Music Window sill

melissabell · **Posted: 02-09-2011 , 01:23 PM** #1

Hi,

I got this old sheet music from Eibhlin Ni Sheambrai. The type of paper was perfect and as it was genuinely old I didn't have to stain it with tea as I'd planned. Some of the window sills in my house were looking shabby and I hadn't the money for the paint I wanted, I was inspired by another Jumble Towner on here to use sheet music so here it is, The photos are a mix of wrong light and a camera phone so please excuse a few of them :)

The Curtain rail was in another room in the house when we moved on and the curtain is 3 bargain bin scarves from Penneys. The tie back is a strip of fabric I had with some odd buttons from my collection :)

magda_ola · **Posted: 02-09-2011 , 01:43 PM** #2

great idea melissbell; I really like the curtain:)

cloughcorr · **Posted: 02-09-2011 , 02:28 PM** #3

Brilliant idea - did you use a varnish paint to seal/coat the sheets as a finish?

shonastar · **Posted: 02-09-2011 , 04:21 PM** #4

Beautiful, and so original! Love it x

Mick13 · **Posted: 02-09-2011 , 04:26 PM** #5

nice job, looks well, like the statue (china woman?) on right of sill

melissabell · **Posted: 02-09-2011 , 08:56 PM** #6

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mick13

nice job, looks well, like the statue (china woman?) on right of sill

Actually it's a man lol :)

melissabell · **Posted: 02-09-2011 , 08:57 PM** #7

ya i gave it 2 coat of egg shell varnish which darkened the paper a little bit more so it came out exactly the colour I wanted :) Thanks everyone :)

Scaryspex · **Posted: 03-09-2011 , 10:36 AM** #8

WOW...

I love this idea! It's fantastic! great work.

photogeek · **Posted: 03-09-2011 , 12:41 PM** #9

Great job, and very interesting way to use it. I got these lovely Music sheets too, and yet I have still to use it. I have an idea in mind, and you have motivated me to get going.

sparkwell · **Posted: 04-09-2011 , 04:17 PM** #10

Lovely job Melissabell very crafty:)

rubyruby · **Posted: 06-09-2011 , 10:52 AM** #11

I am always looking for different ways to use different things, you have got me thinking now, great idea, love the scarf as a curtain "brilliant" well done for thinking of that one, Ruby..

palminnie1 · **Posted: 06-09-2011 , 10:46 PM** #12

wonderful great idea.
anyone use other sort of stuff, just thought for other 'makeovers' what about the house magazines which may have contributed to a wallpaper or such and you can point to the page on the window sill!
ann

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	Posted: 02-09-2011 , 01:23 PM #1
melissabell Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Portarlington, Co. Laois Posts: 1,336	Music Window sill Hi, I got this old sheet music from Eibhlin Ni Sheambrai. The type of paper was perfect and as it was genuinely old I didn't have to stain it with tea as I'd planned. Some of the window sills in my house were looking shabby and I hadn't the money for the paint I wanted, I was inspired by another Jumble Towner on here to use sheet music so here it is, The photos are a mix of wrong light and a camera phone so please excuse a few of them :) The Curtain rail was in another room in the house when we moved on and the curtain is 3 bargain bin scarves from Penneys. The tie back is a strip of fabric I had with some odd buttons from my collection :) Attached Images

	Posted: 02-09-2011 , 01:43 PM #2
magda_ola Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Dublin Posts: 287	great idea melissbell; I really like the curtain:)

	Posted: 02-09-2011 , 02:28 PM #3
cloughcorr Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bray Co Wicklow Posts: 18	Brilliant idea - did you use a varnish paint to seal/coat the sheets as a finish?

	Posted: 02-09-2011 , 04:21 PM #4
shonastar Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Clonmel, Co. Tipperary Posts: 221	Beautiful, and so original! Love it x

	Posted: 02-09-2011 , 04:26 PM #5
Mick13 Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Bailieboro, Cavan Posts: 52	nice job, looks well, like the statue (china woman?) on right of sill

	Posted: 02-09-2011 , 08:57 PM #7
melissabell Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Portarlington, Co. Laois Posts: 1,336	ya i gave it 2 coat of egg shell varnish which darkened the paper a little bit more so it came out exactly the colour I wanted :) Thanks everyone :)

	Posted: 03-09-2011 , 10:36 AM #8
Scaryspex Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dublin/Donegal Posts: 52	WOW... I love this idea! It's fantastic! great work.

	Posted: 03-09-2011 , 12:41 PM #9
photogeek Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: dublin Posts: 40	Music sill Great job, and very interesting way to use it. I got these lovely Music sheets too, and yet I have still to use it. I have an idea in mind, and you have motivated me to get going.

	Posted: 04-09-2011 , 04:17 PM #10
sparkwell Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Portarlington, Co. Laois Posts: 713	Lovely job Melissabell very crafty:)

	Posted: 06-09-2011 , 10:52 AM #11
rubyruby Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: laois Posts: 594	I am always looking for different ways to use different things, you have got me thinking now, great idea, love the scarf as a curtain "brilliant" well done for thinking of that one, Ruby..

	Posted: 06-09-2011 , 10:46 PM #12
palminnie1 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Greystones, Co. Wicklow Posts: 367	tis really gorgeous, loveit wonderful great idea. anyone use other sort of stuff, just thought for other 'makeovers' what about the house magazines which may have contributed to a wallpaper or such and you can point to the page on the window sill! ann