Ready for some great vintage artwork for your dining room? Mine is finally done! .... well, I don't have it up on my wall yet but I have another art project that will go with it. Can't wait for the final reveal!
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For $106.99 |
2 boards the same size
Newspaper or Phone book pages
Mod Podge
Sandpaper
White and Brown paint ~ or whatever color you prefer
2 Images ~ Found mine at The Graphics Fairy
Start off with your boards
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I had 2 MDF boards leftover from another project. They're a little heavy so you might want to go with plywood of some kind. |
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This will give your board some texture |
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How much you crumple them and lay them is up to you. If you smooth them out you'll have minimal texture. The more pages and crinkles there are obviously will give you more texture. |
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I ran out of my white paint and ended up using some other leftover paint. |
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On the edges I didn't dilute the paint as much and didn't wipe it away as quickly so they were a little darker |
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Vintage Kitchen Clip Art |
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Line up where the image should be |
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I wouldn't recommend using your Glossy Mod Podge for this one |
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Again be careful when peeling up the remaining paper |
You'll notice, especially with the fork, that there are several of the patches I mentioned earlier. This is when I went back and fixed them. I also decided to add in some wording. I printed the words out and traced them on the boards.
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The white spots are my touch-ups. Once dry I went back over the spots with the brown "glaze". |
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I started painting "Menu" hopefully that will make the outline easier to see |
And finally they're ready!
Thanks for stopping by!

Linking up with: Craft-O-Mania Monday with Craft-O-Mania, Saturday Night Special at Funky Junk Interiors , Mop It Up Mondays with I Should Be Mopping The Floor, Sunday Show Off with Twigg Studio, Brag Monday with The Graphics Fairy, Knick of Time Tuesday with Knick of Time, WOW us Wednesday with Savvy Southern Style Just Because with Inspired By Charm, Feathered Nest Friday with French Country Cottage, Vintage Inspiration with Common Ground Debras Vintage Designs, Link Party with Redoux, Shabbilicious with Shabby Art Boutique.
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***While I'm thrilled to share my step-by-step directions, the good and the bad, these are intended for your personal use. I'm always happy to hear and see what my bloggers have been working on. BUT a lot of work goes into these creations and while I have no issues sharing so you are able to create the work for your precious homes please understand that selling an exact duplication of my designs is highly frowned upon. :( Please always be considerate of another artists work. Thank you!***
This is absolutely incredible. What a process! So much fun detail went into these...to make them fabulous! Would be delighted for you to link up with us over at Mop It Up Mondays: http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/2012/06/mop-it-up-mondays-21-with-give-away.html
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kristi
Stopped by your page. Thanks for the invite!
DeleteI never would've thought to paint over the crinkled pages. Great idea. I haven't had any luck yet with transferring images - too much always peels off. Ugh. Your project looks great!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jennifer! I was nervous about doing the image transfer onto paper put it worked out just the way I imagined. Stay tuned, I'm going to put together a tutorial for transferring images. Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteI love this and cannot wait to try it. I am adding you to my blog list!
ReplyDeleteThanks Becky!
DeleteYour artwork turned out great!
ReplyDeleteLove this! Did you use a finish of any type?
ReplyDeleteI didn't add a finish but it might not be a bad idea if you feel like the paper might be too delicate
DeleteLove how this turned out and it's a great tutorial too! I actually did this same paper technique on a hall wall in my house but I used wallpaper glue and white tissue paper. Then I went over it with stain. Everyone who came to my house commented that it looked like leather or suede walls. But it was the same technique. Found you via a blog hop and am now a new follower!
ReplyDeleteOhhh... great idea. Texture on the wall. I love it! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteJEEZZZZZ!!!! Talk about clever! This is fabulous:)))
ReplyDeletethank you for stopping by!
DeleteA beautiful knock-off project! Those big-box stores charge waaaaay to much for their decor. Yours is just as cute, if not cuter!
ReplyDeleteThey do and I hate. Luckily I grew up with a creative mom who would always say, don't buy that, we'll just make it! Perfect!
Deletelove the process you used to get this charming effect!
ReplyDeletethanks Lynn!
DeleteThis is so cool!! And to think we just threw out a phone book last night and the garbage man already came and went!!! I am featuring today at my party, opens at 2, EST. Thank you so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteDoes it have to be laser print? If I use normal inject printer, will it work?
ReplyDeleteAshley, I've never had any success using inject printers. The image using tends to run when you use the mod podge and water. Then it starts to look muddy.
Deleteits amazing ideas, thank you very much
ReplyDeletethank you for sharing this post with us
ReplyDeletei like your ideas and your blog
ReplyDeleteyou have pretty tastes i love it so much
ReplyDeleteHello there. Your project looks beautiful! I wanna try this for my class board. :) May I know what type of paint are you using? Is it the house paint or acrylic paint or..?
ReplyDeleteI believe I used acrylic but I don't see any reason you couldn't use any other kind of paint. As long as it's water based so you can add the water to create a glaze.
Deletebeautiful :)
ReplyDeleteLovely! You're so good at making beautiful things :) -Mika
ReplyDeleteMika, you're too kind
Deleteamazing !!!!
ReplyDeleteOMG! Becca, I love this! You did an amazing job! I'm your newest email follower.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the invite to Friday’s Five Features! Would you mind if I featured you and the silverware artwork on my blog?
Go for it! It was created last summer so as long as you don't mind an oldie! Thanks for swinging by, checking out my posts and the party!
DeleteWow!! These look great, Becca! You did an amazing job.
ReplyDeleteThank you for linking up to Throwback Thursday!
xoxo
Denyse
First of all, I just have to say I love, love your blog's design. And I am so going to do this spoon and fork artwork. Thanks for the tutorial. I just hope mine comes out as lovely as yours.
ReplyDeleteOh, yeah, I got carried away - thanks for linking up to Throwback Thursday. I'm finding so many neat projects!
Becca, They are crazy good. Your's are much prettier than the store bought ones. I'm wondering what you will use to hang them?
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing on Throwback Thursday!
Kim