it's a wee little bit of a let down
coming home to the burbs from high city life.
I'm tellin ya' ... it's a whole 'nuther world downtown Chicago.
subways, the "L", valet parking, screaming sirens, drag racing minded cab drivers,
Bentley's and Maseratis, full length furs, and a Starbucks
literally on every corner ...
it is good to be home, but I'm whipped ...
and wondering what in the world to post.
with that said and thoughts of city life ... I thought I'd
show you a Paris Tramway sign I just reproduced
and
a chalk paint project ...
yes, I know some of you are chalked and painted to death ...
but seeing that this is my first ...
I'm geeked.
chalk paint before my stain
chalk painted edges and my developed stain
AFTER
my magic potion stain
ledgers and my magic gooe-ies
I'm taking orders for the tramway sign
at
stuffintheburbs ...
have a beautiful new week.
23 comments:
I live just 5 hours south of Chi Town and we go up there every once in a while and I love it...for a visit and shopping. I would also love to know where you got the paper or fabric on the top of the first picture of the desk.
Terry,
I bought the paper sheets in the scrapbooking aisles of Michaels ... go figure
I then add all my goo-ies to give the 100 year old paper look
Looks great Joy. Just the right amount of aging. I grew up in Chicago, practically lived downtown when I was in college, and love it. I can still get there in a flash from the burbs.
I have an old French letter that would be perfect on something like that. Photocopied, of course!
Your pieces look amazing! I love your special potion! Fantastic!
Your magic really looks fabulous!!
I like your potion!
~Bliss~
You might need to bottle and sell your secret potion! This looks fabulous!
Robin
Great aging on that piece and I love the writing added to the top. Who is tired of chalk paint and paint projects? Not me.
Gorgeous....just LOVE the top with the script writing :o)
~Swa
Love both pieces! Is that paper with the script on top of the cabinet? I did a table with paper script on it recently and was wondering about staining on top of it. Is that what you did? It looks awesome! Thank you so much for sharing! Hugs, Leena
This is great !!...i like it !!....love Ria...xxx...
They are both fabulous!! Love them
Hugs
SueAnn
LUV THE LOOK :) CHALK PAINT IS PRICEY, THAT'S WHY I MAKE MY OWN & I THINK I COULD BOTTLE & SELL IT!!! STOP BY & SAY HI GIO
My Dad was born and raised in Chi Town and I was born there too!
Those pieces look fabulous...so aged and crusty!
Lorraine
Love, love your projects. Not to worry I am behind the curve and just now experimenting with the chalkboard and chalk-paint projects!
xoxo
Karena
Art by Karena
I think it looks great. Big cities are so much fun to visit, but for me, it's always nice to get back home to the simple life :)
Oooo....(Sigh).....♥♥♥
you got the best gooies...never knew I would write that...
Love,love,love the desk!
What a gorgeous piece of furniture. I love the paint and the stain along with those words!!
Glad you are home safely.
GORGEOUS! :)
Looks amazing:) Fantastic!
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