Something old, something new...

Nope, we aren't talking about a wedding!  But, I am talking about how to make something old new again (I even made it blue too!).

The Old: A bed skirt from my grandma that had seen better days.  It was destined for the trash... until I got ahold of it!  I saw a freebie that needed a little life breathed into it and (yahoo) was in need of a bed skirt for my bed!

So, what did I do?  Stamped it!  This is similar to my previous post about stamping fabric curtains, so feel free to review the previous post as well for further insight.

Here's the bedskirt.  It's a white fabric with pale yellow flowers over it.  While I think it is great on its own, it didn't go well with my bedroom.  Enter the Beautifully Baroque stamp and some fabric paint tinted with Coastal Cabana ink refill!  I used a craft foam roller as well to easily spread the paint on the stamp.  Here's another tip: Use the backside of some extra wrapping paper from the holidays as a way to cover your work surface before starting your painting process!

The foam roller is used like a paint roller for your walls- make sure to evenly coat the roller before transferring the paint to your stamp.  Once paint coats the stamp, transfer it to your fabric making sure to use firm, even pressure and lifting the stamp directly up without rocking it back and forth (that way, you won't have any uneven edges to your image).

I built my design by staggering the stamped image along the bottom of the bed skirt, then reversing the image and stamping it upside down on the second row in between the previously stamped images.  You'll want to make sure and re-ink your stamp with paint after each stamp so your color remains consistent.  What's great about a multi-use fabric paint is that it's generally opaque, so the yellow flowers really become part of a background and the baroque stamp becomes the prominent feature.

Tip: It can be a little tricky to navigate the corners of a bed skirt because of the gathering of fabric there.  Try to move and stretch the fabric out as you can to get a flat surface while working your way around.  

Let your fabric dry overnight if possible and even consider washing and drying the bed skirt before putting it on your bed to get rid of the stiffness from the fresh paint.  

Here's the end result!  My something old is now something new, AND it's even blue.  Hope you enjoy!