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Me Musing .
. . December
17, 2009
We had a real
cold spell last week . . . down to 2 degrees in some places in the
valley! Just before that Eb finished installing the first new window
in the Alley Workshop.
What
a difference in size and the amount of light it lets in! The weather
has been in the 40's the last few days, so he is back at work on
framing the second one and it may be ready to install tomorrow.
It will fit right up next to the first, so will almost be a 'wall
of window' looking out at the barnlot and Mt. Aetna, my favorite
view.
I
decided I should
have sanded the breakfast room table before
putting the acrylic coating on it, so I sanded it the other night,
then applied 3 coats of Polyurethane. I really
like the effect . . . is hard to tell that the 'islands' are actually
pieces of the old formica that wouldn't come off! And the years
of Eb using it as a worktable just added great patina to it . .
. funky but fun!
Tonight
I wanted to retry rusting on fabric. I attempted it in the late
spring without much result. Recently my surface design friend, Connie,
sent updated instructions which included soaking the fabric in 50/50
solution of vinegar and water first.
I
had some raw silk that Kenzan and I dyed on my last visit with her
in the Portland area and Eb has a whole table of interesting rusted
items! I dug out the fabric and decided I had nothing to lose .
. . so here are the steps: (most people would use natural coloured
fabric, but as you know, I'm not
'most people'!!!!!!!)
Fabric soaking
in vinegar/water
Rusted items
placed on fabric
Fabric wrapped
around the items
Fabric bundles
wrapped in plastic
The
little bundles stay in the plastic and 'cook' for 4 to 5 days .
. . which means that just before Christmas I can open the little
packages and see if there are any surprises in there for me . .
. I'll report back then!
Until
soon,
Che'usa
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