Confession

I have a confession to make. I am officially now a dumpster-diver. Now I didn't actually go into a dumpster per se. It was much easier than that! You see, I was jogging around the neighborhood yesterday morning with Ginger (my love machine of a dog) and it just happened to be trash day. Trash day isn't usually this interesting, but I am guessing because it is Spring, people are doing a lot of purging because there were all sorts of things out. Most of it useless to me. But one thing caught my eye.....


Can you believe it?! It's really heavy, so I had to finish my jog, jump in the truck and cart it off before the trash truck came! The seat is genuine leather, but I am thinking to cover it in some leopard print fabric I have leftover from my daughter's duvet cover and let her have it for her room! What more could a twelve year old girl ask for?

Bathroom and Burlap

Hubby and I are still trying to get the master bath 100% done, but I think it's going to take a while. There is an area next to our soaking tub where there is a big blank space. Formerly, my three dirty clothes hampers hung out there. Now Hubby is saying he wants a console table there. I am thinking something white-metal-rusty with glass top that might have been outdoors. Something with loads of charm. I was shocked when he sent me to the tag sale at Chartreuse on Sunday. Of course, since I had his blessing, I found nada, zilch, nothing!
My trip was not all for naught, though. I did see some lampshades that I want to try my hand at making when the time comes. Right now I am semi-obsessed with burlap. When we moved from our townhome into our house nearly 6 years ago, I had several yards of the stuff that I had bought to use for a backdrop and a scarecrow for fall. The following year I went on a cleaning frenzy and threw it all into the Goodwill bag! Go figure! Now I am running to AC Moore weekly to buy little packages of it. (I'm afraid to commit to more than a half yard!) Anyway...you can see the pictures I shot with my iPhone. Sorry they are crappy, but it still gets the point across. Praying for sunshine!
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Ta-dah!

So I finally got my wine crates hung. It took some pleading and a few tears, but the hubby finally broke down and hung them for me!
Hubby even gave me some good feedback on positioning. He suggested that we stack it slightly askew. Then he bolted them together that way.
Here you can see where I am keeping my feminine hygiene products. I did have them in a galvanized tin container, but found this basket in Bath and Body Works that I like better. I didn't want so much silver since there is already a lot in there. Now we just have a few more things to hang in there and we will be finished!

Getting Things Done

I got several projects done, but no images to show for it! My wine crates are done! They look pretty good. Of course before I did them I searched the internet for a way to age them authentically, but couldn't find anything. So I decided on staining them with a gray stain and then walnut over top to warm it up. After I did that, I found this post http://showandtell-sausha.blogspot.com/2011/01/how-to-weather-new-wood.html. This process would have been much easier! I decided that I will do this with my pine farm table that is in need of a makeover. (That yellow finish is so tired!)

I drew a chickadee a few years ago and never framed it up. I had been looking for a square frame and mat with a circle in it. I found a square framed picture from Kirkland's on clearance and took it apart. Left the cardboard in it and cut a circle into it and covered with burlap. The glass did not fit! But it looks good without the glass. I just have to find a way to protect the drawing. Other than that - it is done!

After several weeks, our bedroom paint job is finally done! Now we are working on putting back all the stuff that was taken out of the room. Hubby put back the vanity in it's rightful place, but not the mirror. So while I was struggling with the mirror, I noticed the hinges were missing some screws. I decided to take it apart since I will be painting it soon. There was a rattling behind the bigger (middle) mirror, so I took part of the backing off. A bunch of wooden shims fell out. I also found the manufacturer stamp on the back of the mirror and the date - 1927! An antique! If it weren't for the chips and scratches on it, I would be hesitant to paint it!
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Waiting for Spring!

Before/After eyeglass holder
Every year after the Christmas decorations come down, I go into creating mode! My creative brain flow just goes on overload and I fixate on ideas until they are done. This often causes me to lose sleep - mostly in the early morning hours! This season some of the projects that were started due to my brain surge were - an eyeglass holder made from a Crystal Light container, a collage/wall hanging, wine crate shelves, reward program for the kids, a spring wreath and a reverse mirror etching. Those are just projects I started! There are many that I have tucked away - kitchen table refinish (starting after true Spring), camping kitchen made from dresser drawers, rolled paper wall hangings, ..... Ahhh! They won't stop coming!

I hope you mind is nice and peaceful and your day is productive.