Ballard Design Knock Off Theatre Sign Tutorial

I love making signs for a living. As I told you before I don't make too many for my blog. I did however make some Ticket Signs that have been very popular! It all started as a gift for my "Theatre Girl"

Then Ballard Designs came out with a "Theatre Sign"! I mean how can I pass up this little piece of inspiration.

I started with the same size board that they used. I did not frame it in glass. I felt there was no need to do that. I painted the board beige and made wide stripes to paint red.

I made them equal and each side a partial stripe to look like it was continuing off the board.

I taped the lines to give a sharper edge. This doesn't have to be too perfect because it needs to look distressed. I painted the red starting at the first stripe skipping every other one and ending with another red one.

I pulled off the tape and started to distress it with antiquing glaze. Here is a closer look.

 

 

Although this looks screened, I cut white vinyl to go down first to outline the word.

I added the black on top but felt like it was missing something. So I added a border.

 

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It is hard to see the distressing in the picture. It is my first one so I can tweak it from here.

Either way I think my "Theatre Girl" will love it!

Antique Tea Cart

When I come across a piece of furniture that is different I get excited. This tea cart is something I don't see everyday. The lady I bought it from said that it was very old. She was in her late 70's and said she had it for years. Most of what she was selling was antiques.

I just adored the little scallop cut around the drop leaf. I had to have it! I think it will make an adorable accessory to any room.

It had a little wooden handle on the side to wheel it around and I did right to my car!

 

I decided to paint this in a shabby chic white and distress

 

It makes the table come alive. This is it with the drop leaves open so you can see the whole thing.

I added some limoge dishes to the top that I bought on the 84 mile yard sale.

 

Tea anyone?

 

With one leaf down

Look at that edge!

Sometimes I feel painting an antique is criminal! Not in this case. Before I would have never put it in a home. Now it is something to showcase. This would even look good in a little girls room. I think it would look cute with a teddy bear sharing a spot of tea!

On another note.....

I am starting a Thank You party to the people that read and comment on my blog! It is not a linky party! It will showcase my sincere followers! I am very excited to give back to you!

I love comments and everyone that I speak to on here. I thought this would be a great way to thank you all for being here.

I get tired of linky parties sometimes so this is a way to get people to notice your blog without all that jumping around.

I will start this the end of the week. I hope you are all excited! I am!

I only ask that you visit the one being showcased and show them the love!

Golden Ticket

Friday night I had the pleasure of watching my niece perform in a play. Since my daughter is off to college studying theatre, I don't get to see many local performances anymore.

For years I was a Forensics coach and Theatre director for school and was lucky enough to work with some talented kids. One of them being my niece. I casted her in several shows as the lead not because she was my niece, but because she has talent and stage presence. If you know me, I am a pretty tough critic and I look for talent. Hannah has it all.

She did a few High School plays but now in her senior year she ventured out to community theatre. So on Friday I got to see her be an Ooompa Loompa in Charlie and The Chocolate Factory!

It was a very entertaining play! Loved some of the effects they did like choreographing the Oompa Loompas turning the big piece of bubble gum in to a normal size piece. They were made to look like an assembly line of machines starting with a large ball and ending with a teeny tiny ball to look like gum for our favorite Violet character.

Another effect was in the "bubble" room instead of Charlie and his grandfather floating up in the air, they had a covered later they climbed sideways they actually made them look like they were lifting in the air.

Circle Players of Nashville did a great job with this show and the costumes where great too!

That got me to thinking......great Halloween ideas!  I was Willy Wonka for a tournament one year but that's another story.

I wanted to do something special for Hannah so instead of buying roses I made her a Golden Ticktet!

 I love it so much that I have decided to put it in my Etsy shop with her as the model! Thanks Hannah for making me proud! So in your senior year remember what the ticket says......

"In your wildest dreams you cannot imagine all the surprises that awaits you!"

Break-a-Leg!

Love you!

Antique Drum Table

I have had this table for a while just sitting around my sun room. I love the shape and details. The minute I purchased it I knew I would paint it and of course I am glad I did!

It didn't start out that nice

I have a few pieces ready for paint as you can see!

I tried a layering effect to give it some dimension. I used two colors, Paris Grey and Graphite.

I used the Graphite to also highlight the details. It looked funny at first but the key to this is in the layering. I painted it with the Paris Grey waited for it to dry then added the Graphite.

Then I roughly sanded the top and bottom of the piece.

 

I know it looks funny now but then I went over it with clear wax mixed with Paris Grey.

It tones is down and gives it dimension. Also the wax starts to crackle a little to give it a rich patina.

 

It is hard to make it out in the pictures.

 

I started to stage it then just added to the side of my chair!

As usual painting did not disappoint! This was a different way to paint and distress. I like changing it up from time to time. It makes painting several things more fun!

I want to give a shout out to Michele at The Scrap Shoppe for featuring my witch's hat on her Facebook page and Oopsey Daisy for featuring my fabric pins!

Thanks for liking what I do!!!

Vintage Witch's Hat

I wanted to do a project yesterday that was a little different. I had some cones that I purchased from Hobby Lobby a month ago sitting around waiting for me to come up with a brilliant idea! cough cough

Since my yard sale find this weekend of sheet music I knew it had to be part of my Halloween craft.

I Mod Podged the music on the cone after distressing it with ink and coffee! My favorite part was ruffling sewing patterns! That's right patterns....look real close!

I love the way it came out.

Add some creepiness like a plastic spider....eek! True Halloween spirit!

 

Some fluffy black feathers and there you have it! There really are a lot of possibilities for this. Adding colored netting would be cute too! I just wanted it to look like an old piece.

 

Place it near a vintage cat and it all fits!

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Love all these cute Halloween projects!

B