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I've got Window Panes on my Brain.

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       There is something so unique about old window panes.  I am absolutely in love with the look of the cracked paint and wood and I am fortunate enough to have access to some windows. So here is how I used them to give my room a little bit of vintage flair!

      I had to clean them up a bit and I was ecstatic because I was able to use some power tools

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First I pressure washed them and then after they dried I used an orbital sander to get the rest of the junk off. 

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      I was planning on painting them some more colors but the white and brown ended up being perfect for the color scheme of my room.



The sihouette paintings that you see were done with the same watercolor technique that I described here.  It is an easy painting project that almost always turns out beautiful :)



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Well it's almost Christmas and that means I'm scurrying around trying to get all of the gifts together. This year my family and I decided to make eachother gifts instead of buying them. That made me really happy because now my creative juices are gushing out of me! Yesterday I was painting anything and everything that I could get my hands on. I painted a picture frame, coasters, my teapot, two little cups, and a tiny cream cup. Today I'm finishing a frame for a friend, painting another teapot, working on my moms present (a mosaic breakfast tray), and hopefully will start my sister's present (which I can't say in case she reads this before Christmas).

Other projects that I will be working on before school is Kurt's NC State stool, a window pane, and a few more coasters!

I am seriously in love with this blog: prudentbaby.com it's full of so many amazing practical craft ideas!

Here are the finished projects that I have pictures for:

[The window pane]

[The coasters]

 

 

[The mosaic breakfast tray]