Monday, January 23, 2012
Stylish Soiree Headshots
A good friend of mine, Kerrie Smith owns A Stylish Soiree here in Dallas. She asked me to do a few headshots of her for an upcoming magazine article . Here is what we came up with...love how fresh and beautiful she looks!
Family Mini-Sessions for St. Patricks
I was going through some things today and realized that I had posted these photos to Facebook but didn't blog them. Here are a few of my favorites from that beautiful day in November 2011. So many wonderful families....
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Painted Vintage Posing Couch
A few months ago I was at a cross road with a couch that we had purchased at a yard sale. Should we put it out by the road or could I possibly use it as a posing couch? So I did a little research and came up with a solution.......I painted it!
It was pretty easy in the end, especially after I figured out a few tricks.
Here is what the couch looked like before.
To start I made sure I swept it taped the wood legs. I tested it first on the cushion (shown above). I used regular wall paint but you could also use acrylic. Mix 1/2 paint and 1/2 textile medium that you can buy at the craft store. Textile medium is what you use to turn paint into fabric paint. Once that is done you may want to add a little water to it to keep it thin.
You are trying to get the fabric to soak a little bit of the paint up so it is not just sitting on the surface. *Very important: Use a spray bottle of water to mist the fabric first to get it wet before you start to paint, it will absorb it better. Then just paint it, taking your time to get into the nooks and crannies : )
Because of the texture of the fabric on my couch I ended up just mixing my paint with the water in another spray bottle and spraying it on and wiping it into the fabric with my hand and a sponge.
It was pretty easy in the end, especially after I figured out a few tricks.
Here is what the couch looked like before.
To start I made sure I swept it taped the wood legs. I tested it first on the cushion (shown above). I used regular wall paint but you could also use acrylic. Mix 1/2 paint and 1/2 textile medium that you can buy at the craft store. Textile medium is what you use to turn paint into fabric paint. Once that is done you may want to add a little water to it to keep it thin.
You are trying to get the fabric to soak a little bit of the paint up so it is not just sitting on the surface. *Very important: Use a spray bottle of water to mist the fabric first to get it wet before you start to paint, it will absorb it better. Then just paint it, taking your time to get into the nooks and crannies : )
Because of the texture of the fabric on my couch I ended up just mixing my paint with the water in another spray bottle and spraying it on and wiping it into the fabric with my hand and a sponge.
It was a little messy but in the end it was a great way to save a very cool piece of vintage furniture.
Detail of Fabric and the nail heads that I added for some pizazz.
And drum roll please.........
Great way to get a fun colored posing piece.
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