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| Chest of Drawers Redux My husband came to our relationship with a particleboard chest of drawers covered with candle wax. This is not the sort of furniture I would normally allow in my dwelling, even back when I used "fancy" cinder blocks and boards as a bookshelf. He'd had the dresser since he was a child, and had been allowed as a teenager to let candles drip all over it, giving it what he considered to be a groovy 1970s bachelor pad feel. Whatever. I was in love, the dresser was large and sturdy (they don't make particleboard like the used to), and my husband assured me I could paint it however I wanted. We started chipping away at the candle wax and started our life together.In the late 80s it was painted in a two-tone Southwestern motif -- turquoise drawers and pastel pink handles (and yes, we had a howling coyote with a bandana around its neck sitting next to it). A few years later it moved into the tool shed, and there it sat until our oldest son wanted an astronaut room. Then out it came for a repainting. This time we used silver paint on most of it and red paint around the bottom third. We glued NASA and mission names on the sides and built a cone-shaped frame to sit on the top. For an 8-year-old it worked like a charm.Last year, it was revamped again, this time as an Octopod ship for the Octonauts-themed room I've mentioned before. It was our most ambitious reworking so far -- it needed tentacles coming out the side, it needed to evoke a sense of roundness, it needed eyes, it needed legs, and it needed an environment, both inside and out. And dang if we didn't come up with just that!Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |
Research and Markets: Arts and Crafts Stores - Global Outlook - Identify Major Trends, Issues, Challenges, Growth ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Arts and Crafts Stores - Global Outlook" report to their offering. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Arts & Crafts Boutique at Wagner Farms in Warren opened weekends to Dec. 20 (Echoes-Sentinel) WARREN TWP. – The Arts & Crafts Holiday Boutique at the Wagner Farm Arboretum, 197 Mountain Ave., is open weekends now through Sunday, Dec. 20. us.rd.yahoo.com |
How-To: Blender Pen Gift Tags I'm loving these beautiful gift tags from Becka at Poppytalk. They are made by using a blender pen and toner-based images. Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |
How-To: Heart Garland From Magazines As Valentine's Day approaches and you're looking for a way to add a little holiday love to your decor, check out this tutorial for a sweet and simple heart garland from Tricia at Oh So Crafty. Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |