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Garden Tray Tutorial

May 28, 2013 by Patti 22 Comments

So many people tell me that they can never find anything good at the thrift stores in the areas where they live.  I don’t think my thrift stores are any better than anyone else’s but I do think that if you go with an idea in mind of what you’re looking for you will eventually find it.  Take a peek at my most recent thrift store transformation. 

Now take a look at the before.
What do you think of this lovely swan tray that I found? 
I think she has lived a full life and is ready to be put to rest!
 I must admit that I feel kind of bad saying that because I could tell  from the way it was put together that this was some other eager DIYer’s very own craft project. 
Here is a picture of the bottom with the peeling faux wood contact paper.  Yup, it is definitely time for a change.
As soon I saw this tray it made me think of an ad I’d seen in Grandinroad catalog for these beautiful Monet Garden Trays.  

I loved the colors and the flowers and the fact that they looked old.  However, a set of two for $199 was way beyond my budget! 
So I set to work with my Home Made Chalk Paint 
(Recipe #3 right HERE), applying an off white base coat and then two coats in a custom mixed color made from leftover Valspar paint samples. I couldn’t tell you what they were and wouldn’t likely be able to reproduce the exact color again, but it turned out similar to Annie Sloan’s Antibes green (I have such fun mixing colors that I often forget to keep track of what and how much).
I applied a base of aged looking parchment paper to the top of the tray with ModPodge, and added some pictures of flowers, printed off from The Graphics Fairy website.  I thoroughly covered the back of each piece of paper with the medium.
 Once all my flowers were in place I applied a couple of coats of ModPodge over the top everything, allowing the it to dry between each coat.  Notice the wrinkles in the paper?  No, I wasn’t being sloppy.  Honest!  I actually crinkled up my parchment paper before placing it to get the look I was going for.  When it was thoroughly soaked with ModPodge I smoothed the wrinkles with my fingers, to push out the air bubbles.
After my tray dried completely I distressed the wood, allowing both bare wood and white paint to show through, and applied a dark wax (ASCP).  I was careful not to touch the top of the decoupaged area with wax as I later applied a couple of coats of MinWax Polycrylic to protect the surface from water.
  Though you can’t see it in the “before” picture the swan tray originally had shiny brass hardware on the corners. I took the hardware off and painted it with Rustoleum’s Metallic Oil Rubbed   Bronze spray paint.  This is a new favorite!
What do you think?  
Okay, so I know it doesn’t look like a $100 tray, 
but then neither did the $100 tray!
 

 Right now I’m enjoying using this tray as a base for different vignettes on my kitchen island.  In September she will go along with me to the French Flea Market.

  I wouldn’t have given this tray a second glance if I hadn’t seen an ad for beautiful trays in a high end catalog.  I actually get excited about my junk mail when it contains catalogs! I pull them out and put them in a special place to enjoy when I have some quality browsing time.  Then I search for ideas and tear out pages for my inspiration file. I make sure to go back to my idea file often to remind myself of what to be on the lookout for.  I also find great ideas in various Flea Market and Cottage Style magazines and from the Internet via Pinterest, Etsy and, of course, my fellow bloggers.

So, keep hitting the thrift stores, flea markets and garage sales, but go often and go with a purpose!  With a little practice, you too will begin to see the potential for Old Things becoming New.

     Blessings,


I’ve been known to link up to the following great parties!!!

Sunday:

 UnderTheTableAndDreaming, TheDIYShowoff, TheTablescaper, IHeartNapTime, My1929Charmer, LifeOnLakeshoreDrive, NavyWifePetersUSSCrafty, SuburbsMama
Monday:
 IShouldBeMoppingTheFloor,  ModVintageLife, BetweenNapsOnThePorch, TheGraphicsFairy, TheDedicatedHouse, UncommonDesigns, WestFurnitureRevival, BoogieboardCottage, DIYHomeSweetHome, HuckleberryLove, RainOnATinRoof, AlderberryHill, TwelveOEight,
CarrieThisHome
Tuesday:
HomeStoriesAtoZ, AStrollThruLife, Elizabeth&Co, MyUncommonSliceOfSuburbia, CoastalCharm, CozyLittleHouse, PJHDesigns, NaptimeCreations, CedarHillRanch,  BloomingHomestead, FlusterBuster, KatheWithAnE, NotJustAHousewife, 
VMG206, Hickory Trail
TuesdaysAtOurHome 
Wednesday:
SavvySouthernStyle, The36thAvenue, SouthernLovely, VintageOnADime, IvyAndElephants,  DIYByDesign, DesignedDecor, ViewFromRiverMountain, TheStyleSisters, AdornedFromAbove, SewCraftyAngel, Timewashed, SomedayCrafts, GreenWillowPond 
Thursday:
NoMinimalistHere, ImpartingGrace, DesignedDecor, TheVintageFarmhouse, TheSabbyCreekCottage, EmbracingChange, HaveADailyCupOfMrsOlson, BeyondThePicketFence, StoneGable, AllThingsWithPurpose, MyRepurposedLife, FromMyFrontPorchToYours, ADelightsomeLife 
Friday:
MyRomanticHome, FrenchCountryCottage, TatertotsAndJello, MissMustardSeed, ThriftyHandmadeDays, CraftJunkieToo, CommonGround, TheShabbyNest, LizMarie, Redoux, JenniferRizzo, TheCharmOfHome, RootedInThyme, 504Main
Saturday:
FunkyJunkInteriors, ClassyClutter, SixSistersStuff, It’sOverflowing, BeDifferentActNormal, TooMuchTimeOnMyHands,
OneSharendipityPlace




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Happy Memorial Day Weekend

May 27, 2013 by Patti 2 Comments

No one has greater love 
than the one who gives his
life for his friends. 
John 15:13
In remembrance of all those who gave their lives defending our freedom and the freedom of others.
    
Blessings,
 

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Coastal Touches for Summer

May 21, 2013 by Patti 28 Comments

I am so very excited to show you something that arrived on my doorstep a few weeks ago.  It is a hand dyed sea fan from Sherry @ No Minimalist Here‘s Etsy Shop. I love Sherry’s blog, one of the first blogs I began to follow, and I’ve been drooling over her sea fans for quite some time. What a beautiful piece of art for my home.
There are so many decorating styles that I love and one of those is Coastal Style.  When we remodeled our little guest cottage I was able to go coastal all the way and I had so much fun.  I never really thought of adding coastal touches to my own home because it is more of a Farmhouse Glam style (to take a quiz to find your own decorating style click HERE).  Then I began noticing that many of the blogs I follow with decorating styles similar to mine do use coastal touches, especially in their summer decorating.
With that revelation I was “on board” and ready to go.  I began by shopping my own home for things that could be considered coastal and then I purchased a few items to add to the look.  This is one of those vases that nearly everyone has hanging around their house. I added some blue marbles and a few seashells we already had from trips to the seashore.
 
  This sits on my dining room windowsill with a sugar and creamer set that I bought years ago at a garage sale. I love these darling froggies.
This was an empty olive oil bottle that I kept because of  it’s blue tint. I added more marbles, painted the cap white, covered it with some raffia and glued a piece of coral to the top (also from our stash of seashells).

Next are a couple of plates I had on hand. This one was already on display because it picks up the colors in my stove’s backsplash. I never even noticed that it looks like a sand dollar until now.
 
I pulled this plate out of the back of a china cabinet because it fits the color scheme.
 
This is a picture that my mother-in-law painted many years ago. It was already hanging in my dining room and it fits the theme completely.  A little castle on a lake.
 So I did have the fun of going out to buy a few things to add to my summer beach decor.  I loved the color of this large Japanese float that I found at a local shop named Second Hand Rose (I will be blogging soon on this fabulous place).
 
For my living room I bought some new pillow covers from Pottery Barn to temporarily cover my Fall/Winter pillow.  Then I came across the small gold “ropey” pillow at Pier 1 Imports.
Baskets add to the summery feel,
 and of course it was time to change up my cloche once again.
 I found this wonderful handmade vase at a local store Drees of Olympia, along with the fun driftwood ball (I want to try to make one of these). To complete the look I added a few shells and some moss.
Now on to my dining room table.  I had the white candlesticks and to those I added two large blue candlesticks from HomeGoods.  I wanted a table runner to put these on so I found a couple of pieces of leftover wood we had beside the garage, washed off the mud and dry brushed some gray paint on the boards to make them look aged by the weather.  A few more marbles, more sand dollars found on one of our beach trips (with clear glitter added) and a couple more Japanese floats from the antique store.

A few more things atop my gas fireplace mantle. I had the lantern which now houses some shells and a flameless candle. The blue and green glass ball is from a blown glass artist in Oregon, a previous vacation memento, and the Waterford crystal swans were given to me (and to all her daughters and grandaughters) by my mother.
The view is of the lake we live on. I know, we live on a lake! Why would I ever think I couldn’t add some coastal touches to my home?

That’s my summer decor.  I think I am really going to enjoy it.  Now I’m just wishing for the weather to warm up again.  We had a few days of summer weather but today it is cold outside!
What are you doing around your home to decorate for summer? If you live inland do you dare to go a little bit coastal?  This blogging experience has sure made me a little more adventurous at home.

Blessings,

 
I’ve been known to link up to the following great parties!!!

Sunday:

 UnderTheTableAndDreaming, TheDIYShowoff, TheTablescaper, IHeartNapTime, My1929Charmer, LifeOnLakeshoreDrive, NavyWifePetersUSSCrafty, SuburbsMama
Monday:
 IShouldBeMoppingTheFloor,  ModVintageLife, BetweenNapsOnThePorch, TheGraphicsFairy, TheDedicatedHouse, UncommonDesigns, WestFurnitureRevival, BoogieboardCottage, DIYHomeSweetHome, HuckleberryLove, RainOnATinRoof, AlderberryHill, TwelveOEight,
CarrieThisHome
Tuesday:
HomeStoriesAtoZ, AStrollThruLife, Elizabeth&Co, MyUncommonSliceOfSuburbia, CoastalCharm, CozyLittleHouse, PJHDesigns, NaptimeCreations, CedarHillRanch,  BloomingHomestead, FlusterBuster, KatheWithAnE, NotJustAHousewife, 
VMG206, Hickory Trail
Wednesday:
SavvySouthernStyle, The36thAvenue, SouthernLovely, VintageOnADime, IvyAndElephants,  DIYByDesign, DesignedDecor, ViewFromRiverMountain, TheStyleSisters, AdornedFromAbove, SewCraftyAngel, Timewashed, SomedayCrafts, GreenWillowPond 
Thursday:
NoMinimalistHere, ImpartingGrace, DesignedDecor, TheVintageFarmhouse, TheSabbyCreekCottage, EmbracingChange, HaveADailyCupOfMrsOlson, BeyondThePicketFence, StoneGable, AllThingsWithPurpose, MyRepurposedLife, FromMyFrontPorchToYours, ADelightsomeLife 
Friday:
MyRomanticHome, FrenchCountryCottage, TatertotsAndJello, MissMustardSeed, ThriftyHandmadeDays, CraftJunkieToo, CommonGround, TheShabbyNest, LizMarie, Redoux, JenniferRizzo, TheCharmOfHome, RootedInThyme, 504Main
Saturday:
FunkyJunkInteriors, ClassyClutter, SixSistersStuff, It’sOverflowing, BeDifferentActNormal, TooMuchTimeOnMyHands,
OneSharendipityPlace


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The Dedicated House Feature

May 15, 2013 by Patti 5 Comments

Good morning friends.  
It is another lovely day here in the PNW. The whole crazy mix of sun and showers we’ve been having is making my garden so happy. The longer days and warmer temps are making me happy.   
This is the most wonderful time of the year!

I’m excited to share with you that our little guest cottage is being featured today by Kathryn over at The Dedicated House.  Her entire post is dedicated to this “labor of love” of ours, as her Before and After Wednesday feature.  
Even if you’ve seen our guest cottage before, I’d love for you to head over and pay a visit to Kathryn.  She is a beautiful and talented person with a great blog and an interesting story. I’m a big fan!!!  You’ll want to take some time to explore once you get there so grab cup of coffee or tea to take along with you.  
    
Sending a little Spring joy your way . . . 
catch it before it passes you by!  

Blessings,


 

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Goodwill Wall Planters

May 12, 2013 by Patti 27 Comments

 I hope you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend!
   One of the Mother’s Day traditions when my girls were still at home was for them to head out to the nursery with my dear hubby to buy flats and flats of summer annuals for my garden.
  It was always such a treat!
This post contains a few Mother’s day flowers and another lucky Goodwill find, along with a few personal reflections at the very end.
 These metal planters were a two for one deal, marked half off on the day I came across them.  I wasn’t sure exactly what I would do with them but I knew I couldn’t pass them up!
A little time spent over at The Graphics Fairy gave me the inspiration needed to transform them into something special.  The first one is decoupaged with some fancy script and an adorable page out of a rare Victorian children’s reader.
 I added a few colored birds, lace across the top and a mixed fabric rosette (instructions for making rosettes can be found right HERE). The hanger is simply a torn strip of drop cloth fabric.
The second planter is also decoupaged with pages of script, topped with the title page of a rare book entitled The Poetry of Flowers (also from The Graphics Fairy). To this urn of beautiful cascading flowers I’ve added a couple of buzzing bees, more lace across the top and another rosette of mixed fabrics.
Oh the wonders of ModPodge!  
Have you done any projects with it lately? 
I have a wee bit of an obsession with it myself as it turns so many of my Goodwill finds into great items to add to my French Flea Market repertoire!

Now for a few personal reflections, a little overflow from my heart.  Last night I said to Mr. OTN, with no small amount of wonder, that I am living my dream right now and I didn’t even know what that dream was!  

Though I don’t have my two girls close to home on this Mother’s Day, I am so proud of these beautiful young women who are each, in their two opposite corners of the country, impacting the lives of those around them by being the kind, generous, caring people that they are. My family makes my heart full!

As we come upon another Freedom Session graduation (May 19th) and look forward to hearing our hard working Participants share amazing testimonies of lives transformed, I feel so blessed that Mr. OTN and I get to be a part of this awesome ministry, as Directors in our local church.  This also, makes my heart full.
Then there is this other part of my life (creating and blogging) which is secondary to family and ministry but is also a dream come true. I feel so fortunate to have the freedom to work at something I enjoy and I’m very excited about being given the opportunity to participate in my first ever French Flea Market in September.
 I am loving this season of life so much and I need to remind myself not to take it for granted.
So TODAY, I will embrace this moment in time and thoroughly enjoy the process of making OldThingsNew!
 

       Blessings, 
I’ve been known to link up to the following great parties!!! Sunday:
 UnderTheTableAndDreaming, TheDIYShowoff, TheTablescaper, IHeartNapTime, My1929Charmer, LifeOnLakeshoreDrive, NavyWifePetersUSSCrafty, SuburbsMama
Monday:
 IShouldBeMoppingTheFloor,  ModVintageLife, BetweenNapsOnThePorch, TheGraphicsFairy, TheDedicatedHouse, UncommonDesigns, WestFurnitureRevival, BoogieboardCottage, DIYHomeSweetHome, HuckleberryLove, RainOnATinRoof, AlderberryHill, TwelveOEight
Tuesday:
HomeStoriesAtoZ, AStrollThruLife, Elizabeth&Co, MyUncommonSliceOfSuburbia, CoastalCharm, CozyLittleHouse, PJHDesigns, NaptimeCreations, CedarHillRanch,  BloomingHomestead, FlusterBuster, KatheWithAnE, NotJustAHousewife,
VMG206
HickoryTrail 
Wednesday:
SavvySouthernStyle, The36thAvenue, SouthernLovely, VintageOnADime, IvyAndElephants,  DIYByDesign, DesignedDecor, ViewFromRiverMountain, TheStyleSisters, AdornedFromAbove, SewCraftyAngel, Timewashed, SomedayCrafts, GreenWillowPond 
Thursday:
NoMinimalistHere, ImpartingGrace, DesignedDecor, TheVintageFarmhouse, TheSabbyCreekCottage, EmbracingChange, HaveADailyCupOfMrsOlson, BeyondThePicketFence, StoneGable, AllThingsWithPurpose, MyRepurposedLife, FromMyFrontPorchToYours, ADelightsomeLife 
Friday:
MyRomanticHome, FrenchCountryCottage, TatertotsAndJello, MissMustardSeed, ThriftyHandmadeDays, CraftJunkieToo, CommonGround, TheShabbyNest, LizMarie, Redoux, JenniferRizzo, TheCharmOfHome, RootedInThyme, 504Main
Saturday:
FunkyJunkInteriors, ClassyClutter, SixSistersStuff, It’sOverflowing, BeDifferentActNormal, TooMuchTimeOnMyHands,
OneSharendipityPlace

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I am Perfectly Imperfect Patti, daughter of the King, wife to the amazing Mr. OTN, mom to two grown daughters, a great son-in-law, and companion to two spoiled dogs. At Old Things New I share DIY’s, budget friendly home transformations, as well as posts about how God transforms our souls. I myself have been made new and I love to share what I’ve learned through WRITING and SPEAKING. To view a short Vimeo of “Our Story” (Mr. OTN and I) please follow the link at the top of the page.

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