The Great Soap Makeover
So, is there any way I can make this look better?
You betcha! Check this out!!
(Look familiar? Yup, I’m on a vinyl tangent at the moment. Check out the knife block post for more deets on vinyl.)
Yes, I know, I know. It’s totally awesome. Don’t hate!
I’m gonna show you how you can make your own. YOU CAN DO IT. This project is EASY.
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First: Wash the bottle out really well (I pored the soap into a little dish while I was prepping this craft). Also, use some Goo-Gone to remove all the stickers.
Second: Find something for them to sit on while you spray paint. Liquid Children’s Tylenol and a bottle of Pepto-Bismol pills works great but isn’t mandatory. 
Third: Spray paint using paint for PLASTIC stuff.
Is my paint setup looking familier? Yes, this project dates back to my When Bad Ideas Happen to Good People post. Oops.
So I wasn’t lovin’ the solid black look so once they were painted with the plastic paint I added a coat of regular ORB (not made specifically for plastic). I had tape around the top so if you look closely you can see the difference that ORB makes. The top is NOT with ORB, the bottom part IS. Kapish?!
Also, I wasn’t feelin’ the solid blackish ORB look either so I used a brownish metallic for the top pump part. It’s hard to tell but the pump and the base are two slightly different colors. It gives just enough contrast.
And now, another tutorial on how to apply vinyl letters.
From L to R: Remove staples. Trim off about a 1/4″ of the backing. Position your letter exactly where you want it. It should stick at the bottom where you removed a section of the backing (I do this with bumper stickers too. It helps to get it placed perfectly w/o bubbles).
From L to R: Get the vinyl positioned exactly where you want it. Slowly roll the backing off the sticker as you smooth the sticker onto your surface. Once it’s applied smooth it out really well with a scraper. Now Slowly peel off the top sticker layer revealing only the vinyl.
It is that easy!
Not sure how water-proof she is, but whatevs! It’s totally cute anyway.
Now go and craft something great and show me your results!!
Do you recognize that little glass jar with the jelly beans? It’s from my Keepin’ Myself Busy post. A little dishwasher action and now it’s an adorable little candy jar… that is until I think of some cool craft for it.
And just for fun, I <3 vinyl!
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Update to this post:
THE SOAP PUMP REVISITED 11/22/2010
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seriously, this looks amazing!!
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Super-cute, Allison!!! Love your craft ideas!
I’m blown away by this one. It had never occurred to me to be bothered by my ugly dish soap dispenser, but now it is going to drive me crazy until I have fixed it, like you did. You made me aware of a project I didn’t even know I needed, now I can’t live without
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SO fun!… you know this already, but I LOVE it!
Very creative, girl!!!
Shelley
Good grief. That is SO CLEVER!!! But tell me please, what is this ORB you speak of? It looks like such a cool texture! I’ve got three bottles uglying up my sink (dish detergent, lotion, soap), I need to give them this treatment!
wow you are genius. haha. my soap dispenser looks so bad. i used to have a cute glass one but it wouldn’t work for the foam dispensers like my hubby likes right now. i might have to try this out……you are one clever lady thanks for the tips!
Looks very classy and chic.
I officially love you! Just when I think I have seen everything. I have been thinking the same thing, what could I do to make my kitchen soap dispenser look good. I am going to have to try this:)
LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!! I just might have to steal that idea. Looks great!
you did a fantastic job – love it!
I’ll bet it holds up well. I love this, just like I loved your knife block project! I must get some initial letters. I definitely want to do this to my bathroom soap dispensers ~ bring them up a notch from their plastic-ness!
Wow, I love the outcome. That paint is awesome!
I adore this….I will definitely be borrowing this idea.
You are scary! I hate looking at my soap bottle too but I think to hide it not paint it!!!!! But I do have a spare can of spraypaint in the laundry room right now ….
Fabulous! Spray paint and a vinyl decal can create magic!
fabulous, now something must be done to my Dawn bottle!!
Oh! Spray paint for plastic….now I know what I did wrong! Love your soap makeover!
Wow girl – that looks much better than my nasty ole bottle of soap! Thanks for the great idea! Please come plant your creative seeds at my blog party on Friday “Plant a Punkin Seed at Punkin Seed Productions”.
Kristi
Punkin Seed Productions
Love this!!! It looks so much better than the plain old soap bottle.
Okay, I am really trying not to hate you! lol! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!!!
Now that is a *fabulous* idea!! Love it! I wonder if it will hold up… I might have to give this a try!
OMG it so cool!!!! I will try it soon, Thank you for sharing the cool idea.
That is SO awesome and looks soooo great!
You are too crafty! I LOVE it! Wanna come makeover my house?
NO WAY! This is perfect! I have always rolled my eyes at how tacky my foamer is – all bright in my warm colored kitchen.
I am seriously loving your new soap dish! WOW! Be blessed. Cindy
I started laughing when I saw what you did with it! Nothing is safe in your house! Great project!
Whoa, that is so nice. I love the matching monograms!
Thanks for linking this up as well!
That is such a great idea! I just started my blog and it’s all about cleaning. This would be a fantastic tip to share with my readers. I may just have to link to you! Love it!
Just found your blog ~ so glad I did! Great idea…can you please come to my house???
Looks great! How does the plastic spray paint hold up to water?
I have that very same soap dispenser @ my sink. I would have never thought to paint it. Very clever!!
Where to you get the vinyls? I have to order online.
@Carolyn I hope it holds up! So far so good. I’ve washed it off several times and it’s been great.
Wow. I love ORB spray paint, too, though I only discovered it a week ago! I posted about what I sprayed, too- a light fixture, brass lamp, and plastic trash can.
You are really good with the spray paint!! All your ideas are really clever and thrifty…love them all. Thank you for sharing and bringing your hodgepodge to my party. I love seeing what you are up to. Hope to see you again.
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I LOVE this! Being a mom of a large family my kitchen soap dispenser gets ALOT of handling…How do you think this will hold up to that? I’ve got a can of ORB just waiting to be sprayed….:O)
Oh my Gracious! You are freakin’ brilliant! ADORABLE!
What a great idea!
How creative! You’ve made such run of the mill trinkets absolute must haves. Love this!
Thanks for linking up to SNS #24!
FJ Donna
Ok, I really like this idea, but how durable is it? I want to try this, but if it isn’t gonna last…
won’t the paint wash off after a while?
I am not too familiar with paint for plastic-
that is why the questions.
Yours looks really nice and the fact that it matches your knife block.. Cool!
these would make cute gift ideas —
BUT… let us see it in a month, will you?
Total coolness..
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So stylish!!!!!!
m ^..^
What a great idea! I keep my soap underneath the sink because the bottle is so ugly, this is a much better alternative!
Kat
Unbelievable! Way cool!
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Now that is an idea I never would have thought of. It looks great!
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Oh my gosh – what a great, great idea! Those things are ugly and you’ve made it look gorgeous! Who knew?!
Jeanine
Oh, you’re good! These look great and so elegant!
Be a sweetie,
Shelia
OH MY!!!! I am so in love with this. And yes, I do hate just a wee bit for not being as ingenious as you with this awesome idea! I am so doing this tomorrow!!!