I love my Poo-Pourri!
Many of my guest, even my husband, forget or just do not know about Poo-Pourri. So, I had some wood laying around and wanted to practice my wood burning so I decided to make a "Spray Before You Go" sign to place in my bathroom in hopes that it will remind those visiting to use the amazing Poo-Pourri! What you need: -Wood Burning Hot Pen -Wood Burning Hot Stamps (letters and if you want the arrow it is in the numbers kit) -Pliers (for removing the Hot Stamps from the Hot Pen) -Piece of wood that can stand on its own, or you can place it in a small easel, & is big enough for what you want to spell. (you can get a piece at a craft store but it can be pricey) -Small foam brush -Mod Podge in whatever finish you want, I used gloss. I got my supplies from Micheal's with a 40% off coupon on each item. If you do not have a coupon I would suggest getting the supplies from www.darbysmart.com or some other cheap place. A lot of the craft supplies are cheaper then at some stores, even walmart on Darby Smart, and ship fast! And you get $10 towards your first purchase! It is worth checking out. If you would like to learn more about DarbySmart I will soon be posting a review on my purchases from that site soon and will up date this with that link. For now you can google it if our curious :) -To be honest this little craft can be kinda pricey so if you do not think you will use the hot pen and hot stamps for any other projects you may want to browse Pinterest again so you can find some more wood burning crafts to justify the purchase haha.- Alright, now on to how you create this! So it really is pretty simple. First make sure you place the letter you want to start out with on your hot pen first before you turn it on, with this project that would be the "S". Now turn the hot pen on. I would recommend having a practice piece of wood if this is your first time. Having a practice piece helps a lot with testing the temperature and to practice how much pressure you need to apply and whatnot. So usually when the Hot Stamp starts changing colors that usually means it is hot enough to start. Now you can out line what you want on the wood first with a pencil but make sure it is really light so you can erase it. I did that at first and I could not erase it all...so I just placed the Hot Stamps on the piece of wood to make sure it would all fit, that was a lot easier then the whole pencil thing! Now just start! If you apply the Hot Stamp to the wood and remove it to find it didn't burn the wood fully that is ok! Just line it back up and try again. Once you are ready to move on to the next letter, DO NOT remove it with your hands. Use the pliers! You can choose to turn the Hot Pen off first if you want but you do not need to. Once you remove the letter it will still be hot for a while so place it on your practice piece of wood or on something that will not catch fire or melt. Then pick up the next letter with the pliers and screw it on with the pliers. Again, DO NOT use your hands for this part, because, well, it is hot! It is a little tricky to get the hang of but I haven't figured out any easier way yet :). Once you are done with the hot stamps make sure to turn the pen off. Now if some parts are still not as burned as you would like you can cheat and go over it with a permanent marker in some areas, or if you are not lazy you can just go back over it with your hot stamps ( I was too lazy to turn it back on). Once you have stepped back and decided you are happy with it, you now need to seal it with Mod podge or some other sealant so that the bark will not pop off and the wood will not start splitting therefore ruining your hard work like mine started to do before I realized it needed to be sealed... So now just apply 3 coats at least of mod podge all over the front AND the back. Make sure your apply it where the bark would separate from the wood. If my phrasing does not make sense here is a picture.
My bathroom is birched themed so I used a piece of birch and added moss to create a forest feel.
Thanks for visiting my blog and hope you enjoyed this post! If you have any questions or comments feel free to comment below!
Hopefully that helps?
Don't just apply it there, remember, apply it all over the front and back. Sorry for the lack of progression pictures by the way. Now once you have let your mod podge dry, your done! You can now place it in your bathroom in hopes people will read it and use it!
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Late one night during my usual Facebook stroll I entered a Krylon's Mystery Box Challenge on the Krylon Brand Facebook page. Then completely forgot about it. Then one day I receive an email saying I was one of the 50 winners that would receive a free Krylon Mystery Box! I actually won something! The catch was that I was challenged to create something out of the items they provided and then blog about it on or before the 12th of December. So here it is! Here are the items that came in my Krylon Mystery Box. (sorry for the horrible picture ) 2 polyester cloths 1 long burlap ribbon 1White gloss Krylon Short Cuts Spray Paint 1 Chrome Krylon Short Cuts Spray Paint 1 Wooden Crate (I did not use all these items) Everyone received different color spray paints in their box so I was very happy when I received white and chrome because those colors work perfectly with my decor! After lots of pondering and trial and error I ended up settling on this... I decided to create a crate for guest and keep it simple. In the above picture I decided to use it for wash cloths but can easily switch them out and put items guest can use like lotions, razors, shampoo & conditioner, and so on. I was in a hurry so I did not take pictures of the process! So here is a lengthy explanation of what I did... 1. First I sanded the crate with 220 grit sandpaper to make it nice and smooth. 2. I then spray painted the whole crate with the White Gloss Krylon Short Cuts Spray Paint. I did about 4 coats letting it dry between coats. 3. While I let that dry I picked out the button I wanted and the size of cloth and burlap ribbon I needed then used the Chrome Krylon Short Cuts Spray Paint to paint the button, burlap, and lightly paint the cloth. 4. I then used my fingers to fray the edges of the burlap and cloth. I also used extra burlap for the button holes. 5. Once the crate was dry I then used a glue gun to apply the button to the crate. 6. Then I glued the cloth to the burlap and wrote "Guest" in black permanent marker. 7.I then cut part of the left over burlap to make a string and glued that onto the back of the "Guest" sign. 8. Once dry I added double sided tape to the back of the sign and hung it on the button at an angle and applied pressure so the tape would hold it in place. I decided to use tape instead of glue in case one day I want to switch the sign to something else. If you want a more permanent solution just used a glue gun to keep the sign at an angle. 9. Lastly I decided to add wrapping paper to the inside of the crate! I cut the size I needed then applied it to the inside with double sided tape. Again if you want a more permanent solution, use glue and seal it with a spray clear coat. I just like to change things a lot. I LOVE this wrapping paper! This picture does not do it justice. It reminds me of a birch tree. It is metallic silver with a plain white back ground. I purchased it at Target Christmas 2014. The majority of my house's color scheme is grey/silver, aqua, and black so this went perfect! I really enjoyed the challenge of creating a craft out of these materials..and with a deadline I could not procrastinate on this one! The Krylon Short Cuts were fun to work with but are kinda pricey for being so little... If I had to spend my own money on a project like this I would just purchase a regular size can of spray paint and use the left overs for other projects. But the Short Cuts were the perfect size for such a small project! Thank you Krylon for this fun experience! Thank you for stopping by! If you have time check out my other post! Or leave a comment! My parents happened to come across these for FREE during the time I was looking for owl salt and pepper shakers! (my prayers were answered) They were not the solid white ones I wanted but hey, when you don't like the colors, paint! So that is what I did. I decided on white. So due to being a poor married college student I had to use what paint I had on hand already and all I had was some spray paint primer. Which worked out just fine, it just gave it more of a matte finish. One day perhaps I'll go over them with the more enamel looking spray paint for a more glossy finish, but for now this will have to do :) Here is what they looked like before I added the eyes. And again they did turn out white though they may look a little yellow in the next picture... but I'm only working with my phone camera and well, you know how that can go.... Here they are finished. I decided to color the Pepper shakers eyes grey so people can tell what one is what. :) How much did this cost me? $0 Since I already had the items.... But I probably used about 1 can of spray paint all together and then I used my valspar antiquing glaze in grey I had left over from my other projects for the eyes. *UPDATE* I was finally able to go over them with a glossy white finish! I just used a white gloss spray paint from Walmart. Since I repainted them I had to redo the eyes. This time I used the Martha Stewart Metallic Glaze in Black Coffee, let that dry then did a layer of Martha Stewart Metallic Glaze in Mercury to help soften the eyes a little. Below is the "new" after picture. I definitely like the glossy look and the metallic eyes! Like The Aqua Owl Blog Facebook page HERE!
This redo was inspired by multiple bloggers I found on pinterest. Most of them seemed to use chalk paint but I am not a fan of chalk paint. My husband LOVES pepper, I think way too much. So pepper mills and shakers are a must at the table. So when I found these wooden ones at the D.I. (thrift store) for only 75 cents a piece I had to have them! They were perfect! Though all they had were pepper ones that was perfect because we do not add salt to anything, so we have no need for salt, unless we have guest I suppose. Below is the before picture. They were in great condition, not a flaw on them. I really liked the dark wooden one, but of course I REALLY wanted to paint them to go better with my decor. Here is what I did. First thing I did was sand them a little so that the primer would adhere better, even though with the primer I use you do not have to, but I like to be on the safe side. Here is the primer I used. I did enough coats to where I couldn't see the wood through the paint, which took a few coats and I had to sand a few spots in between layers to make it as smooth as I wanted. After I let the primer dry I then painted one with the ice grey paint color I had left over from another project that I got from a local paint store. It is VERY close to white. I had to do a few coats with this color. I did not enjoy having to hand paint this, a spray can is so much easier for small projects! But, I needed to use my left over paint. On the other I used Krylon Blue Ocean Breeze spray paint that I got at Walmart. I did a few coats of this as well, until I got the color I wanted. After the paint dried I then glazed it with my valspar antiquing glaze and let that dry. Since I am not using a top coat (so it won't have any yellowing) I am letting this dry for a month before use just to be on the safe side. All done!
I was excited when I found this vintage alarm clock in storage, and it still works despite the fact that it is at least from the 1970's! I loved the brass look but then again I had to ask myself if it would go with anything I have in my house....and it didn't... It took me a while to decide what color to paint it and I ended up going with Aquamarine and used my left over Valspar Antiquing Glaze, of course. One day when I can afford new paint colors I won't keep painting things blue ;) So here is the before... Here is the paint I used.... Here are the paint brushes I used....
Basically I cleaned the clock, added 2 coats of primer, let dry, then added about 2 coats of aquamarine, then once I let all of that dry I added my antiquing glaze. Here is a better view of the glaze. Now it's done!
The look of a $20- $50 working alarm clock for the price of basically nothing since the clock was free and I used all left over materials from my other projects! First of all, I love when I find free stuff that people just throw away! My dad from time to time helps clean out houses and he sometimes forgets to look in every box before he throws it in a garbage pile, so every so often I go through that garbage and that is how I came across my owl salt and pepper shakers and now these other owls! For the longest time I have had my eye on some bookends and the owl ones always popped out to me. A little side note, I'm pretty sure my husband and I only have about 10 books (sad I know). They have a hard time standing up on their own and the owl bookends have always popped out to me when I've looked online, though I never could justify paying for them. So, as fate would have it, my patience paid off, and I found these! I liked how much detail they had, unfortunately, they did not match my decor. So I cleaned them off since they have been outside in a box for who knows how long, repaired part of the holly leaf that broke off with super glue, and got my primer and paint ready. Below are the products I used.
I did enough coats with the primer to where I could not see any of the colored paint anymore. I let that dry and then touched up some of the rough parts then used the white gloss spray paint until I got the glossy finish I wanted. This whole project only took me a day to do! *Since these owls are fine china and therefore pretty light, I may go back and fill them with some sand to make them heavier and seal the holes, but for now they seem to hold the weight just fine!
Ocean/Beach/Aqua Theme Vanity Redo My Grandma from South Carolina was staying with my family for over a year and so we decided to redo the guest room for her with a beach like feel! I was in charge of redoing this very old vanity! It has drawers....and hardware....I just got so excited I went right to taking it apart and on to sanding before I remembered I needed a before picture and I was too lazy to put it all back together...sorry :( Also for a heads up sorry for the lack of pictures, but I will try my best to explain how I did it! The pictures may not be the best due to very poor lighting. PREP First I took the drawers out, mirror off, and hardware off and began sanding with an electric sander. This vanity was painted an antique white and for some reason was very bumpy so I had to sand A LOT to get to the smoothness I wanted. Then used a wet clean white rag and cleaned off the dust, then let it dry. Next I cleaned off the hardware to get them ready to be painted. Now, paint time.... I used a metallic spray paint to cover the gold hardware. Continued to layer the paint until I got the coverage I wanted. Once that was dry I then went over it with my Valspar antiquing glaze in grey that I had left over from the kitchen table redo. Once I got the look I wanted and let it dry, I then used a water base sealant since handles get a lot of use. Below is the after and the glaze I used. I have yet to get a paint sprayer, which would have made all of this easier...and faster.....so I used brushes. I used two different colors. For the base I used the highest gloss of Aquamarine and for the darker highlights I used a pearl Bahamian blue left over from my kitchen table redo. I did not use a sealant. After my table redo, I was told never to do that because no matter what kind you use it will always, one day, turn colors. So we will see how this holds up because my kitchen table turned colors even though I let it dry and used a water base sealer. So I started with a Primer and did 2 coats, sanding between to get a perfect smooth surface. Then I did 3 coats of the Aquamarine, sanding between coats, not sanding the last layer. Next I added some Floetrol (picture below) to the Bahamian blue. This helps the paint not dry so fast and helps prevent brush strokes showing. You can also use this in the base paint if you would like. Since I was applying the Bahamian blue like you would a glaze, I needed a way for it to not dry so fast, and that is what I came up with, and it worked perfectly! After that all dried I then decided to add the Valspar Glaze to the detail work on the vanity. I used a very tiny paint brush for this. I did a couple layers until it was dark enough for me. Once all was dry I put the drawers back in and added the hardware and BAM! What a beauty. I will have to post pictures of the whole room at some point. We were able to find a bed headboard that matches PERFECT with this hardware, and it was super cheap! Bonus! I decided not to add the mirror back on, due to it being old and needing replaced. So, once I get the mirror thing figured out, I'll post an updated picture! To add some beach-ness to it, I added vases and added sand from different beaches we have been too to hold the candles. Well, there is it! I just love how it turned out! It works perfect in this grey walled, beach themed room! Hopefully I can get some better pictures of it one day, these just don't do it justice!
For our wedding we got a LOT of plain black picture frames and had no money to put pictures in...haha. So I went on pinterest to try and find some other use for them and loved the idea of making it into a tray! List of items I used 1. Black picture frame with glass 2. Piece of fabric cut to the size of the glass So basically all I did was put it all together and this happened.... I decided to put it on my bed side table since I have a habit of leaving water and food by my bed....We all do it ok....But yeah this way I don't leave water rings on my furniture! Also its a good place to put your bobby pins when you take them out in bed and are too lazy to put them where they are actually suppose to go..... What I love about this is that when I get bored of my decor (which is more often then I'd like to admit) I can just change the fabric, which is about the size of those scrap pieces of fabric they sell for quilting I guess at the store, so not pricey, and you can paint the frame if it came down to it.
This dresser was for my mom and, in my mom's words, "JUNK and a waste of money" And yes it had pieces of the wood missing in the corners and markers all over it and scratches and so much more but I took it as a challenge and I think it turned out great! It took a lot of work and I had to rebuild parts of it. Also I had to leave town before I could finish it for my parents so my mom went at it all ticked off (she is an angry painter and has zero patience for projects) and so that is why some drawers are darker then others because she went crazy on the antiquing glaze.
We used the cheap walmart brand paint in candy apple red. I did not like the application of it, you can tell it was cheaper. but after about 2 coats of primer, and 3 coats of red, antiquing glaze and the gloss polyurethane(which I know not to use now...) and replacing the old gold hardware, I looked great! Here is the farm house table Redo.
It started out as just a basic unfurnished wood table. I primed it twice and put 3 coats of paint. Then I antiqued it with antiquing glaze. Then I put a water base polyurethane on it, which I was told is not suppose to yellow over time like the oil base, BUT a few weeks ago I was doing another project to where I asked an experiences painter and they pointed out that ANY water base or oil base will yellow. Which makes sense as to why after I finished this project it turned into a more blue green color from the yellowing of the polyurethane...oh well it still looks good, just not as blue as you would think. I used behr paint in Bahamanian blue satin. So for the other painting projects I use the gloss paint now and do not polyurethane. And I should probably wax it. |
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