Furniture RevivaL with DIY Chalk Paintl!!!

Good Day Everyone!! I hope you all are keeping warm and Cozy in this Cold Cold weather!!!  Due to this cold weather my mind started thinking about the arrival of spring with the wonderful birth of new life and plants coming back into bloom and the glorious colors!!!  I needed to do something to help me look forward to spring and get through these harsh cold days...So I decided to do a FURNITURE REVIVAL on a coffee table I had and add a spring color to it!!!

 

Here is the before picture..as you can see it has great bones to it I just love the look of this piece..

 

 

I Decided I was going to do the Chalk Paint Method on this piece!!  If you have not seen this method it is great for distressing furniture!! You can buy the Annie Sloan Chalk paint..but I am a pretty frugal person so if there is a way to make it yourself I will try it!!(AND IT WORKS GREAT)  Here is the step by step on how I *REVIVED* this coffee table by using the DIY CHALK PAINT METHOD...

 

1.I gathered all supplies and made sure the surface of my piece was clean..

 

2. I decided on what color I would want to show underneath the main color(COLONIAL AQUA) once I did the distressing..I picked black.  Once you decide on your color you need to paint it on edges and anywhere you want the distressed look on you piece..

 

 

3. After the Paint is Dry the next step is to add Vaseline to any of the painted edges etc.. the Vaseline helps the removal of the paint in the distressing process!!!

 

 

 

 

4.After you add the Vaseline to all the distressing areas it's time to mix up the DIY CHALK PAINT!! You will need the following:

1.5 Tbls.Plaster of Paris

2.2 Tbls. Water

3. 2 cups of Paint.

I mixed up the Plaster of Paris and Water in one container and mixed until smooth and thick & added it to the other container with the 2 cups of paint..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. After you have it all mixed up you are ready to put the first coat of paint on!!!  You need to let the first coat dry for 2 hours and then apply second coat.  After it is dry then you can take Sandpaper and distressed edges and anywhere else you put the underlying paint/Vaseline.

 

This is how the edges turn out..

I am just crazy about this method and how it gives it Just the right look!! Here is the finished product that will be taking it's place in our Booth this weekend at SuLaine's Antique Mall!!

 

 

Hope you all enjoyed the Before & after & Maybe you will get your hands dirty with some DIY CHALK PAINT!!!!

 

Blessings,

Alicia & Carol



 

 

 

 



 

Full of Love!!!

Well I finally have ALL my Christmas decor down and put away(I think)...  It took me long enough... Oh yeah there is the outside stuff ugh...well it's been way to cold to do that so that will have to wait!!! Now, Valentines day has been on my mind...I am not a very Sappy person(just ask my Husband) :)...but i do love looking at OLd Fashion Valentines Card's and the simple romantic look of valentines day decor...So Where am I going with this..well I have been in the mood to create some of this quaint Valentines day decor and here are some of the things I started with..

 

I was looking around in my craft room(which by the way is in dire need of organization)for some inspiration and thought I could work with these above items...I have really been in LOVE with old book pages.. there is just something about them that inspires me...not sure if it's the history of the books or just the simplicity of it all...in any case I have been using it in many creations..I also came across some paper Doilies that I had scored a while back at our local thrift store and ALWAYS knew they would come in handy SOMEDAY.. well they are perfect for Valentines crafts...

Add a heart made of an old book page and wa-la

instant romantic simplicity :)  I may just have to have my Girls make some for there class this year...who am i kidding they will want Jusin Bieber or I-carly or some Disney person..But one never knows..

This is what the book pages, stamps & Doilies turned into..

 

 I just love how one can turn ordinary plain objects into something simple yet inspiring like the above cuties...The top one is an old mason jar and I had an old heart cookie cutter I added to it..and then to fill it I added some old lace for the vintage romantic look.. hOPE these inspire you to make some v-day crafts...& if not you will find some of these cuties in our Beautiful Junque BOoth @ Sulaine's Antique Mall..

 

Keeping with the OLD BOok theme...& adding in some Chalk Board effect..I had to try these new glass baubles I picked up & made these necklaces below....

 

 Well I will quit talking about all this LOVE stuff for now..but the big day with be here soon..so onward I will go making LOVE:)...i MEAN creating more love decor in hopes to inspire..

 

Blessings,

Alicia & Carol



A Year in Review!!!

 

 

 

Happy New Year Everyone!!! I know it's been A while, since before Christmas if I'm correct since our last post..phew where does time go?? Well today is a very special day as we are celebrating our 2nd Daughter Ella's 8th Birthday(speaking of where does time go....) She received a special treat by not having any school today!!! So as I reflect on how old my daughters getting and that is is already 2013 I thought this would be a good time to look at how far Beautiful Junque has come in 1 YEAR!!!
BEAUTIFUL JUNQUE'S YeAR IN ReVIeW!!

It all really began in May 2012 when we opened up are itsy bitsy spot @ Sulaine's Antique Mall In Detroit Lakes MN!! We were so excited & Nervous for this day...Below are some pics of us loading up all the goodies to set up shop & pics of our little space..

Thanks again Hubby for the use of your Hunting truck...

Here's a snapshot of our first small space @ Sulaine's Antique mall..You know what they say...GOOD THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES.. & thanks to all you great Customers Good things did come our way with the great response we had to our creations/products in our booth!!! Here are some more snapshots of our first spot..

 Our goal @ Beautiful Junque Is to Help you *BE INSPIRED BY YOUR SURROUNDINGS!!*

Spring was in full boar as we were all set up at Sulaine's & preparing items to be sold @ Beautiful Leaf Garden's In Vergas MN..we were so excited when they asked us to bring out some of our products...Here is some of our displays from Beautiful Leaf Gardens..

Through out this first year my mom & I have gotten to go on several great picking adventures...Oh for the love of JUNK!!!  Here are some of our adventures captured on camera...

 One cannot be afraid to get their hands dirty!!!!

 One man's JUNK is another WOMEN'S Treasure!!!!

Junk Bonanza 2012  Made it on their Website!!! 

Car was packed to the Max after Junk Bonanza  no rear view for this driver!!!!

I Try to explain the my husband the thrill of the "HUNT" hunt for "JUNK" that is...I told him it's kind of like Your passion for Deer hunting & Thrill of getting the Big Buck...My mom & I Bag our limit every time, just not with a big deer but with junk that has BIG POTENTIAL!!!!
Beautiful Junque's next adventure was setting up shop a few times @ Shady Hollows Flea Market...We had so much fun out there and met great people...Here are some shots of our setup..

We were sad to see the Flea Market Season end..but we were gearing up for Craft show Season... First stop Junk Market in Fargo @ Eco Chic Boutique... What an amazing Experience & we got to meet some awesome Junk LOVERS....

 jUNK LoVERS LINED UP TO GET THEIR jUNK oN!!!

AFTER THIS BIG SHOW & PREPARING TO GEAR UP FOR OUR UPCOMING HOLIDAY SHOWS...WE MADE THE MOVE IN SULAINE'S ANTIQUE MALL TO A BIGGER SPOT...IT WAS EXCITING TO HAVE MORE ROOM FOR MORE BEAUTIFUL JUNQUE..

 

WE DID A FEW CRAFT SHOWS AFTER OUR MOVE INCLUDING, pERHAM..FRAZEE & THE vINTAGE cARNIVAL IN tHIEF rIVER... tHANKS TO ALL OUR CUSTOMERS FOR SUCH A WONDERFUL 1ST YEAR!!!  YOU INSPIRE US TO CREATE & WE TRULY HOPE WE HELP YOU BECOME INSPIRED BY YOUR SURROUNDINGS!!

We have many goals for this New Year..One being having our First Barn Sale...we are working on fixing up the front half of our barn for Beautiful Junque's Barn Boutique Sales...Featuring Beautiful Junque's original Creations...Vintage decor..Furniture redo's & much more inspiring decor...  Our hopes is to have the doors open late spring...we will keep you posted on the progress through our blog & Facebook!!!

Thanks again for a Wonderful 1st year for Beautiful Junque you are helping to make a couple of girls dreams come true!!!!

Blessings,
Alicia & Carol