Make Shabby Chic Hooks
by heather
You're gonna be mad at me when you see how I made these because you don't have these things in your stash and you pledged to bust your stash in April. I went to the dollar store on March 31st looking for more hooks so I could make more of these, but they were OUT, so I'm mad too!
Let me just start by saying I'm totally jealous of those people who have design sense. I like to make stuff, but rarely does good taste come into it (I KNOW! I'm one of those crafters who give us a bad name). My style is so not shabby chic (as much as I wish it was, because shabby chic techniques work really well for dollar store makeovers!), but this project might just help me learn to incorporate some shabby into my life. This was so fun and simple, and I love how it turned out!
I've been on the lookout for hooks. A single hook at the home improvement store is about $3.50. You can get a row of about four hooks at Target for around $12-15. I can't believe simple coat hooks are that expensive! Then I found these at the dollar store:
Plastic Spongebob hook (hideous!) and a verdigris iron house number. (Note: these are plastic, and won't hold anything very heavy like the more expensive hooks at the home improvement store will, but they are sturdy enough for light use.) I wanted to put them together to make something whimsical and pretty, like they might sell here, but I didn't have a clear idea in my head about how to take the hook from Spongebob to fab.
Project Materials:
- Plastic hook, $1
- Acrylic paint, on hand or $.50
- Faux metal embellishment tags, $1
- House number or other embellishment, on hand or $1
Total: $2 and up
To Make:
Step 1: Paint the Spongebob off that hook! I used Antique White craft acrylic paint (this paint has been getting a huge workout at my house lately, and I really like it!). Give it two coats, if necessary.
Step 2: Paint the embossed metal stickers with the same color of paint. When they dry, you can antique them with brown paint or green (to simulate a verdigris effect). To expose some of the metal, gently scrape paint off the sticker with your fingernail.
Step 3. Stick the painted stickers on the fully dry painted hook.
(Optional) Step 4: Glue house number (or other embellishment) to the hook.
p.s. Go link up at the new Wednesday's Creative Inspiration at Roots And Wings Co.
These turned out fantastic! They totally look like something that you’d find at Anthro!
Talk about a transformation. Very nice!
I would have never looked at that Sponge Bob hook and thought of that! You are inspiring me to be more creative when I’m shopping at the Dollar Store!
Creative and Curious Kids!
LOVE! Very cool.
You are truly so awesome! Your blog absolutely rocks! Your projects are brilliant! And even more, you are such a delightful, giving, and warm person! Thank you for linking up to our linky party!
What a fun project! I am ALWAYS in need of more hooks in my house. I have them behind the bedroom door for their sports bags, behind the bathroom door for their towels, in the laundry room for…well, everything, some for backpacks, coats, jewelry, etc! Thanks for a creative project for organizing my life!
Rebecca of the R&W Gals
I would have RAN away from those spongbob hooks! how smart!! i love this thank you!
[...] p.s. These look awesome hanging from my shabby chic hooks! [...]
Those are super cute…for light purpose – I bet they are perfect!!
Holy Cow!!! Amazing…I also have been on the lookout for hooks which I could afford for a project…I looked everywhere, and they were so pricey…finally, last week, Hobby Lobby had their hooks on sale for half off…so I was really pleased to get 5 at a really reasonable price…but just LOOK what I could have made myself :) Ive seen these hideous hooks at the dollar store…gotta try this project. Thanks!!
OMG! I just see these SpongeBob hooks at dollar store last week and I thought, I don’t think there’s any way of salvaging those! Way to have a vision!
Heather
[...] hooks that I’ll be modpodge-ing over to use as coat hooks in my kitchen/entryway (stealing this idea from Dollar Store crafts!), some nyc color makeup (woot!), diet mtn. dew (cue addiction), jiffy [...]
I’m always looking for a craft to do on a small amount of money! I did these and they turned out beautiful! Thanks!
Adorable! I love the shabby chic look and no one would ever know you used a Sponge Bob wall hook!! I won’t tell… Good eye!
[...] try out some of these quirky hooks (above!) by UncommonGoods and Anthropologie. Also, here's a link to help those of you who are feeling really crafty and want to make your own unique hooks! If you [...]
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