TV Tray Table Makeover Ode to Chickens🐔

TV Tray Table Makeover

Today is amazingly special for two reasons.

The first is that my husband and I were married 30 years ago today.  That blows my mind!

I’ll tell you the second reason in just a bit.

Today’s project is in memory of chickens.

That’s right, I said “chickens.” 🐔

Oh, and whining.

That’s right, I said “whining.” 🙂

Let’s start with the chickens first, since whining is so unpleasant.

You may remember a few years ago when I wrote a post about our farm fresh eggs that we got from our daughter’s chickens.

She had the best small flock of chickens.

They would all eat from her hands, including the rooster.

She had four or five hens, but the rooster seemed especially fond of one hen.  They were always together.

That was the backstory so you’ll understand why I gave a TV tray table a makeover.

Now, about the whining …

My husband likes to sit on the grainsack stenciled chair that I made a few years ago and uses a TV tray table that I got at a thrift store to put his plate of cookies and milk on.

Fast forward to the next year.

When my daughter bought her first home last year, she “borrowed” the TV tray table.

My husband has been whining about it ever since.

I understand.

Really, I do.

He doesn’t have anything to put his cookies and milk on while in the chair.

Because I haven’t found another one in a thrift store, I finally broke down and bought a new one.

It was less than $10, so it didn’t break the bank.  But I had to make it fit my style.

That’s where the chickens come in.

As soon as I spotted this Chickens Transfer in the new Chalk Couture catalog, I knew that was the perfect thing for the tray table.

It’s so much like our rooster and his hen!

He could have his table and I could have the chickens, if only on a table.

Here’s how I did it in under 10 minutes.

1. Remove transfer from the backer and “fuzz” on cloth.
2. Apply wax to table and buff with a cloth.
3. Center the chickens on the table, making sure the silkscreen area is pressed down with no bubbles.
4. Leave the edges not pressed down, so it’s easier to remove.
5. Use a stir stick to apply paste above the chickens.
6. Use handled squeegee to pull down the paste over the chickens.
7. Remove excess paste and put it back in the jar.
8. Repeat if using other elements.

Next, I added “FARM FRESH” under the chickens.  It’s a small part part of the Groceries transfer.  I can’t wait to use the rest on other projects.

Chickens and Groceries transfers are both part of the Corner Market Collection.

I’m squawking about how it turned out! 🙂

I said I would tell you the second reason today is amazing.  That’s because today is the release of the Chalk Couture Celebration Suite catalog with 26 new designs.  I ordered quite a few. I’ll share them  once I get them. Check them all out by clicking on “WHAT’S NEW” HERE.

I’d love to hear what you think!

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That’s all for now!

Vaya con Dios,

Angie