Sunday, October 19, 2008

A Birthday Gift Gone a Tad Awry

My co-worker and dear friend Courtney (aka "Missy G" or just "G") celebrated a birthday yesterday. I had decided to make her a decoupage plate (a project I've tackled numerous times with much success). Courtney got her Masters from Yale, her thesis done on the subject of color. So I decided to make her a plate using PMS chips (color chips from the Pantone Matching System), since it is a tool of the trade that we, in our industry, use almost every day. I used the actual chips, deciding not to cut off the chip number, and also hole-punched circles from chips.

All was going well until I sprayed the back of the plate. Usually I have no problem with the paint leaking underneath the paper, but in this case it did, big time. (And I even sprayed a clear coat of lacquer first.) I think I will still gift her with the plate, and we'll have a good laugh about my project-gone-awry.

4 comments:

  1. I would love to see this—and from the photo, it still looks great! See you tomorrow, Dawn G.

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  2. From the photo you can't see the mistakes. Neat idea, and beautiful birthday gifts from Gretchen! How sweet she is. Jackie

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  3. It is beautiful! I love it!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! -courtney

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