Need Help Uses For Ceiling Tiles

mesue · 02-21-2002, 04:41 AM

My daughter just took down 200 ceiling tiles 12inx12in square corrugated tiles, she loves to craft but can't think of use for these, any ideas you could give would be greatly appreciated.

BRINSHI · 02-21-2002, 06:51 PM

I'm not sure how hard it would be to stick tacks into it? Maybe if they go in good you could try to paint them and use them as message boards? I'm sure you could even paint them for holidays like painting a shamrock in the middle for St Patrick's?

qtpie121 · 02-21-2002, 09:30 PM

if she had a lil kid around or someone did maybe you could somehow make squares with them like a cube and paint letters on them like wooden blocks than set two on the floor and one in middle of the two? hope that describes it well would be cute acces. in a kids room

briansmommy · 02-21-2002, 10:49 PM

Be careful! If these are the kind of ceiling tiles with the sheetrock substance in them, they can be hazardous to your lungs. I worked in a hospital in high school doing small repairs (ie replacing ceiling tiles, general maintence (sp?), etc.) and I had breathing problems when we'd cut ceiling tile to fit around pipes and corners. Cutting them up in any way will kick up dust. If these aren't the types of tile you're talking about... nevermind. Good luck with finding a great project for them. I think covering them with fabric and crisscrossing it with ribbon, and making a "french" message board would be cute...

Princess of Power #1 · 02-22-2002, 02:06 AM

cut the poem to fit in the middle of the tile then put pressed flowers, bottons, sequins, decopog(sp) around the poem. Then sit them on shelves. Or you could hot glue 2 sticks on back print up all the different names of plants in your yard, glue the paper to the tile, clear coat it and put them in your yard, you could even decorate them if you wanted to.

rebekka · 02-25-2002, 12:14 AM

Can you paint them then decopouge (sp??) small art in the center... like a creamy yellow background and then some type of flower in the center... KWIM??

02-21-2002, 04:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
mesue Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: not the middle of nowhere but I can see it from here. Posts: 4,313 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 26 Thanked 152 Times in 90 Posts	Need Help Uses For Ceiling Tiles My daughter just took down 200 ceiling tiles 12inx12in square corrugated tiles, she loves to craft but can't think of use for these, any ideas you could give would be greatly appreciated.

02-21-2002, 09:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
qtpie121 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,132 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	hmm if she had a lil kid around or someone did maybe you could somehow make squares with them like a cube and paint letters on them like wooden blocks than set two on the floor and one in middle of the two? hope that describes it well would be cute acces. in a kids room

02-21-2002, 10:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
briansmommy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Near the best snow on Earth! Posts: 303 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Be careful! If these are the kind of ceiling tiles with the sheetrock substance in them, they can be hazardous to your lungs. I worked in a hospital in high school doing small repairs (ie replacing ceiling tiles, general maintence (sp?), etc.) and I had breathing problems when we'd cut ceiling tile to fit around pipes and corners. Cutting them up in any way will kick up dust. If these aren't the types of tile you're talking about... nevermind. Good luck with finding a great project for them. I think covering them with fabric and crisscrossing it with ribbon, and making a "french" message board would be cute... __________________ Frugal Momma!

02-22-2002, 02:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
Princess of Power #1 BigBig Addict! Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In a buckeye tree! Posts: 4,552 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	How about printing up some nice poems cut the poem to fit in the middle of the tile then put pressed flowers, bottons, sequins, decopog(sp) around the poem. Then sit them on shelves. Or you could hot glue 2 sticks on back print up all the different names of plants in your yard, glue the paper to the tile, clear coat it and put them in your yard, you could even decorate them if you wanted to. __________________ I carry a whip! BE AFRAID! Bodyguard for my Girls!!! Also member of all the good clubs! Please keep your Bad Karma the heck away from me! Smooches and Huggs! FSOT If I have traded with you please leave feedback at http://forums.bigbigsavings.com/show...hreadid=161493

02-25-2002, 12:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
rebekka Big Dealer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: North Dakota Posts: 98 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	another thought Can you paint them then decopouge (sp??) small art in the center... like a creamy yellow background and then some type of flower in the center... KWIM??

02-21-2002, 06:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
BRINSHI Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 41 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm not sure how hard it would be to stick tacks into it? Maybe if they go in good you could try to paint them and use them as message boards? I'm sure you could even paint them for holidays like painting a shamrock in the middle for St Patrick's?

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