My Blogiversary Giveaway!

I thought about it all weekend. I wanted to do something worthy of all my precious followers! I wanted to do something that really represented me. Something to celebrate ONE year of blogging! I knew I couldn't do a piece of furniture since it would be to hard to ship. So I thought I would give you a service.

I hand paint signs and also do vinyl signs. Sometimes I just do them to relax. Sometimes I do them for order. Either way, I decided I would offer a custom sign to the winner of my giveaway. Something that they can decide color and content.

It also could be one of the signs I have already done.  This is my new one!

 

 I took the inspiration from something I had seen on the internet.

So you tell me what do YOU want! The size and creativity will be up to me!

RULES

THE ENTRY MUST BE ON THIS PAGE ONLY TO BE COUNTED!

1. Let me know if you are a follower new or old and what you want on your sign 1 entry

2. Brag about the giveaway on your blog Tell them to let me know you sent them here and receive an extra entry!  2 entries (plus 1 for referral)

3. Heart or add my Etsy shop to your favorites 3 entries

This will be going on till Feb5th. 12pm CST. You will have 48hours to respond when notified on my blog!

Remember I appreciate you all!!!

GOOD LUCK!!!

French Painted Tea Cart

I have had this tea cart sitting around for a while. There are always those projects that get "filtered" back in my rooms. When I get a lot of furniture and I don't know what I am going to do with it yet, it becomes part of the decor.

This little piece was charming and I felt it needed a little something extra. So I pulled it out from being a makeshift side table and began painting.

 

I found a graphic from the one and only Graphic Fairy and added it to the drop leaf. I used a projector for this one.

I love the way it turned out. . I did add a little distressing to it.  Distressing helps hide the imperfections in the lettering.

I will be away for a few days as my daughter and I will being taking a trip to New York City to see a show! This is her favorite place to be since she is a theatre major. As you can see we have been there before.....we never get tired of the hustle and bustle!

We are very excited and I promise to take pictures so I can share with you all!

Hope your year has started off right for you! See you soon!!!

French Piano Bench

I am so excited about this project! It took me awhile to come up with the idea that I wanted for it. Of course everyone said paste music to it but you know me.....looking for something different.

I started with this vintage piano bench.

 

The greatest thing about this is it has storage!

I knew that the color had to change after all that what my blog is all about!

I decided to paint the top in a cream color and the bottom black.

I knew I wanted to do something french so I found a print from  

The Graphic Fairy!

It is an old french postcard.

I distressed the top with distressing glaze.

  

I had wooden knobs leftover from my dresser redo project. They were old and worn.

 

I wanted to use them on the front of the bench. I also wanted to incorporate the french theme of the handwritten postcard.

I had some scrapbook paper left from my blue cabinet makeover so I cut circles and Mod Podged them to the front of the knob.

Then I went to my stamp collection. I rummaged through and picked out the french stamps I wanted and copied them on a printer. I did not want to use the originals. I cut them and Mod Podged them to the scripted paper.

These will be applied to the front and back of bench.

I hand painted a projected image on the top.

Very french oo la la!

Then with a heavy hand I began to sand the heck out of it.

I then attached three knobs to the front and three to the back. I even painted and signed the inside of the lid. I applied fabric toile to the inside.

 

 

 This is the back

 

I love the knobs!

The inside

 

 

My signature! 

BEFORE!

AFTER!

 

This has to be one of my favorite projects to date! 

What do you think?