Hello Crafters! I found a table on the side of the road recently and I decided to bring it home with me. I started playing on Craftster, looking around for things to do with a table. I came across
Marajane01's "my new map coffee table!"
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=200194.0. Lovely, clearly written tute- but then no pictures! Flickr ate them, apparently. I read her directions and made a map table for myself.
Oh yes!
My lovely table I found. While the construction was solid and the wood quality, there were a myriad of scratches.
Gather your supplies. Mod podge, spray adhesive, spray paint (I chose metallic colored), glaze, and sandpaper. Not pictured: safety glasses, paintbrush, map, iron.
Scratch up the surface with the sandpaper. It makes spray paint adhere better.
Spray paint! Spray from 10"-12" away for best results. I went over it about 2-3 times.
I used a map that was five years old, and the creases were very deep. I ironed it- using no steam!- and I couldn't get all the creases out. Regardless, I gave it a good ironing, and slathered it with spray adhesive. The spray adhesive takes a good ten minutes to dry, so you can (very, very carefully) move it around if it isn’t lying flat. Afterwards, I cut off the excess edges.
Go around, slowly, with a exact-o knife, cutting the edge of the paper carefully. It would probably be easier to use a square table, but that’s not how I roll.
After the map is stuck, give it a mod podge slathering. I used a paintbrush and gave it 20 minutes to dry in between each application.
I gave it a great spray of glaze, covering it all. Then, wait agonizingly long for everything to dry.
Table! I love this because it has almost every place I went to in Europe on it (sorry, Alicante!)
Thanks for looking, guys!
