Blue Star Antiques

Monday, May 28, 2012

File away some Yardsticks

I've had a productive weekend of junkin', painting, and finishing up some projects. Hopefully there will be lots to show this week!

I did finish up a project tonight that I started weeks ago. Not sure why it took me so long! But somehow in the midst of it all I didn't take "before" or "during" shots. Well I made it to June before I broke my New Year's resolution!

Anyway, I found an oak file cabinet that had some damage to the top but it was cheap. I had used yardsticks to cover the damaged top of another piece (seen here) and decided that technique would work again.

But I wanted to do something different on the drawers. I found this dresser on Pinterest. (from Brabourne Farms)

Source: brabournefarm.blogspot.com via Cyndi on Pinterest

How cool is that?? So I set about to figure out text to go on my drawers. Here's what I ended up with:

I had to take the hardware off so I could transfer and paint.

File another project "done!"

I'll be showing up at these parties

Monday, May 21, 2012

Industrial Stool to Watch

When I was wrapping up loose ends this weekend I decided it was time to address another stool. I have a weakness for stools! I've put numbers on them.

Then I got an itch to do something different. So I traced and inked a Graphics Fairy logo.

So when I found this cool stool I knew it needed a more industrial touch.

I grabbed another graphic from Karen at the Graphics Fairy and decided to try a new technique. I've heard people talk about a transfer paper called TAP (Transfer Artist Paper). I printed the image in reverse on the paper and the cut closely around it.

I placed the paper face down on the stool and covered it with some protective paper that was included in the kit.

Then, iron away on high heat. It takes longer than an iron-on on fabric and it slightly changed the color of the wood. The result, however certainly matches the character of the piece.