This
week for Tools of the Trade Tuesday I want to talk about golf tees,
yes you read that right. I love golf tees for holding small items
while I am painting them. Now let me say that the closest I have ever
been to a golf course is to drive by one, so I don't know if there
are different types of golf tees or anything else about them. I just
buy the cheapest ones at the store.
I
use the golf tees in conjunction with that poster tack stuff, you
might know it by the name Blu-Tack, White-Tack, Sticky-Tack, or a
host of other names. It is sold to put up posters on the walls
without using thumbtacks. It is a putty like substance, if you aren't
familiar with it use your favorite search engine to look it up.
Anyway,
I use this method a lot when I have small pieces to paint. Especially
if I am doing a bunch of them at a time. I use a small ball of the
putty-stuff and adhere the mini object to the top of the golf tee. I
can now paint it with out trying to figure how to hold it. This is
especially helpful when I am painting the metal minis.
Last
Sunday's project video was a drying rack that I made to stick the
golf tees into. Before this I have just used a piece of Styrofoam to
hold them.
what a super duper idea.......one that is going to be shared here ...thank you hugs ginny
ReplyDeleteI use these as well, also they make a great hat stand, just glue a large bead to top and paint.
ReplyDeleteI have a bunch waiting for good ideas such as this!:-)
ReplyDeleteGreat Idea!
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