After my last painting project, I decided I needed something easy-peasey. I had picked this shelf up at a yard sale last summer. Not terrible, but I could tell it was one of those items that was purchased in a box, and put together with those funky screws that click into something when you turn […]
Month: March 2012
I am so relieved pleased at the way this turned out. This transformation should have been simple, but I had one disaster after another. No one was around, so I was able to clean up the messes and move on before anyone could catch me in the act. So why confess now? Eh, it’s more […]
I’ve been working on these windows for longer than I want to admit. They both had decaying issues on one edge. Most people probably would have tossed them, but I have had them since they were removed from an old barn/garage. That was about 20 years ago. The garage was torn down and replaced with […]
I finished a ladder back chair yesterday. It was red and missing the rush seat. I painted it a leather yellow color. What goes good with leather? Blue jeans. I wove strips of blue jeans and stapled the ends under the rungs of the seat. Inserting the staple gun between the legs and seat rungs […]
This dresser was missing the top drawer, but that didn’t stop me from believing it had possibilities. I removed the slide guide for the missing drawer. After a light sanding I painted the surface using a flat green wall paint. I also painted the interior where the missing drawer would have been. The green […]
We began our first day of salvaging this last Sunday. We were pressed for time (life’s other responsibilities got in the way), so we actually only had about an hour. We spent that time “picking”. Along with Mary, we worked on the front room of the house. I really enjoyed her knowledge on the personal […]
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New Craft Projects for Spring
I’ve been working on projects to sell at my local store. Bowl fillers are popular and help to fill the store shelves. No pun intended. Primitive Sunflowers Cats and Crows Quilted Hearts Chenille Carrots Long Chenille Flag Pillows Barn Kitties “Stoned” Chickens I also have a dresser, chair and windows in the works, but they […]