Showing posts with label French. Show all posts
Showing posts with label French. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Ooh la la!

Well this one didn't take long at all and I think it turned out too cute! This sweet little bench has been hanging around with me for more than 10 years. I never knew what to do with it but kept taking it with me when I moved. I finally found it's calling!

I want to apologize for the millionth time about forgetting to take before pictures. I'm just terrible at remembering but here's an "Oops, I already started painting it but you kind of get the idea" shot.


And here she is all finished!




What I did was make my own chalk paint with some unsanded grout and white latex paint I had lying around. I then printed out the French Typography on freezer paper (I'm thinking it would work find with wax paper but I haven't tried that yet, although, they are the same?). I printed it backwards because I was going to be pressing the ink into the wood. I tried a mod podge technique before and apparently you have to have a laser printer. I only have an inkjet. And Voila! At first I was thinking it was a little too white but it's starting to grow on me. Now I just need to wax her up to protect the typography and off she'll go to a new home!

I have one more project I'm going to try to finish by Friday but we'll see because I'm having a hard time deciding what to do. So, maybe I'll see you Friday! Fingers crossed. ;)