Little Dresser - Grain-Sacked!

Okay, okay, I keep referring to this dresser as having THREE drawers.

I finally noticed after reading comments and emails, there are FOUR drawers.




These dressers are great for beside the bed, by your sofa, blah, blah, blah - you've heard me extol the virtues of these cuties many times before.

Like the brown dresser yesterday, once I sanded it, I decided not to paint it.

Cute Samuel De Champlain grain sacks bags by Tina of What We Keep.

Even though all the back of the house furniture and household possessions are in the den and living room, I still found a space to Mod Podge. 

The old kitchen table.

Image downloaded from the Graphic Marketplace on Etsy (Found here).

A grain sack label.

Offset to allow for the handle.

Remember to get those lines straight.

Larger image on the top.

Followed by two coats of satin craft varnish.

Hope to find yet another small dresser.

The top drawer has a neat organizer built in. 

It can be found at Riverfront Antique Mall in Booth W-10. 

It needs a home.

One last look at the label.


We are surviving the renovations - more posts coming this weekend.



See y'all! 

Want to keep up with our kitchen renovation? Read the series!

Kitchen Reno - The Day Before

Kitchen Reno - Day One - Demolition

Kitchen Reno - Day Two

Kitchen Reno - Day Three  

Due to construction, I will be unable to set up at the annual Magnolia Ridge Antiques and Art Gathering. However, I will definitely be a shopper!  Hope to see you there.

French Label Dresser

Time out from the renovations to show off two paint projects involving small dressers.

The first is this brown one with three drawers.

And a French label.







One of you recommended this Etsy shop to find lovely clean and crisp images. 

Go over to Graphic Marketplace (HERE) to find images that are quickly downloaded after payment is received.

I sanded the dresser to paint, but then decided I liked it brown.

Found the perfect image to download and print.

Used Mod Podge to adhere it to the drawers.

The trick to the paper sticking in the milled groove design is to put the Mod Podge on the surface of the wood and not the paper.

I place the paper in the grooves first checking constantly to keep the image level.

Also I let it sit for at least 24 hours before adding a top layer of Mod Podge.

I used a larger image on the top.

Followed with two coats of satin craft varnish.

I offset the images on the drawers so the handle would not completely cover the image.

It quickly sold.

Which made me happy!

Another small dresser tomorrow.








See y'all!



Want to keep up with our kitchen renovation? Read the series!
Kitchen Reno - The Day Before
Kitchen Reno - Day One - Demolition
Kitchen Reno - Day Two 
Kitchen Reno - Day Three 

Due to construction, I will be unable to set up at the annual Magnolia Ridge Antiques and Art Gathering. However, I will definitely be a shopper!  Hope to see you there.

I've Been Transferred!

"I've been transferred,"  cried the four signs.

Using waxed paper transfers.

Yes, one of the advanced, but still so easy, waxed paper transfer projects.

I was saving this oak table top for the perfect base which I never found before the top split into four pieces.

Oh, well, perfect for signs.

Perfect for transfers!

Cleaned, sanded, and painted with ...

BERMUDA SAND!

Folks, I still have 3/4 of a gallon left so many projects to go with this color.

The links to the tutorials on how to print your transfers are below this post.

Some of you asked if you could print more than one transfer on one sheet of paper.

Yes, you can.

Cut them apart - I leave the paper backing so I can remember which side has the ink on it.

After deciding the placement, you have one chance to get it right so get it right the first time.

You will notice I used a graphic of blue dresses.

Yes, you can print the transfers in color.

Typography is printed in reverse so when you place it, the words are read left to right as normal - the ink is on the back side.

Large blue hydrangeas.

Transferred to a sign board.

Think Monet - the images will not be sharp when you have heavy brush strokes.

A sheet of nine purple hydrangeas.

Yes, you can layer the transfers.

Here I transferred the bee image over the purple hydrangeas.

One on each end of the sign.

Stamped the obvious - "BEES" in the middle over the purple hydrangeas.

Stamped this sign with a quatrefoil design in black and used a blue distress ink. 










All designs were sprayed with a matte spray - two coats.

One coat of satin craft varnish was added.

 One sign.

Two signs.

As second look at the second sign.

 Three signs.

A close up because this is my favorite.

Four signs. 

I've been transferred onto four signs.

I am off to do more.

I'll keep you posted.



See y'all!



Interested in transfers?  See these posts:

French Angel
Waxed Paper Transfers
Le Poulet Side Table 
Patisserie Bread Board
Blue Bird On Bermuda Sand

ALL IMAGES ARE FROM THE GRAPHICS FAIRY.  THANKS, KAREN!

 

Use this discount code to receive 10% off your purchase at the Distressed Donna Etsy store:

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