I have been wanting to do a sunflower stained design for such a long time, but never had the piece that seemed right for it. I came across this oak Queen Anne accent table and I thought the oak would be a good opportunity. Being that oak has the yellow hue, I thought I would be able to work with that and try to make a sunflower come to life. I stripped and sanded the finish off of the top. The legs were already dismantled from the table for me to be able to haul it home, so I sanded the finish off of the legs and used General Finishes Java Gel stain on the legs and the apron of the table. I was then ready to tackle the detailed image of a sunflower. I also decided to try out a new product.
Iris - a beauty of spring and summer. One of my favorite flowers, yet one I have never grown, just admired in others' gardens. I had a Queen Anne accent table that was in need of a little life ~ the perfect canvas for a beautiful iris. I stripped her down, refinished with a beautiful, rich mahogany stain and got started on the staining process of the bearded iris. At this stage, I was beyond frustrated. I turned to my husband and said "I may actually have to scrap this one and sand it back down!" I just wasn't "seeing" it the way I wanted to, and it was taking so long. I kept going over and over the same area. So I decided to move on away from this area and see if it would come to light f
Hi all! I've been experimenting with different types of designs lately, and this time I decided to try something with an industrial feel. I typically use my staining technique to create floral images on furniture. Botanicals are the perfect image to use for this because of the depth you can get. But, as I have learned by trying other ideas, I can also achieve this depth and dimension with many things, not just the flowers! So... I wanted to try a bicycle. I couldn't decide on the image, as I really wanted to use the Penny Farthing High Step Bicycle. However, I thought there would be too much dead space with just that image. I thought I could use some typography, but nothing seemed qui
