Gray Vintage Mirror

I love mirrors, and I have them all over my house...

I did this vintage, wooden frame mirror for my cousin, Marideth, and her husband to put in their new house. I am really happy with the way it turned out. 

I love the original gold accents with the gray. 

She wanted it to have a shabby chic, distressed look, so I did some hand sanding on the edges. I finished it off with a coat of my go-to brown antiquing glaze.

Paint: Benjamin Moore Galveston Gray

Glaze: Ace Artistic Finishes glaze (10 shots of Raw Umber)

;) Mimi

Burlap & Twine Banner

I made this fun, shabby chic banner for a good friend's daughter. 

Click here to see the inspiration pic.

First, I used a template made out of card stock to trace my 9 pieces of burlap.

Next, I starched and ironed them front and back. On the back I folded over a flap and ironed a crease (so it would be easier to hot glue them on the twine later).

**The starching and ironing is important to get the creases out of the burlap and also so it will not unravel nearly as much.

Then, I used my homemade heart and "L" stencils and dabbed the Dove Wing paint onto the fronts.

I outlined with a small paint brush and then went back and filled them in.

Last, I spread my 90" of twine out, put my "L" in the middle, and spaced 4 hearts on either side. I put a line of hot glue in each fold, made sure the twine was glued in on the back of each piece, and done!

Here's another shot of it hanging in my extra bedroom.

My Materials List:

Twine (I used 90")

Burlap peices 7"x4"

Spray Starch

Paint: Benjamin Moore Dove Wing

Heart and Letter homemade stencils out of thick paper

sm foam dabber 

sm paint brush for the back

Hot Glue Gun

;) Mimi