Adventures in Upholstery

I attended the Country Living Fair

at Stone Mountain, Georgia

back in October.

One of my favorite things was seeing all the 

furniture covered in funky fabrics.

I kept it in the back of my mind,

hoping to find a chair inexpensive enough to experiment with.

 I found this wing back chair at my local Goodwill for $16

and decided it would be perfect.

Wing back chairs are classic.

The velour...

not so much.

I love duck cloth. It has a little weight to it

and comes in great patterns.

My daughter, Carrie, sewed the cushion &

my friend, Cindy, came over to help with the body of the chair.

I had studied several blogs with tutorials on recovering  

wing back chairs & I had every intention of following them. But we took a few shortcuts. It still turned out funky & fabulous!

And, there's nothing a little E6000 won't fix

 (just don't tell anybody)!

On another note...

After all this time blogging,

I still have not perfected taking the perfect picture

of furniture.

Should I take them inside?

Should I take them outside for better lighting?

Maybe both?

My poor son, is the one who usually has to deal

with me trying to figure this out.

He's the one carrying furniture all over the property.

I wanted to share these pictures because I thought they were funny. John, doesn't like for me to take his picture. But I managed to take these and wanted to share...

Yes, he's carrying the chair on his head!

I kept waiting for him to say, "Look mom, no hands!"

Have you ever recovered a wing back chair?

Did you find it hard or easy?

I think this was probably the first and last one I will recover!

But, I know, never say never!

 

Linking To:

  Someday Crafts, Sew Much A Do, Yesterday On Tuesday, Ginger Snap Crafts,  Creations By Kara,  Rae Gun Ramblings, Adventures In Dinner, Ivy & Elephants,   Seven Thirty Three, Delightful Order, The Shabby Creek Cottage, Seven Alive,  Bear Rabbit Bear Crafts, Made In A Day, Katherine's Corner, Redoux, Chic On a Shoestring,  Simply Sweet Home, The Shabby Nest, Craft Junkie Too,  House of Hepworths, Momnivore's Dilema, Somewhat Simple,   Live Laugh Rowe, Have A Daily Cup Of Mrs Olson, Simply Designing, Truly Lovely, Create Craft Love, The Cottage Market,  Funky Junk Interiors, Bowdabra, Addicted 2 Decorating, Tatertots & Jello,   Blissful & Domestic, A Vision To Remember, Boogieboard Cottage, Lovely Crafty Home, DIY Showoff, Craft-O-Maniac,  DIY Home Sweet Home, Under The Table and Dreaming, Keeping It Simple, Homemaker On A Dime, I Should Be Mopping The Floor, The Dedicated House,  Lines Across, Coastal Charm, Reasons To Skip The Housework, Sugar Bee Crafts, Chef In Training, Nifty Thrifty Things, Cherished Bliss, A Bowl Full Of Lemons, Me & My Boys, Mad In Crafts, Alderberry Hill, Flour Me With Love, Not Just A Housewife,  Today's Creative Blog, Tip Junkie, The Trendy Treehouse, Homework, Kammy's Korner,  I Gotta Create,  Thrifty 101,  Lamb Around,  Domestically Speaking,  The Kurtz Corner,     C.R.A.F.T.,  Finding Fabulous, The Answer Is Chocolate, Sugar and Dots,  Skip To My Lou, Sumos Sweet Stuff, The Thrifty Home, Or So She Says, Diana Rambles, Adorned From Above,  Cedar Hill Ranch, Classy Clutter, Flutter Buster, Crafty Texas Girls, Twelve O Eight, Nap Time Creations, The Shady Porch, JoJo And Eloise, Hope In Every Season, The Foley Fam,  House Of Hoff,  Our Home Away From Home, Living Well Spending Less, Remodelaholic, A Lived In Home, Flamingo Toes,  VMG206,  Finding Silver Pennies, Mad Cap Frenzy,  Gingerly Made,  Pink When,  Minnette's Maze,  Made To Be A Momma,  Start At Home,  Lil Mrs Tori,  Homecoming,  The Vintage Farmhouse,  Pink Recipe Box,  Sweet Haute,  Table For Seven,  Be Betsy,  It Happens In A Blink,  One Dog Woof, 4 You With Love, A Stroll Thru Life,  A Bright And Beautiful Life,  Crafty Goodies,  Live Love Create,  The Koenigs Create,  

Throwback Thursday

Here is another project that I think deserves a second look.

I shared these cuff bracelets back in 2011.

Wow! It seems like yesterday!

Go HERE for the tutorial.

These cuffs are fun and easy to make!

 I hope you'll check it out.

Have fun getting cuffed!

John's Checkerboard

I have posted quite a few projects that my son, John, has helped me with. He's very creative! He will be graduating from college in May with a degree in architecture.

Over the Christmas break, he asked his dad to teach him how to play chess. I'm sure we have a chess set somewhere in the attic but after a little searching with no luck, John went to the store and bought a cheap set for around $5.

He easily learned how to play and wanted a nice set he could take back to school with him. He bought a set of Lord Of The Rings chess pieces but they didn't come with a board. 

This is the part he gets from me...

he made one!

And it's beautiful!

 He used a piece of wood we had leftover from another project and cut it to the size he wanted. He drew off the squares, leaving a section at each end to place the pieces.

 John used stain for the brown sections & he painted in the green sections with acrylic paint. Using a ruler and a silver Sharpie, he defined each section. Then he added several coats of a gloss sealer.

 It turned out gorgeous!

Where ever life takes John after graduation,

I hope he gets to remain creative!

Going Retro

This mid-century modern table came to me like this...

already painted with a base coat 

and ready for me to have fun!

A lady from a local antique mall called me with a request.

Make this table look like the table in the magazine, Paint It...

 She loved the starburst design and the colors.

She had already painted the table with turquoise 

so she wanted the design in white & lime green.

I knew this was going to be a fun one!!!

I used chalk to draw 3 different size circles...

 Wow, the color looks completely different inside.

When I had the placement the way I liked,

I painted all the circles white.

I did 3 coats to achieve good coverage.

Then I added green over some of the white circles.

This took 2 coats.

Using a ruler and a black paint pen,

I drew lines making each one different lengths.

At the end of each line, I added a dot.

The lines on the green circles got a white dot &

the lines on the white circles got a green dot.

I love how this retro table turned out...

And, so did the lady who the table belongs to.

You'll probably see this design from me again!

 This table already had the mid-century modern vibe.

But, adding the star burst design makes it scream,

RETRO!

 

Linking To:

  Someday Crafts, Sew Much A Do, Yesterday On Tuesday, Ginger Snap Crafts,  Creations By Kara,  Rae Gun Ramblings, Adventures In Dinner, Ivy & Elephants,   Seven Thirty Three, Delightful Order, The Shabby Creek Cottage, Seven Alive,  Bear Rabbit Bear Crafts, Made In A Day, Katherine's Corner, Redoux, Chic On a Shoestring,  Simply Sweet Home, The Shabby Nest, Craft Junkie Too,  House of Hepworths, Momnivore's Dilema, Somewhat Simple,   Live Laugh Rowe, Have A Daily Cup Of Mrs Olson, Simply Designing, Truly Lovely, Create Craft Love, The Cottage Market,  Funky Junk Interiors, Bowdabra, Addicted 2 Decorating, Tatertots & Jello,   Blissful & Domestic, A Vision To Remember, Boogieboard Cottage, Lovely Crafty Home, DIY Showoff, Craft-O-Maniac,  DIY Home Sweet Home, Under The Table and Dreaming, Keeping It Simple, Homemaker On A Dime, I Should Be Mopping The Floor, The Dedicated House,  Lines Across, Coastal Charm, Reasons To Skip The Housework, Sugar Bee Crafts, Chef In Training, Nifty Thrifty Things, Cherished Bliss, A Bowl Full Of Lemons, Me & My Boys, Mad In Crafts, Alderberry Hill, Flour Me With Love, Not Just A Housewife,  Today's Creative Blog, Tip Junkie, The Trendy Treehouse, Homework, Kammy's Korner,  I Gotta Create,  Thrifty 101,  Lamb Around,  Domestically Speaking,  The Kurtz Corner,     C.R.A.F.T.,  Finding Fabulous, The Answer Is Chocolate, Sugar and Dots,  Skip To My Lou, Sumos Sweet Stuff, The Thrifty Home, Or So She Says, Diana Rambles, Adorned From Above,  Cedar Hill Ranch, Classy Clutter, Flutter Buster, Crafty Texas Girls, Twelve O Eight, Nap Time Creations, The Shady Porch, JoJo And Eloise, Hope In Every Season, The Foley Fam,  House Of Hoff,  Our Home Away From Home, Living Well Spending Less, Remodelaholic, A Lived In Home, Flamingo Toes,  VMG206,  Finding Silver Pennies, Mad Cap Frenzy,  Gingerly Made,  Pink When,  Minnette's Maze,  Made To Be A Momma,  Start At Home,  Lil Mrs Tori,  Homecoming,  The Vintage Farmhouse,  Pink Recipe Box,  Sweet Haute,  Table For Seven,  Be Betsy,  It Happens In A Blink,  One Dog Woof, 4 You With Love, A Stroll Thru Life,  A Bright And Beautiful Life,  Crafty Goodies,  Live Love Create,  The Koenigs Create,  Miss Mustard Seed

Panoramic Easter Egg Class

When I was little,

my mother would buy a Panoramic Easter Egg

every year.

I was fascinated with them and their sweet scene inside.

 

I guess she didn't know that they will last forever

because we never kept them for long.

Last year, a lady from my home town came to my house

and showed a group of my friends how to 

make this nostalgic art form.

It was so much fun!

I'm so excited that she is coming back on April 3

to teach this class at Earth Mama's General Store!

If you live in the Fayetteville, GA area,

come join us!

You have to go by the store to sign up and pay.

The cost is $35 and includes all supplies.

Feel free to contact me for more information.

I'd love to see you there!

St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin

In October, my husband and I traveled to Ireland 

to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary.

One of the highlights was visiting

St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin.

It was founded in 1191

and is the largest church in Ireland.

 After much deterioration,

Benjamin  Guinness, father of Arthur Guinness,

paid for reconstruction in the 1800's.

A statue of Benjamin sits on the grounds of the cathedral.

 Magnificent is not a word I use often,

 but in the case of this church it is appropriate!

If you are fortunate enough to visit Ireland,

St. Patrick's Cathedral is a must see!

 You can learn more about St. Patrick's Cathedral HERE.