Decorating with old maps

Hello Friends:


We saw a beautiful sunset yesterday, Spring is on its
way here in the NE, its time to say goodbye to the
gray skies and the rain, and fog.


Sometimes here, we have week after week of gray rainy days. It can get you down and dreaming about
blue and sunny days somewhere else.
Well, I think better weather is on its way.


Some eye candy and inspirations with Pottery Barn 
map decor.

EASY PROJECT I'm doing the coasters, love this, from Martha Stewart.

Love the dresser, even I can do this, just match it carefully, decoupage, it and voila!!!!!

I would love to do a door like this?????

From the "Craft" magazine a great easy project, your coffee table decoupage map.

Subway maps from the Ma. Transit  posters.  Great idea!!!!

maps as blinds  so cool!!!!! just get old maps from schools, yard sales, antique malls. 

From Casasugar site, great idea put them all together, big, small ones.they look great in a grouping.




Great ideas for a room!!!!










I hope you create something with vintage maps, or new maps, just make them look antique with
some  stain  after  you decoupage or  they look great with a little dark glaze that you have
in your  from another project.  Send me  a picture on my email and I will post it on this blog
so we can all admire your "creative achievement",  turn off the TV, and computer and
CREATE,  CREATE.  You can do it.  Crafting, painting, decoupage, is so relaxing.
Start with a small project, like the coasters.  I hope I was able to inspire today,


Blessings from our God to you all!!!!

Martha

Happy Sunday

Hello friends:


Great Sale on my Etsy shop.
30% on all items limited time.
Go and visit, I always have
something new. Just watch everyday.





Great collection of the latest trend  "ombre style" courtesy of "fellows, fellows"




LOVE THE PENCILS, AND THE REST FOR AN OFFICE.



Blessings,

Martha

Come over for a cup of Jo

Hello my friends:


First of all, thank you for your comments, I'm not the only one addicted to "Downton Abbe", I watch it on my computer over and over, just love everything about the show.


I would like to invite you to come over: Please email me at katesalvage@aol.com
You can write about your many beautiful DYI projects.  Terri, come over and share your beautiful
map table and lamp, and all of you email me and I will give you a date for you to come over and visit
me. Fun, Fun, Fun.


I don't brag a lot about what I make, but today I feel
like talking about one of my customers favorites:




I make these wooden knobs and pulls with my customers
favorite lucky numbers and I hand decoupage them and paint them. It takes me about one week to do them because I have to wait until they dry, three coats of paint, and three coats of decoupage, then a glaze for durability, another two coats. they love them.

Another favorite are my tags I make them with clay.








Okay enough, you can just go to my shop and stay a while, then if you like something,
I give my followers a special coupon for 20% off. Just email me and I will give you the code.

Have a wonderful Friday

martha

Downton Abbey

I love the PBS series, lots of 
DYI projects now that the season is over.


Write to me and tell me if you like the show and the decor.  I found this on Etsy, lovely drawing of Ms.
Lady Mary by Kelsey.

Source: Pinterest

Remember the maid?

Source:  Julie Campbell

Enjoy,

Martha

Chalkboards, the big trend ....

Hello my friends:


Thank you so much for your comments about Whitney.  I love to hear her voice so much, its an extraordinary sound, no other singer is so powerful.
I'm sorry, but I miss her a lot. Thank you for understanding, but music is so important to me. I love
good singers and artist.






Now, to the juicy staff, DECOR,  I have done lots of chalkboards, I just finish a small one for a customer. Its done on a 6 by 6"  ceramic tile, and it sits on a nice stand, great for weddings, or small parties:

This chalkboard  is very large, this is an antique frame, I had the frame for years. I painted with ASCP  waxed it and distressed it, then I bought a piece of plywood at Home Depot and attached it with nails to the frame, oh I forgot'
I painted the plywood piece with chalkboard paint from Michaels with the coupon of course. I attached a large piece of wire to the back to hang  the frame, since it had a very very old piece of wire.  Then I bought the "famous markers" at Michaels with the coupon again, I was so upset with the markers, they look beautiful when you write with them but they are very very hard to erase.  So I switch to regular chalk.

This is another old old frame I had in my basement for about five years, all of the sudden I painted it with ASCP and did the same process as the other one, its large and the details are so so beautiful, I didn't distress this one because I like the white crisp look.  A friend came over and its gone, so fast.  I used the markers and she tried very hard to erase it. I read on one of the blogs that you can use "cola" to erase the markers.

Very old frame a little crack, but it adds character to the chalkboard.

These are little chalkboards for your coffee table. I sell them and also gave a lot of these as Christmas presents, last year.

This little chalkboard is very cute, just for little messages, or directions to a table,
weddings, etc.  They take a while to make because you have to add cork to the back, it takes a long time to dry.
You need at least four coats of chalkboard paint, spray or with the brush, then you have to run chalk all over to cure them.
The little stands are from Pier One.



Oprah has this beautiful chalkboard by the Dana

Here she is, I'm going to try to do a little design on one of my chalkboards.

This is a great idea for a laundry room.

http://vimeo.com/28965378

Here is a video on vimeo for you to watch her in action, so interesting.

Cute wedding chalkboards

This cute idea from "Design Sponge Blog"  one of my favorite blogs.

Chalkboard paint comes in different colors now, so beautiful.

A chalkboard and a magnetic board all in one.



Have fun with chalkboard paints,

Martha