Sunday 22 January 2017

How You Can Get Creative With Piano Sheet Music

By Amy Clark


Repurposing and reusing items for other reasons can be fun as well as useful. Piano sheet music looks great and can jazz up any setting in a number of ways. You can use it for decorations or other ideas. It's great to use for bringing the shabby chic theme to life, which involves a lot of vintage touches in soft colors.

A really beautiful item to have in the home or studio is a piece of furniture that has sheet music printed on it or transferred onto the surface itself. Find an old table, side table or sideboard that can be transformed and given a new breath of life. Using Mod Podge, the sheets of paper with musical notes can be decoupaged onto the wood of the table.

Further distressing to the piece of furniture can be done for a really authentic vintage feel. Additionally, an antique finish can be achieved with the right kind of stain, easily available most DIY or hardware stores. The stain will react with the paper and seep through in certain areas, randomly creating a beautiful aged effect.

Use carol sheet music at Christmas time to create a fantastic paper wreath. Fold each page from the corner to create a cone type of shape, using one standard size, or two or three sizes to create different layers and depth to the piece. Glue the largest cones side by side onto the edge of a circular base, which can be as simple as a cardboard cut out or something sturdier like wood.

Glue the cones side by side in different layers until you have completely covered the circle base. The end result is a beautiful musical star. You can add a special decoration to the middle to finish the wreath, or simply tie a huge bow out of red fabric for a finishing touch that matches the season. Be extra dramatic by aging the pages in the oven or with a tea stain before you begin.

Music paper makes for great DIY ornaments, which are especially effective during Christmas. Papier mache tree ornaments are easy to make and they can be done in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Try making little gift boxes with ribbon bows to hang on the tree, or paste the paper onto baubles and trace patterns over them in glitter. Kids in particular will love this type of project.

You could create simple but effective gifts for friends using sheet music. Here's an idea: why not make some place mats for a couple's anniversary using larger sheets of paper? Laminate or age them for a great finish and you have a thoughtful gift that works so well in a vintage-themed or monochrome room. This could even be done inexpensively for a wedding, and use the wedding song for the music for something intimate.

Another great way to add a personal touch to a rustic decor for a wedding would be to use the music of the couple's favorite songs to wrap mason jars containing candles. These could be used to line the bride's walkway or at the reception as part of a centerpiece. They could also be used throughout the venue as accent decor.




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