Here’s a fun and easy little before and after project! I picked up this vintage 3-tier table at my next-door neighbor’s garage sale on Saturday for $15.I removed the legs, but kept the funky brass claw feet pieces for another project down the road. I spray painted it with black semi-gloss paint. (Please disregard dandelions and lack of landscaping in the background.) Then I scuffed the edges a bit to give a distressed look.Added an $11 lazy-susan mechanism.And I now have a super cool 3-tier turn table.I can use it in my kitchen, or pretty much anywhere, but for now it will hold some of my crafty this and thats in my studio.
As you probably know, I’m a graphic designer by trade. I think that shows in most of my craft projects. To my delight, I have found that many of the readers of this blog are also graphic designers, studying design or at least have a great appreciation for it. I just love that.I’ve been a bit busy with design projects lately, family commitments and the like, and this week I’m up for jury selection, so you may find a few more days than usual between posts. Well, today, in lieu of a crafty post on JSIM, I updated my graphic design blog, to which I don’t post to nearly as much. If you’re interested in graphic design or my other ventures, and wouldn’t mind shifting a bit of traffic over, I would love a few visits to my Farm Fresh Creative blog. Thanks guys. I’ll let you know how that whole jury thing goes.
It’s time for another JSIM giveaway. And although I’ve done this one before, I think you’re all up to another shot at it. In fact, my first monogram giveaway was such a hit that I was commissioned to create monogram sheets for several non-winning readers after the fact.
Monograms are a wonderful mark you can keep and use for life with a multitude of applications. Remember those antique album pages I posted for the taking, they would make beautiful frames for monograms.
To enter my vintage monogram giveaway, leave a comment on THIS blog post and make sure there’s a way for me to contact you if you win. Only one entry/comment per reader, please. (I will need to delete any 2nd comments to keep the numbers fair.) If I receive over 250 comment/entries, I will create monograms for two lucky winners! DEADLINE TO ENTER IS MIDNIGHT PDT THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 2009. Winner(s) will be announced Friday, Sept. 25.
Below are some frequently asked questions regarding vintage monograms:
Q: Do you actually draw these monograms?
A: No. I scour through my large collection of monogram booksand find matching initial combinations from existing vintage monograms. Occasionally, I will combine vintage initials to create a monogram.
Q: Can you supply 3-initial monograms?
A: 3-initial monogram matches are hard to find, but on occasion I have found several and will include them if I do and they are requested.
Q: Can I request a certain style of monogram?
A: No, sorry, I can only supply what I find in my resources.
Q: How are the monograms supplied to me?
A: Whether you win the giveaway or commission a set, you will be supplied with one 8.5″ x 11″ file in black and white and color in the following formats: PDF, EPS, JPG
Q: I notice some of the lines of some monogram art are rough and broken. Do you fix that?:
No. I scan the vintage images as I find them. To clean up the lines would take many, many hours. Some will have a shabby appearance that gives them an antique look.
Q: I’m not very savvy with the computer, how can I use these?
A: You can have a graphic or print service pull an individual monogram from the PDF file for enlarging, or printing. You might be surprised to find you have friends that may know how to do that. You can also simply enlarge and adjust with a copier from a printed PDF file
Q: Do I request my first and last initials?
A: Initials for monograms can be either be from a first and last name, a combination of two people’s names, two initials of a company name. I supply only one pair of initials per page.
Q: What can I do with custom vintage monograms?
A: The possibilities are endless. Here are just a few things you can make or do with them:
Give a set as a gift
Custom stationery. Letterpress would be gorgeous
T-shirt Graphic, tote, apron, etc.
Frame the image of the set or large individual monogram or a grouping of several smaller framed ones.
Tattoo
Blog Header
Avatar
Sandblast or etch onto a glass window, door, mirror, wine glasses
Wedding invitations, napkins, favors
Make a monogram your logo
Rubberstamps
Transfer onto fabric to make a set of unique throw pillows
Have a monogram made into a vinyl adhesive image for your wall, or smaller one for the center of your car rear window or headboard
Coffee mug set, print online with cafepress, zazzle, etc.
Create your own patterned fabric on Spoonflower
Transfer to leather for a wallet, keychain, or patch.
Perfect designs for a little girl’s princess themed room, shabby chic room
Place one in a locket or glass encased pendant. Make several for a charm bracelet.
Use with traditional or digital collage
UPDATE: THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED TO ENTRY@ Comment 390.
I picked up this vintage 3-tier table at my next-door neighbor’s garage sale on Saturday for $15.
I removed the legs, but kept the funky brass claw feet pieces for another project down the road.
I spray painted it with black semi-gloss paint. (Please disregard dandelions and lack of landscaping in the background.) Then I scuffed the edges a bit to give a distressed look.
Added an $11 lazy-susan mechanism.
And I now have a super cool 3-tier turn table.
I can use it in my kitchen, or pretty much anywhere, but for now it will hold some of my crafty this and thats in my studio.
