Hot Legs!

Now that you've got that tune and visions of Rod Stewart in your head, let me show you the shapely legs I'm talkin' about ....

Pretty, Pink Curvaceous Legs!

Very gracious, elegant, and a little flirty!

A creamy rose floral accent applied to the back and covering the little drawer front. Perfect!

I'm running low on furniture pieces to work on so I've been digging through my fabric bins hoping to become inspired.  I threw some odds & ends scraps together and came up with a nice sized tote!

 

It's roomy and it's lined to make it very sturdy!The handy-dandy jean's pocket sets it off!

Coffee sacks are kinda trendy and the burlap is great for a multitude of uses. I wanted to keep the graphics on this bag intact and just happened to have a frame hangin' around that fit ...

It'll be added to my Spring inventory.

Let's see ... what else have I completed ...

Oh, yeah! This old window - I have a pile LOT of them! Stenciled a couple of birds and added some words! Kinda looks like it really is my window - it's just sitting on the frame so the graphics would show through! Ugh, you can see the SNOW we just got dumped on us through the window, too!

And, I did these ...

Printed graphics (thanks Background Fairy!) on some tea towels. It's fun! More to come!

Did I show you this little cutie pie child's wicker rocker?

       

                                                                   BEFORE ...

    
                                                                       AFTER!

I couldn't fix the gapping hole in the back - it really needed a whole (pun intended!) new backing - so I stitched together a sweet little ruffle-y slipcover to hide it! And added a soft cush-y seat! Pretty neat, huh?

Well, the rabbit likes it!!



So, I really have been working on stuff! Slow, but sure! That's what I do .........



Till next time ....... KEEP ON JUNKIN'!

XOXOX

Quick Projects!

You can never have enough pillows! They're fun, they're stylish, they're colorful, and the more the better! I had some leftover fabric pieces from other sewing projects and put them all together. The backs of these pillows, which don't show in the photos, is striped fabric and plain muslin. I like to use every little scrap I can!

Love the French Script fabric!

A little creative trim and voila!!

 I have a 'sack stash' of old feed/seed sacks and chose one to use as a liner for this Farmer's Market Cart. This cart is larger than previous ones that I've done. Getting the right dimentions was a challenge - but after taking ripping the liner apart twice, I decided it was as close as I was going to get!  I used twine for the ties and to cover the handle to give it more of a country-look. It's the perfect thing to take to the farmer's market! You don't have to carry all those individual bags full of produce and juggle the fresh flower bouquet while browsing at all the edible goodies! Plus it's environmentally friendly - no plastic bags!!

Farmer's Market Cart

I LOVE MIRRORS! They make a small space seem larger and brighten up any sized room. It's not a VANITY thing! Although once in a while a quick look at your reflection may make you re-think that hairdo! Here are a couple of fun mirrors I re-did recently:

I decoupaged old dictionary pages on a framed mirror and added vintage buttons and a long strand of pearls.

 

Shimmering sheer leaves accent the ribbon rose embellishment. So sweet!

 This wall mirror was one of those dark stained pine pieces that were popular in the '80's. It had a little shelf attached where you could display knick-knacky things. I updated the look with some paint, some French trim, and a couple of white fleur-de-lis knobs. It would be ideal to use as a jewelry hanger - with a handy mirror!  Use it in the entryway for hats or scarves, or show off pretty guest towels in the bath.

I'll have more things to share with you next time!

Until then ..... Merci Beaucoup!

Happy New Year - New Projects!

Dark-gooey-drippy-looking stuff!

What a way to start the New Year! I've been slacking in the project department, so I decided I better get a move on and start crankin' out some finished products!
I'm trying out my re-organized workspace in the basement, seeings as it's wa-a-ay too cold to work in the garage now! Still missing my handy-dandy workshop back in CO but this'll have to do for now. At least it's warm.
My first project is a chair I found on some curb. Should've left it there!! ah ha ha ha! After getting a closer look at it - the dark-stain varnish was all bubbly and crackeled - looked like maybe it had been torched or possibly saved from thrown into a fire! The seat middle was missing. Otherwise it was in pretty good shape -- considering ...
When am I going to LEARN that curbside finds usually require a lot of time and repair. I've had to figure out some pretty unique salvage techniques over the years!
Anyhoo .... this is how it turned out ...

Careful paint job was purposely distressed - didn't want it to look NEW!

Paint color choice came from the colorful feed sack that I picked out of my sack stash!

Pretty COOL, huh?!

The next project - actually I worked on both of these alternately while paint dried - is this cute little accent table that I found in my fav thrift store. I think it looks like it could've been a boy's shop-class project! It's kinda rough! No "before" pics - as I FORGOT! - but picture this -- dark stained cheapo scrap pine wood! Here she is all dolled up ...

Now this took some considerable time as I had NO plan in mind and just painted as I went along! (which is how I do most things!)

Isn't this little bird just the cutest drawer pull you've ever seen?!!

It's perfectly-imperfect!

I've got several other projects in the works - some old windows that I'm having to scrape and repaint and, dang it all, wouldn't you just know that one of the old wavey glass panes would BREAK - Geesch I hate when that happens! I plan to paint some Vintage French labels on the glass - if I have any left!

I'm decoupaging a couple of mirror frames with old dictionary pages - the end result will be uncommonly unique!

More fabric things are being planned. I hope to use up my ever-growing stash! Does that EVER really happen??

I've got my work cut out for me. It's a New Year with New Dreams and New Ideas! I'm already looking forward to getting my space filled up for opening day in March! I'd better get busy!!

Until next time ... Sweet Dreams!