but I knew it wasn't finished, YET. When I read the tut I immediately whipped out a postmark I had saved from the Graphics Fairy a while back. I opened it in photoshop and got it ready to print as a mirror image. Meanwhile, I went and got my freezer paper ready to go. When that was all done and printed (I had to set my printer to iron-on transfer - it wouldn't print otherwise) I got to work burnishing the image to the top of the table.
{LOVE} I think it's fantastic! (if I do say so myself!) I do have to say, it took a LONG time to dry. I was worried then about waxing over the ink (even if it was dry) for fear that it would smear. It didn't! YAY!
So, with that all figured out I went to work on this little chest:
It's fairly small. About a foot and a half wide and 14 inches deep and only 10 inches tall. I painted it with a mix of ASCP louis blue, chateau gray, and paris gray. It's a warm gray with just a hint of blue now:
For the image on the top I found the graphic I wanted to use then enlarged it in photoshop and made it so it would print in multiple pages. Then I put the graphic on the top (don't mind the REALLY blue tint to the image):
It printed on two pages (using the same freezer paper method) and carefully lining up the image so that it would be seamless. I printed this one in color, because the postmark on the top right is a teal blue. It's beautiful! After it dried I waxed it (and the stain came through the ASCP to make it look distressed without having to use any dark wax) so I just went with it.
I'm working on that Mercury Glass tutorial still! Be patient - it's just me here with two small boys (and all you moms out there know how that can be!) I'm doing my best - and want my tutorial to be awesome for everyone!
Have a great Sunday!
