I made a sandwich board!

[Luvs to paint]

I found these hard plastic handles on e-bay and ordered 3. Today I bought thin oak 2' x 4 sheets and trimmed out all the edges with red duck tape (to avoid any splinters). The wood is nice and smooth so I didn't paint them or stain them. I pre-drilled holes with my dremel and then inserted the nuts and bolts. I wanted feet for my boards and couldn't find what I wanted so I took four heavy duty 2" spring clips that have rubber covered tips. I clipped two to the bottom of each board and tied a 6 inch string from one front clip to one back clip to keep them from spreading open further. Best part is I can use one side of the boards for pay-per-face and add the prices and then completely flip the boards over and have photos without prices for birthday parties, and free events.

I ordered 3 of the handles. So far I've only used one. I try my new boards out tomorrow!





I was able to use clear packing tape to mount my photos. The opposite side, I may mount the photos different, I haven't decided yet.

[Fun2Play]

Sweet!

[sweethavenarts]

Do you have a link or a brand name? These things are AMAZING!

[SuzySparkles]

http://shop.signsseen.com/p11551/Hinge-Handle-One-Make-Your-Own-A-Frame-Sidewalk-Sign/product_info.html

[SmileyBee Faces]

would love to see a picture of your boards.

[Denise Cold]

Brilliant! Thanks for sharing!

D.

[Becky521]

I was thinking of making one out of some sort of plywood, door hinges and drawer handles. Those handle hinges are really cool though!

[Luvs to paint]

photos soon..batteries dead...forgetful mind, lol.

[SmileyBee Faces]

what did you look under on ebay? Im really interested in getting some of these.

[Luvs to paint]

sandwich boards, i think,

[Luvs to paint]

any boards thicker/larger and I physically might not have been able to lift it into the back of my truck when I'm by myself. The heavy duty metal clips add some extra weight, so I may keep looking for feet options. It did blow over a couple of times, but I didn't have my tent up so nothing really to stabilize it to. (something else to figure a solution to).

[Luvs to paint]

suzy has the link posted above, that's the same price I paid on e-bay. I bought 3 handles without the feet. wish I had bought the feet. I may order them. I used just a standard flat end screw with a bolt.

[Luvs to paint]

the handle is hinged so that you can have one side of both boards for your pay-per-face designs with prices added, and when you don't want to show those, flip it completely over and use the back sides for your photos you show at parties or "free" (limited designs) events. I like that I only have to have ONE hinged set of boards and it serves the purpose of 2.

[SmileyBee Faces]

that is awsome. i think im going to have to order some. I would LOVE to see pictures.

[Luvs to paint]

That's it! It did blow over a couple of times, so I do need to re-think that part.

[Luvs to paint]

here's a side view of my max setup... my water containers sit in the top bin. the orange trimmed clear plexi is to keep nosy fingers from touching my brushes.

[Luvs to paint]

underneath my paints is a folding board I bungee to the lid to extend the lid portion for table top use. it's orange and has velcro attached to hold my card holder secure, velcro's a small business sign, and velcro's an acrylic mirror to the side (to further encourage kids out of my chair). Underneath the lid is a support system I made by taking two foam core boards, cutting to the right height, taping all the sides, and placing in that "groove" to give support to the lid. on the front of the support board, I have "Faces by Lorie" in big sparkly letters.

[beckibut7]

Looks great!

[zeebee]

My husband made me a really cool sandwich board but it is super heavy so I don't use it too often. Too flimsy and it flies away too heavy and it's a pain

[Luvs to paint]

my paint cases are sitting in a metal backgammon case I bought at Dirt Cheap for just a few bucks. I removed the set pieces and the divider area and now I have a cute little metal suitcase. I also found one a tiny bit larger/deeper on the same day but it doesn't open flat like the one above. I'll use it for times when I can't take my fat max, or may just put it here on the forum in the swap section.

[SmileyBee Faces]

does anyone know what type of boards are used in the manufacture picture?

[FaceMyPaint]

My daughter has a very inexpensive chalk/dry erase easel we bought from Ikea. She hadn't used it in a while, and it was sitting in the garage. My son used duck tape (fluorescent pink and green) and we used clear scrapbook pages with 4x6 prints of my favorite faces to create a "free" display board! I had all the supplies on hand, and it was lightweight enough to carry, but stood up to the wind. It will work for a while, as I don't do a ton of festivals, and it was really cute! Just the right height, too. Check out easels at Ikea. I think it was only like $30 or maybe even less!
Amy

[FaceMyPaint]

Should have checked the price - it was actually only $15!
Amy

[SmileyBee Faces]

Should have checked the price - it was actually only $15!
Amy

Do you have pictures of it? would love to see it.

[FaceMyPaint]

I am not sure I can post a picture, but here is a link to the easel on Ikea: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50021076/

Amy

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