Refinsihed table -Bird design

Got this at a local thrift store.  It was in fair shape.   Cleaned it up, lightly sanded.

First the white paint, rethinking should have done Kilz. then painted. Took several coats.



Tape Bird template in place (Michaels)

Get acrylic paint in blue and stencil brushes ( had stored in garage.)

Apply paint with stencil brush.  After you load your brush with paint, dab on paper towels so you don't have too much on your brush.  Start on one edge on stencil, work over the wood and go from there to fill in  the rest of the stencil.  You can make as light or dark as you want.   I  liked my darker.  If you want sharp corners, make sure your press down on the stencil near there when applying the paint. Resist the urge to 'check' under the stencil.  When completed, carefully lift off stencil.   I wash mine with dish detergent to keep it somewhat clean/    



I repeated on the bottom shelft.



I applied several layers of Mod Podge over the shelves

The final results!!

Another view

Small hand decorated shelves for coffee mug display





 



I found this white shelf at the thrift store.  I checked and DVD's fit in it, but I had other plans.

 

 

First, painted the outside dark blue with acrylic paint, needed two coats to look nice

 The painted the inside light blue.  I was going to paint each shelf a different color, but midway changed my plans.

 Instead, saw some stencils for around $3 and stenciled each shelf a different stencil and a different color (bought small sample pack of acrylic paints for a few bucks.)

 Painted a wooden butterfly I saw when picking up the paint.........would have preferred a bird, but there were none.  

 The stencils were easy, just had to use the special stencil brushes I had used years ago when I stenciled my daughter's room.

 It was fun picking the different design and color for each shelf!

Taped the stencils down and went to town.  

Stenciled the blue design on the 'roof' the same shade as the outside.

 Attached Mrs. Butterfly with some good tacky glue...... so tempted to add eyes.. but did not for fear of making her not beautiful...Her yellow dots are stenciled on.

 Finished product

 ...and added my coffee mugs, collected from over the years.

 

 

 

Close up 

 

 Close Up

 

Final Project, side view!!

It was a fun project, I just had to do it in sputs on my days off from work.  I can always take off the cups and stack it full of CD's or DVD's.