Protecting table top
neonweb US 5b
8 years ago
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Comments (8)Sorry the link hasn't worked for several people. I've clicked on it three times without a hitch and these are the "magic" 8 from the link. 1. As a sandwich baggie. Slip your sandwich into the liner and wrap it up to take it with you. 2. Prevent your shoes from getting crushed when packing or storing them away. Bunch up the liner and stuff the shoe. 3. Packing material: Either use the liner bunched up as padding in a shipping box or make your own air pillow by blowing air into the liner using a straw and taping the liner closed. 4. Keep your fresh herbs fresher longer by storing them inside the liner before putting them in the fridge. 5. Keep your wet pool clothes from touching your dry clothes in your gym bag by slipping them into a liner first. 6. Snip off a small corner of the liner and add an icing tip (with or without a coupler) then add the icing and decorate. 7. A prep surface for foods, fresh fruit, you name it! 8. Snip off the bottom corner of a liner and you have a funnel for filling those little containers like salt shakers or soap dispensers without the mess. -Grainlady...See MoreFinally Found The Perfect Display For My New Statue!
Comments (22)Thanks for all your compliments and for your suggestions and ideas! Amcofar: thanks! I'd love to see those pics, if you can find them. Valinsv: I've just angled it. As for the rug, most of us out here use Oriental rugs. They look great with our decor here in the SW. If we get a good Native American rug, we usually hang it on the walls instead, as they're sooooo expensive. I don't care for the cheaper versions, but you're right, a real (good quality) Indian rug would be beautiful there. Trailrunner: thanks! I love the Tewa art and I'd love more of the Santa Clara black pots, although the nice big ones cost a small fortune! Sable: Yes, we met the artist at the show. He's a great guy and we talked with him quite a bit. We bought two of his pieces; the other one is on the wall now in our family room. As for Chimayo, I love that place, too! We bought table runners and the fabric for two of our punched tin mirrors up there. Did you eat at Rancho de Chimayo while you were there? The food is outstanding and the place is so pretty. Oofasis: Hi Girl! Yes, I've actually met John Nieto several times at art shows. He's a nice guy and I love his work. Like you, I wish we could afford to buy one of his originals. Any of them would look great in my family room. Do you have one of his prints hanging in your beautiful new kitchen? I can picture one in there. Justgotabeme: Thanks! Inside the cab is just one fixed shelf. Nothing very telling. Tish, we should get together someday and hit the antique shops in ALbuquerque. Let me know if you're up for it some day. Maybe the antique mall on Central. Igloochic: thanks for that info. It'll help when I try to do an internet search to date it. I'd love to se your Native Alaskan pieces someday . . . whenyou get them unpacked ;^P My friend here is from ALaska and they have some great pieces. Lori: thanks, I love the hunt!...See Moreprotecting a table top
Comments (1)Let me guess -- dark colored table, with a fairly glossy finish? Modern finishes are tough, but they're no match for ceramic plates, glasses and silverware. Light scuffs that can be seen in glancing light are difficult to avoid. Is there anything I can do to protect it in the future...? Coasters, placemats, tablecloths. Or, you can let go of it's perfect newness and let a patina develop. Wax can hide those light scuffs, but then you'll have to be more careful with glasses of icewater and such, which will leave (repairable) white rings....See MoreFour different shades of brown
Comments (28)3 years, 9 months later and I am sorry to report that chalk paint did not hold up. This spring, March, I think, the paint on the table top blistered and began peeling off. It started where Hubby sits. My guess is he set a hot soup bowl down without using a place mat. Our 5 year old granddaughter noticed it first and started peeling paint while watching school videos (the all virtual school year). I was intrigued since she's the one who helped me paint it at the age of 3. She remembers working on it. Striping solutions didn't take the shiny finish off, but it came up with the chalk paint. So now it is back to stained, multi-shades of brown on the top. The legs are still the pale green, except where small chunks of finish and wood are gone. Someone, not sure who, has banged a chair or the vacuum into them. When granddaughter is very very bored she'll sit under the table and peel paint. Me - I've given up. A table cloth when company comes is the best I can do....See Morelazy_gardens
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