Looking for the perfect furniture piece to add character to a room? Why not create your own version of Chris Wallace's fanciful tables that are almost too cute for words.
Mother Goose Table Materials:
Aleene's Premium Coat Acrylics
- medium red (OC 102)
- dusty mauve (OC 105)
- soft mauve
- dusty peach (OC 117)
- soft sand
- dusty green (OC 141)
- soft green
- soft blue
- white (OC 173)
- soft grey
Aleene'sB. Essentials
- blush (OC 183)
- yellow ochre (OC 184)
Aleene'sB. Enhancers
- satin varnish (EN 102)
- all-purpose primer (EN 104)
Aleene's Thick Designer Tacky Glue
Walnut Hollow large wooden angel figure (for Mother Goose)
small wooden cutouts - pig, cow, lamb, moon, star, heart, small girl, half hen egg
- Please note: most craft and hobby shops carry small wooden figures.
1/2" rake brush
1/2" flat brush
#2 liner brush
large flat brush
curly doll hair
white lace
small leaf shapes
ribbon, assortment of colors
straw hat
flat wooden circles
hot glue
palette paper
paper towels
poster board
sandpaper
scissors
stylus
tracing paper
water container
unfinished wood table
Steps:
- Mix all purpose primer with water using a 1:1 ratio. Apply mixture to all wood surfaces. Let dry. Sand all surfaces.
- Sketch a collar for Mother Goose's neck, and cut out of poster board.
- Base coat the collar, arms, cow, lamb, and egg with white.
- Base coat face, hands, pigs, and girl's hand with blush.
- Base coat small circles for flowers and hat with soft mauve.
- Mix equal parts soft sand and yellow ochre, then base coat the moon and star with this shade.
- Base coat girl's dress with soft green.
- Base coat heart with soft blue.
- Mother Goose Collar and Arms: Use the rake brush for soft blue stripes. Use the flat brush and soft sand for stripes between blue stripes. Make a soft blue wavy line on the sleeves, and make a long common stroke on the edge of the collar with liner. Use liner to make a dusty mauve corkscrew in flower circles. Glue flowers and leaves to the collar and onto the sleeves of Mother Goose. Glue collar onto arms and around the neck.
- Face: Float dusty peach around outside of face and around eyelid. Paint eye with white. Paint pupil with black; paint a white highlight. Float medium red and a touch of soft mauve on cheeks. Use liner to paint lips. Paint nose with blush. Use a hot glue gun to attach lace, hat, hair, bow.
- Three Little Pigs: Float medium red on cheeks. Paint feet and freckles with dusty peach. Paint eyes with black. Make a white highlight on eyes.
- Cow and Moon: Paint nose with blush. Paint nose with blush and a medium red highlight. Paint cow spots with black. Paint eyes with black and accent with white highlights.
- Mary and Lamb: Paint white stripes on bonnet. Paint stitch lines on dress with soft sand. Paint shoes, lamb's feet and face with soft grey. Paint cheeks with medium red. Paint eyes with black.
- Humpty Dumpty: Using half hen egg, paint pants with soft blue. To create shirt, make soft grey lines. Paint belt with soft grey. Float soft blue at bottom of shirt. Paint eyes with black. Paint cheeks with medium red.
- For a protective finish, apply satin varnish to all wooden pieces.
- Drill holes in the shapes and string ribbon through.
- Hang shapes from drawer on cup hooks.
- Secure Mother Goose onto table by attaching her to slats screwed into table.
Bowling Ball Checkers TableChris found real bowling pins and a bowling ball at an antiques store. Designers at Duncan purchased a table at an unfinished furniture store and constructed it so it looked like the pins were being knocked over. The table top is a checkerboard, but doorknobs and bowling pin shapes were used as pieces instead of checkers. To add interest to the piece, the checkerboard was painted to look like a quilt.
Angel Table Chris demonstrated the versatility of her Mother Goose table by removing Mother Goose and the dangling characters and replacing them with angelic accessories. Using the same wood form as Mother Goose, Chris instead painted it like an angel, added a gold wire halo, and hung a "Bless this Home" painted heart on the drawer knob.
Tea Time Table This table is accented by papier mache-covered cups in many bright shades hung from cup hooks below the drawer. Chris used a crackle finish to accentuate the corners and the drawer of the table. A piece of lattice was painted white and attached to the back of the table with Velcro. Wooden plates were painted and crackled in various shades to set on display. A papier mache teapot or real teapot were then set on this lovely table.
Birdhouse Chair and Table Designers used picket fence pieces to construct this chair. Colorful birdhouses were added along with brightly painted birds. Any plain table can be "dressed up" to act as either an end table to the large chair, or serve as an accompanying bird feeder. To make the bird feeder, attach a picture frame or tray to the top of the table and paint. Although designers crafted the set Chris brought to the show, with a little imagination, you can also create a delightful setting for you and the birds.
Resources acrylic paint - Duncan
Duncan Enterprises
Website:
www.duncancrafts.com
tacky glue - Aleene's Original
Available at local art and craft stores.
Duncan Enterprises
Website:
www.duncancrafts.com
wood craft supplies - Walnut Hollow
Available at craft stores nationwide.
Walnut Hollow
We apologize the company no longer carries this item. Guests Chris Wallace
Director of Marketing
Walnut Hollow
Website:
www.walnuthollow.com
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