Painted Metal Wall Art

Here is another of my thrift store finds.  When I found it I thought the shape was wonderful but the colors would not work at all in my house. Too much of a Mediterranean look for my tastes.

So, as I always say if you like the shape the colors can always be changed.

This piece was meant to hang vertically,  I wanted it to hang horizontally.

I envisioned a white trellis with pastel plates above my kitchen window as a type of valance.

The finish has a lot of texture.  I just painted right over the entire piece with white chalk paint.

  

After the second coat of white I was happy with the new look.

Next I needed to paint the individual plates.  I needed to custom mix the lavender and the yellow paint to match my decor.  

Then I painted the aqua and pink with paints I already had.

As you can see in the previous photo I began to add a little bling to the plate centers using more hot glue.

Painted, dry and ready to hang.

I used to steel S hooks to hang the piece from the curtain rod over the window.  This piece now reminds me of a garden trellis.  Love it!

The colors are a perfect match to my kitchen.  This set of canisters was the inspiration for the colors scheme I used in the kitchen along with black and white check.

before

after

Happy Crafting!

Valentine's Wreath

It is hard to believe the Holidays are behind us and January is more than half gone.

We have a break in the weather, so today I will make a run to the grocery store before the next storm hits.

Valentine's Day will be here before we know.  I thought it would be nice to have a new wreath for the front door.

I bought this twig wreath at the thrift store at the beginning of the month.  It will be perfect for this Holiday wreath.

I used several large red faux roses, faux pink grasses, pink glitter leaves and three red glitter hearts  from my stash.

Using hot glue I attached the grasses.

Next I attached the large red roses, two to one side and one on the opposite side.

Next I attached the pink glitter leaves on each side.

And lastly I hot glued the red glitter hearts at the bottom and towards the top.

This looks very festive on the front door.

Happy Crafting!

Painted Little Footstool

I inherited this little footstool from my Step-Dad.  He was a great woodworker, he had a complete wood shop and made the most amazing items. This little step stool was one of the first things he ever made in wood shop, in school in the early 1930's, as far as I can guess.

It was always something that was around but no-one ever payed much attention to.  It is very sturdy and very well made.  It had never been finished or painted so I decided I would give it a face lift and make it special.

I painted the entire stool with Parisian Grey chalk paint.

I had a couple of yards of gorgeous fringed trim to dress it up nicely.  I bought this trim a few years ago and had it tucked away for just the right project.

And here it is all dressed up and gorgeous.

I love the way it turned out and the height is just perfect for in front of my chair in the living room.

Happy Crafting!

New Vintage Finds

A little while before Christmas we bought an espresso machine and this morning was a perfect day for a nice hot cup of espresso and a biscotti cookie.  Woke up to cold and foggy morning.

This last weekend was our local vintage market for the month.

This month's theme was "New Year in Paris".  Lot of cool French stuff throughout the building.

My finds were mostly French inspired, too.

I plan to  use this cast iron Eiffel Tower to hold my bracelets.

And this gorgeous cherub bisque plaque is going to hang in my downstairs half bath that I have

plans to repaint and redecorate in the near future.

I have already added some white dry brushed paint to this heart lantern.  I think it will be perfect for Valentine's Day.  Maybe I will add a big red bow.

Happy Shopping!

Week in Review

Monday

Storm of the Decade and Weekend  Finds

    

Wednesday

Large Calendar Finished

Thursday

Faux Aged Candlesticks

Friday

Faux Aged Pedestal

Happy Weekend!

Faux Aged Pedestal

I am attempting to rid my house of anything that its bright shiny gold.

I used the same process as I used on the two tall candlesticks.

I decided to also give this piece the look of rusted aged metal.

 Here is what I used to make my aged finish.

The first thing I did was to paint the piece black and let that dry.  Forgot to get a picture of that.

Then I added a coat of white chalk paint.   Leaving some of the recessed areas black.  Let that dry and added drops of the alcohol ink and dabbed that with a paper towel to smear and smudge.

And lastly I brushed on the gray chalk paint to lighten any areas where the colors needed blending and highlighted a few spots with the bronze Stickles.

I used the completed pedestal to elevate this bust and placed it between the two matching candlesticks.

Happy Crafting!