My Ikea Sewing Table Refinished with a Sparkly Glitter Top is Done!!!

I coated it 3 times with the resin & then my husband helped me add trim around the edge which I sanded & painted today! It's looking fabulous & I will move it back into the craft room tonight! Can't wait to get sewing some unicorns or something on it! :)

Up close sparkle appreciation shot.

This is the original post where I first began work on this table.
You can do this too! If you have any questions, leave a comment & I'll try my best to get back to you!

Get crafty!!!

The Easter bunny is thinking about dying easter eggs soon.

bunny is thinking about dying easter eggs soon., a photo by isewcute on Flickr.

Now with St. Patrick's day over, we're getting ready for Easter! My kiddos are so caught up in every holiday's magic & wonderment. We have bunny pictures hanging up in unexpected places & easter egg pictures hanging from the chandelier & my kitchen cabinets. I'm trying to think of some fun springtime crafts that I can do with the kids. It would be fun to make some paper chains & a bunting....and of course we'll be decorating eggs when it gets closer to the holiday. I have some traditional Ukranian psyanky dyes & wax... perhaps the kids are old enough this year! We'll see!
Happy Spring!

isewcute is at it again & it's national craft month, so let's glitter another ikea table & make it a work of art!

You may remember my glittery pink table that I submitted to ikea hackers last year. Well, I'm at it again! This time in silver and black!
Today it was so incredibly warm & sunshiney, and my ikea 'lack sofa table' which I've been using as my sewing table sure could've used some glitter-goodness, so I grabbed my resin, paint, masking tape & silver glitter & got busy!
This is the look I was going for! I can't wait to take off the painter's tape, & finish the legs & get it back into my craft room, but alas...resin takes it's sweet time to set up.

So if you'd like to glitter your own table surface, you can do it!
I started out with this...not too pretty after 10 plus years I know it was very chipped along the edges & beat up.

I masked off the table's edge & the top portion of the legs so they wouldn't get gobs of resin or paint on them.

Then I sprayed metallic silver paint on the top.
While the paint was tacky, I tossed on the first layer of glitter.
Someone asked me how much glitter it takes & it really doesn't take much at all...(I used approximately 1-3 Tablespoons worth on this project). It's whatever you want really, because painting the surface first preps it & it all blends together.

Then finally I've mixed up my 2 part resin & added a dash of glitter to that for good measure. I poured it right down the center of the table & then with a sponge brush...smoothed it out to the edges & let it cure.

After a couple hours, I mixed up another cup of resin & did the same thing...so there's a nice ultra thick coat of glossy resin on there.
I love how this sparkles!

This is magical!!!

Now all I have to do is be patient & wait! I will share photos when it's finished. If you have any questions about this project, just leave a comment! I'd love to hear from you!

*Stay Sparkly!*

BLUE MAN GROUP LOVE

BLUE MAN GROUP LOVE BY ISEWCUTE, a photo by isewcute on Flickr.

Having fun this morning playing with some GI Joe dolls... just because.
I saw a Blue Man Group performance years ago & it was one of the most incredible theatrical experiences ever. If you have the chance to see them... just do it! There's nothing else that can compare. I also have one of their albums... the music is fantastic! It's great to listen to while drawing. :)

Yuki changing from baby bunny to all grown up with bowl 5 month difference photos by isewcute

yuki from baby bunny to all grown up with bowl 5 month difference photos by isewcute, a photo by isewcute on Flickr.

I recently had another fun photoshoot with Yuki, our little darling hotot bunny & even though she is still relatively small, she has grown quite a bit! Now she doesn't have to stand on her tippy toes to reach into the bowl... same bowl in both photos.