Green Caddy

I Love this little caddy.  There was no need to to anything to it.

It spins around and I keeps everything I need at reach.

There is another story behind these paint brushes.  I bought a stand from a auction and inside were all these brushes and some other painting supplies.  I did not have the heart to throw them out.  I would love to hear the stories behind these brushes.

  I do wonder why they were never cleaned up.

This jar holds not only my paint sticks but a few

 hat pins I bought at a antique show.

Thanks to a blog I follow "Funky Junk"  I lifted Donn'a idea on these jars and painted the rims of them.

I painted the lids black then dry brushed some brown paint then I took some white and just randomly dabbed here and there. 

The jars I painted a cream color, let them dry then sanded.  I did brush paint mine,  some don't like the brush strokes but I do, it reminds me of painting with my grandmother when I was younger.  

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TV Stand

I needed a little change, Fred (the trunk) just wasn't cutting it.

Rick and I have had this old wheel barrel for years. 

 I usually had a plant or two sitting on it. 

The trunk I had there just seemed to clutter things up. 

I like how it opened up that corner. 

 I did hang a big doily on the back to hide all the cords.

The TV is sitting on an old piece of barn wood my Dad gave me.  

I had that piece of barn wood stored in the garage for years, 

 now it has a new home.

To even every thing up I used these bricks on the one end.

I decided to use this to display our old carpenter tools.

The wheel barrel is not level so I needed to use this block to make it all even.

I needed to hide the block so this came in handy. 

The wine bottle is from our honeymoon (December of 1997).

We still needed a little pick me up so Rick cut off a couple of slices of what was left over from our log railing.

Finished project. 

Oh we do not have cable TV, 

we really don't watch much TV and this

 little guy is what we call the New updated rabbit ears!!

Old rabbit ears!

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Not Just a leaf

I picked these up for 3 dollars at the dollar store. 

I didn't really like the way they looked so I revamped them a bit.

I gave them a coat of paint and then I put some jell stain on them.

Mine holds my phone while I work so I always know where it's at.

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Chloe

I fell in love with the handle on this piece.  

She needed a little work, but I was up to the challenge.

A little epoxy and a couple support forms till it dried and good as new.

See, good as new right.  Ok time for a face lift.

2 coats of primer, well 3 coats of primer on the top, there was a spot that wanted to bleed through so I had to take care of that little issue before I moved on.

A little paint, some distressing then a coat of glaze and she is good to go.

Love, Love, Love this piece, she found a new home in Iowa City, IA.

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Julie

 This sweet girl I bought at an auction is a very nice side table.  

She is 14-1/2” wide x 26” tall x 11-1/2” deep

After a coat of paint I put on a coat of gel stain

I love this little drawer

Some new hardware and she is ready to shine.

I just love the antique  look.

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Captain and Tennille

After I took the seat cushions apart I needed to re-glue the bottom of one of the chairs.

Ok it’s dry, time to revamp the bottom.  I stapled some support on it and used some cardboard strips I cut up for support, to try to distribute the wait over the strip instead of just being pulled from the staples. 

After the paint I put on a coat of jell stain.  They are ready for their new home at the Office where I work.

Here they are at the office, I work at Holmes Collision Repair in Muscatine Iowa

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