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Sunday, April 14, 2013

Here's the story............

Of a lovely lady................

fancy, french, chalk paint, pure white, spray painted handles

who was bringing up 2 very lovely girls

both of them were black and white - just like their mother
the youngest one with swirls...............

THIS was the reason I decided to go black and white on this set - I thought it would tie in nicely with a crisp black french graphic

If you're looking for a ~~lazy~~ quick way to get a dark color in the crevices of fancy molding -
I usually paint the moldings black first

then paint the white over it - leaving it showing through as much ( or as little ) as you like
in this photo I still needed touch up the white here and there - but you get the idea

Now I'm hoping that this lady meets a fellow
Quickly

What?
Did you think I'd start the week off without leaving some sort of lame song in your brain for the day?
Uh Uh - no way - not me!

Tomorrow I'm sharing some pink loveliness!

Have a good Monday all
and they knew that it was much more than a hunch...........................

And a little reminder of how she looked before -

Party Time with the following gracious hostesses!
Knick of Time Cedar Hill Ranch ( the Scoop ) Not just a housewife
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia   TwelveOEight   The DIY Dreamer
Adorned from Above No minimalist here   Beyond the Picket Fence
Have a daily cup of Mrs Olson 52 Mantels   Common Ground
The Charm of Home French Country Cottage   Craftionary
Shabby Art boutique   My Romantic Home   Miss Mustard Seed
The Shabby Nest Hibiscus House Country Farm Home
Funky Junk Interiors   It's Overflowing Classy Clutter
Nifty Thrifty Things   I Heart Nap Time Homework
I should be mopping the floor Keeping it Simple Shabby Creek Cottage
Under the Table and Dreaming   FlusterBuster Knick of Time
Glitter Glue & Paint

Friday, March 22, 2013

Shabby Chic Coffee Table!

Good mornin' - Good mornin'

rainbows are shining through

Good Mornin'

Bonjour

Beunos Dias

Bongiorno

Gutmorgen

to you!!!

I'm posting this because I feel bad that I haven't shown a furniture makeover

in awhile - and Dee asked me what was going on ( slave driver )

So I'm still only going to announce the winner on Monday

I'm out the door in a few minutes,

if that's ok with you ( she asked, wondering what she would do exactly if you said it wasn't)

Ready to see what a little paint, Gel Transfer and an image from the Graphics Fairy can do to a boring dated table?

Okay - then I'll show you

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TA DA!!!!!!!!!

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French Shabby Chic - I feel like having une petite morceau de chocolat .....................

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Crazy day tomorrow - and Saturday - and Sunday - and Monday - and - well you get the picture -
BUT - doing what I love to do - so it's okay.

Winner and tutorial Monday morning :)

Have a great Friday all!

Sharing with
Funky Junk Interiors Overflowing with Creativity   Classy Clutter
Life on Lakeshore Drive I Should be Mopping the Floor   Uncommon Designs
Homemaker on a Dime   CraftOManiac   Coastal Charm
Under the table and dreaming Keeping it Simple   Knick of Time
Not Just a Housewife I Gotta Create No Minimalist Here
Beyond the picket Fence   Saving 4 Six   Shabby Creek Cottage
Common Ground The Charm of Home   French Country Cottage
Craftionary   My Romantic Home Miss Mustard Seed
The Shabby Nest   Graphics Fairy

Saturday, October 6, 2012

What a wonderful world..................

Good Saturday morning everyone! It's a great day when I hear there are parts of North America that have snow - and I look outside and

I see trees of green

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Red roses too

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I see them bloom for me & you

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and I think to myself - what a wonderful world

I see skies of blue

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and clouds of white

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the bright blessed day

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the dark sacred night

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Montreal Christmas Holidays

and I think to myself, what a wonderful world

the colors of the rainbows so pretty in the sky

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are also on the faces of people going by

I see friends shaking hands, saying how do you do?

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they're really saying

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I hear babies crying - I watch them grow

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they'll learn much more - than I'll ever know

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and I think to myself what a wonderful world

yes I think to myself ...............................

another transfer I found at the Graphic Fairy - I added the lettering ( which still has to be sanded down to fade it ) but the globe is finished

went to block poster and resized it to fit 4 sheets of standard paper and transferred it with graphite paper....................and my sharpie

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Transfer Schmansfer

Here's my first feeble attempt at transferring an image - and I say feeble because it took me far too long to do this - and keep in mind the lettering is stencilled - I ONLY TRANSFERRED THE LAUREL WREATH LOL - and it took me like forEVAH

The stencilled lettering is the same as the one on my butcher block island -

I'm really not sure how I feel about it - looks a little blah, right? Missing something-something?

Especially when you see this from Kristi

http://4theloveofwood.blogspot.ca/2012/01/articles-de-paris-french-dressing-chest.html

if you click on the above she gives a fantastic tutorial on transferring images on to furniture -
and makes it sound easy - so take a look at her dresser one last time - the details on that image are amazing

and then my itsy bitsy laurel wreath again

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Sunday, April 14, 2013

Here's the story............

Friday, March 22, 2013

Shabby Chic Coffee Table!

Saturday, October 6, 2012

What a wonderful world..................

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Transfer Schmansfer

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