Creations, Tabletop Easel

 

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Michelle always has something wonderful up her sleeve!

Today I am sharing a tabletop easel I made with a cardboard box

and cut up watercolor doodles

 

 

 

 

It’s lightweight and the perfect way to keep what you’re reading,

sketching, or cooking handy!

 

 

 

 

I don’t know how I ever lived without it!

 

 

 

 

It all started with a sturdy white box that came in the mail

 

 

 

 

I kept looking at the box thinking I needed to re-purpose it for something…

 

 

 

Hmmm….

 

 

 

 

That’s it!!

A tabletop easel was born

 

 

 

I glued the sides into position with a glue gun

I glued a small watercolor of a beach ball on the top slanted surface

and a line of flat backed glass vase beads forming a shelf

 

 

 

 

I cut up a page from a sketchbook that was covered with watercolor sea life

You can use photos or magazine pictures,

cut up wrapping paper or craft paper, anything you like!

 

 

 

Note: If using magazine photos, glue them on card stock and then cut them out so they will be sturdier than flimsy paper

I chose not to use Mod Podge because I wasn’t sure how the cardboard box would hold up to the moisture and I was afraid it would smudge the watercolor paintings

 

 

 

A crab and jellyfish went on the back

Then a sea turtle swam around the side with a seahorse

 

 

 

 

I added patterns to the triangular areas with markers

 

 

 

 

An octopus swam onto the other side

 

 

 

 

Sea shells joined the beach ball on the front

Silver dots were added with a marker to frame the easel surface

 

 

 

 

It’s the perfect size for a Kindle or E-reader

 

 

 

 

I added a few marker lines around the glued watercolors

to finish and fill in the white spaces

 

 

 

 

It’s perfect for a laptop pillow for comfortable, hands free reading

 

 

 

 

This comes in handy as a recipe holder while cooking too

 

 

 

 

AND!

 

 

 

 

It comes in very handy in my outdoor art corner on the porch

 

 

 

 

I can prop a photo of what I’m painting right next to my art easel for reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Turn About Tuesday  Full Plate Thursday  Centerpiece Wednesday

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