Hand painted

While I had the paints out and my work clothes on to work on the giant mural/banner, I finally painted this little table for Karla.  Last year, she helped with my Pay Pal sorting for tax time, like Beth did for me this year.  It's a good thing to have accountant friends!

So, about 6 months ago, she dropped off this little white table and said I could return the favor and paint a rose on it. 

Here is what I did:

• First, using a large, flat brush, I dry brushed toast color across the whole table top, over the white paint that was there.
• Next, I took a kitchen sponge dipped in white and sponged the center of the table, leaving the toasty color heavier around the rim.
• With a one inch flat brush, I dry brushed a hint of white from the very edge over the toast toward the center of the table, but only about 2" or so away from the edge.
• With the sponge, I wiped on a green around the routered edge.
• Where the toasty color was left as is, I painted a swirly design all around the table top.
• Last, I plopped a rose in the center.
  

I was happy to do it, but it took me forever to get around to it. I just don't paint furniture on a regular basis like I did in the past and it took some gearing up.  When I started painting roses on the banner, it occurred to me that it would be a good time to get out the much delayed project and slap a rose on it too.

(Twinkle insisted that I take her photo too)

Hope the pink is the right tone. It's been so long since she showed me the pillow sham she wanted to match, i can't remember what it looked like. ooops

Here is a table I found for myself, to use in the garden. Only $5 at the West Bottoms in KC. I paid that much for the bag of kettle corn on top of it.

And here is a mini redo that I did for  myself.  Years ago, I'd given my Great Aunt Caroline's clock a coat of white paint and then distressed it.  But it was still dark inside.  So, I leaned a page from a vintage bird book in it, and added a rim of lace (held by a couple dots of glue) to the frame under the clock face.

  It only took a couple of moments and I think it added a lot.