A couple weeks ago I stumbled upon these cardboard water towers on an instagram feed by Boundless Brooklyn. They come blank, are made out of 100% recycled material and you can paint and decorate them as you wish. I was super excited as I love those iconic water towers around NYC and Jersey City. I ordered them right away and 12 hours later I had them in my hand. Nice flat envelopes with scored chipboard pieces and glue dots inside, easy to assemble.
I had ordered two different sizes – The Medium Water Tower comes in 10 3/4” H x 5” . I spray painted the chipboard using my Elephant and What’s The Point Stencil and added the text on the water tower roof.
while adding layers to the chipboard I made sure that I would move the folds so that the cardboard would not become stiff. It was really easy peasy and the whole design made it to simple to put together in a very short time once it was painted.
For the small water tower which comes in 5 1/4″ H x 2 5/8″ W x 2 5/8″ D, I used Spray Paint and marbled it on the background by spraying wet in wet and then moving the pieces around. Then I added parts of the Batik and the Lilly Stencil with some acrylic paint.
I sealed off the water towers with some Pouring Medium which gives them a nice shiny glass finish. You can take of the top and put some small stuff in there. Loved this. I have one more water tower and a billboard sign to play with – cannot wait for it.
What would you do with these water towers- ideas?
Here is a list of supplies.
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Stampendous Stamps
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OH MY, Nathalie, these are just adorable… I think they might be a MUST BUY item! And it looks so real and perfect on your balcony! Finally, the act of spray painting them for that graffiti thrill without the crime is just perfect! What a terrific project!
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nathalie-kalbach
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Awe- thank you! LOL- love your analogy of graffiti thrill without doing something illegal- I would probably though not do it because I am not the right person to climb up high ;)
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Boundless Brooklyn
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Thanks so much for the amazing writeup and support, Nathalie. The towers looks incredible, and they’re all so different. Especially love the supplies’ list; makes it so much easier to see what’s needed to make this magic.
By the way, the elephant tower is beyond cool!
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nathalie-kalbach
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Thank you so much :) Looking forward to play more if your products in the future!
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Sue Clarke
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LOVE that quote and love LOVE love the water towers as well.
I would use them as centerpieces for tables for an event.
Names could go on them such as “friends”, “family”, “bride’s side”, etc…
They are such fun!
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nathalie-kalbach
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What a great idea to have them as centerpieces for an event- Love that Sue!!!
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Heidi
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Nathalie ~ These are the coolest! I love what you have done with them & I love the idea of the water towers!
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nathalie-kalbach
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Thank you Heidi!
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