Cupboard Re-Do

This is my bathroom cupboard after its new face lift...I wanted it to look aged...

I think I achieved that....I put the hinges on the side I did because of where it sits in the bathroom...much easier to open... (& please ignore the mess  behind it *wink* )

I painted a layer of  crackle, then white milk paint, thick in some areas.....then a wash of dark walnut stain diluted with  linseed oil ...I wouldn't do the linseed oil again as it takes a long time to dry....I still need to add the bees wax & buff it out...

 This is what the original applique looked like...
I needed something more original.... So I made my own....I have a hard time finding any thing out there so it is easier to make my own... I did this with a big cupboard that is going to my daughter...

I made the flowers, leaves & berries from white polymer clay & white string...

then applied with Mod Podge...

 After painting it, I give it a good dose of stain, wipe some off, 

let some dibble down, sand a little  anything that will age it...

Now I am going to try making an applique for a wood ash bin from an old wood cookstove...

I am thinking Herb planter... Stay tuned...