Shabby Chic Faux Mounted Deer

For the last couple of years I have had my eyes open searching for a faux deer head I could mount in a picture frame and decorate.  I have seen these done but couldn't find one I liked plus could afford.  This one is cute but I decided to do mine in colors to match my decor.

Here is my find.  I was at Target after Christmas and found this metal deer for 50% off.  It is a little over a foot tall and quite heavy.  Perfect for this project.

Next I found a picture frame at a thrift store that I added a little gold Rub N Buff to help it coordinate with the deer.

I chose these 2 colors of scrapbook paper to cover a piece of cardboard cut to fit the frame for the backing.

Using the black and white paper I covered the 4 corners of the cardboard by glueing it in place with Mod Podge.

Then I took the pink piece of paper and glued it diagonally to the cardboard and trimmed the overhanging corners.

Next using white rat tail trim along the line where the 2 papers meet I used hot glue to adhere the trim and give the backing a more finished appearance.

Using paperclay I molded 4 embellishments, one for each corner.

Painted them while wet with sheepskin chalk paint.

Added 2 shades of Rub N Buff, a tarnished silver and a tarnished gold combination on the raised areas when the paint was dry.  I glued them in place then hot glued the board to the frame.

Next I mounted the deer to the backing of the frame.

And finally I added a few mulberry flowers and leaves and a little lace with hot glue.

All finished and hanging on the wall.  Love the way it turned out.   The wait was worth it.  I hung him above my other creations in the living room.

Happy Crafting!

Thrift Store Stool Makeover

Awhile back I picked up this not too cute little blue stool at a thrift store for a couple of dollars with the intent of doing a makeover.

I began by giving it two coats of chalk paint in Sheepskin, a soft off white color.

first coat of paint

Then using paper clay and several different IOD moulds I added details to my little stool.

First I added a rope type border to the top.

Then I added individual medallions to each end.

I gave the entire piece a second coat of paint, added clear wax, let that dry, buffed, then added a coat of dark wax and immediately buffed it off the raised areas leaving the dark wax mainly in the recessed areas.

I am planning to use this piece as a riser for a plant or for something I need to lift up higher than surrounding items.

Happy Crafting!

Unfinished Table Redo

I have been wanting a new small kitchen table.  So, for Christmas my hubby gave me an unfinished drop-leaf table, moulds and stamps to finish the table.

 Assembly was very easy, just 8 bolts to attach the legs.

I used paper clay and this mould set to add details to the table.

I immediately glued the medallions to the table skirt and legs.  You can see a sneak peak of the stamps I also planned to use.

Then I painted the legs white and the top gray using chalk paint.

When the white paint was dry I went over the raised areas of the medallions with gray to make them pop.

Next I used white chalk paint with the rubber stamps and stamped the top of the table.  I also added gray stripes to the skirt of the table and applied gray to the bottom few inches of the table legs.

I stamped a random medallion pattern to the top.

And the last thing I did was to wax the entire piece.  Love my new little table.

And of course my assistant did her final quality control check.

Happy Crafting!

DIY Metal Cloche

I have been seeing the metal screen cloche everywhere.  Then I saw a way to make one on Pinterest using a metal downspout strainer. I thought they were so cute but too expensive to buy retail.  Time to get crafty.

I began by wiring the opening along the back together on the strainer,  next I gently pushed and pulled the strainer into an bell or cloche shape.

I used my IOD mould  and paper clay to form a medallion in which I removed the center, making room to add the Tim Holtz crystal knob.  

Then I screwed the knob and medallion to the top and painted the medallion and strainer with a copper colored acrylic paint.  On the new cloche wire I painted the wire with a hit and a miss application, not covering the entire wire.  Leaving parts of the silver wire showing to give an aged appearance, you could also spray paint the entire piece white or black.  

I shaped the bottom of the edge to fit a couple of candy dishes I own.  One red and clear and the other blue.

This little Hummel figurine belonged to my hubby's mother.  It fits perfectly.

Here is a little blue angel in the blue dish.

It even looks good all by itself just sitting on the table.

And best of all the whole Cloche cost under $5.00.

Happy Crafting!

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