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Saturday, April 16, 2016

THE CAPTAIN AND HIS SOLDIERS PT 3 union jack set

Here is the final piece to the Union Jack set.

It started as a fairly simple 80s blond table.

But it did have this great wood graining on the surface

This whole project was a learning process or a feat of trial and error.

Figuring out what would work, what could work, and what just wasnt going to fly.

I first painted the apron and legs in blue

Then decided I wanted it white

The blue and red was kept thin and even distressed to take advantage of the graining.

The entire table was rubbed down with dark wax.

It helped to emphasize the grain ...

richen the red ...

darken the blue ...

and finally to ton down the white to match the color of the drop cloth on the seats

The table also has a leaf that I did in red to create a wider strip down the center when used.

This set will be on display at

THE FAIR TRADE MARKET POP UP

starting November 2nd thru to the end of the month or until it sells.

Many of my piece are being used in the store to display textiles and artisan wears from

around the world. All are for sale and we hope they find new homes.

For more information on the store including address and hours:

http://www.facebook.com/lamano.ethicaltextiles#!/thefairtrademarket?sk=info

I will be attending an opening gala evening Thursday Nov. 3 and will take photos to share

more about all the beautiful products, textiles, and vendors.

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

THE CAPTAIN AND HIS SOLDIERS PT1 union jack set

Dont they look like the perfect soldiers lined up?

Georges favorite color is red.

Every now and then (all the time actually) he wants me to paint something in red.

So far when George suggests something its worked out pretty well.

SO I WENT FOR IT ... and was scared the whole time!??

** Painted **

** Sanded **

** Dark wax **

Heres how these 4 beige 80s chairs started out and how they ended up.
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Monday, February 8, 2016

THE CAPTAIN AND HIS SOLDIERS PT2 union jack set

Part 2 of the UNION JACK DINING SET

I custom painted the seats of these jack chairs.

The fabric I used is drop cloth available at your local paint store.

I have ran it through the washer before stapling it into place on the seat.

The green you see above is painters tape / frog tape.

I tested many different fabric paints, in the end the cheapest craft paint worked great.

Annie Sloans chalk paint can be used for painting upholstery with the same results.

Painting a thick layer on fabric does leave a horribly rough texture, however

when you sanded it, it leaves the painted areas soft to the touch and looking like denim.

This is exactly the look I wanted.

You may have to play with the pattern a bit to work with the angle of the seat.

I used artist brushes and kept the brush strokes angled away from the edges to help avoid bleeding.

Above you can see the navy is sanded but the red has not been yet.

red left IS SANDED red right NOT SANDED

I even put a painted sample through the washing machine and it came out perfect.

I did screw up the pattern here.

Can you see where?

Part 1 Painting the red frames of *THE CAPTAIN AND HIS SOLDIERS* can be found here

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