Lace Painted Table

Good afternoon, dear Reader, this post is about the 'Phantom Table'! The Phantom Table came into my family's possession when we moved into our current residence. It is a well-made circular table with a heavy (removable) glass top, and was painted a kind of mellow orangey pinky brown. It is also
-too short to sit at (as a small craft table)
-too tall to sit with (as a coffee table)
-too wide and circular to fit into regular bedroom furniture
Since no immediate use could be found, the table became a forgetful presence in our house, always around but never very useful. My sister and I painted (most of) it with crazy colors and brought it to school, where it also sat around.

No longer!

My brave plan was to re-vamp the table into something clean and fun, and finally USE IT FOR SOMETHING. Namely, to display all my finished crafts so they're not hiding in bins until someone wants one. I decided to paint lace onto the table top, really an easy project if you have a table, lace, and spray paint.
let's do it!
- Have a table- any size or shape as long as your lace will fit on it, and as long as it's prepped for spraypaint
-Paint- my rule is to get the second cheapest. For this, I'm using a bright Robin's Egg color
- Lace- and lace you don't mind getting painted.

1. Get your table prepped and in a garage or outside where you can paint

2. Test your paint! stretch your lace over a piece of cardboard to find out how close or far you need to spray to get the kind of coverage you want. Practice quick, light strokes to get even transfer.

3. Spread the lace on your table top. I tied the corners with hairbands and binder clips to keep it tight and also a little weighted. As long as your lace doesn't have creases and is reasonably heavy, you shouldn't have a problem.

4. Paint away! Remove the lace carefully while still wet, and let your table dry according to your paint can's specifications. Or until you remember it's still hanging out in your backyard and it's going to rain.

And that's it! Maybe I'll put up another 'finished' photo when the table is set up with all kinds of crafty goodies. What do you think?