Monday, April 9, 2012

Spring Break and a Souvenir

 My girls were on Spring Break last week so we decided to spend a couple of nights in Lancaster, PA. It was so beautiful there....farmlands, open fields and the Amish. Amazing how they live and cook :) While trying to find the Strasburg Railroad....yes, we are tourists and will pay to do touristy things, we pass by a Goodwill. This of course takes precedence over the tourist trap thing. Let me tell ya, GW there was no tourist trap. I grabbed this as my souvenir.

We eventually found our way to our destination...



Yup, they're sisters believe it or not. They look completely different and they're personalities are completely different.



I painted my souvenir a mix of Paris Gray CP and some blue and white oops paint. Who said ya can't mix latex and CP??? It went on just like CP and saved me a lot of money. Then I glazed it in charcoal. Sprayed the pulls flat black and dry brushed them in silver. Lined the drawers and cabinets in some pretty fabric and I am loving my souvenir :)






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8 comments:

foreverdecorating said...

She's a beaut!

Chrissie said...

Beautiful piece! Thats my kind of souvenir!Love it!

Cassie Bustamante said...

WOW! just beautiful! love those curves!

Between Blue and Yellow said...

That is soooo pretty, great job!

Yvonne @ StoneGable said...

Now this is my kind of souvenir! You made a very dated piece just gorgeous... drawer paper and all!
I was delighted to read your post! I live right outside of Strasburg in Lancaster County! I have been to that Goodwill so many times! I hope you enjoyed my neck of the woods!
Yvonne

Susan said...

I'm so jealous! What a great GW find.. Love the color choices.. Would love for you to stop by my blog and check out my child's secretary I got from GW.. - Susan

Anonymous said...

LOve this desk, all the little cubbys, love the treatment you did, great job!

The Kelly Tales said...

I stumbled upon your blog. Which I just love. I am learning how to do the "whole glazing thing," What glaze do you use? For my first glaze I used a clear glaze and mixed it with a stain, but that was disastrous! It dried almost immediately after applying it. So I had to re-sand and re-paint. Do you have any tips?