"Secret Weapon" For Aging...

"Lancaster County Star" finished on a bread board

This punch needle design is a combination 

of some of my favorite things...

the Log Cabin quilt design, a Lancaster County star

and charming Colonial pennies.

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(I will be giving away two of the 
"Lancaster County Star" patterns.
If you'ld like the chance to win one,
leave a comment on this post...
Check back...winners will be announced here
on Wednesday, January 28th.)

I started with a bread board.

(Wish I had a vintage one, but that was not the case !)

I painted the bread board 'True Ochre"...
(looks exactly like yellow mustard)

knowing that was not

going to be the "finished color".

My 'secret weapon' for aging ??

Plain old shoe polish !
(okay, maybe not a secret to some, 
but I am still amazed at how well 
something so 'common' works !)

I have the fondest memories of my Dad polishing 

shoes every Saturday.  I still cannot believe 

that polishing shoes was even a weekly chore, 
back in the day !!!

The smell of KIWI shoe wax takes me back to that time.

I used a soft old cloth, and with circular motions,

I applied the polish to all sides.

When the shoe polish was dry, 

(or had set for about an hour),

I then used a clean soft cloth to "buff" off any residue.

The perfect place for my punch needle to rest.

Punch needle design using Valdani Variegated Perle Cotton

'Lancaster County Star' is now available

in my Studio, or at your local Needlework Shop.

Wishing you a wonderful and creative weekend...
Rose