There is something really rewarding about tackling a project you’ve never attempted before, and this antique sofa was definitely a first for me. Let me preface this post by saying that my grandfather was a professional upholsterer…I am not. My mother is a retired professional drapery seamstress…I am not. I have marginal sewing skills and no upholstery skills, other than recovering a few chair seat cushions. I’m not a restorer of antique furniture. I’m more of a “try to make it {Read More}
Pretty Painted Clipboard Photo and Ephemera Display
July 10, 2013 by 11 Comments
I’m a bit of a clipboard addict and love using old clipboards as displays for photos and other bits and pieces of ephemera. I really love it when I find one that has developed pretty darkened patina, as this one has. I don’t mess with those – I use them as they are. Occasionally though, you find a nice old clipboard at a thrift store or yard sale, but it’s been doodled on by a student. In cases like that, {Read More}
Teapot Lamp Makeover
June 20, 2013 by 10 Comments
I brought home this teapot lamp last week and since I’m not really a teapot (or is it a coffee pot?) kind of gal, I thought I’d just use the lamp parts on another project and pitch the teapot. My husband convinced me to fix it up though, (probably because he knew I’d ask him to help me use the parts on another project), so I took his advice. I didn’t take a before picture, but the teapot had a {Read More}
It Does a Body Good
June 14, 2013 by 11 Comments
Sometimes you just have to milk things for all they’re worth, and I’ve been busy milkin’ this Milk and Cream Co. image like crazy this week. I brought home a large lazy Susan from a barn sale, (which was really just a yard sale in a cool old barn), and gave it the Milk & Cream treatment. …and another antique window got the same treatment, …and so did a cabinet door….and I’m still not tired of using this image, so {Read More}
Jump the Curb – Bike Chain Bracelets
April 12, 2013 by 8 Comments
There are five things my daughter really loves – coffee, music, her pets, Monster drinks & her bike – in no particular order. Two of those loves she’s turning into a little business she’s calling, “Jump the Curb”. Click on image to visit her shop She’s creating a colorful assortment of bike chain bracelets for children and adults. They are unisex and look great on guys and girls. She’s been selling these to kids on her college campus and they {Read More}
Patriotic Repurposed Playing Cards Banners
December 2, 2012 by 13 Comments
Yes, I’m well aware it’s December and not July, and no, I have not done even an ounce of Christmas decorating yet. So, why am I sharing this red, white and blue, 4th of July-looking photo with you? I bought a box full of old playing cards and the pretty reds and blues were begging to become a July 4th banners. I knew I’d forget I had the cards by the time July rolls around, so you gotta create while the {Read More}
Cottage Garden Tote
May 18, 2012 by 19 Comments
I’ve had my radar set for wooden totes lately, and have been fortunate to find several at flea markets and auctions. This tote started out looking like this and it’s the 2nd one I’ve found like it – snowmen and all. I loved how the first one turned out and almost did the same makeover on the second one, but I had some beautiful pages from a book called, “The Country Diary of Edwardian Lady”, which is a facsimile reproduction {Read More}
