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Friday, April 29, 2011

over the top

as some of you know, i've been working on my crafty room (its our upstairs media room, which we will never use as a media room... so i've taken over!-- see more here)

soooooooooooo--- here are the pictures -- it is absolutely UNFINISHED, and i'm sure i'll be tweaking and changing it over time, but i couldnt resist :) enjoy!

before:
the people who lived here before us used this as a bedroom

and...after:
woohoo! who doesnt love a leopard print wall?!?

i found this dining room table at a thrift store for $23
so, i painted her up a beautiful bright pink
and did a fabric collage on top!

i added some pom-pom trim to the underneath,
and maybe a few rhinestones on the legs
(really, is there such a thing
as "too much" for a craft room?
i think not!)

the top!
I used lots and lots of fabric to collage the top, then after numerous coats of glue, poured a lacquer over it to make it shiny and hard! (and, there is glitter sprinkled into the lacquer-woohoo)

how fun is that?!?
i used a product that you mix two parts together and it forms the ultra-durable finish,
you can find this at Hobby Lobby
it took 3 coats of this lacquer, and probably needs 1-2 more to be as thick and smooth as i want it! its quite the ordeal, but it looks so different than anything else i've ever seen!

i painted this little nightstand to hold my gift wrap accessories,
i plan to change the knobs soon!

and, my darling little collection of salt and pepper shakers
which will hold glitter and beads!

i love it, i love having a place to go and create!
happy "royal wedding" friday!
i'm watching it right now and loving every moment,
what a beautiful bride Kate makes!!!

5 comments:

  1. Love the table idea!!! Looks like it is all coming along quite well!! Good job! I don't even know where to start with mine or even how to organize it at this point!

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  2. That table is so neat and crafty! How did you do those walls like that? That is awesome! :)
    ILoveLucyJean

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  3. that leopard print wall is FABULOUS.
    you are too creative. i LOVE it, jacquelyn!!!

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  4. I need a wall like that!! ...hmph...now just to figure out how to convince the husband???

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  5. How stinkin' cute!!! What a fun project.. love it!

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