How to Make Painted Rope Trivets
Rope Trivets
Keep those counter tops safe with these DIY Rope Trivets. Use a natural fiber rope, like jute, so it doesnât melt under your hot pans. The addition of colorful stripes can be coordinated to match your kitchen decor.
Materials Needed:
- 6" wooden plaques
- natural rope (jute, sisal)
- heat-resistant adhesive
- scissors
- acrylic paint in desired colors
- paintbrush
Begin by Adding Glue
Place a drop of glue in the middle of the wooden plaque.
Start Coiling Rope
Make a small coil out of the end of rope, and press it in the glue until it sticks.
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Make a small coil out of the end of the rope, hold in the glue until it is stuck.
Create a Larger Coil
Add more glue around the center coil, and wrap the rope around to create a larger coil.
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Add more glue around the center coil, wrap the rope around creating a larger coil.
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Continue to glue and wrap until the entire wooden circle is covered in rope.
Cover Entire Plaque With Rope
Continue to glue and wrap until the entire plaque is covered in rope.
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Continue to glue and wrap until the entire wooden circle is covered in rope.
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Continue to glue and wrap until the entire wooden circle is covered in rope.
Cut End of Rope
Make one additional coil of rope on the outside of the plaque. Glue and cut the end of the rope.
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Make one additional coil of rope on the outside of the wooden circle. Glue and cut the end of the rope.
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When dry, add fun stripes with the acrylic paint. Make each trivet slightly different and interesting.
Add Paint
Once dry, add fun stripes or shapes using various colors of acrylic paint.
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When dry, add fun stripes with the acrylic paint. Make each trivet slightly different and interesting.
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When dry, add fun stripes with the acrylic paint. Make each trivet slightly different and interesting.
Rope Trivets
When dry, add fun stripes with the acrylic paint. Make each trivet slightly different and interesting.
Rope Trivets
When dry, add fun stripes with the acrylic paint. Make each trivet slightly different and interesting.
Protect Surfaces
Use your finished trivets on all your surfaces to protect them from hot pots, pans and tea kettles.
Rope Trivets
Keep those counter tops safe with these DIY Rope Trivets. Use a natural fiber rope, like jute, so it doesnât melt under your hot pans. The addition of colorful stripes can be coordinated to match your kitchen decor.
