Tuesday

Stained Glass Cook Book or Ipad Stand

It's shaping up to be mosaic week at Bliss Ranch.

I finished up a couple projects that graced my dining room table for a couple weeks.

Kitchen Ipad Cookbook Stand Bliss-Ranch.com

If you spend any time on Pinterest or reading blogs like Homeroad, you know exactly what a trivet ipad holder is.

I wanted one of these..... just like Susan makes.


But I didn't make one like that.

Why?

Because darn-it, I didn't have the right size trivet.

Just like Goldilocks, I had one that was too big, one that was too small, but no trivet that was just right lived at this mama bears house.

Kitchen Ipad Cookbook Stand Bliss-Ranch.com

So I did the next best thing, I used what I had on hand to make my own kitchen ipad holder.  And the cost was zero.

Kitchen Ipad Cookbook Stand Bliss-Ranch.com

I asked the man with the saw to cut me a piece of scrap wood to the size I specified.

What came back seemed larger than I requested, but he insisted that it was the size I asked for.

I'm bad with math, so I admit that is possible.

But he's bad with hearing, so him being wrong is also a possibility, and he tells people I'm always right, so who you gonna believe?

Kitchen Ipad Cookbook Stand Bliss-Ranch.com

I went to the garage to look through the bins of scrap stained glass.

I have a couple big bins full of shards that my oldest daughter brought home for me, which are sure to give a gal a cut or two if she fishes around for just the right color combos.

Blue was on top, so even though there is nothing blue in my kitchen I decided I could work with that color and save my fingers some agony.

Kitchen Ipad Cookbook Stand Bliss-Ranch.com

The blues I ended up using are sort of a stormy seas combo, and I made a tray with lighter blues for my cedar porch, which I will show you later this week.

The finished product reminds me of a coastal storm blowing in, which is just what I'm like when I'm cooking in the kitchen.

First thing was to paint the wood Ivory with Maison Blanche paint that you can purchase from Shannon at Fox Hollow Cottage.

I paint light colors for the base when I am using stained glass so the glass ends up as bright as possible.

Kitchen Ipad Cookbook Stand Bliss-Ranch.com

Before I glued and grouted I also painted the outside frame with Maison Blanche wrought iron - which by the time I was done using their Lime Wax on it, gave me a rainy cloud color.

This is probably a good time to tell you I don't claim to be any sort of expert on making mosaics, so proceed with caution following my directions.

I have a style that is nothing like a professional mosaic or stained glass artist.

However, it works for me and I'm happy, and Brawn would tell you me being happy is very important to the happiness of everyone else around me.

The stained glass pieces I have are left over from stained glass artists who know what they are doing, so they are random shapes and sizes.

I take those, clip and cut them, and they end up still being random shapes and sizes, but random sizes that now fit my project.

I always use a clear silicon adhesive like GE Silicone II, because it dries clear and the colors of the translucent glass stay accurate.  I have no idea if that's a good idea or a bad one so all you professional stained glass artists who have an opinion on my adhesive choice, just keep quiet.

Blue Stained Glass Mosaic Ipad Stand With Vintage Silverware, Bliss-Ranch.com

This isn't a craft you should do at the kitchen table, because as you clip the glass into smaller pieces, little shards the size of invisible DNA will inevitably fall to the floor for your feet or the feet of those you love, to find at a later date.  Just saying.

This type random glass project is like fitting pieces of a puzzle together that are sized as you go, but better than a puzzle because when you get to the last piece if it doesn't fit, you can crack that sucker in half and force it into place.

Kitchen Ipad Cookbook Stand Bliss-Ranch.com

Let the glue dry for a day or so (or week if you're me) and then suck up to the guy you know in your heart messed up the size on this project.

Ask him to grout it for you because you have delicate lady hands and don't wanna mess them with that rough sandy grout.

Wipe the grout haze off a couple times with a damp sponge, then let it cure for a couple days.

The details are what I like about this project.

Kitchen Ipad Cookbook Stand Bliss-Ranch.com

I have a pile of old flatware.

Kitchen Ipad Cookbook Stand Bliss-Ranch.com
Two butter knives and a cake server later, I not only have a ledge to hold the ipad in place, but a stand in the back to hold the whole thing up.

Blue Stained Glass Mosaic Ipad Stand With Vintage Silverware, Bliss-Ranch.com

This also doubles as a cook book holder.

The space between the knife handles allows me to get at the on/off button on the ipad.

Kitchen Ipad Cookbook Stand Bliss-Ranch.com
A couple of screws hold the silverware in place.

I bent the handle on the cake server till the holder was at the angle I wanted for the stand.

Kitchen Ipad Cookbook Stand Bliss-Ranch.com

The final step on this was to wax the wood with Maison Blanche Lime Wax.

Blue Stained Glass Mosaic Ipad Stand With Vintage Silverware, Bliss-Ranch.com


I love that wax!  It gave my project a seaside vibe, sort of a grayed driftwood cast over the black paint, you know - all stormy, like me when I blow through the kitchen.







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26 comments :

  1. This is beautiful, Bliss! I love the glass colors...really lovely. Such a creative and original piece!

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  2. That turned out beautiful, and using the silverware was perfect!

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  3. oh that looks SO pretty!!!! great idea, my friend! the silverware is the icing!

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  4. Definitely the prettiest Ipad stand I have ever seen.

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  5. Nice! I noticed that there are no comments from professional stained glass folks here, so they must be happy with your choice of adhesive, or they're not saying.

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  6. As an unprofessional stained glass lover, you nailed it. Oh, I'm a silverware lover also.

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  7. Please God, send me a man with a saw.
    Beautiful ipad stand, B!
    My fav part is the silverware...

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  8. Such a cool idea. It looks like rocks and pebbles to me. Love your blog!!!

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  9. Bliss this is so cool and I love the silverware touch. Adds so much character, great choice of stained glass!

    Cindy

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  10. Absolutely gorgeous! Genius, I tell ya!

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  11. Bling is the thing. Bright and shiny always works. Great job!

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  12. I love a good storm and I love your new IPad stand. Using the silver wear as hardware and stand is such a Bliss move, too!

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  13. that is awesome! I love the knives holding it in place too, brilliant Bliss

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  14. Gosh, I never even knew there was such a thing! What a great idea. It makes sense with all the recipes online now. Yours is so stylish. I love the added silverware at the bottom to hold it in place.

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  15. Beautiful, Bliss and what a great way to use and enjoy the pretty silverware butter spreaders. The large cake/pie server makes a wonderful stand. Love the colors too.
    Blessings,
    Audrey Z. @ Timeless Treasures

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  16. Brilliant! Love the silverware, it really finishes it up nicely. Now I truly regret giving away all of my old stained glass scraps many moons ago.

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  17. Wow, that is awesome....you are just so creative. I have been wanting something to hold my kindle....hummm.

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  18. Haha! Funny post, my friend. I say even if he cut things to the exact specifications you requested, it was still his responsibility to know that's not what you MEANT. The space for the power button is mind-blowingly brilliant.

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  19. Cute. I love the butter knives as the holder. I got some of those little cutting boards like Susan uses for hers at an estate sale. I planned to do this very thing with them. I think I will combine yours with Susan's. Yeah!

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  20. Love the use of silverware on this piece. Genius!

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  21. OMG that is so awesome!!! I love the silverware on the front (and the back!) Yours is so much cooler than that Homeroad chicks!

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  22. How awesome is this!! Your creativity is boundless!!!! Great job!!~~Ang

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  23. It's beautiful and the details are the icing on the cake!

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  24. Its adorable!... I was just looking around for ipad Bean Bag.. Thanks for this..

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  25. Fantastic idea! Love it. What kind of grouting did you use? I so want to make one of these.

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    1. If I recall it's regular floor tile grout.

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