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Day 16 – God Speaks to my Heart & a Cute DIY

October 16, 2018 by Patti 3 Comments

The Write 31 Days Challenge – 31 Days,Every Day,One Topic

Day 16

(day 1 starts here)

It is sometimes so hard doing this Write 31 Days thing because after I hit publish I tend remember things I wish I’d said. For instance, I wrote previously about my comment to the Pastor’s wife where I told her I hated women. I want to clarify something about that.

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So Close to Amazing Painted Radio Cabinet

June 29, 2017 by Patti 44 Comments

It was almost amazing. So close. I’d cleaned up hubby’s treasured old radio cabinet, painted it the perfect color, added gold leaf highlights (because what isn’t amazing about gold leaf?), Rub ‘n Buf’d the hardware, replaced the yucky fabric that covered the speaker with fancy brass grating, and waxed and polished this sweet piece to perfection.

Then came the top of the cabinet.

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The Ups & Downs of Painting & Waxing Upholstery

May 28, 2017 by Patti 29 Comments

Sometimes all we need is a little bit of a makeover to feel pretty.  True for people and true for shabby little French chairs as well.

I thought it was about time to give you another look at some of the Old Things New projects I’ve been doing around my house.

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Tips for Creating Rustic French Signage

July 22, 2015 by Patti 17 Comments

Do you ever have times of feeling SUPER motivated . . . with great bursts of energy to tackle projects you’ve been carrying around in your head?  Times of enough forward incentive to conquer two, or three, or six undertakings at the same time?

That’s what sunshine does for me.

When it’s dreary and drizzly outside my window I seem to lack ambition but with the long sunny days of summer here in SC I’m on a roll!

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As promised in my post Adding the French Country Look to Your Kitchen, I’m back to share:

My Favorite Tips for Creating Rustic French Signage
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  Some of what I’ll be sharing I learned while taking the Farragoz Painting Course seen on my sidebar (if you haven’t it checked out yet you should).  It has been a great course for learning things about painting that I’d never learned anywhere else, as well as teaching me to make my own paints from natural products.

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For this project I’m using some items I had on hand from previous projects (items the course teaches one to make from scratch), Americana Decor’s Chalky Finish paint in black and white Liquitex Gesso.

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On a pre-cut board from Michael’s I began by painting on a few layers of Gesso and then layers of black paint, drying between each coat with a hair dryer.

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Can you see all the cool cracking caused by my hair dryer?  Next I took a cheap candle and smushed it on the surface, wherever I wanted the black paint to show through my top coat.  Note the big chunks of wax left behind.

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I painted over everything with Behr’s knockoff of the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint (ASCP) color Country Grey.  This color and all the remaining paint colors used in this tutorial were mixed with my Homemade Chalk Paint Recipe #3. One coat covers well but I used two for an even more layered look.

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Lettering was next and this picture on Facebook was my inspiration.

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I eyeballed the picture and drew it by hand on a piece of paper about the size I thought would work for my sign.  You could use a stencil but I rather like the not-so-perfect, hand lettered look.

After a bit of drawing, erasing and drawing again I was finally happy with my penciled lettering and transferred it onto my board.  Tracing with graphite paper is one way of doing this or, if you are too lazy to go looking for the graphite paper up in your craft closet, a simple Typography Transfer tutorial can be found HERE.

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After transferring my letters I lightly distressed the board, mostly around the edges, and used a knife point to “pick up” the paint that was over the wax, revealing the chalky black beneath.

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This extreme close-up shows an example of the kind of depth you can achieve with layers of paint and wax.

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The next step was to dry brush around the outer edges of my board . . .

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 . . . using Behr’s ASCP knock-off of French Linen.

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Painting the lettering was done with a tiny brush and a steady hand . . .

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. . . using Behr’s knock-off version of ASCP Greek Blue.

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The shadowing was not done in an ASCP color but is a Behr sample that I bought to try on a BIG future project (one of the things I’m working on this week).

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This is a picture taken during the shadowing process.  I had to keep reminding myself that my shadows needed to fall to the right and below my letters.  No worries about perfection though because any goof is an easy fix with more paint. Wink, wink!

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After lettering I used my tiny brush to freehand some embellishments on my board.  Not worrying too much about keeping things uniform or perfect makes it super simple for anyone to do!

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Finally I waxed my board to protect it.  I added dark wax first . . .

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I used dark wax only on the sides, allowed all the wax to dry for an hour or so, then buffed the entire sign to a nice sheen.

That’s pretty much it . . . MY favorite tips for creating Rustic French Signage.  Below are several shots of La Creperie Bleue on display in my French Country decorated kitchen.

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 La Creperie 016Cute “vintage” signs are sold everywhere right now and I have one that you may have seen in my last post.  I like it a lot but I’d much rather have something that is original and not mass produced.  Maybe you’ll try your hand at creating some rustic signage of your own.  If you do I’d love to see pictures or answer any questions you might have along the way.

If being crafty isn’t your thing but you’d love to check out some beautiful rustic French signage to purchase, I think you’ll be delighted by what you see at my friend Janice’s online shop, French Velvet Horses. 

Janice’s heart goes into everything she creates and that is the mark of a TRUE artist!

And now, since we’re lovin’ on all things French lately, a little language lesson:

French-Greetings-A Blessings to you my friends and *bonne nuit!

*Bonne nuit – That’s good night before going to bed, which I’m not, because I’m on to another project while the motivation is strong!

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Summer Blues and an Update!

June 1, 2015 by Patti 25 Comments

I’m feeling a bit excited today and I can hardly wait to share why, but first I want to share with you more blue touches I’ve added to my living room for summer and also update you on . . . the ongoing saga of the broken wrist.

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 I’m pretty much always decorating in my head, thinking of the next thing I’d like to add to my thrifted and sale shopped home.  Are you like that too?  I discuss these things in prayer as I go throughout my day, saying things like, “Lord, if you can find me some new lampshades for my living room, at a good price, that would be awesome.”  Followed up by, “I shouldn’t say ‘if you can” Lord, because I know you can, so please will you?”

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That was the kind of day it was when I walked into Home Goods last week and found these lamp shades on clearance!  Why on clearance?  Because who in the world would want  peacock blue lampshades?  Wait, that would be me!

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If you read my living room reveal post, you know that peacock blue and aquamarine are the two accent colors I’m using in this mostly neutral colored room.  If you saw my dining room style board you know that the wallpaper I’m using on that room across the entry from the dining room has damask medallions that will reflect the pattern of the silver medallions on my new lampshades.

 Fancy that!

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 Here are a few more touches of blue, just in time for summer.

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Remember the dress I pulled out of the giveaway pile to add color to this basket?  While I had my homemade chalk paint out working on another piece I couldn’t resist giving my basket’s handles a little touch of blue too.

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 Here is a sweet new (to me) cup and saucer for my tea cart. The handle, base and pattern are silver.

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I remembered that I had this candle in the cupboard and pulled it into the room.  I really love the glitz of this candle holder and candle pin that I found on clearance at Michael’s!

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I picked up a pair of heavy crystal candle holders at a garage sale in my neighborhood for $2 and bought two more candles to use in my entry hall.

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They are Princess House candle holders and they come apart so they can also be used with tapers. How could I resist?

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Sasha is happy with the summer touches and loves to catch the afternoon sun in this room.

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 As for the update on the broken wrist?  The occupational therapist says I have some nerve damage caused by the cast and that it will take 6 months to a year to heal completely.  I still have trouble making a fist and have the feeling of pins and needles almost constantly, but I’ve seen a significant improvement in the level of pain, especially this past week.  I’m anticipating a much quicker healing. Thank you Lord!

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Still, preparing this post had to be done in stages because use of the mouse and keyboard is painful.  I’m honestly not complaining though because I’ve learned a lot about myself during this time away from the computer.  I suspect that my posts will be fewer than normal for awhile and I hope you’ll continue to be patient with me.  I appreciate those of you who come and read and comment on the things I share about my home and my life.  It really means so much to me.

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Finally, what is that thing I’m so excited about today?  You know how I said that God knows me and He knows what I like?  Well, my husband is a bit like that too and he likes to do things that make me happy.  We are off on a little adventure for the next couple of days and I’ll be back later this week to share the adventure with you.  The picture above is a bit of a teaser!

Until later, blessings to y’all,

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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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