Dabbling in Furniture Refashioning

Yup...you read it correct.  I did a little dabbling in some furniture refashioning this week.  I got this old hope check from a friend of my mothers.  I thought it would be a fun project to try out some painting and glazing on.  I have painted some furniture before but never glazing.  I am thinking not bad for my first time.  Would love to know what you think.

Here is a before....

Here is the after...

My friend Patti West inspired me.  She has been painting furniture for some time now and every time I am on face book seeing her latest project I am in awwwwww.  I just had to give it a try.  Thanks Patti!

Here are some close ups....

I used a mustard color paint from Home Depot.  If you live in Shrewsbury and need some help go see Kay at HD.  She is fantastic!

I got my glaze from Sherwin Williams.  It is tinted with Van Dyke Brown.  I distressed the edges and top with sandpaper, a big old chain that Gregg took off the camper for me, and a hammer.  That part was really fun.

I used a spray matt finish for the top sealer, did not really work out so well, kind of blotchy.  But, I took some steelwool to it and it look pretty good after that.

So what do you think?

Cute Christening Girl

Remember this banner from a few weeks ago?

Well, here it is in action with the sweetest little girl, Miss Riley!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Prom Corsage (Orange and Blue)

I was asked to make another wrist corsage for the junior prom here in town.  I was super excited when I was given a photo of Erin's dress.  It was so colorful and different then most dresses that you see....and if you know me you know that I LOVE anything different.  What fun it was coming up with something that would complement her dress.  And here it is....

Paper flowers in bright orange with a hint of turquoise blue glitter added to the ends.  Mini rolled flowers to pull out the turquoise from the dress.

All set on a beaded bracelet.

And here is a close up of the brown suede ribbon I used.  As you can see in Erin's dress below the bodice of her dress had brown suede/leather accents.

What a great looking couple.  

First Communion Wreath

Here is a peak at the wreath I made to go along with the First Communion Banner I posted last week.

The mini banner is removable so Erin, The Mom, can take it off and hang the wreath in her house after the First Communion.  We may even be adding some seasonal banners to the wreath as time goes on.

Some close ups.

And every little girls needs a little bling.

Thanks for taking a peak everyone.  Have a wonderful day!

The Ultimate Teacher Gift Class COMING SOON

Did you know that this week is National Teacher Appreciation Week.  How about a little appreciation for all those wonderful teachers out there.  Thank you for all you do.

I want to share some samples of a mini desktop calendar that I will be teaching once again in my studio coming up at that the end of May.  I taught this class a few years back at the CKC convention and also out of my studio.  If you are interested in making this as a gift for you child's special teacher let me know.

Here is one version....

The calendar measures about 4x5 inches and fits perfectly on a desktop.  By adding a class photo on the front you can personalize the calendar for any teacher....or special person in you lift.

Here is a "School Theme" version...

The ULTIMATE TEACHER GIFT

Tuesday, May 28th

or

Monday, June 3rd

Class Fee: $25.00

(all supplies included, just bring your adhesive)

7:00-9:30 pm

Hope to see you on for this wonderfully fun and creative class.

Spring Bouquet

Spring is in the air...I can feel it.  Can you?  Just to brighten up your day.

Lots of Bazzill cardstock, ribbon and  bling from JoAnns.  Some doilies from the dollar aisle at Target and a bouquet form from Ms.  And lookie lookie what you have here.

Of course these next photos blow mine photo skills away. Taken by my friend Janice of Janice Poretsky Photography.

Hoping your day is filled with bright flowers and the good feelings that spring is ALMOST here.

First Communion Banner

I have been working on a few paper crafting projects for some folks and today I am showing off a First Communion banner that I have just completed.

Another fun project that will be adoring the house of a sweet little girl on her big day.

I created all of the background scalloped circles on my Cricut.  Pink was the accent color and I matched it to the cake that is being made for the occasion.

I used my Tim Holtz rosette maker die to make the accent base for the crosses.  The crosses were made from the Spellbinders cross die.  What a cool set this is.  It comes with 5 different dies in different shapes and sizes.  The larger die worked perfectly here.  A little Karen Foster bling brad in the middle of each added just the perfect touch.

Have a fantastic day everyone...and God Bless!