I love when I find a table with a lip around the edge. I get some glass cut and then put old photo's or post cards under it and I have a "Memory Table"
Here's what I started with, a sweet vintage side table
I painted the table with a grey paint that I mixed up and then had colored matched at Ace. I then made it into chalk paint, I added a little plaster of paris and water
After I got the outside of table painted I painted the table top white....I was not able to get a nice clean line between the white and grey so I pulled out some Frog Tape (These people don't know I exist) I had picked up at the thrift store...I thought I would give it a try!
I had heard bloggers talk about it, but did not quite understand why it was so great. Oh my gosh it's wonderful, here's the deal....If I had put blue painters tape on a freshly painted surface, I would have torn the white paint off when I removed the tape. I waited about 12 hours for the paint to dry and then used the frog tape and ...Amazing, it did not take the white paint off when I lifted the tape up and I had a nice crisp line between the grey and white paint.
Frog tape is thinner than blue painters tape. It stays in place, the paint does not bleed, and when pulled up it does not tear the paint off...Amazing
Frog tape is thinner than blue painters tape. It stays in place, the paint does not bleed, and when pulled up it does not tear the paint off...Amazing
I'm just passing this on since I know so many of you are like me....No patience to sit and wait for paint to dry!
I then brought the table to a glass cutting store and for $5.00 I had glass for the table.
Now it was ready for postcards or pictures
I put the table in my booth at Orange Tree Antiques and priced it at $58
A little love, a piece of glass, and now someone can enjoy displaying their memories!
Happy Creating!
