I started off by printing a St. Patrick's Day song that I borrowed from Online Sheet Music. |
Soy sauce made it look too dark..and smell really bad! |
Here's my attempt at using peppermint tea... |
Finally, I decided to just work on my frame while I was considering what to do with the paper. First, I sanded the frame to remove the glossy stain. |
Then I spray painted the frame with Krylon Satin Ivory. |
By this time, I had given up on traditional methods of "antiquing" paper, so I decided to just wing it. Using some products I have purchased from Close To My Heart over the past couple of years, I came up with this: |
This is the beginning of my new trend, Vintage Whimsy. Remember, you heard it here first! Ha! But this was only the beginning... |
I had to crumple it up a bit and burn all the edges. I must say, that's my best burn job yet! |
Then, I glued the sheet of music to the cardboard piece and began adding embellishments. |
This cute little Irish girl got the Stickles treatment in Gold and Diamond. I found her and her brother at Salvation Army a few days ago! They're vintage Dennison...I just love them! |
I cut this little clover from a shamrock template I found online and added some more Stickles and a cute embellishment that my husband put in my Christmas stocking! I also added more of that lace from Holland in each corner. |
All done! I wonder if I should do another one featuring the little boy cut out that matches her? |