Personalize Glassware

post from The DIY Show Off on 19 February 2011 10:34:50 PM. © The DIY Show Off

This is a great idea for desserts/casseroles + hostess gift for upcoming summer parties and it's so easy to do. Using Deco Art Americana Gloss Enamels, you can personalize, label or monogram your glass dish so it gets back to you. Or personalize/monogram bakeware and glass dishes.
Materials:Rubbing Alcohol Cotton Ball Glass Baking Dish (existing or new)Stencil (Cutting Edge Stencils bird bonus stencil and a letter "B")Tape (painters tape)Deco Art Americana Gloss Enamels Foam Brush (Rockler)Paper Towel

1. Clean the glass bottom of glass dish with a cotton ball and rubbing alcohol and let dry.
2. Tape stencil to the bottom of the dish. (Remember to flip words/monograms so they are painted on backwards - it'll show right side up when the dish is flipped over).
3. Dab foam brush to soak paint into the foam, evenly distributing paint.

4. Apply 2 coats of paint, letting it dry 30 min. or so in between.
5. Repeat with more stencils and paint colors as needed/desired.

6. Pull off the tape and stencil. If you need to clean up the lines, use a fingernail/wet paper towel.
I rub my Cutting Edge Stencils under water to clean and hang to dry for re-use.
7. Air dry for painted baking dish 48 hours.
NOW THE COOL PART - BAKE TO SET THE PAINT!

8. Place glass dish in oven and set temp to 325 degrees. Dish will warm as the oven temp rises.

9. "Bake" for 30 minutes.
10. After 30 minutes, turn off oven and crack open the door to allow glass to cool.
All done! I love it and I'll always know which baking dish is mine. I'll definitely be making something along these lines for desserts and hostess gifts for summer parties!

Note: The painted monogram/emblem is on the bottom outside of the glass. Not for direct contact with food.
For more detailed instructions, see the preparation and application instructions at Deco Art.

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Diaries of a Whimsical Wife

post from The DIY Show Off on 19 February 2011 10:34:50 PM. © The DIY Show Off

How can you not love blog posts written diary style by a whimsical wife?

Especially when she's a whimsical wife with amazing DIY talent. Click the links below for more details, tutorials and pictures or to just say "hi"!
She's turned an old window into a French Menu Chalkboard for her kitchen...
Another old window sash becomes a pretty frame...

Her kitchen transformation is a rags to riches. Plain to gorgeous.
Here is the kitchen before they bought their home...

Now close your eyes and make a wish ... for a beautiful, fresh, bright kitchen. (If only DIY worked that way, they're be less broken finger nails!)

Ta-da!

{For more before photos click HERE}
{DWW Kitchen Plans HERE}{DWW Kitchen Inspirations HERE}

WOW, huh? I'm still so in love with all white kitchens. Great job, Melissa!Beautiful projects (I love old windows) and the before/after kitchen is night/day. So pretty! Thank you so much for sharing, Melissa!

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Lester laid an egg!

post from craftlog on 19 February 2011 09:34:47 PM. © craftlog

Eggwatch 2011 is in full swing. Lester won, laying the first egg this morning. I just happened to be cleaning their coop when I noticed she was sitting in the back and making a new clucking sound. The last few days, she’s been crouching when I come near, which looks like a mating behavior, so I thought her time must be close.

egg

I probably seem crazy to any of my neighbors who might have been watching. As soon as Lester got up and looked at her creation, I said LESTER YOU DID IT! Then Hester saw the egg and of course started pecking it. I said NO THAT’S MY EGG and grabbed it away. It was warm, and is a pretty good size. I’ve read that they’ll get bigger.

Who will be next? Will Hester step up, or will Sue come in from behind?

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How to Do Pest Control With a Vacuum Cleaner

post from How to of the Day on 19 February 2011 07:34:31 PM. © How to of the Day

If you already own a vacuum with a HEPA filter, you can become your own pest controller for the pennies it takes to run your vacuum, with the advantage that this is a non-toxic method for removing pests from your home. Your vacuum is the secret to removing and breaking the ongoing cycle of spider and insect populations in the house. Here are a few pest-by-pest tips.

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