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The desk is an adorable representation of the desks used in one-room school houses all across America! I used Graphic 45 vintage school papers to cover the desk and the mini album. The mini sits on the seat in the front of the desk.
The desk is approximately 6" tall and 6" deep, and 5" wide across the seat. The mini is 4 3/4" x 5 1/4" with rounded corners.
The back of the desk shows the Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts attention to detail! Check out the pencil holder and the ink well. The desk also has some storage inside! Simply adorable!
Here is how you make one for yourself!
1. Prepare the desk pieces by wiping them with a cloth and sponging the edges with brown ink.
2. Cover the inside surfaces of the desk side and seat pieces with decorative paper.
3. Cover the outside surfaces of the desk and seat pieces with contrasting paper. I did not cover the bottom slats or the desk top as I wanted them to look like wood. I sponged brown ink onto those pieces.
4. Use a strong glue to assemble the desk. Sponge the edges with brown ink. Cut a ruler image from the G45 Place in Time paper and glue it to the top of the desk.
5. Select the pieces desired from the
Vintage School Shape Set (coming soon).
6. Use various inks to color your shapes.
7. Sponge the frame and five pages of the mini album with brown ink.
8. Choose vintage school papers to cover each of the five pages of the album, front and back. Glue the frame to the front of the first page. Decorate as desired. (See each page below.)
Page 1: Cover the front of this page with Graphic 45 ABC Primer (1, 2, Buckle My Shoe) paper. Glue the frame to the top of the page. Decorate with the Vintage School Shape Set and images cut from the paper.
Page 2: Cover this page with Graphic 45 ABC Primer Jumping Joan paper. Add a belly band (G45 Place in Time September) and flash card image.
Page 3: Cover this page with Graphic 45 Children's Hour September Montage paper.
Page 4: Cover this page with G45 ABC Primer The Three R's paper. Add a tag cut from Children's Hour September Collective paper.
Page 5: Cover this page with ABC Primer Bedtime Stories paper. Glue a scrap of G45 Place in Time September paper to the chipboard book. Add the quill.
Page 6: Cover this page with Graphic 45 Children's Hour September Collective reverse paper. Add a belly band cut from the same paper.
Page 7: Cover this page with ABC Primer Happy Go Lucky paper. Add a belly band cut from Place in Time paper.
Page 8: Cover this page with ABC Primer The Three R's paper. Add a tag and postage image cut from Place in Time paper. Add the ink pot and quill.
Page 9: Cover this page with ABC Primer Alphabet Soup paper. Add the 1-2-3 chipboard element and a postage image cut from Children's Hour September Collective.
Page 10: Cover this page with ABC Primer Games and Playtime paper.
Thanks for looking!
Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts:
Vintage School Shape Set (coming soon)
Partner Products:
Graphic 45:
Place in Time (retired)
Other:
Ink: Colorbox Pigment Frost White, Silver; Ranger Distress Mowed Lawn, Walnut Stain, Black Soot, Mustard Seed, Fired Brick, Candied Apple, Frayed Burlap
Adhesive: Liquitex Matte Gel Medium, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares, Scotch 3M ATG tape, white glue
How cute!
ReplyDeleteThe School desk is adorable! I want it when it is available!!
ReplyDeleteOh my word Gloria you just keep WOWING us this desk is adorable !
ReplyDeletewowzers i so want to make one of these
ReplyDeletei WANT THE DESK ALSO, DO YOU KNOW WHEN IT WILL BECOME AVAILABE?
ReplyDeleteFor everyone looking for the desk, please contact Gina at Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts: http://www.gslcuts.com/Store/index.php?main_page=contact_us&zenid=f28a7c846c6f69747ad7f9666b51ff5a
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