Friday, January 11, 2008

Chocolate and Robin's Egg Blue

A new bloggy friend, Jennifer, stumbled across my blog (and I'm so glad she did!)about the time I started taking outside orders on ceiling tiles. We communicated for a week or two and discussed colors, designs, and she was even sweet enough to send me pictures of her new, beautiful bedroom furniture! After talking, she decided on a half-sized tile that she could display in a plate holder. It is a great size to put on top of an armoire, kitchen or bathroom cabinets, or on a high-boy dresser. She loves blue and brown, so we went with a fun, modern monogram. An antique earring found at a local flea- market makes the perfect vintage touch! She also ordered a monogrammed letter, but I'm not quite ready to post that yet. Both items will be mailed all the way to Florida. Pray for the bubble wrap! : ) Thanks, Jennifer!

(P.S.- Thanks to Kelly for the blog award! I feel special!)

I always start with a coat of eggshell wall primer.



Blue acrylic swirls...



Working with a tile is sometimes difficult because it has a fine, chalky texture until the paint really settles in the cracks.



Painting the edges white...



A fun vintage earring gets a metallic silver coating.








The initials are started in white...



And get a final coat in cream...



White polka-dots add some interest to the swirls..



Shadowing...



Ready to make its debut some place special!









22 comments:

  1. It is precious, Mrs. Creativity!

    Oh and here's to bubble wrap!

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  2. So cute! I love the bow at the top! =)

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  3. Beautiful! Amazing what you can do with ceiling tiles! Wouldn't it be cool if you did someone's entire drop ceiling in the basement, graffiti style? Cool...

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  4. FABULOUS! I LOVE THAT ONE! You and your creativity so ROCK and give me inspiration!

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  5. Really Cute!!! I am super excited about my chair! We're going to do a shoot today!

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  6. I love it! Just my colors too. :)

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  7. I love it!!!! It's so beautiful and so perfect!!!! I haven't shown this to Craig as I want it to be a surprise. :o) Oh........you are awesome!!!

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  8. Cute Jessica! And cute picture of you with it!

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  9. How fun and cheery- we know she will love it!!

    blessings,
    kari & kijsa

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  10. That's so cute! I love the earring you painted! What a great extra detail!

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  11. Looks great...as always!!! You truly have such talent!

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  12. That's GORGEOUS! Wow, I'm impressed.

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  13. Can I just say that you are adorable! I have been a fan of yours and recently (today!) started a blog of my own! Can't wait to see what other craft things you have to share with us!

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  14. You did a great job on this one too! I cannot wait to see what kind of "buggy" ideas you can come up with for us. Take Care!

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  15. How cute! You always do such a great job!

    And, yeah, I know...I look young. My little sister always gets mistaken for my older sister. I am 28, she is 21. Just a little difference in age there. Oh well, I don't mind looking younger!

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  16. this is so cute and i know you painted that earring because you dont like gold! LOL
    i thought these were floor tiles are they ceiling or floor?

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