I was super excited when I accidentally created these awesome "wood" separators.
I needed something to separate my Lindt truffle favors. Initially I was going to use woven tray and a paper separator (see left) but I realized I needed a deeper tray for all my Lindt. That meant I needed a taller/sturdier separater (plus this paper one looks really ghetto).I had some leftover foamboard from my photobooth faces so I decided to use that. I measured my basket and carved out the slots.
At first I left them as white but it looked so ugly so I took some brown paint and just dry painted them with these sponge brushes. By "dry paint", I mean I slathered the brown paint on a plate (no water added) and I used the sponge brush and only brushed in one direction (up and down). That way, you get those streaks that look like wood grains. By going over certain areas a 2nd time, you get that aged wood look.
FYI, THESE FOAM BOARDS HAD A PAPER BACKING. I doubt this works for the foam boards that are shiny/slippery.
I forgot to take a picture of the before picture but in this picture, you can see that the middle is still white. No one knew these weren't wood until I told them!
The finished product looks really classy and it was very sturdy!
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