Sunday 29 May 2011

New Blogs, New Projects!


Before I start my usual ramblings I must show you my new shelves!  And thanks to Carol of The Polkadot Closet it is all organised so I can see all my fabrics and they don't get crumpled up!  Not quite so professionally done, Carol used Comic boards all pre-cut to a uniform size, me? I cut my own from the packaging from the two bookcases!  Nevertheless quite tidy... for me!  I love looking at my fellow creators' studios, they are usually very pretty and calming, lots of white and frills and neat drawers.  Well I do my best but somehow I don't quite get there... one day... but for now this works for me!


Over the recent weeks I have stumbled across some very inspiring, creative, thrifty people here in blogland! I have to tell you my son thinks that this blogland thing is hilarious... when I say "Oh I met this lovely person in blogland today"  he does that silly voice mimicking thing! But anyhow I have, so there!  Thing is these lovely people have helped to create a monster!  I have now taken to rescuing roadkill, by that I mean freebie, unwanted throw-outs don't worry I haven't turned into Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, buying copious amounts of sandpaper and spray paint and hoarding all manner of things that are well past their sell by date with the intention of making something useful and beautiful from them!

If you get chance hop over and visit some of them, well worth it!  Try Better After, Liz Marie, The Birdhouse FamilyA Pumpkin & A Princess to name but a few.  So anyhow, so far I have three new projects, courtesy of a very dear gentleman locally who gave me first pickings at his yard sale knowing what I wanted to do.  First a dresser, which is actually in very good shape and Lovely Man has the notion that it really should be left well alone... I however have other plans but I shall have to be cunning and work on that one.  Any suggestions... how to persuade him I mean,  I'm not too confident on my usual faite a compli tactics on this one?  He seems quite taken with it as it is... Hmmmmm!

Anyhow my second score is a garden slider! 

My friend across the street has one that I have secretly coveted for a while now!  Well, now I have one and it just so happens that I have a can of spray paint and a trip to Fabricland planned within the next week!  Oh yes I also got two matching, solid wood small tables which will look just so fab on the deck alongside said slider! 

Again Lovely Man wants me to leave them as they are... he's got this thing about bare wood!  I just want to paint, paint, paint!  I must admit I have also considered doing a tiled mosaic on the tops of these too, what do you think?

6 comments:

  1. Rona, your fabric looks great, isn't that wonderful, now you can see all of you have for your next project. Thank You for the shout out! My son calls my blog world friends my "Imaginary Friends" LOL.

    Carol

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  2. You really do find such beautiful things! I must admit I'm torn - I also really like bare wood, but then you say "paint" and "mosaic" and you sway me lol! I know you'll transform them beautifully xx

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  3. Rona, have you finished these projects yet?? I bet you're mosaicing (Is that a word?) those tables

    Carol

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  4. Bless you Carol... I have done the chair cushions and that is it I'm afraid! My mum and aunt hare here for a month so I don't suppose I will be getting back to making and blogging in a few weeks... in the meantime I am busy playing hostess! And to be honest I rushed the cushions and I'm not happy with them at all so I think I will be unpicking and re-making them! Loving your porch... started me off again... I have a super little set that I bought over from the UK with me... I could really pretty it up ha ha!

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  5. Have they gone yet Ro? Have you started your procects? I must admit, I too love that dresser, the wood looks lovely. Btw, I think you have done a fabulous job with your work space. I too have been doing over mine, pics to come soon.

    Anyway, looking forward to seeing some new blog news, and I still MISS ya
    xxxx

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  6. Rona - Whats occuring? we haven't had a blog for weeks now. Not good enought I need to know if you got to Fabric land and if you finished the seat. Happy Birthday by the way!

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Thank you for leaving a comment; I love to know what you think! Rona x