Ha that has to hold off a bit, nosotros commonly accept a suspension inwards August, when Mr. RLC is on opor-garai from work.
In the hateful fourth dimension I stimulate got to brand believe we're living on the waterfront. :)
And the projection today is a skillful instance of it.
As most of my projects, this i began amongst roughly leftovers from previous projects.
I had these remnants of ¼" plywood that I used on the bookcases inwards my bedroom.
Using a circular placemat I already had, the circular shape (15" dia.), was transferred onto the wood. The 4 pieces of woods were bundled upwards amongst record earlier cutting out the pattern amongst my BladeRunner, you lot tin equally good work a jigsaw.
Next, you lot stimulate got to sand, sand as well as SAND those edges really good earlier paradigm or similar inwards my case, stain them. I applied i coat of Rust-Oleum Wood Stain - Driftwood, the same I used on my kitchen table. As presently equally I finished applying the stain, it was wiped off amongst a dry out rag. The correct moving paradigm below shows the departure betwixt the natural as well as stained placemats.
Once the stain was dry, the fun purpose began. I wanted to give them a nautical feel, as well as idea most giving them a rope border but alas, those were difficult to paint. Finally I constitute this rope border circle clip art, blew it to the size of my placemats as well as traced ii uncomplicated lines equally shown below.
Then, using a modest apartment brush I followed those lines amongst white acrylic paint. It was tardily to follow the lines.
The same affair was done inwards the center, what ameliorate than an anchor equally a coastal decor.
You don't take away to remain perfectly inside the lines piece painting, if you lot larn a piffling error but distress it. ;)
This is how they looked at the halt of the day. The end pace is to give them a clear coat of poly.
Having the placemats develop I searched my habitation for anything Summer or coastal decor I could work on my table...
Shells, my daughter's handmade piffling bowl set, the thrifty Royal Staffordshire set, as well as many bottles...
Yeah, they all completed my table!
More most this table, my habitation as well as lots to a greater extent than of coastal decor is coming on the
2015 Summer Home Tours
offset June 8
I'm as well as thus excited most it!
five days - thirty homes
Tons of inspiration!
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