Decoupage is not Dead!!!!!! It saved my life.

Welcome to my mother's basement.

Where I spent many hours during the recent snowstorm,

working on whatever I could find...

attempting to distract myself from losing my mind.

First project up:

This ugly silver dresser mirror….

It was in my booth for awhile

but I pulled it because it wasn't selling...

Today, it's getting a makeover:

After removing the mirror, 

I painted the frame in

Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Old White.

Here it is….

Now for some eye candy.

 From an old wallpaper sample book, 

I started cutting out roses…..

(Yes, folks, this is what you do when there is

two feet of snow outside and still coming down….)

 Then I played around with position on the frame...

 Once I was happy, 

I glued down with wood glue.

 And after it dried, I distress sanded,

 then added clear and dark waxes to age.

 Here she is with her new clothes….

 (Do you know how hard it is to take a photo of a huge mirror??)

Who is that hot chick?

Double Wilma!!

Still a bunch left, so….

Project # 2:

Very ugly urn lamp.

 Once again, 

I based painted in ASCP in Old White.

After the second coat.

On each side of the lamp, 

I decoupaged a rose.

 Next, I took a Sharpie paint pen in pink…….

And just painted over some of the little details…...

 After sanding, waxing, aging,

it looks like this:

I hit the edges with a little silver gilding wax.

Added an old lampshade until I can find a new one...

And they are both now in my booth at Greenwood Antiques.

So frenchy…shabby….girlie….

The mirror is $85.

The lamp is $65.

And I survived.

SheShe, The Home Magician

Sheila Fox

sheilafox@aol.com

804-402-4370