A Couple of New Projects

I’ve finished a couple of new projects . One I am taking to our booth at Lovejoy’s as soon as there is room . The other I haven’t made up my mind about yet .

I forgot to take a before picture of this bookcase before I painted it .

It was a lovely shade of hunter green . Now it is a soothing pale aqua called The Good Life , I painted the back wall of it white . I think it has a beachy look now . I have a small desk , ( also hunter green ) that I am going to paint this color also .

The cute little tea pot on top is a flea market find that I got for $4.00 .

This next one is the one I can’t seem to give up yet. Here is a before picture .

This little cabinet has an Art Deco feel . It has three drawers , one of which is a metal bread drawer .

It also has a porcelain/metal top that is in great condition . 

I added some new casters to the legs , the original ones were missing . And then painted it a Jadeite green .

 

I waxed it with a clear wax and then a dark wax and distressed it to give it back some age , added new handles and a knob on the door .

 I love it !

Isn’t it cute ?

But I can’t help thinking I could make good money on it since I got it for a really good price . So maybe I’ll keep it for awhile until I find something I like better , like a jelly cupboard , then I will give it up ... Maybe .
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Miss Mustard Seed , Furniture Feature Friday 
Common Ground ,Be Inspired Friday

My Take on a Headboard Bench

A few months ago I found a Jenny Lind full headboard and footboard at a resale store near me for $15.00 .
Here is a picture of the headboard and a piece of the footboard before.


It took me a lot of figuring to decide how to attach the pieces I cut to make arms on my bench.
Needless to say I spent a lot of time looking through pictures on Pinterest to finally decide what I was going to do .


I got to use several of my power tools on this one . I defiantly won’t pick this style of bed if I ever make another.


This is the final project all painted .


I distressed it a little and clear waxed it , then added a couple of pillows in pillow shams to make it more comfortable .



Then I took it down to our booth at Lovejoy’s.



We have the booth all decorated for Valentine's day.


I sold my tutu vanity and several other things last week. So all in all I am pleased with how the booth is doing . And I am having fun finding things to fill it .
I hope the bench sells quickly !
On to the next project !

Thrift Store Chair Makeover

A little while back I found this chair at a thrift store for $10.00 .

Don’t you love the mix of plaids ?

The arms were loose and there was a chip out of the wood on one of the arms . But I thought it had some potential and the price was right .

I repaired the loose arms with some wood glue and some screws , filled in the chipped spot with wood putty and painted her with Simply White Cee Cee Caldwell chalk and clay paint.

That’s right ! I painted it right in the middle of my living room . By the fireplace and the TV . Call me crazy !

I usually paint in the sun room or my work room , but it was cold that day and it just felt better in the living room .

 I didn’t spill anything !

Anyway this is how it turned out …

A friend gave me the ticking fabric and I had just enough to finish this chair .

Took it down to our “Sweetie Pie Cottage “ booth at Lovejoy’s.

An guess what ?

It sold ! 

Woo Hoo !

Pam and I are heading out tomorrow to do some thrift stores and flea markets and see what we can find to fix up and resale .

I don’t think I am going to get rich doing this , but I am having fun !

Tutu Vanity Table

In my last post I teased you with an in progress picture of my newest project.

Here is the finished project.

I decopodged the top with music sheets , as well as inside the drawer ,

and added a tutu skirt in black tulle .

I had a hard time getting a good picture of it at home , so I took some of it once I had it in the booth at Lovejoy’s.

I think it turned out cute , and will look really sweet in a little girls room.

Okay , time to get started on the next project .

Ta ta !

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Miss Mustard See and Furniture Feature Friday 
Common Ground And Be Inspired

Our New Booth at Lovejoy’s

My Sis and I got our booth set up at the Lovejoy’s Collectables ,Antique, and Flea Market .

It took us two days to get it to this stage.

That’s Pam looking proud of our new baby.

We got it to the point that it doesn’t look empty, although there are some spots that could use more stuff. But we will get there .

We are really excited about this venture and have things priced to sell .

If you live anywhere around this area come on out to the north side of Harrison and check out Lovejoy Collectables.

I’m already working on my next project , of course  forgot to take a before picture. But I do have an in progress picture.

It’s a vanity table and it is going to be so cute when I get it done . So stay tuned kiddies , I will show you the finished product soon .

Have a great Weekend !

New year , New Venture !

Happy New Year blog friends !

We ( my sis Pam and I ) have decided to open a booth at a new local Antique , flea market , collectable mall near us  “ Lovejoys “ . I have wanted to do this for a long time , so when this new mall opened I went in and got information about it.

Pam said there was no way I was going to have all the fun by myself , and she wanted to go in with me . So here we go !

We are going in Thursday to paint the pegboard on the sidewalls , hang shelves etc.

We are cleaning out attics , garages and all those places we had things stored . My sun room is filled with projects to pant and refurbish .

Our booth name will be ,

Sweetie Pie Cottage

A fine mix of up-cycled furniture ,re-purposed junk ,

and handcrafted pretties .

I’m so excited and hope to have lots of pictures soon to show you !

Almost Here !

Just one more week till Christmas !

I can’t believe it’s here so fast !

I thought I would show you the rest of the pictures I took of the decorations around my house. This is on top of the old cupboard in the kitchen.

Inside the cupboard…

The table in the sunroom…

The buffet in the entryway…

This is me schmoozing with Santa , I’m hoping he will bring me something good for Christmas .

 

I hope he brings you something good too !

And I am praying for peace and comfort for all those affected by Fridays terrible events.

I find it hard to get those children out of my mind . God please be with those families !

May God bless you my blog friends and bring you peace.

Merry Christmas !