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Friday, July 2, 2010

Creating

I was able to finish this UFO this week. I think my daughter's love of birds is rubbing off on me. I  used some of the special bits and pieces that I was saving for "someday".


I hung it over the chair that I use in the family room. Do you do that too....sit in the same chair so that it becomes known as "your" chair?
I used instant coffee to create faux stains and rust marks. 
I even found sheet music to copy that had a bird theme. 
Thanks for stopping by. 

Thursday, November 19, 2009

A little Glimmer

I am starting on a family room redo. Now it is sage green and mauve but I am changing it to white, taupe, and grey blue. This is my first project. The table is modern but it was an unfinished piece that I already owned so I'm using it. It has a display drawer in the top.
I painted the whole thing cream and rubbed a metallic champagne color over the top in three coats. It really glimmers in the evening with the lights on. 
I picked up these porcelain doll heads at the flea market over the summer. I laid them on top of a layer of vintage buttons on a beautiful vintage tray.  Hubby said " Is that for Halloween, because it's creepy". 
What do you think....creepy? Isn't that a gorgeous tray. That was a flea market find also.
Now I need to get the room painted and some cushions made. Come help me pick a color! Please!

Friday, August 1, 2008

A few of my favorite things...........

Mirrors and matte white pottery
A vintage teapot I covered with mosaic and bits.

Vintage buttons and hand-painted plates.


Vintage jewelry and did I mention hand-painted plates?!