2 COOL CHICKS, A PLATTER AND A SIGN

So, remember this wooden platter 

that I got a couple weeks ago at Curtain Call?

I love all the wonderful detail.

Well, I didn't purchase it for a serving tray...

 I purchased it...

to make…

a sign.

This is for my friend, Tara, 

who is a fellow dealer

and goes by the moniker,

"2 Cool Chicks."

I first base coated the entire piece in white chalk paint.

Annie Sloan is my preferred brand!

And then I used Sharpie paint pens

to freehand the type and art.

I used ASCP in Graphite to outline the type..

 After everything dried, 

I distress sanded, 

and brushed on a dark stain.

 I made sure it got in all the crevices,

 And then, 

I started wiping it all off..

 This cuts down the neon look of the paint pens

and ages everything..

 Then I lightly sanded again over the art and type...

And here's cool chick, Tara,

with her finished sign.

And here's me with my new do.

(I may not be a cool chick, 

but I feel like one!)

Thanks, Tara!