What you'll make
Picture your guests wandering over after the first dance and plucking a glazed doughnut straight off the wall, grinning like kids at a school fete. One painted plywood board and a bundle of wooden pegs hold up to 48 doughnuts in tidy, calm rows. About £24 for the whole wall, doughnuts not included.
Materials (per item)
- thin plywood board, about 60 x 120 cm · 1 boardthe wall the doughnuts hang on£12.50
- thin wooden sticks (dowels), 6 mm thick · 12 stickscut in half to make 24 pegs£0.75
- matt acrylic paint in one soft colour · 1 bottletwo smooth coats on the board£9.99
- wood glue · about 2 tablespoonsholds each peg firmly in its hole£0.60
- DIY cost each£23.84
Tools
- Drill with a 6 mm wood bit
- Small handsaw or sturdy secateurs
- Medium sandpaper (120 grit)
- Small foam roller and tray
- Tape measure
- Pencil
- Damp cloth
- Two offcuts of wood
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