I found a sturdy, all wood bookshelf at Goodwill for just $5 because it was ugly, lumpy, and black.
I shoulda took before pix, it was really ug-ly!
Mr. Steiconi sanded and painted it as an early birthday gift.
I decoupaged it with napkins. Aside from the shelf itself, everything is from stash, even
the spray paint.
The napkins:
black outlines and florals
One side. Actually, I did this one last, so I like it the best. More negative space, and better understanding of the materials and technique.
Flowers. I love the contrast of the soft, blousy flowers and the crisp, boho paisley.
Butterfly. Someone sent me a bunch of paper appliques. They kind of faded i to the background, so I outlined them in black sharpie.
Hot glue butterflies. I did these a couple of years ago; did a small bead of hot glue over a butterfly applique (with plastic over it), then sprayed them flat black.
Top, with two butterflies. I did this first, and used a couple more napkin designs. It is kind of busy and murky.
Side A, second section done.
Front. I wrapped the napkins around the edge for extra interest. This is probably the only part that will show, once the shelf is in place and junk is dropped on top…
Hummingbird from one of the other napkin designs. Too transparent, it nearly disappeared until I added sharpie outlines.
Another butterfly applique
The white part of the napkins nearly disappear if you use enough Mod Podge under them. Here, I didn’t.
Opaque hummer applique
The other hot glue butterfly, made the same way. I like that they echo the black outlines on the other elements.
Yeah, I can’t really have decorative horizontal surfaces, either. 
