Saturday, August 23, 2014

Finds of the Week #18



I am glad to be back from vacation (don't get me wrong, I loved our vacations) and on the hunt for treasures.  Here are my finds for this week: 


White bowl perfect for my salad at night and a small dresser

Piece of Ironstone



White and Black-perfect for staging a small beach cottage this week

Frames

Great old mirror that I'm going to make into a Trumeau

Rusty Iron 


Purple plant and black frame


End table and pumpkin 

Carved Horse

Bad picture, but silver piece that is perfect for rings by the kitchen sink

Pink plant

Rusty Iron piece=LOVE!

Swoon! 


Pair of French Provincial Cane chairs 

Love this mirror! 



Thursday, August 21, 2014

I have been in a SIGN mood!



I have been feeling the urge lately to make signs.  I am not sure why, but I am going with it.  I think it might be because I only have short times in my day lately to do anything artistic. I have lots of wood from an old fence and signs are my things right now.  
Before:
I painted the boards with both chalk and milk paint and after they dried I started to put the words on them.  I have a set of foam stamps of the alphabet, so I painted each letter and stamped in on the board.  Since the boards are rough I do have to go back and hand paint the gaps with a small artist bush. 


Miss Mustard Seed's Tricycle Red=LOVE



Old fence wood with hemp oil
( it started the same as the wood in the background)

I used many layers on this sign



My custom vintage green chalk paint


I outlined the letters in black Sharpie! 
I am having fun making signs and experimenting with colors and letters.

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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Fresh White Buffet


On my weekly search of the thrift stores in my area, I found this buffet that needed some help.
Before:

My vision for this piece was white and clean and crisp, so I mixed up home-made chalk paint in Garlic Clove by Bejamin Moore and got to painting. After about 3 coats of paint, I sealed the buffet with clear wax and put the hardware back on. 
Simple and Fresh










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Friday, August 15, 2014

Finds of the Week #17

I of course went junkin this week and checked out  the Flea Market and thrift stores and here is what I found!


Weathered old buoy

Chippy, rusty metal rocker

Pair of Urns

Large basket, and pieces to make a rustic shelf


Large buffet



Champagne bucket

Pair of gold bows-so many uses! 

I will be aging these metal boxes! 


This was made into this----

Large wooden tray that will be getting a make over

I made this into this-----



Silver frame from Italy


Oil painting-I think I might make a rustic wood frame for it

Great set of silverware



Love the Blue! 
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