French Chicken Stool Makeover

We're off to OSU for the last Volleyball tournament for the season...Wish us luck!!

Before I leave, I wanted to get one more quick post in so here it is...

This stool I painted last month so it's already come and gone from my shop.

:)

It was painted white but done very poorly so I re-painted it and added  two different graphics form The Graphic fairy... LOVE that Blog!!!

I used the Mod Podge method (you can find it here) to transfer the print onto the stool.

While they top was drying I deiced to add some black checks...Just for fun.

I then added a touch of black to legs, to even things out...

Sanded a bit, to give it that shabby look ...

Put a top coat on for protection and...

VA-LA...Done!

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Denise

Sea Shell Table

Here's another little table that I just finished.  I really am having far to much fun...These little tables make quick projects, that I can try different paint techniques, colors and images on.  :)

My daughter thought I should do a Sea Shell on this one ...So after painting it Sea Foam Pearl by BEHR

Before

I was  off to Graphics Fairy where I found this wonderful image of a large shell.  I printed it up and used the same Mod Podge technic that I did on my Yellow Bee Hive Table... You can find the tutorial Here

This time the paper seemed harder to get off but I'm not sure why.  Anyway after a little elbow grease I got it to where I wanted it...But something was missing...

COLOR...I just wasn't lovin the black shell against the blue green table...So I got out my acrylic paints watered them down and added color....Not a whole bunch mind you...Just a little blue green to the outer shell and a very light pink to the inner shell....better but now it felt to strong...

So I got out my sandpaper...Again...and lightly sanded it...Much better!!  :)

I then added a very watered down brown for the shell to "sit" on...Scattered some brown speckles around and distressed the whole table by, yet again, sanding.  :)

  I finished it with a several coats of Krylon's Crystal Clear Acrylic Finish in Satin...Then trotted down to my cousin's cabin, on Liberty Bay to take the pictures.  :)

Thanks Ellen!

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Denise