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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3335 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3335 Posts |
 Posted - Oct 29 2015 : 3:22:15 PM
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****Please ignore hubby's messy desk!
I couldn't resist taking an old hoosier cupboard that we had stored for many years up at camp and dressing it up a bit! John Gould vintage bird prints with pages from Dante's Divine Comedy adorn the three cupboard doors. I used dutch boy chalk paint in "Swedish Sky" distressed and sanded some spots to reflect wear and sealed the whole thing with Johnson's paste wax (several coats!)then added some remnants of tongue and groove panels (white-washed) for the backboard and..... VOILA hung it in our favorite room in the house-The Front room. I love the color and the bird prints. I must have birds on the brain lately, but it's such a classic cottage chic theme.....
I think I am going to put the decoupage aside for a while and go back to my weaving now that I have a new tension box. Winter for me is a time for weaving and working with fiber. Thanks for bearing with me and my posts regarding collage and decoupage art. I always get such good response and inspiration from my farm-girls.
Melody |
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ClaireSky
True Blue Farmgirl
1792 Posts
Julie
Arcadia
WI
USA
1792 Posts |
Posted - Oct 29 2015 : 3:31:18 PM
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It's really cute! 
Julie
Farmgirl #399
May 2010 Farmgirl of the Month
Folks will know how large your soul is by the way you treat a dog ... Charles F. Doran |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7623 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7623 Posts |
Posted - Oct 29 2015 : 4:14:48 PM
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Nice, Melody!
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
3602 Posts |
Posted - Oct 29 2015 : 4:30:17 PM
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Very lovely, Melody! You are so creative and your pieces end up just elegant!
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6732 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6732 Posts |
Posted - Oct 29 2015 : 4:49:00 PM
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Melody, your did a great job! I love how bright and creative your new look ended up!!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015 |
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NY Pumpkin girl
True Blue Farmgirl
104 Posts
Christine
Gouverneur
New York
USA
104 Posts |
Posted - Oct 29 2015 : 5:28:40 PM
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Beautiful job... I love how it looks. I have a couple of dressers I am thinking about doing something like this.
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
6740 Posts
PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
6740 Posts |
Posted - Oct 30 2015 : 12:39:04 AM
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Melody...Oh, I love this Creation too!!! So Sweet!! Nice Job Farmgirl!!!
Hugs and Smiles,
Peggy
Farmgirl #1326
Dec 2011-Farmgirl of the Month
http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com
Don't allow others to steal the Glitz from your *SPARKLE*
Life is too short to knit with ugly yarn!
Leave Your Cares Behind...Join Us On The Porch |
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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl
3979 Posts
Marie
Minneapolis
MN
USA
3979 Posts |
Posted - Oct 30 2015 : 09:44:41 AM
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I adore the decoupage. I have just received the most beautiful flat wooden box with a clasp and hinges I want to decoupage.
I want to use this box for all my nice stationery. I am inspired by your work Melody.
Marie, Sister #5142
Farmgirl of the Month May 2014
Try everything once and the fun things twice. |
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
6740 Posts
PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
6740 Posts |
Posted - Oct 30 2015 : 4:22:03 PM
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Marie...that would be an Awesome Decoupage Project!!! I have made several stationary boxes
over the years. The only one I still have is a Starbucks Box that I still use for Christmas
Cards each year. Please be sure and post a picture when you get yours done.
Love and Hugs,
Peggy
Farmgirl #1326
Dec 2011-Farmgirl of the Month
http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com
Don't allow others to steal the Glitz from your *SPARKLE*
Life is too short to knit with ugly yarn!
Leave Your Cares Behind...Join Us On The Porch |
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts |
Posted - Oct 30 2015 : 5:50:15 PM
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Melody! That is AWESOME!!! Kudos to you! LOVE your work! You definitely ARE an inspiration! You GO girl!
Marie! I love your box! Although I think it's cool just as it is, I sure can see the potential! When you do your magic, please remember to post pictures, okay? Have fun!
Hugs -
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
www.papercraftingwithnini.ctmh.com
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3335 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3335 Posts |
Posted - Oct 30 2015 : 8:01:57 PM
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Speaking of wine boxes! I did this a few weeks ago based on a book called the Last Resort with my favorite illustrator Roberto Innocenti---The box is huge and will holds lots and lots of treasures!
Melody |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17259 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9543 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9543 Posts |
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