The
inspiration for this week's Trash to Treasure project actually came
during a walk through the furniture department of a local store a
while back. I found these super cute real life size bar stools that
were made to look like they had been made from a bottle cap. I knew
this idea would be fun to translate into 1/12th scale.
The
main things you need for the bar stools are: a bottle cap, some 12
gauge wire, a scrap of foamcore, and 4 fancy toothpicks.
Other
supplies and tools include: pen/pencil, craft knife, glue that will
hold metal and plastic together (and not melt the foamcore) and some
Tacky glue.
A
circle template will be useful too.
I
start us out by making a jig to help us assemble the stool. I do
highly recommend you make this first even if you are only making one
bar stool. It will not only help with getting the legs spread out
correctly but it will also support the wire ring while the glue
dries. I tried to make my first stool without the aid of a jig and
quickly found out it was really hard to get everything where I wanted
it.
Remember
you aren't limited to bottle caps from beer, in my grocery store
there are also several brands of soda in glass bottles with caps. Or
just go to the craftstore and get the bottle caps there.
Great job on the stools! Keep up the good work - Troy
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