Showing posts with label home decor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label home decor. Show all posts

12/10/15

Shop Update: New Chalk painted items in my Etsy Shop!


Wooden Pig Silhouettes 

Wooden Duck Silhouette 


Nothing like transforming the ordinary into Extraordinary with one
coat of Parisian Grey chalk paint, some sanded edges and sealed with Wax. 
Great for French provencal, Country, Rustic and Primitive Kitchen decor!
Thanks for taking a look!


11/5/15

FREE Worldwide Shipping and $5 Off Everything

You read it right! FREE Worldwide Shipping and $5 Off Everything when you order from my Society6 Store. Promotion expires November 8, 2015 at Midnight Pacific Time. 
Silva Ware by Walter Silva
 *Free Shipping offer excludes Framed Art Prints, Stretched Canvases, Wall Clocks and Rugs.

4/17/15

Decoupaged Caddy with Vibrant Papers


What a great way to organize and store craft supplies in one place & ready for on the go organization!


Despite a few nicks and scratches. This caddy was in great shape and made well.
Perfect and ready to be transformed!
Supplies List:
• Caddy
• Paper
• Any decoupage medium, I chose Hard Coat Mod Podge
• Brush
• Pencil and scissors.
• Fine grit Sandpaper (OPTIONAL)

TIP: I use a dollar store, dough scraper that is one of the best tools ever.
It is made of plastic, has a beveled edge, flexible and easy to clean with soapy water.



I choose some on trend Vibrant patterned card-stock.
Decided with polka dotted paper for the ends & Herringbone pattern for the sides.
• Traced the side(s) of the caddy onto the papers. And cut out the shapes with scissors.
• Layout the paper(s) for each side (see photo).
Ready to be decoupaged!
• Apply Mod Podge to the the side of the caddy & to the bottom of the card-stock.
I work on one side at a time & allow drying time (20 minutes), so that I can trim excess paper before I move onto the next side.

 
 

To make sure I have excellent contact, this is were my trusty dough scraper acts like a squeegee.
Start from one end to the other & wipe off excess medium (Q-tips work well)! This will eliminate air bubbles and smooth out the card-stock.

CAUTION: Some popular decoupage squeegees are made of black rubber and do not glide well & leave black residue on the paper!

After I finished decoupaging all four sides, I took some fine grit sand paper and slightly sanded some random edges (optional step).
Wipe any excesses dust from the sanding!
With a nice brush apply Hard coat medium in the same direction and let dry for about 30 minutes!
Hard coat is a excellent, non toxic & durable sealer.

Voila, Project is completed! Great for storing utensils, make-up brushes, Markers, pencils, etc!

This example is available for Sale in my Etsy shop.

Thanks for stopping by!

1/29/14

DIY - Rustic Snowflake Coasters

These Snowflake coasters are beautiful and well made.
Made from recycled materials and Mod Podge. 
Here is how I made them. 

Supplies
• 2013-14 Whole Foods Market Shopping Bag
• Gloss Mod Podge (Any Mod Podge will do)
• Mod Podge Tools
• Paint Brush
• Circular Wood Discs (I choose custom Laser cut Baltic Birch)
 
Deconstruct the Bag, trace and cut.
• Apply Mod podge to wood disc and 
then to the bottom of the Cut Paper.
Tip: Use the Mod Podge squeegee for a "Air bubble" free contact. 
Repeat till completed (I made a set of 4). 
• Then I cut cork circles about 1/4" smaller than the wood discs.
Apply cork circles with Tacky or White glue to the bottoms. 
Let dry according to product label.
Then seal the top of Coasters with Polycrylic.
Voila! Project completed! 
Now, I have a coaster to place my
 NEW Lumberjack mug on. 
No time to make this? 
No worries, I have them available for sale in my shop.


 





6/15/12

Fathers Day is almost here!

Here is a cool DIY tutorial for Baseball Fans.
Check out this Tutorial I created for Mod Podge Rocks Blog Here!

Have a great Fathers Day!

3/28/11

It's A jungle out there!

Proud member of Etsykids, a group I belong to on Etsy. My Elephant wall plaque is included in this team treasury.