Saturday, June 12, 2010

An Angel gets its Wings...

So they say...


Alrightie last but certainly not least. This perdie lil thang...was waiting patiently while I figured out what the heck I wanted to dress her in.
She started out an ucky brown like the last one...

And with a couple coats of Krylon Satin Black, she starts her new life like this...
I decided to give her wings...
Story behind why is long...but to shorten it, my 16 year old sister is going through some trial and error stuff right now, and 1 1/2 years ago she had a rod inserted in her back due to a severe case of scoliosis...for a while leading up to the surgery and until now, she has been wanting angel wings tattooed onto her back to cover the scars. So one night after thinking of her, I sketched out some wings on the table top
And then took a little trip to the hardware store where I happened to find a paint pen by Krylon...and traced out the wings
then filled them in with simple old craft paint...
I sanded her a bit...to add some signs of distressing, then applied some dark stain I had...with a Q-Tip...(I really didn't want to have stain all over the place that day)

And after putting some stain all over the table top(over the wings) I wiped it off with a damp towel...Turned out just how I wanted.

So here you have it...the Angel that got her Wings! I promise no more Teeny Tables for a while...

12 comments:

One Life Many Journeys said...

Beautimus! When you can produce somthing that great you can do as many tiny tables as you want! I love it!!!! That would be a great gift to your sis.

TheCraftyBarn said...

The table looks awsome! I love the dark color and that you distressed it, the vintage look is great! And I love the idea of the angel wings, how creative!

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JHill said...

So sweet!

Thanks for linking up to the Mad Skills party!

Haverford House said...

This angel wing table is beautiful! I'm sure your sister loves it! ~Marcy

Denise said...

The table is beautiful!

Mrs. Jones from the Circus said...

Oh nice!! I have a table just like yours that I picked up last weekend... I have just been waiting to figure out a way to dress mine as well. I was thinking white but I shall go for black! Thank you!!

Rory from Tools Are For Women Too! said...

What a transformation on this table! Thanks for sharing it with us on Modern Craftswoman Monday! Rory

Robyn said...

That is so incredibly sweet of you and it's GORGEOUS! SHe'l love it! I'm almost 6 weeks out from my 4th spinal surgery so my heart completely goes out to your little sister. As an adult with a wonderful husband and 3 great kids I'm okay with my scars but for a teen it must be sooo hard. HUGS to both of you!

Laura Ingalls Gunn said...

Oh I can't decide which table is my favorite, this one or the crown below. You are SO talented.

⚜ ↁℯℬℬᴵℰ⚜ said...

You have been working it girl! I love it, looks great....don't you just love Krylon. I would love to see you at my party sometime:) Debbiedoos

Shel at Dreamy Nest said...

That is beautiful! And you hand-painted that?? WOW! And what a wonderful story. I hope your sister gets her wish of angel wings on her back. Maybe you should pass this table on to her. . . Many prayers and blessings for her and her situation. HUGS!

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