Friday, August 30, 2013

Cashing In

For Mother's Day,
my son, John, promised to help me make "stuff."

So, while he was home from college for the summer,
I cashed in on quite a few projects!

I needed a display piece for my space at
Earth Mama's General Store for some bags that were coming in.

Using fence pickets, he made me this...



Here it is at the store...


And, here it is with the bags...
 It's perfect!

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Here are a few of the other projects John has helped me with...


Wine Cabinet


Suitcase Table

Kerosene Heater Table

He may think I'm done cashing in on my gift,
 but I'm not finished with him just yet!


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Monday, August 26, 2013

What Lurks Below...The Tale Of A Memo Board

Isn't this memo board lovely?

Well, I'm going to show you the "not so pretty" truth 
about how I put her together.

It all started here, 
with this print I bought at a yard sale for $5.
The print was faded, but I loved the frame!

I decided to turn it into a fabric covered memo board.
I took the picture out of the frame. 
I cut fabric a few inches larger than the glass.

Now, here's where it turns ugly.

I laid the glass from the picture down on the fabric.
Using duct tape, I started taping the fabric to the back of the glass.
 Once I had the fabric tape down, 
I started taping jute to the back and 
wrapping it around the glass.

And, here's what lurks beneath the lovely memo board...
 ...a hideous mess!

Now, to hide the mess...

I placed the fabric covered glass back into the frame.

I placed the foam core from the original picture
 back into the frame and secured it to the frame 
with a framing gun.
Whew! The mess is hidden!
No one will ever know.
Well, unless they read my blog.


I added some mini clothespins...

  ...and it's ready for appointment cards, pictures, or notes.

Shhh...
don't tell anyone what is hidden behind this beauty!

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Thursday, August 22, 2013

Chalkboard Paint Saves The Day

Well, it didn't actually save the day.
It did however save the sale!

I have had this old desk for sale at
for months!
 And, for a really great price!
But, it just wouldn't sell.

So, I decided I'd take it home.
Maybe I'd paint it really colorful...
or paint a whimsical design on it.

But, then I thought,
 "who doesn't love chalkboard paint?"

I went the easy route,
not only using chalkboard paint,
but also just painting the desk part & the slats.
And, guess what?
It sold!
And it sold quickly!

Ah...chalkboard paint...
Gotta love it (other people do apparently)!

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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Going In The Right Direction


No, this is not a post about a road trip.
Instead, it is about yet another side table!
I've been on a roll lately making tables!!!


I had an antique sewing machine base. As usual, I went back and forth on what to put on it to create the top. My mind starts spinning with all the options so it is hard to decide what to do!
I ended up buying this piece of wood...

I had this 1960 map of the Southeastern United States... 

I used ModPodge to adhere the map to the wood...

I screwed the wood onto the sewing machine base and then moved outside for the fun part! Using a belt sander, I went over the map, removing pieces of it in some areas.
 I also used the sander to round the corners of the wood.

Next, I used a dark stain to go over the entire table top...

 This aged the piece nicely!

I finished it off with a few coats of polyurethane to seal the top.






Now for my problem...
I keep making these tables to sell, 
but they look so good in my house that I end up keeping them!
Sell or keep?
I'll let you know which direction I take on that!

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Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Fairy Dust

This project was a collaboration 
between myself and my daughter, Carrie.

I had purchased a set of these cute little bottle pendants that have a cork in the top. My plan was to tear the word, original, out of a dictionary and put it in one of the bottles.
So, I tore it out and then brought out a bottle of glitter.
All the while, Carrie is watching and I could see the wheels turning in her brain!

She flipped through the dictionary and tore out the word, fairy.

Then she circled the word, fairy, with a fine tip Sharpie...

She handed me the piece of paper and said, "here...this will be much cuter!"
I poured some glitter into the bottle, rolled up the piece of paper to fit, and placed it down in the bottle...

 Carrie added a little bead charm to the bottle...


Carrie was right..
the fairy dust is much cuter!


I think we make a pretty good team!


I'm working on another fairy dust necklace that I am excited to share soon!
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