We have a few "first guitars" hanging around our youngest son's room. I'm currently working on a complete room makeover for this tween and decided to upcycle a couple of these tattered toys. My first victim of this particular DIY is this one...
Our little man... well not so little now, but he was at the time we bought this guitar at a thrift store... is helping me sort through his keep-toss-donate process of his bedroom.
I have total permission to upcycle this cheap learner guitar to do as I wish.
So I really ripped into it with a plan.
First with a good distress sanding...
Tearing up the page into several pieces...
just to burn the edges... ( don't worry... each piece was dropped into the sink and into a glass baking dish filled with water)
because...
those amazing burned edges are making a nice affect while I decoupage them onto the face of the guitar.
(Insert big smile here...the plan is working so far!)
The Mod Podge was quickly drying so I flipped the guitar over and taped it off to stain half of it in a blue...
wipe on...
wipe off!
A gorgeous blue stain with a perfect distressed look.
Then the other half is done with "Crimson"... a beautiful red stain.
Then I white washed the neck with a white acrylic.
For "Americana"... the stars and stripes are a must!
So I taped off the guitar with my design to paint over the burned music. I used the very same Indigo and Crimson but watered down to make it more translucent.
Then I used coconut oil to seal the rest of the guitar, which brought out the colors more and protects the wood.
After re-stringing, I asked for some critique ...
The Ace-Man loves this! He said it's soooo cool!
You can see the music sheet and burned edges peek through the white, crimson and indigo colors. It is kind of cool!
I think the new tween room theme is off to a great start! He is really excited over it and is being helpful with the decisions.
I can't have him too involved because I have some surprises for him.
