Fine Feathered Fellow

 

Outside looks like this - blue and orange.


Finally a cold snap.

Finally feels like fall.

Finally finished this little fellow.




 

1950's era small stool.

Very well built - not a wiggle in him.

Sanded .

Cleaned.






 

Painted with my "happy" blue oops paint.

The same as Miss Citron's drawers.

READ HERE! 

Pull out my giant feather stencil.

Centered the middle one and taped off the rest.

Couple of coats of white.

Tip for the lazy: Don't clean the paint off your stencil each time?

Cover the dried paint with blue tape.

Rub hard.

Peel off.

Most of the time the old paint comes off too!



 

Heavily sanded with a sanding block.

Three coats of a satin spray varnish.

Perfect for a pumpkin display.

This fine feathered fellow finished for fall.








See y'all!

ETSY SHOP IS CLOSED

Amaze Me Monday #187

Quickies

This week's Quickies post is all about furniture make- overs.

All three pieces in 90 minutes.

No kidding!

When I saw these two stools last week, I knew what I would do with them.

Do you see three men in a tub or a dead three-legged dog?

A very light coat of Rust-Oleum in Navajo White.

A light sanding with a sanding sponge.

Howard's Citrus Shield in Dark Oak.

If you are picky about your fingernails - use gloves.







 

An enhanced close-up of  the top of one of the stools.

The grain can be seen through the paint.

Distressing the easy way!

 One stool.

Two stools.

I like the shape of this one the best.

No kidding!














A candlestick table in great shape.

No wobbles!

Needed paint.

Several of the dealers at the antique mall are stocking their booths with white furniture along with whatever they normally have.

So get ready for several white makeovers from me.





Krylon Spray Chalky Finish in Classic White.

A true white.

No undertones.

Bottoms first.

Then the top.

I could not resist adding a bird to the top.

Bird image from The Graphics Fairy.

Here's my waxed paper transfer just before flipping.








 

Taped down tight with one end left untaped so I could check the progress.

I use a brayer first, then use the edge of the roll of tape to burnish the image.

Finished.

BUT ....

The bird was too striated for me.

This can be fixed if you are fast enough and can color in the lines.

I wanted some striations, but not well-defined ones.

I wrapped my index finger with a paper towel and gently began to smudge the ink to create shadows.



You do not wish to go outside the lines.

I added the little cloud in the background.

It may look like bird droppings.

No kidding!


See y'all! 

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

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Friday Finds

Well, folks, this will be the last BIG Friday Finds for awhile.

I have more projects to finish than I have time.

 

Will I stop hunting for vintage treasures?

NO!!!

I just won't buy as much and I promise to share.

Like this 1940's era bridge table.

You know how much I love forties florals.

She has a lovely folding undercarriage.

Already in Booth C-23.

Another set of ironstone - cups, dessert bowls, and bread plates.

Light blue with a darker blue stripe.

Scalloped edges.

Mayer China - Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.

Hometown of what football star who advertised panty hose?

Sweet baby shoes.

A stack of reference books.

A necklace of vintage buttons.

A brass lantern.

A brass candlestick with angel wings (Etsy - HERE).

A rusty heavy iron candle sconce.

A group of baskets I will be using to display the baby shoe project.

Last year I made door decorations with ice skates.

(Using Ice Skates In The South - read here!) 

This year I plan to just sell the skates and let the customer make her own. 

A large silverplate bowl.

A silverplate golf trophy bowl.

A black and sorta white end table.

A candlestick stand.

Some hymnals.

A nicely framed photo of a bay with biplanes and armored boats.

A rusty pair of mens ice skates.




A "leather" suitcase.

A design book.

A Greek book of paintings of country churches.

A small bird in nest.

 

Two boxes of reading comprehension flash cards.

The flash cards are for grades 2 to 6.

The first card I pulled from the box was on poker.

<Insert your own joke here> 

I fell in love with the scraggly topiary tree.

It just may be my Christmas tree this year.

Two small stools needing a paint job.

A grapevine star.

To hang on the tree.

MY FAVORITE!!!

Deep in the discounted section of the thrift store was a basket of nativity figures. 

Chalkware.

From the 10 and 15 cents prices marked on the bottoms of some, I am guessing late 1940's or 1950's.

Two cows, two donkeys, two shepherds, two angels, three camels, FOUR wisemen, Mary, and Joseph.

And who might be missing?

BABY JESUS!

It is lucky I collect orphaned Baby Jesi because He has gone missing from this set.

It might have something to do with the fourth wiseman or the extra angel.

PS  Joe Namath, poster guy of girl's college dorm rooms in the early seventies, was from Beaver Falls.

Video here. 

<Insert your own joke here>


See y'all!

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

DISTRESSEDDONNA15

SHOP HERE! 

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