New @ the Booth

So I have not posted since I started this Blog. ...

Well I keep thinking I will get better photos of my work, but that is not happening. So maybe it is just better to start posting things and sooner or later I will actually get better photos.  

Here is what i have been up to.  The Booth @ Nellie & Nicos is really keeping me busy. This past weekend was their Holiday Open House. 

 
 I found this table at a thrift store tightened some screws, painted it and added some brass house numbers to the sides. I almost kept it for myself. It looked great as a small coffee table in front of our couch or i thought of using it as a bench. If it doesn't sell soon it might make it's way back home. : )

I saw this paint finish in one of my new favorite stores in KC...Urban Mining. I immediately fell in love with it and went on hunt for the perfect piece to try it on. 

When I got the table it didn't seem to have a poly finish on it. It was just stained. so I sanded it smooth, but you could still see the stain. I then watered down some Japanese Fern from Behr and washed it on. i let it sit a while, I wanted the paint to seep in to the grain. Then I took a paper tool and wiped off the access.   

I then draw the diamonds on the top and used painters tape so the edges would be nice and crisp. Then I painted the diamonds black, let them dry and sanded the whole top a bit.
  

I didn't use any primer on the bottom either. I wanted to be able to see the wood grain on the bottom too.  

The red is a great contrast to the brass numbers.

I will share with you tomorrow some more stuff I have been working on.