I have a couple of openings for this week’s workshop. Facebook message me or email me at Gingersatticla@gmail.com if you would like to come. It is from 9am – 12:30. See website for details.
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Featured Project of the Week: Half wall table with claw foot table leg in front
Before pic of wall table
Before pic of wall table in shop
This wall table had some scratches and just wasn’t getting noticed in the shop. Now with its light color and distressing, the claw foot table leg in the front is very attractive and now it will be noticed. This elegant piece is priced at $160.
Featured Project of the Week – 1946 Monopoly Game Framed
1946 Monopoly Game framed
My husband and I bought a 1946 Monopoly game when we were antiquing in Colorado. I love vintage games and am planning on designating an area in our restaurant for displaying games especially since I have a few from my childhood that I can’t seem to part with. I had the shadow box type frame already from an auction a long time ago which worked perfectly. All I had to do was take it apart to take the previous art work out, glue the Monopoly board down and all of the pieces. Since I’ve never been a big monopoly player I enlisted my sister to help me lay out the pieces to where it looked like a game in progress. I called my brother to tell him about this project and to reminisce about the time I played monopoly with him and his friends and they teased me about being put in jail and made me cry. (I think that is why I never really liked the game) The last thing I did was paint the frame the 1st coat black and then the 2nd coat red. So it has a two tone effect – black & red- once I distressed it. Then my husband attached the frame to the back board with his nail gun. Now I just have to get the wall ready that I am going to display this on which includes taking off wallpaper- Ugh! But I am motivated now that I have this 1st game project done.
Featured Project of the week: Shadow Box Table
I bought this glass table at a garage sale for a bargain price. It was in need of work and not very attractive. When I got it home the idea popped into my head of making it into a shadow box table. My husband put to use his great woodworking skills and as you can see in the 2nd picture it now has a place to display items. I had to sand some of the rough areas especially the bottom shelf which had some kind of material glued to it. I painted the whole piece a new color I wanted to try – Sherwin Williams Sea Salt using my chalk paint recipe. Next I painted some parts in grey chalk paint, then distressed and waxed it. Notice how some of the sea salt color shows after I distressed it. I put shells in it for now and am going to keep it in my workshop for a while as a show piece. I have always loved shadow box tables and hope to make more of these in the future. I am blessed to have a husband who likes woodworking. We make a great team!
Painting and Distressing Workshop Scheduled for August
Ginger’s Attic Painting & Distressing Workshop is scheduled for Saturday, August 16, 2014 from 9:00am – 12:30pm. Reserve your spot now at gingersatticla@gmail.com. The cost is $50 and this includes your materials to do your item, drinks, and refreshments. See website pages for more information and pictures of past workshops. Come have some fun while learning how to make your own chalk paint and painting and distressing techniques. Learn how to turn old worn out furniture into a treasured piece!
Featured Project of the Week: Set of 4 chairs
Before Pics of chairs: a couple of the chairs had some bad places that had to be sanded and some screws had to be replaced to make them sturdier.
After Pics of Chairs: They were painted with green chalk paint, distressed, and clear waxed. The seat covers were replaced with a pretty green, blue, and brown fabric.
These chairs were given to me by a friend that found out I love to redo furniture. I think they came out really updated and fresh looking. That is what is amazing with painting and distressing. You can give a new life to something that was going to be trashed. These have SOLD!
Featured project of the week – Hawaii end table
I bought this table at an auction a long time ago. It went through some hard times – a broken leg, then a lost broken leg but finally it got refurbished this week. I found reproduction vintage postcards of Hawaii while on my vacation there and decided to decoupage them on this table. I couldn’t find the before picture of the table but it was an olive green color when I bought it. I painted it a light gold, distressed it and decoupaged the postcards on top, and antique glazed the whole piece. I tried something new from the advise of my artist friend, Amy Turner. I tore the edges of the postcards to make them look truly old and it also works well with soaking up the antiquing glaze. Then I brought the table over to the Glass House and got a piece of glass made for the top. I am going to use this at my house and it will be a great reminder of our wonderful trip to Hawaii. I do plan to put a polycrylic coat on it to seal it.
My Hawaii table finished
This shows the postcards better but it was before it was antiqued.
Adorable Baby Doll cradle
Baby doll cradle
Featured project of the week:
I had this old baby doll bed that I had in my classroom for many years. It’s been in my workshop for a while and finally got around to doing it this week. I painted it a light pink, stenciled some decorations on it, distressed it, and then clear waxed it. I also made a new cover for the mat and added a pillow and blanket that I bought recently. I think this would make a cute addition to any little girl’s room. It is for sale in my shop for $45.
Workshop Scheduled for July
Ginger’s Attic Painting & Distressing Workshop scheduled for Saturday, July 12. Reserve your spot now. Space is limited!
Be sure to look at my website for updated pictures of workshops, items for sale, and before and after pictures of projects. Thanks for looking and sharing!
Ginger’s Attic Painting & Distressing Workshop
I am having a workshop this Saturday at 8:30am. I have 2 spots open. Send me a message through facebook if you are interested. If you know of someone who may be interested send them this link. The information on the workshop is on the website. Thanks!
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