New ABC 123 Bookends

I finally finished the silver and taupe set of ABC 123 bookends I’ve been working on for ages.  I used papers in grey, taupe, white and black and colored the edges of the blocks with silver distressing ink.  I did the edges with brown ink first, and it looked terrible, so I went over it all again with silver and they looked much better.  Probably better than if I’d just done them in silver to begin with because now it’s a dark silver and the edges stand out better. The outer edges of the ends are little funky because I did them in silver as well.  I...

Love and Nature Bookends

I just finished a set of bookends I did for a customer to match her daughter’s bedroom set.  I found that these bookends match the Love and Nature bedding collection available at Target (I’m not sure if this is the bedding set my customer has as I went by photos she sent me).  The set is really cute with owls, birds and hedgehogs. I did these owls in pink and green paint, and added papers in pinks, greens, orange, and blues.  I also added some patterned flowers, as well as pink and blue hearts, to the ends.  The flowers stand out in the pictures but they...

New ABC 123 Bookends

This is the newest set of bookends I’ve been working on that my friend Brandy asked me to make for a baby shower gift.  Each block is two inches square and has been covered in three different, really cute, ‘So Sophie, My Mind’s Eye’ papers.  I used “Living Proof” Pleasant Stripe, “Forever With You” Delightful Diamond, and “Simple Things” Nice Numbers papers. I distressed each block in the front by sanding, as well as all of the edges of the bookends.  Everything was painted a bright white, then sealed with...