Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Shabby Magnetic Board

Yes, I've been away for a bit.  It's been an insanely busy show season, along with everyday life.  So, I'm doing what I said I was going to do in my last post.  I'm going over a multitude of my previous posts, and, sharing some of the most popular.

First posted August 9, 2012, here's "Shabby Magnetic Board".


I've been trying to rest up after my show this past weekend, but I had an idea for a beat up frame I've had lying around for a while.




Here is where we started.





As you can see, the frame was missing some of the trim.  Last year I bought a huge bag of fabric roses for $1.00.  Because, well, they were $1.00, and they were roses.






They came in handy for this little project.






I hot glued them to the area that was missing trim, and sprayed them with sealer to stiffen them.  After multiple coats of white spray paint, and a couple coats of white gesso,  this is what I had.







I left a bit of the pink, and I embraced the touches of fraying.






The magnetic board is a piece of tin I cut,







and sprayed black.  Add a couple frenchy magnets, and I'm done.




74 comments:

  1. Great transformation! I will have to give this a try soon!

    ~Trisha

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  2. Wow! Rosemary, that was a great idea to stiffen the roses. I would have never thought of that in a million years. Thats why I love blogging, I learn so much from wonderful ladies like you!

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  3. Rosemary,
    Beautiful!!!Love this idea with those roses!
    xx
    Anne

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  4. Hi Rosemary,

    The frame is so adorable! I love the magnets.

    Dee

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  5. I love an oval frame and you saved this one in such a beautiful manner.

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  6. What a gorgeous frame, Rosemary! I love the addition of the roses. I would have thought they were part of the original frame. It makes for a pretty magnetic board; would look great in a ladies craft room or office.

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  7. YUM!!!! sooo lovely! what a great idea! will try this too!

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  8. What a WONDERFUL idea Rosemary!!! The mirror is absolutely gorgeous but of course it would be after you get your hands on it ;) Michaels has some paper roses in their wedding section that you would so LOVE...and they would be perfect for the gesso technique! I love how you use gesso, it's a wonderful thing, right?? hugs and love, Dawn

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  9. such a creative and beautiful way to hide damage, rosemary:) love this!

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  10. ...and a little DARLING!!!
    That is such a great cover and love the fray on the roses.

    Pat

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  11. Great SAVE with the pinks! This is a fine example where the sum is greater than the parts, and you definitely pulled this one off!

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  12. Brilliant, Rosemary! I LOVE how the roses turned out.
    Just got my copy of Romantic Homes in the mail - congrats on the well deserved (and awesome full page) feature!!!!

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  13. What a gorgeous transformation, Rosemary! I never would have thought to use the fabric roses. I've seen many beautiful old frames that are missing some of the trim, and never knew what I'd do with them. Now I know! Thanks for the inspiration:)

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  14. It's beautiful. I have a mirror that has tired looking fabric roses around it. I think by doing this it would give it a new life. I want to try this, but I'm not sure what you mean by a sealer. Can you tell me what that is. Thanks for all your inspirations!

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  15. That frame is absolutely gorgeous! If this is what you do when you are resting..... I love how it turned out.
    Just Wow!

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  16. You always have the best ideas for all your "junk" lying around. I wish I could find the time, cause I've got a lot lying around...lol!

    Hope you are enjoying Summer and don't work too hard:-)

    xoxo
    Kathleen

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  17. Oh wow, what a great makeover! This turned out really lovely; thanks for sharing!

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  18. Yet another brilliant idea. Love it!

    Paula

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  19. Love this, Rosemary. You always have the best ideas. I love how this turned out.

    ~Shanon

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  20. Adorable!! I know what it is is like all of the sudden an idea pops into your head, and you have to try it!!

    Carol

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  21. You really are brilliant Rosemary-
    this is such a fantastic solution and one I'll have to keep in mind!
    hugs
    Suzan

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  22. That's beautiful Rosemary! I LOVE oval frames. Enjoy your day, Gail

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  23. What a pretty frame :) Have a great day! xo Holly

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  24. What a transformation, this is truly beautiful. Lee x

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  25. Fantastic idea! I have a frame just like this....hummm. I also have several frames with missing trim. Just leave it to you to find a solution!

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  26. I love this, what a great idea!!

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  27. a little you
    a little wonderful
    a little ( ahum, a lot) one of a kind
    a little SOLD???

    see ya tomorrow!
    save ME some wondeful junk!

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  28. Rosemary, only you could think up this amazing "disguise" treatment. turned out gorgeous. also loved that photo of you and Jeanine on her blog. super cute!!!

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  29. I,m one of your new followers and I love everything you make. You are one talented gal. Thanks for shairing.

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  30. You can't fool me, I know you never rest!

    ~Bliss~

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  31. How beautiful & oh, so very brilliant!! You are the most creative person ever! Blessings!!

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  32. How cute! You just made that sound too easy! Mine would probably never look like that! You are so talented!!!

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  33. ALMOST S*P*E*E*C*H*L*E*S*S...
    Hope you save it for the Next Kane... Would LoVe to see it in person!!!
    Jeanine Burkhardt

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  34. You are the clever one...Cannot believe you took that frame that most people would just throw out and turn it into a thing of beauty!....

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  35. What a clever and pretty idea.

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  36. Awesome! Love it, love it, love it! Now, go rest some more LOL!
    xoxo, Leena

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  37. Incredible. The roses are fantastic!!!

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  38. Rosmary, This is just the most fabulous project!!!!! I love love love it!
    Those flowers are over-the-top!
    I hope you will join me for TUTORIALS TIPS AND TIDBITS going on now! What a great project to share!!!!
    I am a new follower!

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  39. Wow!! Fabulous project! I want it! Ha! Thank you so much for sharing it!

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  40. You have such a wonderfully artistic eye! Your vision for things always amazes me. This is just beautiful.

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  41. and only you can make somethink like this!

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  42. AMAZING transformation. I had a frame similar to this, but never would have thought about gluing fabric roses to it. A real work of art and so expensive looking now!!

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  43. Rosemary,
    You had a beautiful idea here...I would have never thought of adding those flowers, and they look outstanding!!!

    Blessings,
    Linda

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  44. This is so pretty, truly shabby and romantic.

    Please come link up, if you like, at my party...
    http://farmhouseporch.blogspot.com/

    ♥Linsey

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  45. J'adore, merci pour le partage!

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  46. My goodness Rosemary, you are so talented, who would have thought to paint the flowers? Love the look!!

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  47. Your creativity never ceases to amaze me. I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!! Oh, and BTW my hubby always says "you can rest when your dead", so go ahead and keep that energy going!!

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  48. Beautiful Rosemary, Shabby Chic perfection!

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  49. One of the most creative things I have seen! great Job. So glad I found you too!! i am now a follower.

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  50. Dropping by again to say have a great weekend and thank you for sharing at Potpourri Friday!

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  51. I really, really like this!! I love how you stiffened the roses and painted them. SO nice.

    Thanks for sharing. I would love to try it.

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  52. Great idea with those fabric flowers!!

    wonderful project!

    blessings
    barbara jean

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  53. Brilliant! That is one of the smartest ideas ever. It looks fabulous!

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  54. Goodness, is there ANYTHING you can't do or dream up??? Love this and ALL your creations.
    Blessings & hugs,
    Karen

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  55. I love the way you think, Rosemary! You take simple items and turn them into one-of-a-kind treasures.

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  56. I was just trying to decide the best way to paint silk flowers and you come along with the ideas! I never thought of stiffener. Your frame is so sweet, now. ~ Maureen

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  57. Wow I can't believe the beautiful changes you made to this piece! Just an old piece that many people would throw out but I love how you recreated this into a beautiful magnetic board. Thanks for sharing!

    www.iheartpears.blogspot.com

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  58. Love how you changed this. Years ago, maybe 20 or so, my mom had a beautiful vase with flowers that were stiffened and so glossy. I loved that little arrangement, been wanting to make one for years. Might just have to put it on a frame now that I see yours~Love it!
    I'm now following you!

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  59. What a great way to use those silk roses! They look like they are metal or porcelain once you attached them to the frame and painted them. Brilliant!
    xo
    jeanne

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  60. Hello! Rosemary, I hope you don't mind a few questions at this late date? I've 2 mirrors I want to garnish with faux maple leaves. I was wondering if you recommend gesso then plaster? Or just gesso? Did you dip them or paint them? I love the idea of sealing them. Am I on track thinking you used something like a polyurathane to stiffen them? Or starch + poly?
    I am excited to fancy up these really boring mirrors. The straight, Craftsman look is no longer my love. :) I appreciate your time and advice! Sincerely, Christine

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  61. So pretty Rosemary. So great it can be used for magnets too.
    Kris

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  62. Very sweet, Rosemary. I will never look at a broken frame again. Blessings

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  63. Gorgeous! I love to see your transformations!

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  64. FABULOUS !!!!!!!!!!!!!! as always I know who ever purchased it loved it

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  65. I loved that frame then, and I love it even more now!

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