DIY Project: How to make a Redneck Game Timer

This project is as easy as 1...2...3...

All you need is:

1. 2 plastic squirt top bottles the same size {I used honey bottles we just happened to have on hand} 
2. a little sand - about 2/3 cup
3. some duct tape 
4. brown paper bag - if you want to add a sign on the front of it just rip a piece of brown paper bag and write "Redneck Timer" on it with a black sharpie.

• All you need to do is wash, rinse and dry your bottles and lids really well. 
• Remove the lids from the bottles and cut off the squirt spout so it is flush with the top of each lid. 
• You may need to use a little sand paper to sand off any parts that are sticking up. Add the 2/3 cup sand into the bottom bottle and screw the lid back onto the bottle. Put the second lid on the empty bottle. 
• Tip the empty bottle upside down and place on top of the bottle with the sand. 
• Both tops should be smooth and flush so the lids can sit flat one upon the other. Now it is time to wrap the duct tap around the two bottle necks to hold them in place. 
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• Now you can label it with a REDNECK brown bag sign and affix with some...what else but DUCT TAPE????

When I made this originally I did try to make it a bit more complicated by using a large washer between the bottles and gluing - basically it all ended up to be wasted effort. The simple technique I have described above worked much better.

SIMPLY...well, hard to call this one SUBLIME. Let's leave it at SIMPLE!

How to make an Upcycled SCRABBLE PENDANT Necklace

How to make an

Upcycled Scrabble Pendant

What you will need:

Old Scrabble Game Piece

Paper / Fabric (I used thick scrapbook paper)

Acrylic Lacquer (Diamond Glaze or another brand)

Glue-on Bail

E6000 glue

scissors

Items you will need

I also am using a small bead to embellish - see photo below

Trace scrabble size onto desired location of paper.
Pay attention to what you want the pattern to be
on your pendant. 

Trim the paper to just a hair smaller than your scrabble piece.

Notice I am working over a plastic work area - this becomes important during the glazing phase.

Add a line of the glaze on the plain side of the scrabble
piece

Use your trimmed paper to smooth the glaze into a thin, even coating on your scrabble piece. Then place the paper on top. Gently smooth the surface of your paper with your fingers to make sure all bubbles are removed under the paper. If some glaze oozes out the sides simply wipe off. 

Now it is time to add a coat of glaze over the top of  your paper.

Make sure not to have any bubbles. Don't shake the bottle of glaze.

The glaze in now applied.

This is where I like to add an embellishment of some kind. It could be a small pearl, bead, crystal.

I was impatient so I placed the bail under it for this photo - but usually you would wait until the glaze has completely dried to apply your bail. The milky appearance of the glaze will disappear when it is dry...it will be clear.

This is the glue you will want to use to affix the bail to the back of the scrabble piece. It takes about a pea size drop or smaller, depending on the size of your bail. 

Is this about the simplest project you've seen? Once you have these supplies you will begin thinking about all kinds of variations on how to use them.

-Simply Sublime!