For the sake of vanity. (My Room).Once, there was an ugly old vanity that was kept in a basement away from all the "nice" furniture. Nobody really noticed the vanity, even though it had been there for years. Then, one day, somebody had a vision. What you need * any piece of solid-wood (not compressed), furniture in yucky condition * newspaper and sandpaper sandpaper, abrasive originally made by gluing grains of sand to heavy paper sheets. Today sandpaper is made primarily with quartz, aluminum oxide, or silicon carbide grains, and is graded according to the size of the grains. * acrylic craft paints in every color of the rainbow * bouquet of paintbrushes paintbrushes see castilleja. in various sizes * fabric to cover seat of vanity bench * loaded staple gun sta´ple gun` n. 1. A device used to drive a heavy staple through multiple objects, so as to fasten them together; it has a spring mechanism which stores force as a lever is pulled by the operator's hand, and the force is released all at once What you do 1. Cover the floor of your working area with newspaper. Sand the surface of the furniture just so it's rough enough for the paint to adhere to adhere to verb 1. follow, keep, maintain, respect, observe, be true, fulfil, obey, heed, keep to, abide by, be loyal, mind, be constant, be faithful 2. it. 2. Paint each section a different color in Verb 1. color in - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" color, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour whatever way suits your fancy. Let dry before putting on a second (or even third, if necessary) coat of paint. The "handpainted" shoes and bags? Those are rub-on transfers (just $7 from www.chartpak.com). So easy! 3. To cover vanity bench, measure seat and get a piece of fabric that overlaps about four inches on each side. Remove the padded part of the seat (you'll need a screwdriver), and "wrap" it with fabric almost like you would a present but just enough to cover the top. Secure fabric with staples. Simple! FREE GIVEAWAYS! Go to www.girlslife.com for details. 1. Mini glow-in-the-dark princess frames, $4.98 for three, www.areyougame.com 2. Sterling silver charm Silver Charm (born February 22 1994) is an American Champion Thoroughbred race horse. Trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Gary Stevens, Silver Charm won the 1997 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes before falling short of the Triple Crown by placing second in the Belmont bracelet, $8 for floating heart, www.mycharmedlife.com 3. Colll-colla fragrant flower kit, $15, www.creativityforkids.com 4. Stamp-on-it journals, $12.95 each, www.amazon.com 5. Karl's Kiss'n cosmetics, $7.99 each, www.basicfun.com 6. Window art, $19.95, www.klutz.com |
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