tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49448874503788263252024-03-12T16:25:31.360-07:00JAXtutorialsK&B by the Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581765778332754970noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944887450378826325.post-36811033660437002292012-10-29T07:53:00.001-07:002012-10-29T07:54:23.904-07:00Painting 101: How to paint a super-clean line<p> <p><img style="display: inline; float: right" align="right" src="https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRbcIuTyxac1qDP9GG-nCwDDbJS2GzP8eqryD53FuQ3SQcScoCC" width="150" height="142"></p> <p><strong>Originally posted at DTTD imagine.design.create</strong> <p>Since we moved into this house in 2001, I’ve done a LOT of painting. That’s what you do when you move into a house where practically ever room is painted pink or green ;-) Not only have I painted every room {plus a closet or two}, but almost every room has been painted at least twice {the living room a grand total of five times – UGH!}. Hubby says I keep decreasing the square footage of our house ;-)</p> <p>Anyway, with all this painting under my belt, I thought I’d share some painting tips with you. Starting with… <p><font size="3">How to paint a super-clean line between two paint colours</font> <p>I picked up this tip quite a few years ago, and it hasn’t failed me yet. If you’re painting stripes or another shape on your wall, or if you want to transition between two paint colours, this is how to get a super-clean line. <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-HP_To55v_Y8/T3nC3rtWWyI/AAAAAAAABJk/HjNHuigBuSQ/s1600-h/LOGO-outside-corner-taped-STEP-14.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="LOGO outside corner taped STEP 1" border="0" alt="LOGO outside corner taped STEP 1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-uTfwFDcw3c4/T3nC5HUTfJI/AAAAAAAABJs/Wf4H5M6Z7vg/LOGO-outside-corner-taped-STEP-1_thu.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="463"></a> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2c7qudO8mQpWYm2VeJ3YYjLSqCtm_agjtCK8d_w9N42s1zxfxydPbLT-C9M1WqnTuydPrSViAlpN3AM8S2cd8oQMLjxsibTjj9L62JdMXH3uUk8qm7Tt2etbxpgIoJLIDjml0gKPPoA/s1600-h/LOGO%252520outside%252520corner%252520taped%252520STEP%2525202%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="LOGO outside corner taped STEP 2" border="0" alt="LOGO outside corner taped STEP 2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/--7h6paE5ZDY/T3nC64sqvHI/AAAAAAAABJ8/CzdQTCBPopk/LOGO%252520outside%252520corner%252520taped%252520STEP%2525202_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="463"></a> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-G_g59HspZes/T3nC8kI-YeI/AAAAAAAABKM/VtVa60OKRI8/s1600-h/LOGO-outside-corner-taped-STEP-34.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="LOGO outside corner taped STEP 3" border="0" alt="LOGO outside corner taped STEP 3" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabXU-hf9lwgz1MKAtgprR6hM7TdtfQuz-tSh82HrJUthhBcLiVUSLlhxgtxQGuIer8_CetNQpCqg23VT7hDddCNIggxHH7WPD0BCkajx9Nlqgj5Eo4y72dt4PE-1G6Pn_7ELBPV75cDU/?imgmax=800" width="644" height="463"></a> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgUWybBHOCMfMPnUkuA-zqWuXgUDSdJjkbUOtmT0hKzfM077JcsRmo4MbDaL-oGDUnp4s6JJfDxqlipXQJkpERCnLzm2mXSLyVhZaT1WubEBaLtZ5BDart7P3MPY3cOBKGs299x7Gdk4/s1600-h/LOGO-outside-corner-taped-STEP-44.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="LOGO outside corner taped STEP 4" border="0" alt="LOGO outside corner taped STEP 4" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rBdzS-euEkA/T3nC_mElrPI/AAAAAAAABKk/-zMNLIzBVF8/LOGO-outside-corner-taped-STEP-4_thu.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="463"></a> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-uvMdY5FN2mQ/T3nDAiwJX9I/AAAAAAAABKs/3lkfWafL_7k/s1600-h/LOGO-outside-corner-taped-STEP-59.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="LOGO outside corner taped STEP 5" border="0" alt="LOGO outside corner taped STEP 5" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-NdDtNvV8Suo/T3nDBv71QuI/AAAAAAAABK0/f7L82sTArAs/LOGO-outside-corner-taped-STEP-5_thu.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="463"></a> <p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-eUsC6lM63bo/T3nDDg0bEFI/AAAAAAAABLE/kKgKjwjbRco/s1600-h/LOGO-chelsea-gray-44.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="LOGO chelsea gray 4" border="0" alt="LOGO chelsea gray 4" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-SGINVNRXjS4/T3nDFIFso8I/AAAAAAAABLM/I0GZNH7OfOk/LOGO-chelsea-gray-4_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="454" height="604"></a> <p>As you can see in these pictures, I transitioned paint colours on a rounded corner. Yes, you CAN have two different wall colours even if you have rounded corners! I’ll tell you how in the next Painting 101 post. <p> <p><img alt="kelly sig" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1i1YtPUgDYW7xvMpi39YC82kABtUOhODUDp5Puu6pDGJetH51SIH9rraieIJ8z0q-QXLRkWezg3SFv34_FVlAxLywetgBtIbKtKb0JdgqOF68TNTA44pT8hrB3xIq78B7nQom8QAyjtE/?imgmax=800"></p> K&B by the Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581765778332754970noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944887450378826325.post-54795235320518264222012-06-20T11:01:00.001-07:002012-06-20T11:02:18.655-07:00JAXtutorial: DIY mercury glass<p align="justify"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-BAMFSrH6Wu0/T-IPDINgH5I/AAAAAAAAIUE/dRq51xrGENQ/s1600-h/with-candle-15%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="with candle 1" border="0" alt="with candle 1" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-mRBlPaIF9zM/T-IPD9PGxtI/AAAAAAAAIUM/RDEK1x1y-vM/with-candle-15_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="218" height="239"></a><img style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline; float: left" alt="Making a List, Checking It Twice : wedding schedule Checkli " align="left" src="http://www-static.weddingbee.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/26/checkli.jpg" width="114" height="150"></p> <p align="left"><strong>Originally posted at<br>DTTD imagine.design.create</strong></p> <p align="justify">DIY mercury glass is a project that’s been on my to-do list for a while… and now I can check it off, ‘cause the mercury glass is done! Woot! It was a fun and easy project – although my first attempt wasn’t as successful as I’d hoped.</p> <p align="justify">There are a lot of DIY mercury glass tutorials out there that are really similar to each other, so I just picked a random one and ran with it. In a nutshell – spray five light coats of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Krylon-K09033000-Looking-Mirror-Like-Aerosol/dp/B003971BAY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333931686&sr=8-1"><font color="#ccb400">Krylon Looking Glass Paint</font></a> onto the inside of a glass piece, waiting about a minute between each coat. Let dry for about 5-10 minutes after the last coat, then lightly spray a 50/50 mixture of water and vinegar onto the paint. Let sit for about 20 seconds, then rub with a damp paper towel to remove flakes of the paint, and voila, mercury glass. But my results weren’t exactly what I was hoping for… plus it took a LOT of elbow grease to rub the paint off.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-drWI5MCxXa8/T-IPFmcCahI/AAAAAAAAIUU/DWi2xDYzCy0/s1600-h/star-distressed5%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="star distressed" border="0" alt="star distressed" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-aK6nWBCR-I8/T-IPGABVMpI/AAAAAAAAIUc/fVYH-q9BI14/star-distressed5_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="304" height="200"></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_OPtc2WIPL0/T-IPHB26zwI/AAAAAAAAIUk/IWHCPiK92y0/s1600-h/star-distressed-225%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="star distressed 2" border="0" alt="star distressed 2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ZBFWID4IJ1w/T-IPIjz8FVI/AAAAAAAAIUs/Pz0h9lOzEXs/star-distressed-225_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="304" height="200"></a></p> <p>So I decided to do my own thing to create the mercury glass look I was going for. I combined ideas from different tutorials, and came up with a technique that I think created a look that’s pretty close to real mercury glass…</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-pwV--mAJCiQ/T-IPJiA7tcI/AAAAAAAAIU0/UlVMfyatbbo/s1600-h/mercury-glass-votive5%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="mercury glass votive" border="0" alt="mercury glass votive" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-vtpHDCaJChI/T-IPLK5SbeI/AAAAAAAAIU8/k2nm2Lv-FdE/mercury-glass-votive5_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="401"></a></p> <p>Sorry about the lack of in-progress pictures – I was wearing gloves and getting paint all over myself and trying to go fast so I wouldn’t inhale too many fumes, so the camera just sat there watching and not actually taking pictures. But the process is easy… </p> <p><font color="#8064a2" size="3">What you need</font></p> <ul> <li>Krylon Looking Glass Paint <li>50/50 mixture of water and vinegar in a spray bottle <li>Glass piece with an opening large enough to fit your hand into {check out the Dollar Store} <li>Paper towels <li>Latex gloves </li></ul> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-mIR014YuEQE/T-IPL3flJhI/AAAAAAAAIVE/H361snWrOic/s1600-h/paint5%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="paint]" border="0" alt="paint]" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-RG7asrr6I3s/T-IPNvhYgtI/AAAAAAAAIVM/snNS6yDW99w/paint5_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="304" height="446"></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-BYHNRVLKDdY/T-IPOklQHDI/AAAAAAAAIVU/WHkAUfIAf-I/s1600-h/spray-bottle5%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="spray bottle" border="0" alt="spray bottle" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-8ANKGnC02VI/T-IPP5o1tmI/AAAAAAAAIVc/v6Fngk0565k/spray-bottle5_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="304" height="446"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-BYSzYreu86Y/T-IPRIhbhCI/AAAAAAAAIVk/WIvDA0BBEF8/s1600-h/glasses5%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="glasses" border="0" alt="glasses" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-j7MPfPGYvnI/T-IPSR2wnvI/AAAAAAAAIVs/D8N_pVSKCPk/glasses5_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="304" height="399"></a></p> <p><font color="#8064a2" size="3">How to do it</font></p> <p>1. Lightly spray the water/vinegar mixture on the inside and outside of the glass piece, and then spray a thin coat of paint on the inside and outside of the glass piece. The instructions on the paint can say to spray it on the inside of the glass ONLY, but what can I say, I’m a rebel ;-) Painting both sides gives the piece a lot more depth. The paint is really thin and runny, so you really do have to go lightly with it. Let dry for about a minute. This is how it looks while it’s drying – not pretty, but don’t worry, it gets better!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KnVisTjLwxY/T-IPThnatCI/AAAAAAAAIV0/xWhdHCEtAVY/s1600-h/vase-in-process5%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="vase in process" border="0" alt="vase in process" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-gSUU8gf4YdY/T-IPUUv5qJI/AAAAAAAAIV8/UF7v0tQaeSA/vase-in-process5_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="454" height="599"></a></p> <p>2. After letting dry for about a minute, put on your latex gloves and gently blot the paint & water with a paper towel. Blot, don’t rub – blotting will give you a mottled texture, rubbing will give you streaks. You won’t have much coverage at this point, but that’s OK – you want to build up layers of paint gradually.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5dhrlsHvwUI/T-IPYJulmKI/AAAAAAAAIWE/C9Pasf8-o4E/s1600-h/vase-close5%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="vase close" border="0" alt="vase close" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-sbDDmMXyyeY/T-IPZLf-RVI/AAAAAAAAIWM/WEfoOaEaTiM/vase-close5_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="406" height="599"></a></p> <p>3. Now it’s up to you to decide how much coverage you want. Keep spraying on light coats of the water/vinegar mixture and the paint, letting dry for about a minute after each application and then blotting with a paper towel until you achieve the look that you’re going for. Hold the glass piece up to a light to see how much coverage you have. I did the spraying/blotting process about six times to get the coverage that I wanted.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Cok853PLkN4/T-IPkgNJGPI/AAAAAAAAIWU/F_NCjTr7e2E/s1600-h/with-candle-43%25255B2%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="with candle 4" border="0" alt="with candle 4" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-xAHKvHbU-t4/T-IPp3aW3bI/AAAAAAAAIWc/y67ixrsQOq0/with-candle-43_thumb%25255B1%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="604" height="401"></a></p> <p>4. Once the coverage looks good to you, let the piece dry. You can still mottle the paint if you find there are spots where the paint is too solid. Wet a paper towel with vinegar and gently rub the spot in a circular motion. The paint will flake off – go slowly and don’t rub too hard, you don't want to rub all the paint off!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-XFO2SeOqbWY/T-IPrFmuYxI/AAAAAAAAIWk/JSXOD1Qk_k8/s1600-h/vae-close-d6022%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="vae close d60" border="0" alt="vae close d60" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-uH7XkFAaKqI/T-IPsCuF3nI/AAAAAAAAIWs/pWvUhr9Gvls/vae-close-d6022_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="449"></a></p> <p>And just because I like to be different, I thought I’d try making a coloured mercury glass votive holder. I have lots of dye re-inker left over from <a href="http://jaxdoesdesign.blogspot.ca/2011/12/ball-obsession-continues-giveaway.html"><font color="#ccb400">the glitter balls</font></a> I made for Christmas, so I used that. I squeezed in enough dye to cover the inside of the votive holder. It was pretty thick and didn’t swoosh around too well, so I spread it around with a paper towel and let it dry for about half an hour. Maybe I should have waited longer, but I was anxious to see if this was going to work :-) Then I followed the same process I used to create the mercury glass. Some more dye came off when I blotted, but there was enough left on the glass to give it a purple hue.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qKKpSpBbF8Y/T-IPtBgI4qI/AAAAAAAAIW0/Z23XmSx6Ot4/s1600-h/purple-29%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="purple 2" border="0" alt="purple 2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_Wx4u0q4WhY/T-IPt6PuLAI/AAAAAAAAIW8/tTWNTunM3pE/purple-29_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="401"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PltDsfvoDfM/T-IPupquHFI/AAAAAAAAIXE/eIjA9eAZEgo/s1600-h/votive-d605%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="votive d60" border="0" alt="votive d60" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5wGUNhwnITI/T-IPvUDU-kI/AAAAAAAAIXM/gz1GXEI4Tvo/votive-d605_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="406" height="599"></a><em>Those are the coloured glass bottles in the background. Easy to make – pour in some paint, add a bit of water to make it thin enough to swoosh around inside the bottle, swoosh till the inside of bottle is covered with paint, turn upside to drain & dry, done!</em></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zb36CgmY8MU/T-IPwT4eP_I/AAAAAAAAIXU/JjCZ1RNGqz4/s1600-h/three-15%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="three 1" border="0" alt="three 1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-OQdcyRp7PGI/T-IPxLwJVII/AAAAAAAAIXc/xB4MHXSJ-Tg/three-15_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="406" height="599"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-qg7nbAEX40A/T-IP2lm890I/AAAAAAAAIXk/Qs0jf2H3BR4/s1600-h/three-23%25255B2%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="three 2" border="0" alt="three 2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-JXWDpf2ZIRA/T-IP6OkZlwI/AAAAAAAAIXs/mXKWRwl-kqU/three-23_thumb%25255B1%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="406" height="599"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-OspiX6UCxdY/T-IP8TeQYrI/AAAAAAAAIX4/d3mpfsxzXng/s1600-h/votive-close-d605%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="votive close d60" border="0" alt="votive close d60" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6bIm6HSmL-k/T-IP9BjZNjI/AAAAAAAAIYA/FhKT2rAfTec/votive-close-d605_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="449"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-AX9n0Q5Kp5g/T-IP-T88mcI/AAAAAAAAIYI/xEXA2Ny2fiA/s1600-h/with-candle-75%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="with candle 7" border="0" alt="with candle 7" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-XjhH7ddB7Ug/T-IP_IpjEcI/AAAAAAAAIYQ/jXNXl_OshDg/with-candle-75_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="401"></a></p> <p>And that’s how easy it is to create your own mercury glass :-) I’d love to create some more pieces, but my lungs need a break from the fumes! It would be better to do this project outside if you can, or at the least in a room with lots of good ventilation.</p> <p>So what do you think – are you going to take a shot at making your own mercury glass?</p> <p><img alt="kelly sig" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1i1YtPUgDYW7xvMpi39YC82kABtUOhODUDp5Puu6pDGJetH51SIH9rraieIJ8z0q-QXLRkWezg3SFv34_FVlAxLywetgBtIbKtKb0JdgqOF68TNTA44pT8hrB3xIq78B7nQom8QAyjtE/?imgmax=800"></p> K&B by the Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581765778332754970noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944887450378826325.post-83576665779477132982012-06-12T17:03:00.001-07:002012-06-20T09:42:41.697-07:00JAXtutorial: DIY chapiz chandelier<b>Originally posted at DTTD imagine.design.create</b><br />
Have you seen the awesome DIY capiz chandeliers out there in the blogosphere? Here are just a few that inspired me to make my own – and yes, believe it or not, they’re all FAUX capiz. {Click the images to read about how each one was made.}<br />
<a href="http://www.lisaroy.ca/2012/03/my-diy-capiz-chandelier.html" target="_blank"><img align="left" border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHk3U8Khwy0KL8KtyjCWqGVUZfD2FcIOjOAWIuJe_WBrVi29lfyM4UjVQ-VdR3vZxdzVoA3q9mlQ4JM7KGZJugtIGzHND3D-NI1evfoZDJ7eToOFkXC_6NOVKi_-vAbF6RkqHEuc37vgs/s1600/IMG_6474.jpg" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: left; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" width="268" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.ahappyplacecalledhome.com/home/2011/8/9/you-light-up-my-life.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="194" src="http://www.ahappyplacecalledhome.com/storage/meet%20chandee36.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1325406177158" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" width="320" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.sheilazellerinteriors.com/articles/winter-pinterest-challenge-light-please-capiz" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="195" src="http://www.sheilazellerinteriors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/2012-Capiz-Shell-Chandelier-DIY-080.png" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" width="320" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Lisa Roy Muskoka |A Happy Place Called Home |SZInteriors</span></div>
I’ve already hung chandeliers pretty much everywhere in the house that a chandelier can go. Ahhhh, but wait! What about this spot in the hallway outside the bedrooms…<br />
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I have a couple of old brass chandeliers that I tried to give to Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore, but they didn’t want them. Can you believe it?! Who wouldn’t be all over this brass & plastic beauty ;-)<br />
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I can’t find a before picture of the chandelier I used, but it’s the same as this one except tiered as opposed to spiraled. But the the tiers were opposite from the direction I needed them to go, plus it was too big. So hubby worked a little magic on it and changed it from too big and upside down to just right.<br />
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Now the fun part – making the faux capiz shells. The first thing you need to do is Iron three sheets of wax paper together. Over and over and over. You’ll need a LOT of wax paper! Put parchment paper on top of the wax paper before you iron so the iron doesn’t stick to it.<br />
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-fV5gwnx_g0s/T9fYZGQHniI/AAAAAAAAIEc/Via_oTCgFJo/s1600-h/wax-paper-pile1%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="wax paper pile" border="0" height="449" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-mUdZKlXNFto/T9fYZ2fbLrI/AAAAAAAAIEg/7a_MSsCSrDo/wax-paper-pile1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="wax paper pile" width="604" /></a><br />
I crumpled and then flattened out some sheets of wax paper to add texture to my “shells”. I randomly combined crumpled and uncrumpled sheets in each set of three.<br />
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Texture!<br />
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Use a circle cutter to cut out your circles. I bought a 1-1/2” Fiskars punch at Michaels. Fold your wax paper like an accordion and punch out the circles in double-thicknesses. This will make things twice as fast, plus the cutter doesn’t cut very well through just one layer. I recommend doing this step front of the TV while watching March Madness :-)<br />
<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-q0E8wguEXrE/T9fYdSzpkpI/AAAAAAAAIE0/GvyK1-_a0gA/s1600-h/watching-bball10%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="watching bball" border="0" height="599" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-xbNK4bnBytE/T9fYedrynUI/AAAAAAAAIE4/IUswjrgx9A4/watching-bball10_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="watching bball" width="454" /></a><br />
You need a LOT of wax circles…<br />
<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-l-QIaV1pjzE/T9fYfGdRbHI/AAAAAAAAIE8/toe2e8DXaeI/s1600-h/circles-11%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="circles 1" border="0" height="449" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wLAGQgLQZpU/T9fYfnfVfZI/AAAAAAAAIFA/Nz2arDg3Wz0/circles-11_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="circles 1" width="604" /></a><br />
Once your circles are cut, it’s time to attach them together. My original plan was to use jumper rings, but after linking one batch with rings, I realized this method would take me about seven years. Plus my thumb & finger were really not happy with me opening and closing all those rings. {Check out <a href="http://www.ahappyplacecalledhome.com/home/2011/8/9/you-light-up-my-life.html"><span style="color: #ccb400;">A Happy Place Called Home</span></a> to see the jumper ring method done right.}<br />
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So I switched over to the sewing method – WAAAAYYY faster and easier. {Check out <a href="http://www.lisaroy.ca/2012/03/my-diy-capiz-chandelier.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ccb400;">Lisa Roy Muskoka</span></a> for an easy-to-follow tutorial with lots of pics.} Sew long chains of circles together, and then cut them to the lengths that you want.<br />
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<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwURA_wx8OG8n1JaUpLnM-nVO-WBtval3jBGCUbY7yi-2dU9GYoy1KdNEQgI0pqY0gpKdVjIpqqR17pwLAZLB6AOuAMwppy9LN2eppV8hNrR6U8-LE3S3ikF3XO6BAtqFCkc52wQHCKnQ/s400/IMG_0708.jpg" /> <br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Image via </span><a href="http://www.lisaroy.ca/2012/03/my-diy-capiz-chandelier.html"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Lisa Roy Muskoka</span></a></div>
Mine ranged from 7 circles per chain for the outer top tier, 10 circles per chain for the lowest tier, and 20-22 circles per chain everywhere else. In the end, the circles on the lowest tier don’t actually show, but they help give the chandelier a fuller look.<br />
Hubby installed the chandelier – remember to put in the bulbs before you put on the chains!<br />
<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-v9znznR_iYQ/T9fYh0xJJ4I/AAAAAAAAIFM/ukkiSlHgndA/s1600-h/naked-chandelier-21%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="naked chandelier 2" border="0" height="599" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vybThJlrkYo/T9fYikVQCxI/AAAAAAAAIFQ/qQsJ5OyChBc/naked-chandelier-21_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="naked chandelier 2" width="406" /></a><i>{Note: funcolors asked about the potential fire hazard of the wax paper with the light bulbs. We’re using 40W bulbs, and even after having the light on for quite a few hours straight, there was no issue with the wax getting hot. Although that being said, I wouldn’t leave the light on for a prolonged amount of time with nobody home, just to be safe.}</i><br />
And then I hung the chains on it. I don’t have pictures of this part, because, well, I forgot to take pictures. Plus I didn’t hang them in the most logical order, so you don’t want to hang yours the way I hung mine. You want to start with the lowest tier and then move up. Also, after I hung all the chains, I took them all down when I realized that it would be better to wrap wire around each tier and hang the chains over the wire instead of over the brass arms. This way, the flat side would be pointing out instead of sideways.<br />
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And this is how it turned out…<br />
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My top outer tier is all the same length, and the rest of the chains are hung at slightly different lengths because I didn’t want the bottom to be perfectly straight.<br />
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<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZgKmrS-UZ2o/T9fYnpvIUXI/AAAAAAAAIFs/3OPiyaDeKto/s1600-h/from-bedroom1%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="from bedroom" border="0" height="599" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-OG0TNzF0_wg/T9fYoExneTI/AAAAAAAAIFw/rdu9ckILptM/from-bedroom1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="from bedroom" width="406" /></a><br />
<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-65PUf5zc79M/T9fYo2tDp6I/AAAAAAAAIF0/F9rDh9bEnTY/s1600-h/towards-kitchen1%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="towards kitchen" border="0" height="599" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-YUUzTz6CFZA/T9fYpqTwtvI/AAAAAAAAIF4/LTcmYCnGvXQ/towards-kitchen1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="towards kitchen" width="406" /></a><br />
<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--5SEwP0fQVI/T9fYqcwdLJI/AAAAAAAAIF8/G8tciT4jGN8/s1600-h/with-staircase-on1%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="with staircase on" border="0" height="599" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-MG0pnQIEU2o/T9fYrEJdQOI/AAAAAAAAIGA/BRxjd5uZ0Lc/with-staircase-on1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="with staircase on" width="406" /></a><br />
Even close up, the wax paper really does look like capiz shells.<br />
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I still may do a little bit of tweaking to the top tier to make it fuller around the top. Just have to figure out how…<br />
Here’s a breakdown of the supplies and costs:<br />
<ul>
<li>Chandelier base – already had it, $0.00 </li>
<li>Wax paper – already had a mega roll, bought 1 roll at the Dollar Store, $1.00 </li>
<li>Jumper rings – 1 pack at Michaels, ~$3.00 with coupon {better to sew circles together} </li>
<li>1-1/2” circle cutter – $21.99 + 40% off coupon at Michaels, ~$14.00 </li>
<li>Spool of wire – $2.00 </li>
<li>Thread & sewing machine </li>
</ul>
<b>TOTAL COST: $20.00</b><br />
Yep, that’s right – just 20 smackers for what’s essentially a brand new chandelier. Not too shabby, eh? :-) So what do you think – will you be making your own capiz chandelier?<br />
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<b>Originally posted at DTTD imagine.design.create</b><br />
Zinc is hot. I did a search for “zinc” on the <a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/search/results.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&ise=true&query=zinc&_D%3Aquery=+&hidden=&go.x=0&go.y=0&_D%3Ago=+&_DARGS=%2Fsitewide%2Fincludes%2Fheader%2Fsearch.jsp.header-searchform" target="_blank"><span style="color: #dbb84d;">Restoration Hardware</span></a> website, and 232 matches popped up. With crazy-high prices. But never fear – you can create your very own faux zinc for a fraction of the cost of the real thing. And it’s really easy.<br />
After reading a bunch of tutorials for varying methods, I decided to go with the easiest one, mainly because I already had the supplies I needed. {Check out my <a href="http://pinterest.com/jaxdecor/crafty-stuff/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #dbb84f;">Crafty Stuff pinboard</span></a> for lots of examples of faux zinc.}<br />
Are you ready for one of the easiest faux techniques ever? OK, here we go…<br />
You’ll need:<br />
<ul>
<li>Black acrylic paint {I used FolkArt in Licorice} </li>
<li>Metallic paint in silver {I used DecorArt Elegant Finish Metallic Paint in Shimmering Silver} </li>
<li>Paint brush & pouncing brush </li>
<li>Clear paste wax & a rag </li>
<li>Something to paint :-) </li>
</ul>
This white ceramic jar was in one of the swag bags I picked up at IDS12 in January. The finish is rough & unfinished, which made it the perfect candidate to zinc-ify.<br />
<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-x3TCx9XDaG4/T6Cn25_FrtI/AAAAAAAAHms/7KxiZSu2G_Q/s1600-h/jar%252520before%25255B14%25255D.jpg"><img alt="jar before" border="0" height="454" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ivKGaD2TZxU/T6Cn3pXPFbI/AAAAAAAAHm0/f-skXJ9RNZk/jar%252520before_thumb%25255B11%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="jar before" width="604" /></a><br />
I totally forgot to take an in-progress shot, but it’s really simple – I just painted the jar black with my acrylic paint. When the paint was dry, I lightly rubbed on the silver paint with a pouncing brush. <br />
<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--xZOJHnQXSs/T6E897c07DI/AAAAAAAABpg/zjPQFVMof7M/s1600-h/image%25255B8%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="264" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-YILjAhafBdw/T6E8-P_LPqI/AAAAAAAABpo/vf63GYdicjc/image_thumb%25255B6%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="image" width="408" /></a><br />
After the silver coat dried, I rubbed on some clear paste wax, buffed it, and voila… faux zinc! It’s kind of hard to see the sheen in the picture, but it’s soft & subtle.<br />
<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-nHsdbH8wTn4/T6Cn4UVKqRI/AAAAAAAAHm8/Y7l4gA2ybyw/s1600-h/jar%2525202%25255B21%25255D.jpg"><img alt="jar 2" border="0" height="454" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-fuRfP4IJCU8/T6Cn5WpGB6I/AAAAAAAAHnE/NthIhG2PmtI/jar%2525202_thumb%25255B18%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="jar 2" width="604" /></a><br />
I used the same technique on this plastic bird that I picked up at the Dollar Store.<br />
<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-N8qKQuAMDVw/T6Cn6U5-JUI/AAAAAAAAHnM/qluQaJnCYCc/s1600-h/bird%252520before%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="bird before" border="0" height="604" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-2M-CTvMg4IA/T6Cn61NpnhI/AAAAAAAAHnU/n5bZXtcyIfs/bird%252520before_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="bird before" width="454" /></a><br />
I did the exact same thing, painting it black…<br />
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wY6Asb9LWvs/T6Cn7wwjtWI/AAAAAAAAHnc/xrhu6JcYivA/s1600-h/bird%252520during%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img alt="bird during" border="0" height="454" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-h9Nf-MNOveA/T6Cn8-63X2I/AAAAAAAAHnk/GwUFl4RSzfg/bird%252520during_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="bird during" width="604" /></a><br />
…and then rubbing on the silver metallic paint, followed by some wax and buffing.<br />
<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-AM6ENPtHt5s/T6Cn-IQ1R1I/AAAAAAAAHns/zpWkaxa8sYs/s1600-h/bird%252520after%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="bird after" border="0" height="604" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-w2j4hgXFTOo/T6Cn-9iFfAI/AAAAAAAAHn0/ukkEpmfVajg/bird%252520after_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="bird after" width="454" /></a><br />
I didn’t apply wax to the base – can you see that the finish on the jar and the bird is a bit softer than on the base of the bird? <br />
<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-q51fAw7gDAQ/T6Cn_-M90YI/AAAAAAAAHn8/c4Mad4K6cfg/s1600-h/pot%252520and%252520bird%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="pot and bird" border="0" height="454" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-JCJML3BPCbg/T6CoAbzjmaI/AAAAAAAAHoE/80HzTjbDbis/pot%252520and%252520bird_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="pot and bird" width="604" /></a><br />
I used the same technique on a white frame from HomeSense {the other frames are getting the chalk paint treatment}.<br />
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-O8OlypsruZg/T6CoBZ4ttQI/AAAAAAAAHoM/PwPZmcr7pU0/s1600-h/frames%252520before%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="frames before" border="0" height="454" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ujBVDeXdiYE/T6CoCA8vvKI/AAAAAAAAHoU/f-puPIe4xvk/frames%252520before_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="frames before" width="604" /></a><br />
<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rWjEDKe6clo/T6CoDo61WXI/AAAAAAAAHoc/toBd-a5Oygc/s1600-h/frames%252520during%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="frames during" border="0" height="454" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-9Bp69LH_Qoc/T6CoEImXoeI/AAAAAAAAHok/GACZqCVjivk/frames%252520during_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="frames during" width="604" /></a><br />
Here’s the completed faux zinc frame with paint chip art that I whipped up in a few minutes so I wouldn’t be showing you a naked frame ;-)<br />
<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-mvsBfwr2iIU/T6CpPUsQsII/AAAAAAAAHpM/rO5dIp9CTVo/s1600-h/frame%252520after%2525203%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img alt="frame after 3" border="0" height="454" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-EdngqNYpn2w/T6CpQKswFLI/AAAAAAAAHpU/sfKeww5JGEk/frame%252520after%2525203_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="frame after 3" width="604" /></a><br />
Rubbing the paste wax onto the frame wiped off some of the finish, so the frame is waxless. I just gently buffed it with the same rag I used to apply the wax to the other pieces to up the sheen factor just a bit. <br />
The great thing about creating faux zinc is that you really can’t screw it up. If you put on too much silver paint, just go over it with more black paint and do it again. If rubbing on the wax rubs off the paint, add more paint {speaking from experience!}. Seeing as you want an imperfect/uneven finish, you don’t have to be precise – more black here and more silver there gives the effect that you want, so don’t worry about spreading the silver paint evenly. See the colour variations in this close-up?<br />
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-DmtyVFqL-ag/T6CoGx8jdkI/AAAAAAAAHo8/zG34-2eIeto/s1600-h/frame%252520close%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="frame close" border="0" height="454" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rOTCuk802_M/T6CoHbIjoEI/AAAAAAAAHpE/JepnptgTr0Q/frame%252520close_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="frame close" width="604" /></a><br />
And that’s really all there is to it! I’m going to try out a couple of other faux zinc techniques – I have a plan in mind to make over an oak coffee table that we have with old wood boards and the faux zinc technique. The <a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/catalog/product/product.jsp?productId=prod1593167&categoryId=cat1830037" target="_blank"><span style="color: #dbb84d;">Brickmaker’s Table</span></a> from Restoration Hardware is the inspiration:<br />
<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-FmpwGFG_vTk/T6E8_py1o_I/AAAAAAAABpw/a-TFhZH1naI/s1600-h/RH%252520table%25255B4%25255D.png"><img alt="RH table" border="0" height="402" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-VdtALL3KQAI/T6E9AOILSWI/AAAAAAAABp4/-MINBcBmDao/RH%252520table_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="RH table" width="404" /></a><br />
For a detailed video tutorial of a different faux zinc technique, check out Jami’s night stand project over at <a href="http://www.freckledlaundry.com/2010/07/faux-zinc-painting-tutorial.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #dcb950;">Freckled Laundry</span></a>. She did an amazing job!<br />
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZUW8l0s6Gng/T6E9AleDszI/AAAAAAAABqA/OA66jx-y8Sg/s1600-h/nightstand%252520freckled%252520laundry%25255B7%25255D.png"><img alt="nightstand freckled laundry" border="0" height="404" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-gamFAY2rGAU/T6E9BEJFQ6I/AAAAAAAABqI/ZlB-vUkeE-g/nightstand%252520freckled%252520laundry_thumb%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="nightstand freckled laundry" width="304" /></a><br />
Are you inspired to zinc-ify something in your house?<br />
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<a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.ca/2012/05/whatever-goes-wednesday-115.html" target="_blank"><img height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVfmeZf7h_OF7zgj7vhlMUmi_nO7fEvcs3UlMTAP3GEfSuouNstMXZ0l8bvcV5mk0riJ6HYacE5o37F3j6X0KVTTiyTuZkhCj1olTdToZjuJZJxo70bh1pcPspPPGS1Ssl3D7dr-ZB4U/s320/wgw+button.jpg" width="165" /></a><a href="http://www.domestically-speaking.com/%20"><img border="0" src="http://www.domestically-speaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Button_2.jpg" /></a><a href="http://southernlovely.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q37/schoenfelds/showandshare.jpg" /></a><a href="http://verymerryvintagestyle.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a472/VeryMerryVintageStyle/sharethelovebutton.jpg" /></a>K&B by the Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581765778332754970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944887450378826325.post-29608155930877840682012-06-09T09:23:00.001-07:002012-06-20T09:43:49.488-07:00JAXtutorial: DIY maritime map letters<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-5YHrWlq_oeg/T9N4Xg3BxHI/AAAAAAAAH4c/vI2hF9joPU0/s1600-h/B3.jpg"><img align="right" alt="B" border="0" height="244" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-FuFAvt-91uY/T9N4YXsm1cI/AAAAAAAAH4k/qb1NNCVPZig/B_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="B" width="165" /></a><br />
<b>Originally posted at DTTD imagine.design.create and linked to the It’s a Cinch blog party.</b><br />
The ladies at <a href="http://thistlewoodfarm.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #ccb400;">Thistlewood Farm</span></a>, <a href="http://www.itallstartedwithpaint.com/"><span style="color: #ccb400;">It All Started With Paint</span></a>, <a href="http://eclecticallyvintage.com/"><span style="color: #ccb400;">Eclectically Vintage</span></a>, <a href="http://www.thecottagemarket.com/"><span style="color: #ccb400;">The Cottage Market</span></a>, and <a href="http://thespacebetweenblog.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #ccb400;">The Space Between</span></a> are having another great blog party today called <b>It’s a Cinch</b>. The premise – do an easy-peasy project that you can finish quickly and with minimal effort.<br />
I’m sure this project took way longer than it should have. But thanks to my {1} inability to focus on one thing for more than five minutes, {2} habit of making things 20 times more complicated than they need to be, and {3} an ingrained need for perfection, everything I do takes longer than it should. {Have I mentioned that I’m a little on the OCD side? Picture Sheldon on The Big Bang Theory with boobs. Yep, that’s me.} So overall, I probably spent a few hours creating creating my map letters {not including waiting time between a couple of steps}. But it was super-easy to do.<br />
This is my <b>It’s a Cinch</b> project inspiration:<br />
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<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaj9jX8ILnLUYhUbUibjvyYwhzeFC4IdiCD7KwJRnCOEWiDhrTJnkkGbhDWii3kpxHjxpKZ76UViNOp6qB_6Z9yBkWSvDcgjATn9L7pac8At7o4Ye0DKe91mjjojnakjMBVUfG-dlDuCs/s1600/PARIS+letters+Stylish_Living_Catalogue_2010_164.jpg" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">From </span><a href="http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/catalogues/stylish-living-catalogue-2010"><span style="color: #ccb400; font-size: xx-small;">Stylish Living Catalogue 2010</span></a></div>
I had already bought white wood letters at Michaels for 50% off {I think they were around $3.50 each} I totally forgot to take a “before” picture of them – DOH! I bought the letters B E A C H. These are somebody else’s letters that look just like mine…<br />
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<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4hpI0OxIMEc/T9N4ZSgM38I/AAAAAAAAH4s/fvCy7g_hyqU/s1600-h/wood-letters4.jpg"><img alt="wood letters" border="0" height="454" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-qtda3W6-jpo/T9N4Z6T2VUI/AAAAAAAAH40/dK-Mm9d19zk/wood-letters_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="wood letters" width="604" /></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;">via </span><a href="http://www.lazymondays.net/2011/04/weekend-project-1.html"><span style="color: #ccb400; font-size: xx-small;">lazy mondays</span></a></div>
When I saw the PARIS map letters on Pinterest, I was like, YEAH, now I know what to do with the letters! So I searched the Net for some maps of beaches that I’ve been to. Originally I was going to do use a separate map for each letter, but then I came across <a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Ecanmaps/1922-atlas/Maritimes.html"><span style="color: #ccb400;">this whopper map</span></a> of the Maritimes:<br />
<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-j9JUlvkMeOM/T2t3DgEv7JI/AAAAAAAAHcw/_ExmOduUrRw/s1600-h/MaritimesMap3.jpg"><img alt="Maritimes-Map" border="0" height="412" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-RtrNq0cW4nY/T2t3EMl2FrI/AAAAAAAAHc4/ghMGTH5rwTE/MaritimesMap_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Maritimes-Map" width="604" /></a><br />
I like the soft colours and old look to the map. And after I printed it out on 16 sheets of 8-1/2” x 11” paper, I realized I could fit each letter onto an area of the map that I’ve been to – PEI, Cape Breton, and three other areas in Nova Scotia {including my beloved Lunenburg region}.<br />
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-uWsgXATi4y0/T9N4a9EgXcI/AAAAAAAAH48/ee1ryxZ-OeA/s1600-h/map-with-letters4.jpg"><img alt="map with letters" border="0" height="406" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bshUSQTQhvc/T9N4bsqCMyI/AAAAAAAAH5E/nBabQZJ4Ekk/map-with-letters_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="map with letters" width="604" /></a><br />
Once I figured out where I wanted each letter to go, I cut each section from the original map image on my computer and printed each one out on its own sheet of paper. That way, I wouldn’t have to cut off the white borders and try to match up seams between sheets of paper.<br />
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<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Y6Tx66hlhPo/T9N4ctYx02I/AAAAAAAAH5M/Ps2DYBJjAbg/s1600-h/B-map4.jpg"><img alt="B map" border="0" height="604" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-TlnqoQpDhgc/T9N4daJzbyI/AAAAAAAAH5U/ycaM32Uys_s/B-map_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="B map" width="406" /></a><i>Map section for the letter B</i></div>
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Next, I traced around the letters and cut them out.</div>
<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5PGn9JNGI2U/T9N4fRKJodI/AAAAAAAAH5c/Kh1rh04Tqdo/s1600-h/letters-cut-out4.jpg"><img alt="letters cut out" border="0" height="406" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-IaNBzfbVHOk/T9N4gG_nWcI/AAAAAAAAH5k/yaToC1qDgfY/letters-cut-out_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="letters cut out" width="604" /></a><br />
<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-AjTwKOppeFM/T9N4hFVaE0I/AAAAAAAAH5s/n4TTthSC6aY/s1600-h/B-map-24.jpg"><img alt="B map 2" border="0" height="406" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-YrnWXnnZgAg/T9N4hjd6i6I/AAAAAAAAH50/Y8Pc0asCJ6s/B-map-2_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="B map 2" width="604" /></a><br />
I painted the sides of all the letters a light bluey-green. I realize now that I didn’t get any good pictures of the painted letters. DOH again! Anyway, after the paint dried, I used Mod Podge to attach each map letter onto each wood letter. And voila, Maritime map letters!<br />
<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7SRe9gFom1U/T9N4ind45FI/AAAAAAAAH58/4Q0x5QhJVyc/s1600-h/BEACH4.jpg"><img alt="BEACH" border="0" height="392" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-jjvAQmTaLXo/T9N4jCEHvAI/AAAAAAAAH6E/KBKFoFErUkA/BEACH_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="BEACH" width="604" /></a><br />
I used a little creative license with the A – I turned PEI about 70 degrees so I could fit more of of the island onto the letter.<br />
<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-OQJWh1ROJD4/T9N4kCGottI/AAAAAAAAH6M/lkAGXvYQlA0/s1600-h/A5.jpg"><img alt="A" border="0" height="704" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GaThM5itT6A/T9N4k8k9nrI/AAAAAAAAH6U/0V4dGVWnxfI/A_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="A" width="474" /></a><br />
And I made sure to fit my very favourite part of the Maritimes onto one of the letters – this is the Lunenburg region in Nova Scotia on the letter E:<br />
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-p1_hBvQS6Gc/T9N4l9rsumI/AAAAAAAAH6c/JNMziWyZPA8/s1600-h/E-close4.jpg"><img alt="E close" border="0" height="406" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-bPtDbNkp46g/T9N4ms8YfII/AAAAAAAAH6k/hqlcvWqNrqI/E-close_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="E close" width="604" /></a><br />
I still haven’t completely finished the letters – I don’t know if I want to seal them with Mod Podge or the spray sealer that I use on my paintings. And I have to decide where to hang them too.<br />
And there you go, an easy-peasy <b>It’s a Cinch</b> project! If you want to create your own map art, there are some great ideas at <a href="http://yourdecoratinghotline.com/map-trend/#more-18413"><span style="color: #ccb400;">Your Decorating Hotline</span></a>. And check out <a href="http://www.laferrera.com/"><span style="color: #ccb400;">Jason LaFerrera</span></a> for a completely different & amazing take on map art.<br />
Don’t forget to do the rounds at <a href="http://thistlewoodfarm.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #ccb400;">Thistlewood Farm</span></a>, <a href="http://www.itallstartedwithpaint.com/"><span style="color: #ccb400;">It All Started With Paint</span></a>, <a href="http://eclecticallyvintage.com/"><span style="color: #ccb400;">Eclectically Vintage</span></a>, <a href="http://www.thecottagemarket.com/"><span style="color: #ccb400;">The Cottage Market</span></a><span style="color: #404040;">,</span> and <a href="http://thespacebetweenblog.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #ccb400;">The Space Between</span></a> to see more <b>It’s a Cinch </b>projects :-)<br />
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Also linking up to <a href="http://www.linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.ca/2012/04/nifty-thrifty-tuesday-no109.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ccb400;">Nifty Thrifty Tuesday</span></a> at <b>Coastal Charm</b> ‘cause these babies are definitely coastal! And pretty nifty too, if I do say so myself :-)<br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">I’m so excited that I finally have a project that I can link to the latest installment of <a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2012/03/can-you-smell-that-smell/"><span style="color: #ccb400;">The Pinterest Challenge</span></a>! The <a href="http://dttd-idc.blogspot.com/2012/03/ocean-inspired-gallery-wall-reveal.html"><span style="color: #ccb400;">gallery wall that I revealed on Monday</span></a> was inspired by not one, not two, but FIVE of my Pinterest pins. If that doesn’t qualify for the Pinterest Challenge, I don’t know what does! ;-) So I thought I’d combine my tutorial with this fun challenge and show you how to create a gallery wall, and how mine was inspired by images I pinned to Pinterest.</span><br />
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0buMX3TfGis/T1-njGrPFgI/AAAAAAAAHao/pbw1FZDZTSY/s1600-h/pinterest%252520board%2525203%252520with%252520numbers%25255B11%25255D.png"><img alt="pinterest board 3 with numbers" border="0" height="542" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-85Q6PQU3MlQ/T1-nkDll_lI/AAAAAAAAHaw/XTnjt7TAH-A/pinterest%252520board%2525203%252520with%252520numbers_thumb%25255B9%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="pinterest board 3 with numbers" width="672" /></a> <br />
<span style="color: #666666;">1. Picture layout from <a href="http://livinglavie.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/gallery-wall/"><span style="color: #ccb400;">Living La Vie</span></a> </span><span style="color: #666666;">2. Picture layout from <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/home-decorating"><span style="color: #ccb400;">Martha Stewart</span></a> </span><span style="color: #666666;">3. Layout t<span style="color: #666666;">emplate from <a href="http://roost-home.blogspot.com/2010/09/another-take-on-gallery-wall.html"><span style="color: #ccb400;">ROOST Marissa Waddell Interiors</span></a> </span></span><span style="color: #666666;">4. Homemade picture hanging tool from <a href="http://mmscrapshoppe.blogspot.com/2011/07/picture-frame-hanging-tip.html"><span style="color: #ccb400;">The Scrap Shoppe</span></a> </span><span style="color: #666666;">5. Chelsea Gray wall colour from <a href="http://www.restylinghomebykellyblog.com/?p=4074&cpage=1"><span style="color: #ccb400;">Restyling Home by Kelly</span></a></span> <br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">Before you start laying out your gallery wall, you need to choose your art. My wall is a collection of ocean-inspired photos, prints, shadowboxes, tile art, and a canvas. Using art that’s meaningful to you makes your gallery wall extra-special, so incorporate as many personal pieces as you can.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">If you want all your frames to be the same, a great choice is the</span> <a href="http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/categories/series/16456/"><span style="color: #ccb400;">Ribba series from Ikea</span></a>. <span style="color: #666666;">They’re inexpensive, include the brackets and wire for hanging, and come in both regular frames and shadowbox frames. Combining the two depths of frames adds some dimension to your wall.</span><br />
<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-QUJmJFYghc8/T162x0R8W4I/AAAAAAAAHVM/x9QfxFl_yss/s1600-h/ribbas8.jpg"><img alt="ribbas" border="0" height="444" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Mjc4aru7ud0/T162yX1IolI/AAAAAAAAHVU/OYitKj4ue7s/ribbas_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="ribbas" width="334" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #ab8ec7;">1. & 2. { Picture layout } </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;">Inspired by </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://livinglavie.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/gallery-wall/"><span style="color: #ccb400;">Living La Vie</span></a> and </span><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/home-decorating"><span style="color: #ccb400;">Martha Stewart</span></a> </span><br />
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-rBc1u9tvoZI/T162y5xNU4I/AAAAAAAAHVc/0Cmn1eKD3us/s1600-h/inspire-15.jpg"><img alt="inspire 1" border="0" height="304" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-K82lo1dld5k/T162zAmHjsI/AAAAAAAAHVk/ZLCyz0omjLo/inspire-1_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="inspire 1" width="454" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/--7KSxNHOoJo/T162zqkquvI/AAAAAAAAHVs/LXaIEvYW4Lc/s1600-h/inspire-24.jpg"><img alt="inspire 2" border="0" height="304" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-jNB-HGm1-X8/T1620BEfHRI/AAAAAAAAHV0/5TEMqkw8s8U/inspire-2_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="inspire 2" width="244" /></a><span style="color: #666666;"> </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: #666666;">Now that you’ve chosen your art, you need to decide on a layout. There are all sorts of gallery walls – symmetrical, asymmetrical, structured, random… <a href="http://pinterest.com/jaxdecor/gallery-wall/"><span style="color: #ccb400;">check out my Gallery Wall board</span></a> on Pinterest for some ideas. I combined elements from two of my favourite gallery walls to create my layout. I like the shape of the layout on the left (it reminds me of a wave), and I like the straight line between the two rows of pictures in the layout on the right.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">Find a big empty space on the ugly pink carpet in your uber-messy basement and lay your artwork out on the floor. Move things around until you have a layout that makes you say “Woot! YES!”. Take a picture to refer back to – this is REALLY handy! <span style="color: #666666;">Combining elements from the two inspiration layouts, I came up with this layout {still hadn’t decided on a picture for the big frame in the bottom row at this point}:</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rIe-4GVSHyM/T1622rBozXI/AAAAAAAAHWM/YqrDCna87vY/s1600-h/LOGO-layout-24.jpg"><img alt="LOGO layout 2" border="0" height="406" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-DRfCfAFWX1E/T1623HV8pbI/AAAAAAAAHWU/iSYuBqSDj88/LOGO-layout-2_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="LOGO layout 2" width="604" /></a><span style="color: #ab8ec7;">OMG, the mess in my basement is horrible! Oh well, nobody ever said the creative process was pretty ;-)</span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #ab8ec7;">3. { Layout template } </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;">Inspired by </span></span><a href="http://roost-home.blogspot.com/2010/09/another-take-on-gallery-wall.html"><span style="color: #ccb400;">ROOST Marissa Waddell Interiors</span></a><br />
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0hJQz_KFXkY/T1-nl6VQoQI/AAAAAAAAHbA/-c_EJWTuijk/s1600-h/template3.png"><img alt="template" border="0" height="269" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7xx7h7s6hjE/T1-nmd1cEJI/AAAAAAAAHbI/kaKuVvFaAXY/template_thumb1.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="template" width="404" /></a><span style="color: #666666;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">Once you have a layout that you like, it’s time to make your layout template. Instead of wax paper, I used brown kraft paper from the Dollar Store. D</span><span style="color: #666666;">ecide how much space you want between your pictures – I chose 1-1/2”. Lay out your pictures on the kraft paper in the same order you had them on the floor. Use a ruler or measuring tape to measure the distance between each piece of art. My gallery wall has three rows, so I laid out my artwork one row at a time. If you’re creating a straight line, line the frames up right against the edge of the paper to make your life a bit easier :-) Then t<span style="color: #666666;">race around each frame – easy-peasy!</span></span><br />
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-2FHcYAFnVYs/T16236r9-2I/AAAAAAAAHWc/zm3SKicHhuQ/s1600-h/LOGO-lining-up-frames-on-paper4.jpg"><img alt="LOGO lining up frames on paper" border="0" height="454" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-RzoCYtwrZTI/T1624q_gImI/AAAAAAAAHWk/jH5uSiQu0Ps/LOGO-lining-up-frames-on-paper_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="LOGO lining up frames on paper" width="604" /></a><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">Tape your template onto your wall. Use painters tape so it’s easy to un-tape and move around. Some measuring and leveling are required here to ensure that your template is positioned correctly.</span><br />
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<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Uh4CESPDCPc/T1-nmiXoZaI/AAAAAAAAHbQ/ryukYulJw_c/s1600-h/LOGOgallerypaperlayout3.jpg"><img alt="LOGO gallery paper layout" border="0" height="454" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-FoCoIjcpM30/T1-nnMFeIOI/AAAAAAAAHbY/XNxuSnu_n3U/LOGOgallerypaperlayout_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="LOGO gallery paper layout" width="604" /></a> </div>
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<span style="color: #654387; font-size: medium;">Now the fun starts! ;-)</span></div>
<span style="color: #ab8ec7;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. { Homemade hanging tool } </span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;">Inspired by</span> <a href="http://mmscrapshoppe.blogspot.com/2011/07/picture-frame-hanging-tip.html"><span style="color: #ccb400;">The Scrap Shoppe</span></a><br />
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-68Zm4lyFReE/T1-nnsDtJFI/AAAAAAAAHbg/ziTwqCnjLlY/s1600-h/hangingtool4.jpg"><img alt="hanging tool" border="0" height="404" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Chd0BKKoIhg/T1-nnwHFQhI/AAAAAAAAHbo/heCDlup7vLI/hangingtool_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="hanging tool" width="296" /></a><span style="color: #666666;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">Once you’ve attached the wire or other hanging mechanism to the back of each frame, it’s time to </span><span style="color: #666666;">figure out where each nail or screw goes for each picture. A hanging tool makes this job a lot easier. Using the inspiration clothespin hanger as a guide, I made my hanging tool by hammering a small nail though one end of a stick of wood. I actually made two – one for smaller frames and one for bigger frames. You want both the head and the tip of the nail to protrude out from either side of the stick.</span><br />
<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-IkQHxRkPxxI/T16286gS9UI/AAAAAAAAHXc/zSPp0sQHlnw/s1600-h/LOGO-hangers4.jpg"><img alt="LOGO hangers" border="0" height="406" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-QTgScVq3Zp4/T1629nawcPI/AAAAAAAAHXk/deXU45Dpdkc/LOGO-hangers_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="LOGO hangers" width="604" /></a><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">Hang a picture on the head of the nail on your hanging tool, and then hold the picture up against the correct position on the template. </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-d_1pQtMBX5A/T163ARPg_7I/AAAAAAAAHYA/ZkluxCHNx9Y/s1600-h/LOGO-line-up-frame-with-pencil-line5.jpg"><img alt="LOGO line up frame with pencil line" border="0" height="604" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--dYcVmBvsnA/T163A0BP6fI/AAAAAAAAHYI/LByLcFt3kho/LOGO-line-up-frame-with-pencil-line_.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="LOGO line up frame with pencil line" width="406" /></a></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">When you have the picture lined up, push the top of picture against the wall. The tip of the nail will poke a small hole through the paper and into the wall. </span><span style="color: #666666;">This is where the nail, screw, or hanger will go. {Hangers like the one in the picture below need to be positioned so that the bottom of the hanger is lined up with the small hole}</span><br />
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<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6Kae6PEX81k/T163B3gnviI/AAAAAAAAHYQ/qZGKv8fssus/s1600-h/LOGO-hammer-nail-into-paper-24.jpg"><img alt="LOGO hammer nail into paper 2" border="0" height="406" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-j7Y_9JB5Xcw/T163CYLJfdI/AAAAAAAAHYY/Uzlct-UlpW0/LOGO-hammer-nail-into-paper-2_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="LOGO hammer nail into paper 2" width="604" /></a><span style="color: #ab8ec7;">Can you believe all the frames are actually lined up properly with the edges of the paper!? I mean, see how easy it is to line up your frames perfectly when you use a template and a homemade hanging tool? :-)</span></div>
<span style="color: #666666;">Repeat for every picture. It takes some time and patience, but you can do it! I hung my pictures as I went along because I’m impatient and wanted instant gratification…</span><br />
<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-jiJIy4oxBjo/T163DAcBKRI/AAAAAAAAHYg/Zv6pwmYCcdw/s1600-h/LOGO-in-progress4.jpg"><img alt="LOGO in progress" border="0" height="454" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-q2hFCvY7QOo/T163Drmx7MI/AAAAAAAAHYo/Q8Ykl8thbp4/LOGO-in-progress_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="LOGO in progress" width="604" /></a><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">…so I had to take them down before the next step. Pull the paper off of the wall, and your nails & screws are all exactly where they need to be without any pencil marks on the wall.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-P8G2g8qA3zo/T163EkNIVEI/AAAAAAAAHYw/C1XHP5w3Opc/s1600-h/LOGO-screws-paper-removed4.jpg"><img alt="LOGO screws paper removed" border="0" height="454" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bm6ip6NkeCg/T163FM11ALI/AAAAAAAAHY4/Lon6dRU46Z0/LOGO-screws-paper-removed_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="LOGO screws paper removed" width="604" /></a></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">Now hang your pictures! I recommend starting at the bottom and working your way up the wall. Check your pictures with a level to make sure they’re straight.</span><br />
<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5AMaMvDqVI8/T163FjUBeQI/AAAAAAAAHZA/Xgz6UB8pAWs/s1600-h/LOGO-level4.jpg"><img alt="LOGO level" border="0" height="406" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-J6KmVpcTcPU/T163GcdvQgI/AAAAAAAAHZI/1RDK9AK81Kg/LOGO-level_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="LOGO level" width="604" /></a><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">And voila, gallery wall! </span><br />
<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rk3m4Vai4z4/T163HNheFXI/AAAAAAAAHZQ/_UqlufOnPNo/s1600-h/LOGO-done-2a4.jpg"><img alt="LOGO done 2a" border="0" height="406" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-_711kXrU3Tg/T163HrrFCBI/AAAAAAAAHZY/xf02z51E-Q8/LOGO-done-2a_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="LOGO done 2a" width="604" /></a><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">But because I like to make my life difficult, I decided to paint the wall a darker colour so the white frames would really stand out. Or maybe I did it because I just really like painting ;-)</span><span style="color: #666666;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #ab8ec7; font-size: small;">5. Chelsea Gray wall colour <br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #666666;">Inspired by</span> </span><a href="http://www.restylinghomebykellyblog.com/?p=4074&cpage=1"><span style="color: #ccb400; font-size: x-small;">Restyling Home by Kelly</span></a></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">After agonizing over the right shade of gray, I finally decided on Benjamin Moore Chelsea Gray in the ulti-matte finish after I saw this bedroom painted Chelsea Gray. </span><br />
<span style="color: #ab8ec7; font-size: small;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Z6VHdjaeKAM/T1-npvCrnwI/AAAAAAAAHbw/4PLbqKFiwHE/s1600-h/inapirationcolour113.jpg"><img alt="inapiration colour[11]" border="0" height="402" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-N4eX1Mq3uP4/T1-np6wPi9I/AAAAAAAAHb4/TfvSS6Q2Qv0/inapirationcolour11_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="inapiration colour[11]" width="604" /></a></span><span style="color: #666666;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">It hurt to pay $60 for a gallon of paint – when did BM paint prices get up into the Farrow & Ball range? But a quart wouldn’t have been enough. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. And yes, I just painted right over the screws and nails {I taped over them first}.</span><br />
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9ZsJaiyHvG4/T1-nqEYXV-I/AAAAAAAAHcA/P_SoaaRUcOI/s1600-h/chelseagraylogo3.jpg"><img alt="chelsea gray logo" border="0" height="454" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-gVoWEds2iV0/T1-nqctu39I/AAAAAAAAHcI/QEvgSPYLUP4/chelseagraylogo_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="chelsea gray logo" width="604" /></a><span style="color: #666666;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">And NOW the gallery wall is officially finished!</span><br />
<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-r2nhQcQSx2s/T1-nqt6fmVI/AAAAAAAAHcQ/a6tFsLWxnQQ/s1600-h/LOGO%252520gallery%252520done%2525201%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="LOGO gallery done 1" border="0" height="704" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-cOq5-ZYdcaM/T1-nqyfbGxI/AAAAAAAAHcY/xjXBMDMEfyA/LOGO%252520gallery%252520done%2525201_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="LOGO gallery done 1" width="473" /></a> <br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-EOFc63_7XR4/T2ASgt5lkBI/AAAAAAAAHcg/fNW55Kz5eeo/s1600-h/LOGO%252520gallery%252520done%2525202%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="LOGO gallery done 2" border="0" height="406" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-VvRbc0XSXB4/T2AShP-ujwI/AAAAAAAAHco/Nb6IAazXtiY/LOGO%252520gallery%252520done%2525202_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="LOGO gallery done 2" width="604" /></a></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">Thanks to everyone who inspired my gallery wall project. And thanks to the hosts of <b>The Pinterest Challenge</b>:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">Be sure to stop by their blogs to see their projects, to link up your own Pinterest Challenge project, and to see what everyone else has linked up.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Erin at <a href="http://tatumgreatindoors.blogspot.com/2012/03/winter-pinterest-challenge-mason-jar.html"><span style="color: #ccb400;">The Great Indoors</span></a> { Mason jar chandelier } </span><span style="color: #666666;">Katie at <a href="http://www.bowerpowerblog.com/2012/03/pinterest-challenge-watercoloring/"><span style="color: #ccb400;">Bower Power</span></a> { watercolour jellyfish art }</span> <br /><span style="color: #666666;">Sherry at <a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2012/03/winter-pinterest-challenge-bag-it/"><span style="color: #ccb400;">Young House Love</span></a> { homemade beanbag } </span><span style="color: #666666;">Cassie at <a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2012/03/pinterest-challenge-day-diy-faux.html"><span style="color: #ccb400;">Hi Sugarplum!</span></a> { DIY faux antlers }</span></div>
<span style="color: #666666;">If you’ve been thinking about creating a gallery wall in your house, I hope you’ll find my tutorial helpful. And when your wall is done, please let me know, I’d love to see it :-) </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">If you want to see more of what inspires me, <a href="http://pinterest.com/jaxdecor/"><span style="color: #ccb400;">click here</span></a> to check out my boards on Pinterest.</span><br />
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