This is the follow up to my post, "Antique File Cabinet Coffee Table".

I designed my subway art in Photoshop and then Staples printed it, the price for printing is minimal. This was printed on legal size paper and the design does not need flipped.  I have used the wax paper transfer method with my inkjet printer, (here) and it does work, but this is fairly large print and so much easier.

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How I transferred my subway art onto the coffee table. Citrasolv is the key word here. I have tried everyway possible I think to transfer to furniture, fabric and whatever else, but this by far is the best! I had ordered the Citra solv from Amazon several months ago and decided this time I would try this method. Mainly because this was such a big piece to transfer.

* It does not require much Citra solv. The little jar is only about 1/4 full, and I didn't even use that much on the whole project. I put a lid on this little mason jar and saved the rest for the next project.
​* I measured my print to get it in the middle of the coffee table and taped the print at the top and side only.
​* Using a cotton ball, dip into the Citra solv and then wet only a small part of the print.
​* I used a brayer to make sure the print was flat on the surface.
​* Start rubbing with a paint stick, a knife, orange stick, or whatever you find comfortable in using. This print has several fonts so every little piece of the print needs rubbed onto the surface.
​* I check every once in awhile by lifting up the print to see that the print is on the surface.
* Continue this method until finished.
​* I let it cure for 24 hours and then lightly sprayed with clear varnish.​

​​Amy Vanderbilt's Etiquette
​A man, except under business circumstances, does not offer to shake hands with a woman unless she makes the move first.

How about an eclectically antique coffee table from an old file cabinet? I love the way this turned out, after admittedly, sitting in my garage for over a year. 

The cabinet had some wrinkles, but nothing I couldn't work with and love.

 
​Sometimes I  take the veneer off, sometimes I just leave the chippy places and paint over them, but this time I filled in the chipped veneer with plastic wood putty and sanded and sanded.

The paint was a satin finish from a hardware store, no special chalk paint this time, though sometimes I do use chalk paint. I waxed the cabinet with Annie Sloan clear wax and distressed slightly with dark wax. I kept the name plates and replaced the handles.

Now the fun part!!! I will post how I did the subway art in a few days.  I will also be sharing  the subway art that I made and used for anyone to download.  

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Amy Vanderbilt's Etiquette
​Decency dictates that a man or boy give up his seat to a tired mother with a young child or a baby in her arms, to a pregnant woman, or to an old or crippled one- or to an old or disabled man. The person to whom the seat has been given says, "Thank you," but never opens a conversation with his or his benefactor.
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I can't believe I haven't put this in my repertoire of recipes before! I have adapted my recipe from:​
​ Skinny Mom​

Easy Shrimp and Grits​

Ingredients:                                                                                                                         Serves 8
​* 3 chicken bouillon cubes
* 2 1/4 cups water
* 1 1/2 cups milk
* 1 1/4 cups quick grits
​* 1/2 teaspoon salt
​* 1 cup sharp white cheddar cheese (grated)
* 1/2 teaspoon pepper
* 2 packages frozen cooked shrimp (about 80 medium size shrimp)
​* 2 Tablespoons Old Bay seasoning
​* 2 Tablespoons olive oil
​* 4 teaspoons minced garlic

Instructions:
1. Dissolve bouillon cubes in boiling water, add milk. Stir grits and salt into liquid mixture. Cook (microwave) until thicken, add cheese and pepper and cook one more minute.
​2. In a large skillet heat oil and add garlic, cook about 1 minute and add frozen shrimp and Old Bay seasoning. Sauté and reduce for several minutes, until shrimp has cooked through.
3. Serve shrimp over grits.​

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Amy Vanderbilt’s Etiquette
Original Publication 1952
Costume and real jewelry may be worn together if this is done tastefully. 

I ​often wonder at times if society even knows what the meaning of etiquette truly means. I heard my dad often say, "He was a gentlemen's gentleman." Which really means a valet, but I believe it also means a man who is a true gentleman. I always tell my grandson to be a gentlemen's gentleman, and then explain what I believe it means. My dad always said that Ronald Reagan was that type of man, and I do believe that is true. ​Even though we lived on a farm in northwest Kansas, my Mother was a stickler for etiquette too, I even remember wearing gloves to church as a child.
​I will be adding a little reminder of etiquette taken from Amy Vanderbilt's Etiquette book in each of my posts.  My dear Mother gave me the book many years ago, oh how I wish she had written a message to me in it, with the date she gave it to me. So with this muse . . . . . . . . .
Please look for these little reminders, at the bottom of my posts, in a pink font. I know I post sporadically and on a whim, but I do hope you enjoy this addition.  
​4/3/16
​1 want to add that some/post of these reminders are going to be comical and so out of touch with reality for today, but that is going to be part of the journey. The first book was written in 1952 and the revisions were made in 1971.