| MATERIALS: |
Scrap piece of Styrofoam
Pencil or marker
Furniture/upholstery nails (dome headed) or similar
Short length of flexible tubing or similar
Fine grain sandpaper
Acrylic paints in Black and brown tones
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| DIRECTIONS: |
1. First of all, you can do an internet search for images of an old padlock to get an idea of the shape of padlock you want
For this how-to I have used a classic shape padlock, 18th century style |  |
| 2. Draw the shape of the padlock onto the piece of Styrofoam |  |
| 3. Cut the Styrofoam to shape |  |
| 4. lightly sand the Styrofoam, especially on the edges then cut out the keyhole shape using a craft knife |  |
| 5. Pin the upholstery nails in place on the Styrofoam |  |
| 6. Using a pen or pencil, make two holes in the top of the Styrofoam then insert the two ends of the tube into the holes. |  |
| 7. Paint everything Black |  |
| 8. Sponge paint the lock with the Brown paints to give a rusty appearance |  |
| 9. Here is another example of a different style lock made the same way |  |
| 10. You can make the locks as big or small, and to any design you need using this technique, and use whatever finish you require | |
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