Jun 21, 2012

My Roaming Rooster



Do you have a hard time tossing out old calendars because the artwork is so nice?   

I do! 

(I have a box full of them in my basement.)


  
So with some leftover plywood from my Sign of Summer project, I took a page from an old Rooster Calendar and made some rooster art for my kitchen. 




I primed and painted the edges of the 12"x12" board 
with some white craft paint and let it dry. 

  

Then I used gloss Mod Podge to decoupage the calendar page onto the wood and sealed the top and sides with two more coats.

 


My rooster perched here on the counter for a bit. 



Then found a new home up on top of the cupboards. 





Thanks for stopping by today to see 
my roaming rooster! 



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12 comments:

  1. ErikaJune 21, 2012 at 6:51 PM

    This rooster looks wonderful, love the colors and it's done very easy, thank you for sharing it, it's a good idea to decorate the kitchen.

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  2. Barbwire PrettyJune 21, 2012 at 7:12 PM

    I love your hoaming rooster and your beautiful little blue scale and great ideas to use old calanders, I too have a stash of them.

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  3. Rosemary@villabarnesJune 21, 2012 at 8:51 PM

    Yes, it's a shame to toss beautiful images. Glad you saved the rooster.

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  4. The Checkered AppleJune 21, 2012 at 9:59 PM

    Great way to use up the old calendar pics! I love that you call him the "Roaming Rooster"!

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  5. Jennifer @ Town and Country LivingJune 21, 2012 at 10:57 PM

    Oh he's lovely! Great way to recycle a calendar and he's perfect in your kitchen!

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  6. TracyMB @ Crows Feet ChicJune 22, 2012 at 11:54 AM

    Great 'rooster rescue'! Perfect! :)

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  7. PamelaJune 22, 2012 at 11:22 PM

    Love a good Roo Laurel! Thanx for partying!:) Hope your week is going well.

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  8. JoaniJune 23, 2012 at 6:38 AM

    Love him. It's just the thing for that corner. Thanks for sharing.

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  9. Jamie @ Domestically VintageJune 23, 2012 at 7:56 AM

    What a great idea! I thought that I was crazy to hate throwing out old calendars because the art was so cute. I guess there really is use for almost everything. I'm going to have to look around and see if I've saved any over the years. I really do like this project a lot!! Your kitchen looks so cute! ~ Jamie

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  10. Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co.June 25, 2012 at 8:19 PM

    Gosh, such a pretty work of art! You really did an amazing job!

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  11. Stan and Jody GabaraJune 27, 2012 at 5:56 PM

    You are so clever. Great idea! I just love your blog, it makes me want to be creative. Thanks for sharing this inspiring post on Simple & Sweet Fridays.


    Jody

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  12. LoribethJuly 9, 2012 at 11:20 AM

    This is a cute idea. I have a hard time giving up calendars also! I have 12 12x12 frames in my living room that fit calendar art perfect, and that's how I've saved them. I just switched them out every year, so the art changed annually.

    Now I've created permanent art for them, and I think I'm going to miss the variety of change.

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