Shabby Chic Chalkboard

Well it is the 2nd day into the NEW YEAR and I have been crafting. I posted on facebook earlier today "What do you think I will do with this?" Well that is what I have been working on all day and now have it finished and ready for you to gather inspiration from.

So here is what I did and I hope that you get inspiration to reworks those things that have been the attic!!

1. I took apart the frame!!

2. I painted the frame with Gesso so that I can prepare it for the paint color of choice.

3. I painted the entire frame after the Gesso, with a Gloss Antique White Acrylic Paint

 4. While the frame was drying, I used Chalkboard Paint and Painted the back of the glass mirror. What is awesome about this project is that I can choose to have the mirror or the Chalk board!!! I think I will be etching the mirror later to see how that looks!!!

5. I tore the paper off the chicken sign so that I could prepare it for my paper piecing and mod podge.

6. As you see below, I tore and inked edges of postcards from Webster's Pages to create a Shabby Chic Background!!

7. I cleaned up the edges and by this time, my chalkboard was dry and ready!!! I then put the pieces back into the frame!!

Now I pulled from my stash several things. Flowers, trims, pearls, bling etc... Lot of Prima Marketing stuff as well as tid bits I had laying around from past projects. I also used LOTS AND LOTS of I am Roses Flowers too!!! So I began assembling and placing all the finds and flowers into an arrangement!

I wanted to add this Graphic 45 Door Knob to the piece as well!!

Now after I had made my arrangements on the top left hand side and the bottom right hand side of the frame, I went back with the same Gloss Acrylic paint and white washed the flowers, leaves and more!!! EVERYTHING!!!

After that I added a few more flowers here and there and that is it!!! This was a very easy and project to create!!! I loved revamping what I have had laying around and making it into something new and exciting!!! Below are some close of photos of the finished piece!!!

I hope you liked the project as much as I do!!! Let me know if you have any questions!! Be sure to share and follow all my links below to make sure you stay up to date with all things crafty with Angela Holt Designs and The Bling Chronicles!!!

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Personalized Etched Glass Pitcher

Hello crafty peeps!! In-between the hustle and Bustle of the Holidays I have been creating a few last minuet Christmas gifts using non other than Etchall of course. This product is amazing and has made my Christmas giving this year personal, creative and sooooooo beautiful!!!! Remember to order all your Etching products at:   WWW.ETCHALL.COM

The project today for you is called " A Personalized Etched Glass Pitcher". Here are the steps that I took to create this one of a kind gift!!!

Okay here is what I did!!!!

Step 1: You are going to cut out your design either with you Electronic cutting Machine or with your die cutting machines with the Etchall Mask Paper (yellow)!

 Step 2: You are going to get the Etchall Mask Transfer Sheet remove the backing on the white Transfer Sheet Paper and place it over the top of your design as you see below!! Do this carefully and slowly so that you can eliminate puckers and wrinkles!!

Step 3:  Once you have used your Squeegee Tool of Burnish the layers together, you are then going to flip the design over and remove the white backing of the transfer sheet to prepare it to be transferred onto the glass pitcher as you see below!!

Step: 4 When transferring the image onto the glass, you will place the sticky part to the glass by pressing int he middle and working your way outward on each side to ensure that you have good contact!!

 Step:5 Take your Squeegee Tool and burnish the edges down with a firm pressing. This will eliminate any possibility of etching cream seeping under the Etching Mask!!!

Step 6: You will then need to remove the etching mask transfer sheet so that you are left with only with your well stuck design onto the glass pitcher. As you see below!!! Take you time with this step  in case that you dont have areas that stuck down. Just replace the etching transfer sheet back down and use your squeegee to press it into place if this should happen.

 Step 7: Using masking tape to tape around your design so that you can ensure that you DO NOT get any Etchall Etching Cream anywhere but your design.

 Step 8: Now you will get your Etchall Etching Cream and apply a very HEAVY coat on cream onto the design. You will want to do this in a thick layer because that will lend the best results!!! REMEMBER!!! that Etchall etching cream is reusable so you can keep etching more and more projects!!!

Step 8: As you see and after I allotted the 15 mins of etching time to pass as stated on the instructions on the bottle of the etching cream, I scraped off the excess Etching cream from my pitcher and returned it to the bottle for another etching day!!! I them took my pitcher to the sink and cleaned off any left etching cream and peeled off the tape and etching mask to reveal my design!!! EVERY TIME I do this step, it is like opening a gift to see the beautiful results!!!

And there you have it!!! A simple , elegant and easy gift ready to be given to someone this Season!!! It is beautiful and personalized and I could not have done it without the BEST Glass Etching cream on the Market to date!!! ETCHALL!!! Please visit all the links to order your etching cream and get in on the fun of personalizing your home decor, gifts and more!!!!

Your crafting Educator Angela Holt

Glass Etched Autumn Vase

I have been working with one of my favorite products, Etchall!!! This stuff is amazing and creates some awesome results. To gear up for the Fall season and to have a fabulous new piece in my home, I created the Vase. I purchased the Vase at Michale's the other day on clearance due to some imperfections of the glass. I thought was a perfe4ct canvas to play with. So here is what I did to create this Vase.

Glass Etched Autumn Vase

I first shopped in the Silhouette Store and found a fabulous file that was perfect for the theme that I wanted to create. The file I chose ( and cut two of) is called "Autumn Leaf Flourish". I placed the vinyl onto the vase and used  my Etchall cream to etch the image on to the vase using the manufactures instructions. 

Once the piece was etched, I wanted to add color to the piece, so I pulled out my Ranger Alcohol inks and painted the inside to bring out the design of the piece. Here are the colors I used

* Latte

*Ginger

*Gold

*Cranberry

*Caramel

*Lettuce

 Once the piece was colored on the inside I wanted to add some interest to the piece. So I pulled out my Bling Mesh that was in pink and in using the same colors I inked the mesh to match the piece. 

The finished result was perfect. I then added the trim to the top and bottom of the Vase. 

I finished the piece up with a beautiful bow and added a string of LED Lights to give a warm glowing touch and there you have it!!! An Etched Glass Autumn Vase. 

Please look at the pic SLIDESHOW below for details!!!

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