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Lamp Makeover With Rice Paper, Paint and Silk Flowers.
A plain white lamp and shade. In my opinion, the best way to start a project! This lamp is clean ad needs no repairs. It was an inexpensive purchase I made a few years ago for our extra bedroom. I had been in the process of painting and throwing the room together quickly and wasn’t sure in what direction I wanted to go. So I figured buying a plain lamp and shade would enable me to change it into exactly what I wanted when the time came. Fast forward to the present…I found a different lamp for our spare room (one that definitely needs to be made over). So this…
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I Made Over Our Loveseat Using RIT Dye, Paint And Decorative Glaze.
This little road side find was not only free but the perfect size for my sunroom. The man putting it on the curb was nice enough to hide it behind his truck until I could come back with my husband and get it home:) At first glance it appeared to be in great shape and in fact the cushions and the body were. It was the fabric that was in need of work and reupholstering this piece wasn’t an option at this time. The fabric was intact though a bit worn in some spots. Otherwise the biggest problem was the amount of fading in some areas. There were also some…
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Pretty Bottle Decoupaged With Vintage Stamperia Rice Paper And Paint
I’m not always sure in what direction to take a project when I first begin, but this bottle was giving me a vintage vibe. Before starting I gave it a coat of primer to see if it would help the acrylic paint stick to the glass surface. I then moved on to tis Folk Art white paint. It is pictured above with my new brush especially made for this paint, which I love. But I needed very a thick layers of paint to cover the green so I ended up applying two coats with a sponge. This is one of the beautiful sheets of Stamperia rice paper I recently purchased.…
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How To Prepare A Card For A Decoupage Project
I have always felt that beautiful cards dont belong in the recycling bin. Both of these images are the front half of cards I thought had beautiful artwork on them that I wanted to incorporate in future craft projects. One thing there is an abundance of during the holiday season are beautiful cards. If you love to crafting and decoupaging they can be put to good use and recycled into one of a kind gifts. Start by saturating the back of the card behind the image that you would like to use with water. I use a fine spray bottle. Blot the excess water and loosen one or two of…
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Upcycling A Foam Pumpkin With Paint And Pretty Fall Silk Flowers.
So this foam pumpkin was in rough shape when I unpacked my Autumn bin this season. But I really like the size and since I don’t like throwing anything out I decided to take a stab at making it over. The paint was bubbled and coming off in random sections so I chipped off as much as I could easily get off and left the remainder alone. To start I pulled out a white and gold acrylic craft paints and mixed them 50/50 so my base color wouldn’t be stark white or to light. So I thought. As I painted I felt the color was still going to be lighter…
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Butterfly Vase/Painted and Decoupaged With Napkins
I love my napkin stash! I have quite a few of these and whenever I open my craft container they inspire me. I know I know they are just napkins but the picture makes me feel good:) To begin I washed this glass vase and wiped any excess oil from the outside with alcohol on a cotton ball. I painted the outside of my vase with two coats of chalk craft paint using a small foam brush. I mixed colors to try and closer match the background color of the napkins. It ended up being an earthy yellow after adding a small amount of a sandy beige. To prepare the…