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little dresser
Sorry I don't have the before picture for this little dresser but believe me it was in bad shape...so I sanded it and wiped it down with paint thinner. Then I gave it a couple of coats of cream...
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Doors, doors and more doors
Made a trip over to Habitat for Humanity this week, and then again, and one more time..well they had all these cupboard doors for a really good price, so I bought about 30 of them.This was just the...
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Cupboards door and more cupboard doors
So this is one of the load of doors that I picked up at Habitat for Humanity, it was just to good of a deal to pass up, ($5.00 each)I felt kinda bad sanding the beautiful finish on the doors, but then...
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Water fall dresser
I found this great water fall dresser at a yard sale...Wow what some people get rid of, and I'm glad they do! Of course I forgot to take the before picture cause I was so excited to start working on...
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Turkey basket
This little turkey holds goodies for guests and mostly grand kids. To make him I cut the body out of scrapbook paper and one out of cardboard. I would of cut it out of wood cause it would make it more...
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Christmas Open House
After spending 10 to 12 hours at my shop from last Sat. til Wed. night I am a little sleep deprived! It's so much work and I never think I'll get it done in time, but somehow I manage to open the doors...
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Treasure in the attic
It's been 25 years since we moved in to our home. When Bob and I first moved here in 1985 we stored some boxes up in the attic. Some of the things stored were my husband's uncle who had just recently...
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Christmas Wreath
Making wreaths for Christmas is one of my favorite things to do... a beautiful wreath on your front door is always so inviting to family and friends.I used a 24" pine wreath and red and silver balls. I...
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Another cupboard door.
Well I still have about 15 doors left so I had another idea for using one of them. I decided to make it a stocking holder. Easy to do, I just spray painted it red and added some pretty crystal knobs,...
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Sewing table
My friend brought this sewing machine cabinet to re-do for her daughter for Christmas. It had belonged to her Grandmother. It was the blonde wood with a lacquer finish.It was quite the process! I...
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Painting drawer handles
New door knobs can be so expensive to replace so I try to re-use them whenever I can by painting them.I always had a hard time painting door knobs until I learned this little trick.First clean them off...
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Winter in Utah
Talk about a white Christmas, we definitely got it this year! We had about 20" in one day and the storms keep coming. These stump look like they have giant marshmallows on top of them! Yep that's my...
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Two cute tables
These are a couple of tables that a friend gave me. I love the style and the little drawer.As usual I sanded them and then wiped them down with paint thinner.The smaller table I painted black and...
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Creamy Dresser
This is a dresser I just finished for a client. She plans on using it as a changing table for her new baby.The dresser was just stained so I sanded it good and wiped it down with paint thinner. The...
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sewing machine drawers
I've had these drawers from an old treadle sewing machine for over forty years. I love them and they make the perfect little end table. I decided it was time to paint them,( after 40 years anything...
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AVALANCHE
I spent the weekend watching two of my little grand kids, Laurel and Dean. They live in the Heber Valley, about a hour away from home. When I left to come home on Sunday there was a huge snow storm the...
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Happy Hutch
This is one of my favorite pieces to keep all my favorite things in. This is the third time I have re-painted it. This time I decided to go with a creamy yellow color that I have used on some of my...
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Article 7
Wow, thanks to Lauren at West Furniture Revival for awarding me the Stylish Blogger Award.Please check out her blog, it is dang cute!Thanks again Lauren.
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Dressing table
How cute is this little dressing table...I saw it at a local thrift store and had to have it. Of course I forgot to take a picture before I had taken it apart and started to sand.Come on use your...
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I"m thinking spring!!!
I am so happy that it is March and spring is on it's way.... I'm starting to dust off a few of my spring treasurers. Here a few of my favorite things for spring.This sweet little vase with the two...
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New life for an old mantle
I fell in love with this old fireplace mantle when I saw it at a yard sale and just had to have it, I thought it would be great to use as a shelf. I've never seen a mantle with drawers. The old paint...
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Stylish Blogger Award!
Thanks to Audrey at A Day With a Domestic Engineer for awarding me the Stylish Blogger Award. How cool is that. I've learned these are your duties when accepting this award:1. Thank and link back to...
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Wedding Cake.....first one
My friends Joycelyn, Raylene and Becky asked me to help with a wedding cake they were doing for a friend. I thought I was just going to do the flowers but I got to mix the color into the fondant and...
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Cute little side table
This little table was a freebie from my grand daughter, and my daughter needed a side table for her front room, so I fixed it up for her. It has a cute shape and size, so I painted it and added...
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Tribute to Bob
Bob passed away last Jan. 31st. This is a tribute to him from my daughter, Jill. (one of my favorite people)I have always loved my dad's handwriting. After he died we went to his house and I told my...
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