Reused Guitar String Boxes
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:39 pm
One evening this last summer, I was playing guitar and drinking a beer. Not wanting to leave a water ring on the wood table, I grabbed the nearest thing to put under it so I could keep on playing and not go searching for a coaster. It turned out to be a guitar string box that I hadn’t discarded, yet. Then I forgot about it. A few days later, a friend came over and we had a beer. I just grabbed a couple more of the boxes to use for the sweaty cans. He made a comment . . . . . . something like “Cool coasters” and that’s when the light bulb went on. He was right, they are extremely cool, especially for the music room.
So here is my contribution for Tony’s post of the week challenge.
Do-It-Yourself Artsy-Fartsy Guitar String Box Coaster Instructions (in photos – it’s kind of self explanatory).
Artsy-Fartsy Guitar String Box Mess! What will you do with all this junk?
Artsy-Fartsy Guitar String Box Mess Solution - Step 1
Artsy-Fartsy Guitar String Box Mess Solution - Step 2
Artsy-Fartsy Guitar String Box Mess Solution - Step 3
Artsy-Fartsy Guitar String Box Mess Solution - Step 4
Artsy-Fartsy Guitar String Box Mess Solution - Step 5
Artsy-Fartsy Guitar String Box Mess Solution - Step 6
Artsy-Fartsy Guitar String Box Mess Solution - Step 7
Artsy-Fartsy Guitar String Box Mess Solution - Relax, you're done!
Artsy-Fartsy Guitar String Box Mess Solution - Hidden treasures for the curious mind!
Additional thoughts . . . . thoughts . . . . . thoughts . . . . . .
No bad experiences on my end so far, and, if you do this, you can feel good about saving the planet by recycling one guitar string box at a time. HA! I've also thought of attaching some old worn out strings and picks to them to sort of authenticate them more. I'm always changing strings, so I have a bazillion of these lying around. I'm thinking of stuffing a few inside my pockets next time I go to a concert . . . . . maybe I can get some big important celebrity to sign them. Now that would be a conversation piece!
WARNING! If you get the kids involved, you may want to use something besides super-glue or they (the kids) may wind up stuck to each other, or the pets, or the refrigerator, etc. You get the idea.
Now for the fine print and usual disclaimers . . . always check materials to see if there will be any ink bleeding or other damaging effects . . . .blah blah blah . . . . . . . this is not an endorsement for any products . . . . . blah blah blah blah . . . . . your results may vary . . . . . . . .. blah blah blah . . . . . . this is just what I do sometimes and it doesn’t seem to be a crime.
Enjoy,
Hydroman52
So here is my contribution for Tony’s post of the week challenge.
Do-It-Yourself Artsy-Fartsy Guitar String Box Coaster Instructions (in photos – it’s kind of self explanatory).
Artsy-Fartsy Guitar String Box Mess! What will you do with all this junk?
Artsy-Fartsy Guitar String Box Mess Solution - Step 1
Artsy-Fartsy Guitar String Box Mess Solution - Step 2
Artsy-Fartsy Guitar String Box Mess Solution - Step 3
Artsy-Fartsy Guitar String Box Mess Solution - Step 4
Artsy-Fartsy Guitar String Box Mess Solution - Step 5
Artsy-Fartsy Guitar String Box Mess Solution - Step 6
Artsy-Fartsy Guitar String Box Mess Solution - Step 7
Artsy-Fartsy Guitar String Box Mess Solution - Relax, you're done!
Artsy-Fartsy Guitar String Box Mess Solution - Hidden treasures for the curious mind!
Additional thoughts . . . . thoughts . . . . . thoughts . . . . . .
No bad experiences on my end so far, and, if you do this, you can feel good about saving the planet by recycling one guitar string box at a time. HA! I've also thought of attaching some old worn out strings and picks to them to sort of authenticate them more. I'm always changing strings, so I have a bazillion of these lying around. I'm thinking of stuffing a few inside my pockets next time I go to a concert . . . . . maybe I can get some big important celebrity to sign them. Now that would be a conversation piece!
WARNING! If you get the kids involved, you may want to use something besides super-glue or they (the kids) may wind up stuck to each other, or the pets, or the refrigerator, etc. You get the idea.
Now for the fine print and usual disclaimers . . . always check materials to see if there will be any ink bleeding or other damaging effects . . . .blah blah blah . . . . . . . this is not an endorsement for any products . . . . . blah blah blah blah . . . . . your results may vary . . . . . . . .. blah blah blah . . . . . . this is just what I do sometimes and it doesn’t seem to be a crime.
Enjoy,
Hydroman52