Transformation From Old to Glamorous

Today's project was taking an old worn out planter that belonged in the dump and transforming it into a glamorous new planter. 

This is what I started with. It was old and crusty. 

Nobody would want this old thing in their house or on their patio. 

With some ASP Old Violet and some gilding wax I actually think this looks somewhat glamorous. 

Robyn Story Designs and Boutique: ARTISAN ENHANCEMENTS TIPS AND DESCRIPTIONS

For those DIY'ers out there. This is a great blog from Robyn Story Designs and Boutique about Artisian Enhancements products. 
It is worth reading.  I am putting my order in for Pearl Plaster tonight.  Can hardly wait to try it out.


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Vintage Tri Fold Mirror What to do?

I was the winning bidder for this awesome tri-fold mirror at an auction last year.  I am  guessing this is from the the 20's or 30's  but I am not sure. 

 I am ready to revitalize this mirror.  I like it the way it is but some of the wood is beat up. So I am thinking about painting. Maybe a soft white. What do you think?  

I am Proud To Be From Sandy Hook CT

Yes I am so proud to be from a town that has chosen to move forward with love instead of letting a tragedy define them.  I'd like to share a few valentines this week and urge you to check out the Sandy Hook Promise.  Feel free to chose your own valentine to share.  http://1millionhearts.sandyhookpromise.org.

Cool And Cheap Way to Fill the Blank Wall

We had a large empty space between the top of my daughter's dresser and the bottom of her flat screen TV.  I thought it would look cool to put up a few pictures of her face when she was little. My first inclination was to take some old pictures and use the COSTCO photo center to create some square canvases. But I wanted 3 and at $35 a pop that was going to add up to over $100.
 
I decided it was time to use the Mod Podge that I had bought. So I had COSTCO print three 12x 12 photos at $2.99 a piece. I then took some foam board I had and cut pieces to the size of the pictures.  I used the Mod Podge to decoupage the pictures to the foam board.

And the end result was a very cheap and cool way to fill an empty space.

And here is a pic showing the a very quick way of decoupaging the pictures with a bottle of Mod Podge.

One Awesome Light Can Make the Difference

I don't think I was really aware of what a huge impact one light fixture can have on a room until I saw the awesomeness  added to Alison's room. Here are some pictures where you can really get the idea of that WOW impact.

These photos were obtained from http://vtinteriors.blogspot.com/  - a blog with beautiful pictures out of Australia. Enjoy.

A Little Bling and ASP Results in Pizazz

Pictures are worth a thousand words.

And this was the original.