Shabby Gals

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Re-purposed Headboard

I don't know if I dare say this but I think that we are beginning to have a little bit of spring weather around here. It is absolutely gorgeous today!! The sun is shining and it's probably around 60 degrees. I could take this type of weather all year round....although the really hot weather is nice and so are the nice fall days. I guess I am glad I live in Michigan where we get to experience it all.

Anyway enough rambling on about the weather. I found this old headboard at a flea market last fall for a few bucks. I think everyone was wondering what I was going to do with an old headboard. I guess I was wondering too...but I just knew it could be re-purposed somehow. I started by having my husband cut the legs off of it...I knew that whatever I was going to create those didn't need to be on there. Did they get thrown away you ask? Of course not they are still in my little stash of treasures to be used in another project of mine somewhere in the near future. :) Any how, after the legs were cut off I painted it using my own homemade chalk paint for the first time! I loved how it turned out by the way...the paint was definitely a different consistency but I loved painting with it and probably will do more projects with it in the future.

After painting it one color I was so happy with how the color combination of aqua and red turned out on a different project that I did on this blog that I decided to go with the same theme. I antiqued and distressed it in red and then stenciled the word welcome. As a finishing touch to make this headboard useful in the home I added four hooks, that also came from the flea market, to the bottom. I would say that this most likely won't be used as a headboard anymore. Now I just have to clear some walls in my entry way to hang it. Have a great day!!! ~Jessica

Linked up to:

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http://www.thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/

http://polkadotsonparade.blogspot.com/

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http://www.southernlovely.com/

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http://www.katiesnestingspot.com/

http://www.sew-much-ado.com/

http://www.domestically-speaking.com/

http://www.handymancraftywoman.com/

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http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/

http://www.firefliesandjellybeans.com/

http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

http://www.somewhatsimple.com/

http://rhinestonebeagle.blogspot.com/

http://www.commonground-do.com/

http://www.momontimeout.com/

http://chiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com/

http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/2013/04/frugal-friday_18.html

http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/

http://bubblynaturecreations.com/

http://www.thegirlcreative.com/

http://whipperberry.com/

http://www.simplysweethome.com/

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http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/

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http://www.iheartnaptime.net/

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http://diyshowoff.com/2013/04/21/that-diy-party-13/

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Monday, April 15, 2013

I LoVe cHaLkBoArDs!!

Good morning! Looks like we will have a bit of spring weather today....as it is supposed to be in the sixties. Now if the rain will just hold off:) We actually had snowflakes here in Michigan both Saturday and Sunday. I am anxiously awaiting for spring weather....the flowers, green grass, leaves on the tree, warm park days with friends, windows open....and the list goes on and on. On the flip side this weather has made it easier for my son with his cast. It's easier to keep him off his bike and scooter when it's rainy and cold. We have three more weeks until he gets it off.....it will be nice to resume all activities. Although, he has been a trooper and has not really complained about it. It hasn't slowed him down a bit....he still has all his energy plus some:)

I found this picture last year at a garage sale and fell in love with the frame. It looks heavy but it is actually made out of plastic. The portrait had water damage on it...so what better way to upcycle it than make it into a chalkboard. I really do LOVE chalkboards......So I left the frame as is and gave the portrait a few coats of chalkboard paint.

Much better....right?

Friday, April 12, 2013

Antiqued and Distressed

Good morning!!! It's Friday and it doesn't really feel like it. Usually I am counting down the days till the weekend but since we got our week started on Wednesday (that's the day we got back from our little adventure) instead of Monday it seems as this week as flown by!! That aside I am still happy that the weekend is here.

I found this little end table at an estate sale a few weeks ago. It had a leather top and I was curious if I could paint over it and have it look alright. I decided to take a chance and try it out and it was successful!! For this piece I decided to paint it a more neutral, transitional color that would fit almost anywhere in your home. I feel like most of our pieces that we do have some sort of flare to them but this piece I felt would look best in a more traditional color. When I put a coat of primer, and then a couple of paint I decided to antique it in white. I just think it makes all the detail pop, especially the pretty engraving around the top edges. As I was painting the top coats of paint I decided to wipe it down in a few places to give it more of a distressed look. It worked out great to wipe it off with a wet rag before it completely dried. I wiped it all the way down to the original piece and it made the dark color of the wood come through. I think it would be a piece that would fit well in most settings.

I hope you have a great weekend full of fun adventures whatever those may be!!

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Not Just a Tablecloth

Hello everyone. It's back to work this week and I'm having a little hard time adjusting to the early hours again. I had a wonderful week off and we did a little traveling and had some warm weather to enjoy. Michigan is having a hard time trying to get into the Spring mode. Oh well.... Well, I have another project and I had a lot of fun doing it. I just love the old lampshade frames. You can transform them so much. This frame was definitely a little rusty so I decided to wrap the frame with a 1/4" wide cream ribbon. Here is the wrapped frame:

I knew exactly what I wanted with the end result but wasn't quite sure how to get there. As you can see the frame is sitting on this old lacey tablecloth. I loved the lace inserts on the cloth but the tablecloth was torn in a few spots and I didn't want to use it on the table. I couldn't throw out the cloth because the lace was so pretty and I knew somewhere down the road I could use it somewhere somehow.

I started thinking that I could attached the tablecloth onto the wrapped frame by hot gluing the material onto the frame. I wanted most of the lace to show so I started section by section adhering the lace onto the frame. Each section has different sections showing the lace.

Some sections have a little bit more cloth showing and some have more of the lace, using the best of the tablecloth.

After I had attached all the tablecloth to the shade frame, I wanted to cover all the edges with some sort of trim. I wanted a soft feminine look so I opted with some of the cream ribbon that I first had wrapped the frame with, but I lightly gathered the ribbon on the sewing machine first. I glued each section with the ribbon and then I did the top and than the bottom of the shade.

I really was happy with the way it turned out and I like the look when the lamp is on or off.

I put the shade on an old lamp and it now sits next to our bedside.

So, what do you think? Until next time, Dianne..............................

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http://www.houseofhepworths.com/2013/04/10/hookin-up-with-hoh-143/
http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/
http://www.firefliesandjellybeans.com/
http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/
http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2013/04/transformation-thursday-no-199.html
http://www.733blog.com/2013/04/sugar-spice-158.html
http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com/2013/04/wow-me-wednesday-98.html
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http://www.itsoverflowing.com/2013/04/overflowing-with-creativity-72/
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http://www.momontimeout.com/2013/04/your-creative-timeout-party-no-77/
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http://www.findingfabulousblog.com/
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http://snapcreativity.com/show-43-great-home-diy-projects/
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Another Idea for Chicken Wire

Hello!! I just got back last night from our little adventure down south!! We had beautiful weather for the majority of the time and enjoyed it to the fullest. I am not going to lie I had a hard time coming back to this cold, damp, dreary weather. I could have used a couple more weeks down in the sunshine. It just does something for the body and mind. I guess the saying goes that all good things must come to an end...and I guess that is what happened.

Anyhow onto a brighter note I am back and ready to share with you yet another chicken wire idea. I seem to love chicken wire lately and I think a lot of people out there do as well. I took this old table that had glass on the top and repainted it not just once but twice!! I couldn't figure out what I wanted to do with it I guess. Do you ever run into pieces that just don't look right after painting it? Anyhow, I painted it a white the first time and distressed the sides. It just didn't really jump out at me when I was completed and I was wondering why. Well the glass on the top of this table is really scratched and I don't think any color would hide that fact! So I tried covering it with paper....nope that didn't work. So with a couple good ideas from the peanut gallery (my Mom and Sister) I decided to put chicken wire underneath the glass. I then also repainted the piece and distressed it with stain. I was much happier with the outcome then the first time around. It just goes to show you that anything goes.

Hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday...only two more days to go until the weekend!!

Here is a picture of the boring, old table before the chicken wire was added.