To answer your question on your blog, since it didn't seem to want to publish my response there..
Boot goods of that era would include shoehorns, button hooks, polish, the inserts to help boots keep their shape, and even the stand that keeps boots together and upright. So it fits in well with the other goods being sold.
The items related to boots would fit well with the clothing, yes. The stationery and cutlery though, not so much.
I have had to set my blog to screened comments because I am getting spammed like mad, but when I see that they are 'normal' and related to the entry, I always publish them.
I am normally notified by gmail that a comment was left on Blogger, so that prompts me to publish it, but for some reason, your comment didn't get through at all. I think there's some weirdness with Blogger comments that's been going on for a while now.
Historically, stores like that developed from the tinkers and peddlers who used to travel around with an assortment of household goods for sale. Gradually they became the chandler and general stores before stores became more specialized.
If that store did exist it's quite possible that it sold clothing and small household items like stationery and cutlery as well as buttons and needles and a bunch of other small items.
Thank you for your helpful tutorial. Especially for the tip for letting the image dry over night! I had the same problem you had and lost interest but now I'll give it a new try.
Re: Great tutoriallindapendantApril 10 2013, 22:38:10 UTC
When the image started sliding off I was about ready to give up, but I thought I'd give it one last try so see what would happen since I had nothing to lose.
I repeated the process three times, (wet, peel, dry) and I still had a very thin layer of paper left which I decided not to remove for fear of the image peeling off.
Before applying glaze, I brushed a thin layer of Mod Podge over the drawer face so that I would get even coverage of the tinted glaze, and not have it glob over the parts where a minor film of paper was still stuck.
I'd suggest you do that whether you apply a tinted glaze or not, because you get a bit of a sheen of Mod Podge around the image, so covering the entire piece will make the shine uniform.
Re: Great tutorialmemnochApril 11 2013, 07:00:00 UTC
Wow, that's so lovely to give me even more help. I was wondering if there would be some sheen left by the glue. And now you answered even that and I don't have to do a test run first. Thank you! ♥
Re: Great tutoriallindapendantApril 11 2013, 10:37:20 UTC
You're welcome! I'll add that step to the tutorial too.
The sheen that was left around the edge of the image may have been because the Mod Podge I used was semi gloss. It may not show up if you were to use mat finish.
I love this transformation, it's so lovely now. It inspires me to give a crummy bedside table of my own a makeover, alas it is MDF with the melamine fake wood finish. It could never pull THIS off.
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Boot goods of that era would include shoehorns, button hooks, polish, the inserts to help boots keep their shape, and even the stand that keeps boots together and upright. So it fits in well with the other goods being sold.
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I have had to set my blog to screened comments because I am getting spammed like mad, but when I see that they are 'normal' and related to the entry, I always publish them.
I am normally notified by gmail that a comment was left on Blogger, so that prompts me to publish it, but for some reason, your comment didn't get through at all. I think there's some weirdness with Blogger comments that's been going on for a while now.
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Historically, stores like that developed from the tinkers and peddlers who used to travel around with an assortment of household goods for sale. Gradually they became the chandler and general stores before stores became more specialized.
If that store did exist it's quite possible that it sold clothing and small household items like stationery and cutlery as well as buttons and needles and a bunch of other small items.
And if not, it's an amusing mistake.
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Thank you for your helpful tutorial. Especially for the tip for letting the image dry over night!
I had the same problem you had and lost interest but now I'll give it a new try.
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I repeated the process three times, (wet, peel, dry) and I still had a very thin layer of paper left which I decided not to remove for fear of the image peeling off.
Before applying glaze, I brushed a thin layer of Mod Podge over the drawer face so that I would get even coverage of the tinted glaze, and not have it glob over the parts where a minor film of paper was still stuck.
I'd suggest you do that whether you apply a tinted glaze or not, because you get a bit of a sheen of Mod Podge around the image, so covering the entire piece will make the shine uniform.
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Wow, that's so lovely to give me even more help. I was wondering if there would be some sheen left by the glue. And now you answered even that and I don't have to do a test run first. Thank you! ♥
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The sheen that was left around the edge of the image may have been because the Mod Podge I used was semi gloss. It may not show up if you were to use mat finish.
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Very doable. Get to work!
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