New Mantel For Me & Booth Pix

I did some "fluffing" in my booth

at Traditions Antique Mall in Wildwood, FL;

and wanted to share some pictures with ya'll:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I took an old wooden gate

with white chippy paint on it,

and added 3 dozen roses..

 

I attached them upside down so

they will dry properly.

 

My booth smelled wonderful with

the scent of fresh roses for a couple of days!

 

 

 

 

 

 

The dresser on the left sold over the weekend.. yay!

 

 

 

 

Traditions Antique Mall, where my booth

is located, is having an outside fair

with many vendors selling their "wares" outside.

 

I will be there, for most of the day,

making deals in my booth!

 

So, come on down and say "Hi"

I'd love to meet you!

 

~

 

I also wanted to share with you

my latest find for our house.

 

I can't wait to get started painting this one:

 

 

Be still my heart!

I am in LOVE!!

 

~ Sherri ~

 

 

 

Antique Dresser Makeover

Yeppers, a 2nd post in 1 day!

I'm ona roll.. LOL

I was able to finish up this really cute dresser

I bought off of another dealer at the antique mall

where I sell some of my re-dos:

Traditions Antique Mall in Wildwood, FL.

If you ever get the chance to stop in, please do,

I know you will just LOVE it!

Back to the dresser..

Here is the before:

Really cute legs and great smaller size..

But... ya know I couldn't just leave her alone!

I made some rose applique's from

the handle of a silver platter I had

and added them to the front of the dresser.

She's SOOO much prettier now!

Make sure you click on the pictures

so you can see these appliques..

I think they turned out really good.

I'm excited to put them on other projects now!

Check out these gorgeous drawer pulls!

Soooo cool, right?

 From that..                                   to this!

~ Sherri ~

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Dresser Makeover!

Hi ya'll!

Has it really been since Valentines Day

since I last left you all a blog post?

My deepest apologies!!

I've been soo busy around here,

I can hardly keep up.

Between visiting

my parents on the other side of the state..

then ~ they drove out here and stayed

for a few days..

From working on my

dining room set in my kitchen, to

"fluffing" my booth

And making sure

I didn't miss a thing at the last extravaganza

at Renningers until November..

I didn't even realize I

missed a whole week here!

And, the fun doesn't stop either..

my sweet 4 year old grandson, James,

is coming for a visit from

Michigan on Saturday!

YAY!  I'm soo excited to see him again!

I talked to him on the phone yesterday

and told him I would be at the airport

to pick him up on Saturday.

He replied, "Guess what Punkin'..

(That's what he calls me..)

we have a Saturday in my city too!"

Ahh.. he's something else, I tell ya!

Love him!!

In the meantime of all the above activity,

I've managed to finish up a dresser

I scored a few weeks ago.

Blech!

Sanded 'er down,

cleaned 'er up,

and, of course,

painted 'er white..

Tada!!

OOO I could just squeel

with delight!!

I just love this

pretty lill thang now!

Love me some Shabby!!

I picked this book

of self stick fabric paper

at Joann Fabrics this morning..

Guess what I did with it?

I cut it up into squares

and lined the drawers

so the fabric paper

looked like a quilt..

No Mod Podge this time

since it was already

sticky on one side

and fabric on the other..

How cool is that?!

From that ...     To this!

Sherri

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Finds and What I've Been up to..

It's been such a busy month for me.

I've traveled to and back from Michigan

to visit my daughter and my grandson:

His birthday is this month.

I can't believe he's already 4!

And, a wonderful suprize..

My daughter is pregnant

with a girl!!  So, in April I'll

be making another trip up north.

I'm so excited for her and can't

wait for baby Aubrey to arrive.

My brother is also visiting from Germany.

Mr. Ruffles drove down to Ft. Lauderdale

to see him and go out for the evening.

You just know I had to squeeze in

some thrifting and picking

while we were down there too!

I found this amazing set

of antique headboard/footboards:

Yep, there are 2 headboards

and 2 footboards.. a matching twin set!

I also got this antique dresser.

Love the lines and the pulls..

Ok, this one.. I have no idea

what it belonged to or what it

came off of.. but, just look at it!

LOVE!

I can't wait to get started on it.

I can see it hung on a wall

above a bed, or leaned up

on the top of a mantal..

I also made sure I didn't

miss Renningers Extranvaganza

before we left for Ft. Lauderdale.

I was only able to go for a couple

of hours, but, did manage to find

a couple of neat finds like this:

Love the marble base

and the crystals hanging from it!

I'm really hoping I have more

time for the next extravaganza

in February.. last big one until

November.. sigh..

I finally finished this wonderful

childrens rocking chair.

So cute..

But.. you know I had to

fix it up with some Shabby goodness!!

Here's she is.. all pink n pretty:

This one is going up to my booth

at Traditions Antique Mall tomorrow.

~

I want to take a second to say

♥ THANKYOU ♥

to each and every one of you

who has congradulated me

on being featured in

Romantic Homes Magazine

and for stopping by in my booth!

You guys are amazing, and I am

humbled and grateful that you like

my work!!

Sherri

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Is it September already?!

I know alot of my northern friends back home

have said that the temps have dropped as low

as the 40's! Oh my word, my hips would FREEZE,

and I wouldn't be able to walk! LOL

I don't know how I ever did when I lived there, but,

I sure count my blessings we moved to Florida.

I just love it here! And, it's finally cooled off to the 80's

so I can paint in the morning again.. yippee!!

I've been working on a dresser, desk and a coffee table.

I'll show you the befores, and a couple progress shots..

but, that's it until I'm done! ;-)

Dresser Before

(Emily: Remember this one? I'm finally getting around to it!)

Lots of stripping and sanding

to get this lovely shade of pea green off!

Desk before

See that gorgeous sticky liner

in the drawers? ARGH!! Yuck!!

Painting the drawers in my kitchen.

Can't wait to show you the after!!

~

I made a heart shaped shell wreath

tonight too.. I just love it!

I'm not sure if I'll bring it

to my booth yet, or keep this one.

It does look pretty cute on my door!

Stay tuned, I'm making another post

right after this one..

I "redid" a chandy too!

Sherri

Antique Buffet Makeover

I'm finally done with my antique buffet

I bought a few months ago..

Remember this?

Don't be scared!

I promise the pics get better.. :-)

She really put up a fight!

I had to chisel her peeling and warped

veneer top totally off..

Her backside was a damn shame to gaze upon,

so that had to come off and get replaced.

Along with more peeling veneer..

As I said, she put up a fight,

but, I think in the end..

I won!!

I stained the top, and used poly rub on to seal..

Her top got a few new knobs

from Hobby Lobby..

I dry brushed her bottom handles..

Distressed her up..

Lined all of her drawers with

vintage dictionary pages..

(She's a whole heck of alot smarter now!)

I just love her to pieces!!

From that...     to this!

Sherri

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