FORNASETTI-esque TABLE DIY

I've always loved Piero Fornasetti's work.  Sadly, it's just too expensive for me to buy so I've created a table in homage to him.  By the way, it looks great in my guest room!  The biggest challenge

was to find a way to make metallic images to apply to furniture.  This table isn’t just about decoupage, folks….This is about finding new ways to do it!  My first failure was spray painting copy paper with gold spray paint and running it through a copy machine.  Boy did I get in trouble for that one!  My next few attempts were just as unsuccessful.  Then one day I realized that you can copy on clear acetate paper.  The light bulb went off and so did I!

YOU’LL NEED:

Images that you want to adhere to a table

Table in need of an overhaul

Elmer’s White Glue

1” wide paintbrush

Black high gloss Krylon Fusion spray paint

Copy center that makes acetate copies

Metallic gold Krylon spray paint

Minwax Polycrylic Protective Finish in high gloss

2” wide latex brush

HERE’S HOW

1. Spray paint your table with the high gloss black paint.

2. Copy your images at the copy center on clear acetate paper.

3.  Spray paint the entire page in the metallic gold spray paint.

4.   Cut out your images after the metallic paint is dry.

    

5.  Experiment with your images and figure out where you want them to be placed.

6.  Paint the metallic side of the image with glue and adhere it to the table.

7. Continue this until the entire table is covered the way you want it.

8. After the images dry for a few hours, cover your entire table in the
Minwax Polycrylic Protective Finish with your 2” wide latex brush.

 For an extra special touch, take a Krylon Gold Painter's Pen and edge the table.

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JUNE @ I WILL CRAFT!

Congratulations June!

You win a book and all of the colors of Glitter Blast from Krylon.

GLITTER BLAST TUESDAY!

Is it really GLITTER BLAST TUESDAY ALREADY?
It's time for you to enter to win a set of GLITTER BLAST spray paints with an ongoing contest every other Tuesday from here on out!  Rock on Krylon!

Winners not only get my NEW book,
THE BIG ASS BOOK OF CRAFTS 2,
they will get all of the colors of glitter blast sent right to their front door.
 Just a few simple rules to enter.

GOOD LUCK!

And may the glitter be with you....

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6.  COMMENT here that you've done it AND what your favorite spray paint project is.

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Masquerade Mask from PULP FICTION: PERFECT PAPER PROJECTS

 

MASQUERADE MASK WITH FEATHERS

I love masks.  There is nothing more fun than showing up at a costume party and hanging out with people who don’t know it’s you. Well, they don't know it's me until I laugh....that's always a dead giveaway.  I love the simplicity and elegance of this mask and the fact that it can be made from things you probably already have in your craft stash.

YOU’LL NEED:

Cardboard

Elmer’s Glue

Book pages

4 feet of ribbon of your choice

Small gage wire and wire cutters

Rhinestones

Hole punch

1 yard of trim

Hot glue and glue gun

X-Acto knife

Scissors

Hot glue gun and glue sticks

Mod Podge Gloss

1. Cut out the mask pattern in cardboard and slightly bend in a curve.  Try it on your face for size and comfort.

 

2.  Using Elmer’s glue that’s been watered down a little bit, glue pieces of book pages to the front and back of the mask.  Since the mask will be a tiny bit wet from the glue now is the time to decide exactly what shape you want it to have.

 3.Cut out the shapes for the eyes.

 

4. When dry, hot glue your trim around the mask and the eyes.

 5.  For the each feather you will take one book page and fold it in half.

 6. Spread a layer of Elmer’s glue on one half.

7.  Insert a 8” piece of wire in between the pages and seal it in between and let dry.

 8.  When fully dry, cut out your feather shape and carefully cut the feather as shown

 9.  Position the feathers on the center of the mask and hot glue in place.

 10. When the feathers are in place and dry,  bend them into shape.

 11. Using your hot glue gun, glue on the rhinestones.

 

12.  Put a hole punch on the corners of your mask.

 13. String the ribbon through and tie a knot if you want.

Now, in the 2nd edition there is another version included.
  PULP FICTION: PERFECT PAPER PROJECTS 2ND EDITION 

Pins and tacks...

A stroll down memory lane today with projects from books gone by..........

 

SEQUIN CANDLES MADE FROM BALL POINT PINS AND LARGE 1/2" SEQUINS

 There's just something about a T-pin, push pin, ball point pin or thumbtack that just makes me want to create.  I dig ball point pins because of the the colors and they just make sewing more fun.  I like thumbtacks because they're shiny and you can get 250 for 99c AND they come in gold and silver.  Mostly I like them because they are perfect in their design.  These projects are to inspire and all come from my book Dollar Store Decor.  This was one of the first books I wrote and as I've grown as a designer I've used these techniques as starting points for many other projects.  I  hope they spark your creativity.

CABINET DOORS IN MY NEW YORK CITY APARTMENT. Since I couldn't leave the white cabinets alone and I didn't have a lot of cash,  I painted all the cabinets this dark green and went to town with the thumbtacks.  I got the brass handles at the 99c store, too by the way.  It was a project which cost in total about 12 dollars.  The neighbors weren't too happy with me since I do my best work at night.  

THUMBTACK TABLE:  This table was left over from a shoot from Cosmo Girl! Magazine when I was an editor there so I used the silver thumbtacks to spruce it up a bit.  I would be much more adventurous now though.  I might even paint a pattern on it and then surround it with the tacks?  Who knows?  I'm curious to know what you would do?

 THUMBTACK HEADBOARD:  This project couldn't be any easier.  You can either embellish an existing headboard with a design of your choosing OR you could cover a piece of plywood with batting and fabric and then go nuts with the thumbtacks.  Either way, they add a little sparkle to a room, don't you think?

Why not try really clustering them together in a shape?  I think that could be really fun!  Just make sure to use some needle nose pliers to hold them in place first.  This way you won't get a sore thumb. 

ZIPPER PUMP!

ZIPPER PUMP

Zippers have made their way in to fashion and I don’t think they are going anyway for a while.  But WAIT!  You don’t have to make this project with zippers, you could use a cool trim, lace or a strip of fabric, even some chain.  Think about it and whip out that E-6000.  You can do it!

YOU’LL NEED:

E-6000 glue

Toothpick

Metal zippers

Clothespins

Hot glue gun and glue sticks

Pair of pumps

HERE’S HOW:

1.    Take 10” of zipper and roll it like a cinnamon bun running a line of hot glue as you roll it.

2.    Using a generous amount of your E-6000, glue it to the front of your shoe.

3.    Use your glue gun to lightly tack two layers of the zipper on all the way around the shoe down to the flower.

4.    Squeeze in the E-6000 in between where you tacked and put a clothespin on it so it makes a very nice bond.

5.    Go out and strut your stuff!

Check out these shoe Re-do projects below!

Check out this shoe make-over with Kelly Nishimoto!

And this shoe make-over with Kristen from Glitter-N-Glue!

From boring to a HOOT with this Owl Flat DIY shoe Re-do!

Our 5 Winners are.............

Our winners from this amazing week of Give-Aways!

Thaydra Richards from Washington wins Day 1

Christine Ladrido from Virginia wins Day 2

Celia Teran from Pittsburg wins Day 3

Jessica Tucker Pollock from California wins Day 4

Lizzie Oakley from Texas City wins Day 5

Congratulations to EVERYONE and THANK YOU to all you fantastic people out there for your wonderful input this week. 

Day 5 of 5 Days of Give-Aways!

To celebrate day 5 of 5 Days of Give-Aways I have something special for our winner.

Today's winner will be the first to receive copies of my 2 new books!

Vision Box Idea Book: Crafting the Live of Your Dreams

and

And the newly designed Pulp Fiction: Perfect Paper Projects 2nd Edition with 6 new projects.  Bigger in size and a much cooler layout!

Plus:

E-6000

Fiskars Rubber Stamps and Acrylic Blocks

And finally THE BIG ASS BOOK OF HOME DECOR

RULES:

1. SHARE this post on your FB page by pressing SHARE.

2. Join my blog if you haven't already.

3. Encourage a friend to join my blog.  If they do and they mention you, I'll enter you twice in the drawing.

4. LIKE The Big Ass Book of Crafts 2 on Amazon.com

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5.  Comment here on the blog that you've completed the tasks.

Day 4 of 5 Days of GIVE-AWAYS!

Today's rules are so simple it won't take you any time at all to enter!

Rules:

1. Join the blog and leave a comment that you've entered today's contest.

2.  SHARE on your FB page.

3.  Join and leave a comment on my FB page.

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Good luck everyone!

Today's prizes are:

THE BIG ASS BOOK OF CRAFTS VOL. 1

KRYLON GLITTER BLAST IN EVERY COLOR!

E-6000 GLUE

A FABULOUS FISKARS PAPER PUNCH

FISKARS ACRYLIC STAMPING BLOCKS

A SELECTION OF RUBBER STAMPS