Serving It Up French Style

First of all, I want to thank each and every one of you for your heartfelt comments
on my last post.
It was truly an emotional Mother's Day for all of us ~
and your comments made it that much more special.
Thank you for sending so much love.

~  ♥  ~

One of the treasures I took home from the ReStore this winter

was this lonely, non-descript drawer ~

complete with some type of peeling faux wood grain contact paper

that would not give up it's grip.

Sometimes, you've just got to work around what you have.
So, I did.

I also picked up a baggie full of these handles

for $1 each at ReStore, too.

I painted the entire drawer with a watered down layer of ASCP in French Linen,

and had the husband help me attach a handle to each side.

I wanted this tray to have an old French country feel to it,

so I stenciled on a flourish design in Paris Grey,

and then stenciled 'Champs Elysees' on the side.

Enamel sucre container:  Shabby French for Me

A light dry brushing of Old White was applied over the entire tray

including the handles,

followed by a coat of clear wax.

I was so delighted with this one,

that I immediately dove into making a second one

(allowing the dust bunnies in the house to party on for another day).

With this one,

I applied a graphic from The Graphic Fairy with Mod Podge,
and allowed it to wrinkle a bit to give it an even more vintage look.

and once again,

dry brushed it lightly with Old White
followed by a coat of clear wax. 

Serving trays ~ French ReStore style!

Both trays are currently for sale in my booth at Doster Emporium.

~ Blessings ~

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