Coat Hanger Turned Scarf Hanger!

In my opinion, the best crafts are the ones that cost you close to nothing. This Scarf Hanger is a quick and easy craft you can do with simple household items.  This week's inspiration comes from Pinterest.com. Let's get started!

To Begin, you'll need a plastic hanger (wire won't hold), a pack of shower curtain rings, and a glue gun. (with lots of glue sticks!) I spray painted my hanger brown, which is optional. If you would like to do this, the kind I purchased is Rust-Oleum American Accents, Espresso color. The can only costs $1.99 and you can use it on many more projects to come!

FYI- Before you start. Do this whole project on top of a layer of wax paper...

Just saying, I learned the hard way  :)

First, you need to arrange the shower rings how you would like them on your coat hanger.

You'll notice the difference between the ring placement of my hanger and the Inspiration hanger. You actually don't want to hang all your scarfs across the bottom bar of the hanger because then the hanger will eventually start to sag from the weight, and possibly crack.

You should definitely place two rings inside the hanger as far left and right as possible, like in the picture. My husband is an Engineer and briefed me on the best way to displace the weight of the scarves!

Once you have set up the rings how you like, start gluing. You want to glue the rings not only to the hanger, but also to any other touching rings as well. To do this, you will need to put the hot glue on the top of the rings and on any sides touching.

Once you're done gluing, your hanger will look like this.

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Next, you want to place another layer of glue on top of any glue that has oozed out when you pushed the ring to the hanger.

Make sure this layer of glue touches both the plastic hanger and the rings. This will create a nice solid seal.

Do this on all ring and hanger connections on one side. Then wait a few minutes for the glue to dry, flip the hanger over, and do the same thing on all connections on that side.

P.S.- Don't be afraid to use "too much" glue. The more, the better!

Then, you're ready for the fun part! You'll need a garbage bag or plastic bag to spray on, so that you keep the grass spray-free. To ensure that your bag won't blow away, take 4 nails or screws and push them through the bag into the grass.

Then, shake the can real good and begin to spray about 10-16" from the hanger. Apply a thin coat by moving side to side. Turn the angle of the can for a few strokes and by the edges of the hanger to ensure you are covering all surfaces. Wait for it to dry, then apply 1-2 more coats. Give that side about 10 minutes to totally dry, and then flip the hanger over and repeat.

My husband sprayed this for me outside and it was about 40 degrees, which took the paint a little longer to dry. Just make sure the paint is completely dry and not tacky to the touch before you start hanging up your scarves.

And there you have it! Super easy, practical, and cute!