A Treasure!!

I have read many blogs that claim to have found wonderful items in the trash, or at thrift stores but my seemingly endless efforts of looking have never resulted in the same until recently.  I was in Goodwill and found this awful looking cubbie cabinet.  It seems to have been in an office and used as a mail sort box.  

The price was listed as $9.99 and I was so excited I went to the front and paid for it before I even had figured out how to get it home.  I have a pretty small car and knew it would not fit into my trunk.

Luckily, Daughter #2 was in town and when I called she was able to come to the store and we put it into the trunk of her car to be delivered home.  

I sanded all of the surface, removed the back, cleaned and cleaned the whole thing, and then we began the arduous task of priming and painting the entire thing by hand.  

I wanted the cabinet to have a bit of pop, so I mod-podged the back with a fabric remnant that I have been saving because it was just so bold.  

When all the painting was done and I I re-attached the back with the new color, I loved it.  

For now it is hold all my yarns and needles that I do not carry around for the current otn (on the needles) project.  I still have more spaces for whatever else come along.  

The entire time we worked on this I referred to it as 'my treasure' to which daughter #2 always laughed and corrected as saying 'you mean trash, right?', but I still think it is a treasure!!

First Quilling

So,,,,I found this frame at Goodwill for $3.99 and knew it was great.  It had the pre-cut mats in it and a nice glass.  I removed the glass as I wanted the piece to be dimensional, inserted some scrapbooking paper into the backgrounds of each photo space, and then quilled the flowers to fill the spaces.  After the flowers were added I also added this small butterfly, and now it is hanging in my living room.

 

 

 

 

 

 

All of it is a direct result of watching Ann Martin quill.  She is a wonderful talent.  Her blog can be view here:  http://www.allthingspaper.net/

A stand for the Phone and a matching zipper bag

 

 

Beaded Bradelet Made by Daughter #2

 

Owl Tape Measure Cover

 

 

 

The finished Pincushion

 

 

 

Sometimes It's All about the Boys

Just added a readymade patch to the jacket that his Grandfather bought with the new 'leathers'.

Pincushion

Just a little recycled pincushion for daughter number 2.  I made this from a used tape insert and some scrap chipboard. Filled the bottom with rice for weight, and then the top with batting for cushion for the pins.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

It's Beginning to Look a Little Like....

A Eucalyptus Wreath I made yesterday! It smells so Yummy!

Goodies!!

So this weekend my husband and I went shopping for new phones. An Apple IPhone4S with SIRI voice technology.   This is what he bought me.  I love it!  There are so many thing I still have not figured out about it yet but can tell you that I will definitely be doing more blogging and more picture taking.  It has a whopping 8MPG camera.  That is stronger than our current DSL.  It has a steep learning curve if you have never owned an Apple product before (me) but I couldn't be happier with it.

This is what he pre-ordered to be delivered on the 7th.  It is the Motorola RAZ R.  He is quite jazzed but I feel sorry that he has to wait while my new toy is here.  Although we had both had our phones for over two years I was happy with my Blackberry Storm 2.  The only problem was the incoming rings, chimes, and other sounds all stopped working.  I could not tell if I had any incoming calls or messages.  His (same phone) has other multiple problems like short battery charge, shutting itself off often for no reason, etc.  so it was time for us to buy.  I am thrilled with both choices.

Face Painting Results

Here are a few shots from the Face Painting Adventure.  It was a blast and I hope to do some more of these events as long as they are quite small.