger Distress Ink - Walnut Stain, Wood Letters,
Buttons, Maya Road Wood Spool, Chalkboard Paint, Artistic Outpost - Kudzu Kafe, Rotary Trimmer
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Have a wonderful Monday!
Suzz
