SK's Sweet Lizzie Rose

A pretty little project for a pretty little girl. 

Another great buy via Heidi of Pine Lodge Labradoodles.
We paid $9.00 for this sad little thing.

 Rickety, unstable and apparently a dog chew toy.

 

The legs and doors needed to be removed, sanded and reattached. The little drawer where treasures of a little girl will be kept, was lined with pretty rose themed paper.

The  destroyed bits of wood were replaced with putty. Durhams Rock hard putty sets up quick so you must work fast. It is then sanded to match the surrounding wood.

Lizzie is a very special child with fantasies and daydreams swirling through her head, so her little bedside table needed to be a touch whimsical. I also wanted her to have a piece she could grow up with. And even hand down her treasure to a daughter of her own some day. 

The colors were chosen to match her bed linens and hand made quilt.

My chalk recipe is: 1 part calcium carbonate (powdered chalk) 2 parts flat latex paint.

1 Part Chalk

2 Parts Flat Latex Paint

Mix till no lumps and keep stirring occasionally while painting.

2 TBSP water.

I painted the top with a custom cream chalk paint. When the top coat of cream was dry I sanded it back to reveal the dark pink undercoat.

"Love Elizabeth"

The graphics from The Graphic Fairy were perfect for the new painted pine top.

Thanks to The Graphic Lady

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