This little project took a long time, not because it was hard, but because it kept being put on the back burner. However, Hubby and I finished it! It was fun, because we worked on it together, and we both love how it turned out.
I used DecoArt Acrylic paint, basic red and black. To get the red a little darker I added a few drops of black. After the paint, it got a couple coats of clear polyacrylic. Hubby added the hooks, some we had gotten ages ago on clearance from Lowe's, we paid about $.75 each. The shelf top is made of a scrap piece of sassafrass wood that was left over from building our house. That too got a clear coat of polyacrylic.
The clock is vintage, and funny enough has glow in the dark numbers! It also still works, as long as you keep winding it up. I paid $1 at a junk store, and got that clock and one other.
This bird art is something you have seen all over, particularly on Pinterest. I used an old book I had that was falling apart, a little Mod Podge, and then printed out a picture I like and traced it onto my page covered canvas. I also used DecoArt black acrylic paint on this. The M used to be hot pink, it also got a coat of paint, and I found it in the $1 section at Target, on clearance, for only $.50.
So, this little project cost less than $10! That is a cost I can live with! My Little Monkey loves this, she can hang up her towels on her own, and she can count the numbers.
Come back on Friday and I will show you the full bathroom reveal!
Melisa
Linking to:
Polly Want a Crafter Monday
Craft Catwalk @ Embellishing Life
I used DecoArt Acrylic paint, basic red and black. To get the red a little darker I added a few drops of black. After the paint, it got a couple coats of clear polyacrylic. Hubby added the hooks, some we had gotten ages ago on clearance from Lowe's, we paid about $.75 each. The shelf top is made of a scrap piece of sassafrass wood that was left over from building our house. That too got a clear coat of polyacrylic.
The clock is vintage, and funny enough has glow in the dark numbers! It also still works, as long as you keep winding it up. I paid $1 at a junk store, and got that clock and one other.
This bird art is something you have seen all over, particularly on Pinterest. I used an old book I had that was falling apart, a little Mod Podge, and then printed out a picture I like and traced it onto my page covered canvas. I also used DecoArt black acrylic paint on this. The M used to be hot pink, it also got a coat of paint, and I found it in the $1 section at Target, on clearance, for only $.50.
So, this little project cost less than $10! That is a cost I can live with! My Little Monkey loves this, she can hang up her towels on her own, and she can count the numbers.
Come back on Friday and I will show you the full bathroom reveal!
Melisa
Linking to:
Polly Want a Crafter Monday
Craft Catwalk @ Embellishing Life
What a great finished project. I know all about the "back burner", it seems that most of my projects are there and until they get to 'burning', they stay there, usually at the last moment. I love the red and black combination.
ReplyDeletelet me know when you tire of the clock. I'll take it off your hands for you. Super cute.
ReplyDeleteI want a beachy looking one for my birthday for by my front door.
ReplyDeleteVery cute. Ya'll did a great job. And, I bet that the fact that it took a while made it more special when it was all done.
ReplyDeleteAdorable numbered shelf! :D
ReplyDeleteI love it all! I've been trying to work out what to do in my little hallway/mudroom off the side of our front hall. This would be perfect :)
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