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Southern Project

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I haven’t had time much lately for projects that let me express my artistic side. I’ve been looking at some of my favorite projects today. One of the most fun projects I have done was for my mother and it was inspired by her Blue Danube dishes.

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I love the teapot that goes with this set.blue danube teapot

So, I thought it would be fun to take the shape and the pattern and make a wind chime with spoons as the chimes.

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I took a wooden teapot form and cup that I found at a craft store and painted it white. I then downloaded the pattern of the china from a picture of the plate. In photoshop, I reversed the image and lighted the lines and then printed it out on a laser jet printer.

Did you know that heat will transfer what is printed on a page that was printed on a laser printer to a surface. Simply, place the printed side down on the surface and apply heat from an iron. The pattern transfers and then you go to the next step!

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The next step was to paint the pattern in. That part was pretty painstaking and detailed. After the pattern was painted on, I used a light varnish to seal it.

Then, screw some eye-hooks in the bottom, drill holes in some pretty spoons and then attache them to the painted form.

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It was a fun project and mama has it hanging in her dining room next to the hutch that holds the Blue Danube china.

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Can’t wait to see all the other fun projects over at Metamorphosis Monday and all the other blues at Blue Monday. Get your week off to a great start by checking out Blue Monday at Smiling Sally’s and Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch.

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Today’s Lagniappe:  Hot Ginger Tea
Soothing ginger with a little cinnamon, mmmmm!

  • 3 quarts water
  • 3/4 cup chopped pealed ginger
  • 2 to 3 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks
  • Honey to taste

Simmer water, ginger, and cinnamon sticks in a pot, covered, 1 hour. Strain through a sieve into cups a serve with honey.

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