Damask Design Chair with Matching Pillow

Hi, Froggers! It's 9:10 PM and I JUST sat down for the day. I'll keep this brief.
Here's the newest addition to my space at Building Character!
As I often forget, there's no before pic. Just imagine an ugly dark green thing with a very dirty fabric on the seat. I stripped the seat (that just sounds wrong), re-padded it, and covered it with our trusty ol' drop cloth fabric.

I painted her with ASCP Old White, but she needed a little something more, thus the damask design from the Graphics Fairy. I cut the threesome in vinyl, weeded out the "inerds", placed it on my chair, and very lightly stenciled with a dry brush.

Here are the designs up close, with a little distressing after waxing with clear Briwax.

When I sanded it, a beautiful shiny gold color showed up. Yipee! It was under the ugly green stuff. Yup folks! It doesn't get better than that!

Of course, it needed a matching pillow. I made this with a drop cloth, cut the design out of Grafix craft plastic, and stenciled with a VERY dry brush. Pouncing only, Peeps!

I was kinda tickled with the twosome.
And now, I'm making some popcorn and watching Parks and Rec!
Fondly, Tami
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House of Hepworths 
The Shabby Creek Cottage
Somewhat Simple
The Brambleberry Cottage
The Southern Institute
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Primitive and Proper 
Sisters of the Wild West

Half Round Table Transformation

Hey, Froggers. Wow! Two posts in a week. I’m on a roll. Actually, I’ve been biking with my neighbor, and we all know what THAT means! It means that I’m so sore in the evenings, that all I do is sit around. Yup. As the old Binary Philosopher said, “I sit, therefore, I blog.”

I’ve also had a little bit of energy to transform this little pretty. I found her at a yard sale. The only blemish that she had was some minor water damage on the top. She’s solid oak.

 

I decided to keep her rather simple- just a few coats of ASCP in old white, and a reverse stenciled design on the top. I just waxed her with clear Briwax.

A little distressing later, she was ready to go to my space in Building Character.

I wish I could keep all of the pieces I transform. It's not as bad as if I'd have to give up my children, but it's a close second.

I hope you all have a Craftastic day!
Fondly, Tami
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My 1929 Charmer Blog 
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Tip Junkie 
The Frugal Girls 
Sisters of the Wild West 
House of Hepworths 
The Brambleberry Cottage 
Under the Table and Dreaming 
DIY by Design

Not too early to think about Christmas!

Well, Froggers, I'm already thinking Christmas. Yups. Every year, I get to the time where I want to decorate, and then discover that I don’t have enough pretty stuff for all of my different themes. I decided that I need to get an early start, so here are some samples of my ornaments that I've been designing.

The design below was made with perfect pearls (swirls), Ranger Kraft Resist, and ugly chipboard numbers (that were once pink, and now they have been dabbed with a pearl dabber, then covered in glass glitter from Meyer Imports. Gotta love that bling.

More Perfect Pearls, Prima flowers, beads, and a keyhole. I think I need to go back and add a key.

Here, I played with some colorwash.

Another simple one.

This is probably my favorite. I need to learn to take better pictures. You just can't appreciate the glittered snowflake and the glitter on the Ranger tape.

I hope you enjoyed the little tour.
Fondly, Tami

Custom Subway Art

Here's yet another piece of subway art. Sorry if I'm boring you Froggers, but I'm having so much fun with this art form. This was a custom piece for my daughter's friend who just set up house and is getting married this summer. I wanted to make a piece that was special to her and her fiance, so I told her I'd make her one (knowing that she likes them, of course), and asked what she would like me to put on it. She has a wonderful steampunk theme, so I had to keep that in mind.

I thought Thorn would be appropriate, since that will be her new last name, and it was fitting for the theme.

This piece was quite challenging for me because of the size, but like previous projects, I learned along the way and have a much better idea how to pull it all together for the next one.

I was so tickled with this. I LOVE making custom pieces!
I promise that the next post will be about something else. 
Fondly, Tami
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More Subway Art- Fun With Fonts

Hey, Froggers. I can't believe it's been almost a month since I've posted! Believe me, a LOT has happened. We had a pretty huge medical scare, but all is good, and I'm incredibly thankful that it was the best possible outcome instead of a death sentence. And trust me, I'm not being melodramatic. Whew!

So, after all that, I managed to gather up my crafting strength and create a few more things. I've been using my Black Cat Cougar, and boy, is it ever nice.

My friend, Kate, at the Cozy Crop House, wanted me to make a subway art sign to put up for sale at her scrapbooking retreat. And if that wasn't fun enough, you can see yours truly here. The local news did a spot and they put it up on Youtube. I always did like attention, so this was perfect! I'm the one in the red sweater. The funny thing is that I'm not really working on anything in the video. I'm just shuffling things around. Ha!

There's a local gentleman, who I met at a yard sale, who was selling un-finished, un-drilled cabinet doors. I was thrilled. AND, he said he had a lot more back at his shop. Can you say, "PAYDIRT"? I went and bought several, and plan to go back again. And, don't ask me for his number. I won't give it to you. ;)

I've wanted to do a Penn State piece, and I had no idea what to put on it. However, I asked my good friends, Buzz and Kim, who are PS graduates. Interestingly enough, I looked up some things on the internet, and found out that PS is quite picky about what you can use. You can't use Penn State, Blue Band, their lion, of course, Nittany Lion, or the paw (mine below is a generic paw, not the official logo). In keeping with not wanting to violate copyrights, I didn't use them.

A few months ago, I bought a package of several hundred fonts that were available for commercial use. I so enjoy trying to match the word with the font. I love the grilled stickies font. I believe it was originally intended for Halloween use, but I think it fits in quite well here.

I like the Lion font.

More close-ups:

Let's just say that I'm having way too much fun.
If you want to know how I did these, just check my tutorial here .
Here's to happy crafting!
Fondly, Tami
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Valentine signs, Flowers, Food, and a Cutie Pie

Howdi, Froggers. I'm so sorry it's been a while since I've last posted. There have been some major hurdles that life has thrown our Fam., but all is GOOD, and I do mean GOOD! God is faithful, even when we are faithless. I've SO learned that these past several weeks.
Now, on to some FUN stuff.
I realized that I didn't have any pretty valentine stuff for my space at Building Character, so I whipped up a few pieces. These are paper on wood, and are painted with Old White and my mixture for a mauvy look. I'll share the recipe in a future post.

I did a collagey kinda thing with my paper.

Here's another one with a flower. A little simpler.

Here's my four heart piece.

I love experimenting with different techniques.

Here are some garlic chive "flowers" from our garden that I sprayed white. HubbyDoc is the gardener, and I harvest what dries, spray it, and put it in a wreath or a vase. I really love re-using what would end up in the compost heap.

They're so delicate and airy.

And, just for fun, here's the kind of thing my daughter makes when she's home from college. Yikes!

These are salted caramel cupcakes, and they truly are to DIE for. Sorry to end the sentence with a preposition, but it was necessary.

And, here's one of my cutie pies. I kinda love her.

Well, that's it for now, Froggers. It's good to be back.
Fondly, Tami
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Santa Vase

OK, Froggers. This is just a simple little post since I am having a party for 40+ people next week. Never mind that I've hardly done any Christmas shopping, only have half of my decorating done, the lights on the elaborate crystal and silver stairway garland won't light, and my house is a MESS. So, this is short and sweet.
I can't even take take credit for the design of this delightful decoration, but I saw it on Pinterest, and HAD to do it. I just took a "small belt that I'll never be able to wear again" out of my belt collection under my bed that has gathered dust, cut it down, made a hole with my lovely Cropodile tool (which quite frankly, looks like an obstetrical instrument), and belted it around a vase that was filled with cranberries and water. I also put a large tealight in the top so that I can light it and draw attention to it. After all, I want Crafty Credits with my friends, Peeps. Isn't that what it's all about?
Have a great, productive day, unlike me.
Fondly, Tami