Hello! Until recently I worked in retail and, in an effort to reduce plastic waste, took home these, like, wide s-hooks that are made to hold up displays. Upon reflection, I think they make cute little hanging “canvases,” but I’m not much of a freehand artist, so I’m looking into decoupaging them.
Horizontal striations are visible in the plastic, but if I run a fingernail down them I can’t really feel them, so it’s quite smooth, which has me wondering if I should lightly sand them first (or something.)
I’m sure I’m not the first person to be interested in decoupaging plastic, so I figured I’d ask here if anyone has tips/tricks lol. Thanks in advance for your time to anyone who answers!
I’ve included a picture of one of the plastic things bc why not, lol? Also if anyone knows what these are actually called, please feel free to say so!
Welcome to LC! I don’t have any experience decoupaging plastic specifically, so I don’t know whether sanding is necessary, but I bet it wouldn’t hurt in terms of helping the stuff stick to it.
AIMR
(Linda -2026 time to regroup and renew :us:)
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Hello and welcome!
I think they would be cute to decorate with paper, stickers, paints, etc. Sanding with give them a bit of tooth for whatever you stick on them. I was thinking that if you had a lot, you could do letters and string them on cord or a skewer stick.
You are creative to see them as something other than their intended purpose!
I agree that light sanding would probably help (But, just in case, please remember to wear a particle respirator and/or make sure you’re in a well-ventilated area – plastic can make some pretty fine dust)!
