Hello my lovely friends π How nice of you to make time for me on this wonderful weekend π
No crochet news today – but what I wanna show you instead is pretty nifty. π
On Saturday I spend a few hours thrifting. And at one yard sale I spotted an amazing vintage embroidery π
Here are some details
After I brought my treasure home I hunted for a frame…I always buy them at thrift stores – just in case. And yesterday was such a case π
It was already stretched on a piece of cardboard…and wouldn’t you know, I had a frame that fit perfectly! π Happy Dance! ππ»
The frame is was not very pretty, but is in great shape
Very ‘blah’ π
Time for some chalk paint and wax…ta-da
I applied the paint, with a wide, flat brush, yesterday…let it dry overnight (even though it doesn’t take that long – an hour or two is plenty). Then I applied a thin layer of wax in a few spots (not all over ’cause all I had is a dark brown). Done! ππ»
A few staples in the back – the frame didn’t have any of those metal bendy thingies. π€
And here she is
I’m very happy with it π It seems like it was meant to be….the perfect fit and the color paint I had is actually a color in the embroidery.
Now I’m sitting here admiring my lovely ‘new’ wall art βΊοΈ
Did you ever have a spontaneous project that worked out on the first try? (Psst – doesn’t happen all that often around here π)
Thanks for dropping by and reading all the way down to here π€