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Shabby Chic; Volume III

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  • chalkysoil
    chalkysoil Posts: 1,662 Forumite
    no I think they are decoupaged and varnished, you should read her blog it's well written, funny and inspiring.
  • chalkysoil
    chalkysoil Posts: 1,662 Forumite
    I saw this pin on image transferring via plastic sheet in a printer ...
    http://www.cantstopmakingthings.com/2010/01/all-you-need.html
    decided to short cut the process and used a cut up polypocket see through envelope

    had a partial result and now have a tattoo as I started with it wrong way up on the wooden box :D

    imagetransferwithplasti.jpg
  • chalkysoil
    chalkysoil Posts: 1,662 Forumite
    edited 28 January 2013 at 4:13PM
    sorry I'm all over this thread this week ... I ordered one this morning, no postage either.


    SOLD OUT NOW

    indigo_night.jpg
  • jumblejack
    jumblejack Posts: 6,599 Forumite
    Here's a little project I did this week:

    http://m.pinterest.com/pin/425168021041418442
    Teacup candles. :)
    :A Every moment is a gift. That's why we call it the present.!:A
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  • jumblejack
    jumblejack Posts: 6,599 Forumite
    Cazo1 wrote: »
    Got this pine chest of drawers from Greencycle and have just finished re-loving it :0)

    pizapcom13589527104531_zps8cf39bb7.jpg

    Wow!!!! :T
    :A Every moment is a gift. That's why we call it the present.!:A
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  • Florenceem
    Florenceem Posts: 8,589 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Homepage Hero
    jumblejack wrote: »
    Here's a little project I did this week:

    http://m.pinterest.com/pin/425168021041418442
    Teacup candles. :)
    Very pretty.
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  • mrjaywarren
    mrjaywarren Posts: 51 Forumite
    Has anybody else had these light spots where sanding back oak? Is this the colour I should be aiming to get the whole top to look like? http://instagr.am/p/U8k__Co7m-/

    I've down tooled till I can decide what to do next, maybe put some Georgian oak or danish oil on it? I was hoping for a natural wood with wax on top finish.
  • jumblejack
    jumblejack Posts: 6,599 Forumite
    My latest project that I completed this morning:

    http://pinterest.com/pin/425168021041433590/

    It is a recovered stool in chintzy fabric from an old nightgown that I picked up in a charity shop.

    I'm really happy with it. :)
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  • jumblejack
    jumblejack Posts: 6,599 Forumite
    Florenceem wrote: »
    Very pretty.

    Hi Florenceem :wave:

    Lovely to 'see' you again x x
    :A Every moment is a gift. That's why we call it the present.!:A
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  • Florenceem
    Florenceem Posts: 8,589 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Homepage Hero
    jumblejack wrote: »
    My latest project that I completed this morning:

    http://pinterest.com/pin/425168021041433590/

    It is a recovered stool in chintzy fabric from an old nightgown that I picked up in a charity shop.

    I'm really happy with it. :)
    Love the stool. I am renovating the whole house this year - before we get too old for it!
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    GC - 2024 4 Week Period £57.82/£100 NSD - 138
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