Comments on One Lucky Day: Decoupage Table top

I found your website and thought maybe I could ask...

2010-05-30T09:23:53.529-07:00

I found your website and thought maybe I could ask a few questions that you might know the answers to. I am in need of a new kitchen table as mine doesnt suit my family any more. So after months of looking and not finding anything, I decided to make one! I found some old doors that were from my house which was built in 1920. I want to make one into a table. I have decided to put items in the door panels that went with a farm since my house is an old farm house. I have some buckles that went to an old halter of mine, some barbed wire, some pieces to a door lock that I have dated to between the dates of 1885 and 1930, an old picture of my house, a horse shoe, some old nails and door pieces. What I want to do is put these items onto the table top and cover them up so you cant touch them any more but still can see them clearly. What would be a good medium to do this with? I have read some about shellac, laquer, and poly. What would you recommend I do so I can safely do this for a kitchen table that we eat at regularly?

This is a really beautiful and artistic project! ...

2010-02-09T14:06:01.967-08:00

This is a really beautiful and artistic project! Professional looking! Since I cannot learn to paint flowers or much of anything, decoupage is my decorating medium of choice. Right now I am rehabbing an old dresser for my grown daughter and covering the inside of the drawers with sheet music...then I will place pin-up girl pics here and there strategically as you did the "envelope" on your table. Very impressive project, I plan to keep your pictures for future inspiration...thank you!

this is a fabulous idea & i have just the perf...

2010-02-07T13:24:11.303-08:00

this is a fabulous idea & i have just the perfect table for some old texts!

Oh wow, this is so amazing!

2010-02-04T06:06:41.061-08:00

Oh wow, this is so amazing!

Beautiful...I say, "Friends may let you down,...

2010-02-03T22:15:24.326-08:00

Beautiful...I say, "Friends may let you down, your hometeam may let you down, but decoupage never disappoints!"
and what a great way to use those loved but forgotten thrift store books! Hooray for your creative eye :)

HUGE thanks for a chance to try decoupage again......

2010-02-03T20:17:56.024-08:00

HUGE thanks for a chance to try decoupage again...something i am not good at. great directions! great to see the table too. ♥r

Paula: As usual, this is awesome!!! I would LOVE ...

2010-02-03T17:45:36.198-08:00

Paula:

As usual, this is awesome!!! I would LOVE to do my entire kitchen table. You are a true genius. BTW, check out my blog to see what I posted about your fabulous donation to our Scrap for Survival! We are so excited! It's beautiful!!! (I may just write a check myself and keep it!) Thanks so much for the handwritten note. You're the best!

-Alane
http://wildonions.blogspot.com

Hey that table looks familiar! Did you get that i...

2010-02-02T18:06:19.694-08:00

Hey that table looks familiar! Did you get that in Atascadero a few years ago? That was such a fun day. Love that idea. I have a table that we use on the patio by the bar b que. How about an old cookbook with potato salad recipes and such?

Dear Rustique Gallery, Just follow the three steps...

2010-02-02T17:18:28.559-08:00

Dear Rustique Gallery,
Just follow the three steps I outlined in the post and you should be fine. Once I lay the paper on the thin coat of Mod Podge I lightly smooth with my hand (be careful not to get glue on the top or it will stick to the brayer)and then use the brayer to even out the glue underneath. When the glue dries, the paper will shrink up like magic.
paula

I often find cool furniture with ugly formica tops...

2010-02-02T16:55:37.895-08:00

I often find cool furniture with ugly formica tops, this would be a GREAT technique in that case.

Thanks a bunch!
Melissa

I did this to a big, old desk in my art room about...

2010-02-02T14:21:46.352-08:00

I did this to a big, old desk in my art room about 4 years ago, and I still LOVE it! It truly is a great way to update an older, seen-better-days piece.

What a great tutorial. I love the look! How do you...

2010-02-02T13:48:43.640-08:00

What a great tutorial. I love the look! How do you keep the bubbles from forming behind the Paper? Or does it just shrink up when it dries?
I usually have that issue with mod podge.
Sherry

Crazy fabulous idea! Love it...a lot!

2010-02-02T12:55:52.873-08:00

Crazy fabulous idea! Love it...a lot!

Great idea! Thanks for the tutorial.

2010-02-02T12:47:30.998-08:00

Great idea! Thanks for the tutorial.