Love my Wellies

I finally found a pair of "Wellies" in my size and just had to buy them.  I had to wrestle them away from my husband, he wanted to turn them into cement boots!!! The very idea.  I originally wanted a pair to wear when I walked the high grass, I have a phobia of snakes and thought the wellies would give me the confidence I needed.  After I got them home I started to think about all the boots I had seen on the net that people decorated so I thought why not, it won't make any difference to the snakes if there is lace on my boots or not.  Then I needed a new centerpiece for Spring at work so I decided to use the boots in a floral arrangement.  I will be changing the flowers again this week so I will get my boots back soon and be able to venture out in the weeds for a walk after supper.  I love the lace and black ribbon they just "Girlie-up" the boots so nicely. 

Love Birds

I actually took before pictures of this !!!!!!!!!!! I am so proud of myself.  This was an old television cupboard from the 70's I bought for 5.00 from a thrift store.  I immediately fell in love with it because of the shutter doors. The back was all broken out where they removed the TV  but it didn't matter to me all I could  see was new colors and birds and a pretty new paint job!

I wish I could find ten more of these !

Birdie Love Table

Americana Side Table

Prim Little Saltbox Bench

I decided it was time to do something with a primitive design.  I used to paint all my stuff primitive and really like the way they fit into a patriotic theme.  This little bench was primed and painted with a black base coat.  Next I painted the legs and edge in barn red.  The design I painted free hand because prim doesn't have to be perfect.   If you would like to see more of my primitive work I have a gallery on Pinterest.  I will be adding to it as time goes on.

Vintage Suitcase Table

I bought a vintage suitcase at a shop last week, I love old suticases wish they came with a record of all the sweet places they have been.  Anyways, I also bought a small bench and decided it would be perfect to mount the suitcase on to make it into a table.  I used six screws and washes and a little glue and it came out really sturdy.   I thought a two tone look is what this called for and went with the egg shell blue with the antique white again to go with all my other creations from this week. 

The nice thing about this piece it that it doubles as a small table and a place to put magazines or all the things you don't know where else to stash.

Foot Stool Makeover

I went to a church sale a few weeks ago and found this interesting stool for 2.00.  I walked around the room several times thinking about buying it but wasn't sure. I don't know why I ever doubt myself because once I get something home I always thing of something to do with it.  I don't mean to brag but that is just the way I am.  My mind sees things continually, other people see junk I see a fun project.

You can see the bottom and it even had casters!

As you can see this footstool was very different.  It has a 4 inch foam seat on it covered in tapestry.  The height was way to high to use to rest your feet on comfortably and to unstable to use for a coffee table.  It took me an hour to strip off the fabric and foam but I was really excited because after I did the stool looked like an industrial chic piece.  I decided to leave the bottom stained and paint the top and stencil it.

Now it is suitable to use as a footstool or a little catch all table.