Long Time, No post

Wow, I hadn't realized it had been that long since I've posted!  And only 2 for the whole year?  Bad, bad blogger!  I've been up to tons of projects, including getting my photography business up and running.  I started a Facebook page too!  You can visit it here.

I've had lots of great new ideas and spent some time playing around with them.  Hopefully, one day, I'll get a tutorial up on some of them!  For now though, I figured I would post a few pics of some things I've been working on lately.

Then there's these!

I had some custom work  - pinstripping and logos....

I'll be back soon this time!  Let me know if there is anything your interested in seeing or me doing a tutorial on!

October Work

Here is some recent orders/work I've done...

 

Just For Fun!

I had some free time a few weeks ago in between projects and made a few new things.

Blessed Plaque - distressed Wood Plaque $12.00


Circles Frame - Canvas 4x6 Frame $8.00

Remember This Table?

I doubt you do! I posted it sooo long ago that if it hadn't been my project, I would have forgotten it completely! I finally had the time to sit down and work some more on my table. I decided I was going to turn it into an outside table for our front porch, but then after a few months of realizing we were never going to use it out there, I decided it was time to bring it inside or just get rid of it, which I did NOT want to do.

I really wanted a functional table that we would use, and serve as storage too. I think it will be perfect when all is said and done!

We love to play Checkers & Chess so I thought I would make a huge
playing board on the top of our coffee table

Here is an up close shot of the distressing

That's all I have to show for now...I still have to finish the sides, drawers, drawer pulls and the game pieces. Once those are done, I'll post lots more photos of the transformation!

Distressed Crosses

I had a few questions about distressing, so I am going to give a few hints as to how I do it. The key is how you choose to distress things, the look are want to achieve, so my techniques may not suit your style best.

1. choose several colors
2. paint, distress, paint, distress...in other words work in layers.
3. you can use tons of household items to give things the weathered look: use a nail to make dents, sandpaper, lighters to give the burnt effect, use screwdrivers to make different sizes and shapes for divets.

Here in the latest cross I finished last week.

Crosses & The Art of Distressing

I have been busy, busy lately with some fun projects! I just got done with 2 Distressed Crosses that turned out really great! I'm never sure if the colors chosen are going to turn out well when distressing, but these worked beautifully!

I have had lots of questions about distressing, and all I can say is that it takes time! There are lots of different layers involved to get that really aged look, so if you just want a little distressing, it isn't so time consuming. The red cross has 6 layers and then 3 glaze coats, and the green cross has 8 layers and 3 glaze coats! Whew...that's lots of painting!





I also did a new sign for our house! I needed a new one! It is also distressed, to match the rest of our house which is all rock and wood.


Then I did another canvas painting of a Cross. I don't think I've posted pics of this one yet, but if I have...forgive me, I'm a little scatter brained right now!